The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-05-04
NOTICE..

Notice Is hereby given that sealed bids will be
received by the Police jury OF The Parish of ST.
Mary to bt opcne, AT the first regular meeting
in May, 1918, for the purchase of he franchise
to operate, Tor pei lo1 Of ten years, the ferry
across Berwick Bay belwecn the towns CT Ber.
wick and Morgan City, under the following
conditions.
Fn-t that the ferry boat shall not be less
than one hundre, feet in length torty-tw0
feet IN width, SIX feet deep. with two hulls,
and 50 designed aS to accommodates and carry
safely not less than two hundred passengers
and fifteen automobiles, that the boat 10
equipped with sufficient engine and boiler
power to drive same at speed OF eight miles
per hour; she boat to have u drive way entirely
around the engine and boiler room Of sufficient
width to permit automobiles to be safely
driven thereon that two waiting rooms be built
on the boiler deck, one for whites and one for
negroes. To accommodate not less than fifty
Passengers each, with after starways leading
to each room. also to- be equipped with self
flushing, water closets; second that the
hours OF operation for the ferry are to cover =
period OF eighteen hours per day with such
schedule OF round trip passages as will require
tervalS OF thirty minutes. between the hours Of
six a. m., and eight p. m., and thereafter one
round trip at intervals of sixty minutes each.
Third thatas CONDENSATION for ferry servica
to the public, that the lessee of said ferry 10
Npermitted to charge the following rate for foot
paaAengers auto trucks, automobiles and We,
hicleS&nd freight, or PACKAGES:
For each foot passenger, ten cents-twenty
for one ddtlar. For each singe horse. buggy,
go-cart jumper, twenty cepts For each auto
mobile, twepy.hve cents, and an additional
charge OF five cents for each occupant not in
truck, nifty ents, for each ioaded auto auto truck. %
a maximunls of ninety cents. For each two.
horse juInpf, road cart, go cart, buggy, forty
cents. FOHhearse and two horses. fifty cents
For each Single mule or horse cart. empty,
thirt: cYfts; loaded, forty cents. For eaoh
dray<tmpty. forty cents: loaded nifty cents.
FQyeach four mnie cane wagon, empty, sixty
sehts; loaded eighty cents. For each head
trusted to the lessee Of the ferry, Of Iess than
-one hundred pounds in weight, five oents per
package. For freight transfer, ten cents Der
hundred pounds unless said freight is loaded
in wagons. carts, auto trucks. etc. in which
event it shall be tHansterrod under ratAe here.
lnbetore stipulated. Provided that fer all trips
Of said ferry after eight p M. the lessee shsll
rates.
The lessee OF tho ferry is privileged herein.
shall pass free Of charge all persons subjesk to
duty and all horses or equipment belonging
thereto. All school children and teachers
when going to and returning from school and
and all equipment for load building parposs:
belonging to the Parish Of st. Mary.
That a. ;r. apRroae'sa. 49, ppntoons and buildings
9s sas sndnSs .nS sns t. tie
Fsesstu! 8 bidder and the to~uApt AFsaa 6it1
plssss elts ss eo h :; sssss.sa .ss e.
nish good and solvent annual bsud II 1he
sum Of three thousand (s3,O0O. .OO) dollars, g
ditioned as the law directs for the fnithful ner-
fOrmance OF his contract, aud all persons
bidding shall name their sureties before the3r
bd is accepted. And. furthsr, the suOosssful
bidder shulI furnish a bond Of not less than iivo
thousand ts5,oo0; ooI dollars to guarantee that
he will furnish the new bost required within
eight months, fully equipped.
And the successful bidder shall 10 required
to purchase the Present boat and equipment
pertaining to such ferry and franchise, euhjeca
TO the appraisenent Of two appraisers Is
pointed by the President OF the Police Jury
and third appraiser 70 he selected by tho mat
two named appraisers. u, SO
The rates of ferryaxe above stated shan b
printed and kept Constantly posted by the
the waiting rooms and in the Terry boet
The Police Jury reserves the right to roiect
any aud all bids. and all bids must b. acoom.
panied by the names Of the surs&ius on the
bond which the Liiter will give, should his I'd
be accepted.
Address all bids to IL
CHARLES N. FROST.
President Of the Police Jury.
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