Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-05-19
A. L. DAVIS.
Nm. i. MANOR

CAT meeting of the Presidents Of the Lou
isville and Nashville, the Nashville and Chat
tanooga, the Tennessee and Alabama, the Nash
vile and North Western, and the Edgeheld and
| Kentucky Railroads, il was unanimously
ResoIUed, That upon the completion of the
bridge across the Cumberland River, to be con-
structed by the Louisville and Nashville and
| Edgefeld aud Kentucky Railroads, there shall
/ he junction Of all the above Roads, by the
construction of a Road from the termination
of the Nashville and Chattanooga Road to the
! North Western Rosd, surveyed and estimated
| by the engineers of the latter company.
ResolUed, That when freight is intended to
pass from the Louisville and Nashville, the
! Edgefield and Kentucky on the Nashville and
| North Western to the Tennessee and Alabama,
or to the Nashville and Chattanooga Road,
said freight shall be transferred TO Cedar
| Street by the Nashville and North Western
| Road and from that point to the Tennessee
and Alabama Railroad by the Nashville and
! Chattanooga Railroad; and when freight is In
ended to pass from the Tennessee and Ala
! 5ama or the Nashville and Chattanooga Road
! to the other roads above named, 1t shall be
| transferred by the Nashville and Chattanooga
| Road to Cedar Street, and from that point to
the depOts of the other Roads by the Nashville
and North Western Road; and the actual cost
of such service shall be divided between such
companies, in proportion to their respective
| amounts of freight so transferred, without any
charge for the use Of track.
| That the passenger trains may run on their
schedule time on the tracks of each other with
out charge, to such common central point as
may be agreed on, until the establishment OF q
common depot. When such passenger trains
/ o. -, oh haf Ea of 10
| pany occupying the track to clear it as quick
as possible for them.
! ResolUed, That the above Roads shall unite
! in purchasing common grounds, and in erect
ing the common depot buildings for the trans
! fer of freight and passengers, at some point to
be agreed upon by the majority Of the comPa-
MES who may be parties TO this contract. The
grounds to be purchased and the buildings to
! be erected whenever determined on by q ma
| iority OF the above companies.
! ResOlUed, Whenever the business of the COM
pauies may require it, they shall unite in build
ing an additional track to unite their depOts
with the common depot.
Res0LUed, That all the expenses incurred in
procuring right of way, building track, pur-
chasing depot grounds, and erecting depot
buildings for the purpose above named, shall
be borne equally by the above companies.
This instrument in the nature of an agree
ment to be binding on the companies assent
ind hereto, when ratified by the respective
boards of which due notice will be given to
each other.
A copy. Signed.
By the Nashville and Louisville Railroad Co.,
JOHN L. HELM, PRESIDENT
JOHN A. GARDINER, President.
Nashville and North Western Railroad Co.
S. WATSON, PRESIDENT.
Edgefeld and Kentucky Railroad Co.
V. X. STEVENSON, PRESIDENT,
Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad Co."