Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-07-30

meeting or uniting there shall agree upon its
location at that point, with reference to the
most direct and practicable through route, and
in case of difference between them as 70 said
location; the companies named in each state
and territory to locate the road across the
same between the points so agreed upon. ex-
cept as herein provided. The track upon the
entire line of railroad and branches Shall be
OF uniform width, to be determined by the
president OF the United States, so that, when
completed, cars can be run from the Missouri
river to the Pacific coast; the grades and
curves shall not exceed the maximum grades
| and curves of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road; the whole line of said railroad and
branches and telegraph shall be operated and
used for all purposes of communication, tray-
ell ana transportation SO far as the public and
government are concerned, us one connected
continuous line; and the companies herein
| named in Missouri, Kansas, and California.
filing their assent to the provisions of this act
! shall receive and transport all iron rails
chairs spikes, ties, timbers, and all materials
required for constructing and furnishing said
| aforementioned line between the aforesaid
point, on the one hundredth meridian of lon
| gitude and western boundary of Nevada ter
rltory, whenever the same is required by said
tirst-named company at cost, over that Dor
| NANA Va
ed under the provisions of this act.
Sect. 10. And be it further enacted, that
the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Com
pany OF Missouri may extend its roads from
SAINT Joseph via AtchiSon, to connect and
unite with the road through Kansas upon
ming Its assent to the provisions of this act
upon the same terms and conditions in all re-
spects, for one hundred miles in length next
to the Missouri river as are provided in this
act for the construction of the railroad and
telegraph line first mentioned and NAV for
TINS purpose use any railroad charter which
has been or may be granted by the legislature
OF Kansas provided, that if actual survey
shall render it desirable, the said companv
may construct their road, with the consent of
the Kansas legislature, on the mot direct and
practicable route west from St Joseph. Mis-
sour, so as to connect and unite with the
road leading from the western boundary of
Iowa at any point east of the one hundredth
meridian OF west longitude, or with the main
trunk road at said point; but in no event shall
lands or bonds be given to said company. as
herein directed, to aid in the construction of
their said road for greater distance than one
hundred miles. And the Leavenworth. Paw
nee, and Western Railroad Company of Kan
sas may construct their road from Leayen
worth to unite with the road through Kansas.
Sect. A. And be it further enacted, that
the SAID Union Pacific railroad company is
hereby authorized and required to construct a
single line of railroad and telegraph from a
point on the western boundary of the state of
Iowa, to be fixed by the president of the
United States, upon the most direct and prac.
tcal route, to be subject to his approval, so
as to form connection with the lines of said
company at some point nthe one hundredth
meridian OF longitude as aforesaid, from the
point OF commencement on the western
boundary OF the state of Iowa. unon
the same terms and conditions. in all
respects, as are contained in this act for
the construction of the said railroad and tele
graph 1rst mentioned; and the Union Pacific
railroad company shall complete one hundred
miles OF the road and telegraph in this section
provided for in two years after filing their
assent to the conditions of this act, as by the
terms OF this act required, and at the rate of
one hundred miles per year thereafter, until
the whole is completed: Provided, that a
failure upon the part of said company to
make said connection in the time aforesaid.
and to perform the obligations imposed on
said company by this section and to operate
said road in the same manner as the main
line shall be operated shall forfeit to tbs
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privileges and franchis a. e'ie nus
wbanorar CT tbo o,.lu Pany by this act And
| nor,,,Io+al .l,,c,,ol al be a line of railroad
GSla$SSe' e. sdiGdS@ Minnesota or Iowa to
Sioux City, then the said Pacific railroad
company is hereby authorized and required
to construct a railroad and telegraph from
said Sioux City upon the most direct and
practicable route to a point on, and so as to
connect with the branch railroad and tele-
graph in this section hereinbefore mentioned,
or with the said Union Pacific railroad, said
point of junction to be fixed by the president
OF the United States, not further west than
the one hundredth meridian of longitude
aforesaid, and on the same terms and condi-
tons provided in this act for the construc-
ton of the Union Pacific railroad as afore-
said, and to complete the same at the rate of
one hundred miles per year; and should
SAID company fail to comply with the require
ments Of said act in relation to the said Sioux
City railroad and telegraph, the said company
shall suffer the same forfeiture prescribed in
relation to the Iowa'bran railroad and tele-
graph hereinbetore mentioned.
Sect. 10. And be it further enacted that
any other railroad company now incorporated,
or hereafter to be incorporated, shall have the
| right to connect their road with the road and
| branches provided for by this act, at such
places and upon such just and equitable terms
as the president of the United States may pre-
scribe. Wherever the word company is used
in this act it shall be construed to embrace
the words their associates, successors, and as
signs, the same as if the words had been pro-
perly added thereto.
Sect. l6. And be it further enacted, that at
any time after the passage of this act all of
the railroad companies named herein, and as
senhng hereto, or any two or more of them,
are authorized to form themselves into one
consolidated company; notice Of such con-
solidation, in writing, shall be filed in the de-
partment of the interior, and such CONSOLIDATE
ed company shall thereafter proceed to con-
struct said railroad and branches and tele-
graph line upon the termSand conditions pro-
vided in this act.
Sect. II. And be it further enacted that in
case said company or companies shall fail to
comply with the terms and conditions of this
aet, by not completing said road and telegraph
and branches within a reasonable time or bv
not keeping the same in repair and use. bnt
snail permit the same, for an unreasonable
ume to remain unfinished, or out of repair,
and unit for use, congress may pass an act
10 ensure the speedy completion of said road
ana branches, or put the same in repair or use.
ana may direct the income of said railroad
and telegraph line to be thereafter devoted IN
the use OF the United States to repay all such
expenditures caused by the default and ne
glect oil such company or companies Pro-
| Vlded, that If said roads are not completed. so
| as TO form continuous line of railroad, ready
for use, from the Missouri river to the navi-
gable waters Of the Sacramento river, in Cali
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