Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1862-10-11

be 50 located between the mouth Of the Kansas
river as Aforesaid and the Aforesaid point, on the
one hundredth meridian of longitude, that the
several railroads from Missouri and Iowa, herein
to connect with the same, can make
conncSion within the limits prescribed in this act,
provided the same can be done without deyiating
from the general direction of the whole liu9 to the
Pacific coast, The route in Kansas west Of the
meridian Of Fort Riley to The aforesaid point on
the one hundredth meridian Of longitude TO By
subject to the approval Of the President Of the
United States, and to be determined by him Oh
actual survey, And said Kansas company may
proceed to build said railroad to the aforesaid
point on The one hundredth meridian of longitude
west from Greenwich in tho Territory Of Nebras-
ka. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of
California, a corporation existing under the laws
Of the Safe Of California are hereby authorised to
construct railroad aud telegraph line from the
Pacific coast, at or near San Francisco, or the
nayigabe waters Of tho Sacramento river; to the
eastern boundary Of California, upon tho same
terms and conditions, mall respects as are con
tanned 10 this act for the construction OF said rail-
road and telegraph line first mentioned aud to
meet and connect with the first mentioned rail-
road and telegraph line on the eastern boundary
Of California Each of said companies shall file
their acceptance Of the conditions Of this act in
tho Department Of the Interior within six months
after the passage Of this act
SEC. 10. lind be ii further enacted, That
The said company chartered by the State Of Kan
sas shall complete one hundred miles Of their said
road, commencing at the mouth Of the Kansas
river aa Aforesaid, within two years after fling
their consent to the conditions of this act, as here
10 provided, aud enc hundred miles per year there
alter until the whole is completed and the said
Central Pacific Railroad Company of California
shall comp pote City miles Of their said road within
two years after fling their assent to the provis-
ions Of this act as herein provided and fifty miles
per year thereafter until the whole is completely
and after completing their roads, respectively
said companies, or either of them, may unite upon
equal terms with the first named company 10 con.
structing SO much Of said railroad and telegraph
line and branch railroads and telegraph lines in
this act hereinafter mentioned through the Terri
tories from tho State Of California to the Missou-
ri river, as shall than remain 10 b0 conarusted, on
,he'sano terms and conditions az provided in thls
act in relation TO the said Union Pacific Railroad
COMPANY, Aad the Hannibal and St. Joseph
Railroad, and the Pacific Railroad Company Of
Missouri, and the first named company or either
OF them on hing then assem- to this act, as afore
Had, may unite upon equal terms under this act,
with tho said Kansas company in constructing
said railroad aud telegraph 10 said meridian Of
longitude, with the consent OF the said State Of
Kansas; and in clss said FIST named company
shall complete their line to the eastern boundary
Of California before it is completed across said
State by the Central Paiic Railroad Company
Of CaliIOrnis, said first named company ia hereby
authorised in constructing the same through Cal
ilona, with the consent Of said State, upon the
terms mentioned in this act, until said roads shall
meet and connect, aud the whole line Of said rail
road and telegraph is completed; and the central
Pacific Railroad Company Of California, after com
plotting It's road across said State, is authorized to
continue the construction of said railroad and tel.
egraph through the Territories of the United
States to the Missouri river, inducing the branch
roads specified in this act upon the routs herein
balore and hereinafter indicated on the terms and
conditions provided in this nc. in relation to the
said Union Pacific Railroad Company, until SAID
roads shall meet and connect, and the whole line
Of said railroad and branches and telegraph is com-
plOted.
SEC, II. And be dfuNher enacted That
for three hundred miles of said road most noun.
taneous and difficult of construction, To wit, one
hundred fifty miles wostwardly from the eastern
base of the Rocky Mountains, aud one hundred
aud fifty miles sastwardly from the western base
of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. said points to be
fixed by the President of the United States, the
bonds to he issued to aid in the construction there
OF shall be treble the number per mile hereinbe-
fore provided, and the same shall DO issued, and
the lands herein granted be set apart upon the
construction Of every twenty miles thereof, upon
certificate Of the commissioners as aforesaid that
twenty consecutive miles of the same are compile
ted and between the sections last named OF one
hundred aRd fifty miles each tho bonds to be iss-
ued to aid in the construction thereof shall DO
double the number Of miles first mentioned and
the same shall be issued and the landR herein set
apart, upon the construction every twenty miles
thereof, upon the certificate Of the commissioners
as aforesaid that twenty miles OF the same are
completed: Provided That no more than fifty
thousand Of said bonds shall be issued under this
act to aid 10 constructing tho main line Of said
railroad and telegraph.
SEC, u, find be II further enacted, That
whenever the route of said railroad shall cross the
boundary Of any State or Territory, or said meri.
dian Of longitude, the two companies meeting OF
uniting there shall agree upon Its location at that
point, with reference TO the most direct and prac-
ticable through route, and in case Of difference be-
tween them as to said location the President ol
the United States shall determine the said loca.
ton; the companies named in each State aud Ter
rtory to locate the road across the same between
the points so agreed upon, exceptas herein pro
vided. The truck upon the entire line Of railroad
and branches shall be of Uniform width, TO be Dc.
termned 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 ofthe Baltimore and Ohio railroad; the
whole line ofsaid railroad and branches and tele.
graph shall be operated and used for all purposes
Of communication, travel, and transportation, so
far as the public and Government are cocerned as
one connected continuous line; and the compa.
MES herein named in Missouri, Kansas and Cali.
rornia, filing their assent to the provisions Of this