Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-01-26

| ton OF road and telegraph as shall so be il
continuation of its constructed road and tele
graph, and to the construction and equipmen
thereof all and singular, the several acts ant
| things hereinbefUre provided, authorized, q
granted to be done by the company hereinhe
fore authorized to construct and equip tn,
sime, and shall be entitled to similar and lik,
grants. benefits, immunities, guarantees. acts
ana things to be done and performed by tn,
government of the United States, by tn,
President of the United States. by the Secreta
res OF the Treasury and the Interior and h,
commissioners in reference to such company
and to such portion of the road hereinbefor
the like and similar terms and conditions g.
far as the same are applicable thereto. An,
said consolidated company shall ray to sal,
defaulting company the value to be estimate,
ny competent engineers of all the work don,
and material furnished by said defaulting com
pany. which may be adopted and used by sale
consolidated company in the progress of the
work under the provisions of this section
Proridsd, nercTtheiess, That said defanltina
company may at any time. before receiving
pay for its said work and material. as herein
before provided, on its own election, pay said
consolidated company the value of the work
done and material furnished by said consolida-
ted company, to be estimated by competent
struction of the road of said defaulting compa.
ny, and resume the control Of its said road
and all the rights. benefits. and privileges
which shall be acquired, possessed, or exercis-
ed, pursuant to this section. shall be to that
extent and abatement Of the rights benefits,
and privileges hereinbefOre granted to such
other company. And in case any company
authorized thereto. shall not enter into such
consolidated organization, such company, up
on the completion of its road as herciniefore
provided, shall be entitled to. and is hereby
authorized to, continue and extend the same
under the circumstances, and in accordance
with the provisions of this section, and to
have all the benefits thereof. as fully and COM
pletely As are herein provided touching such
consolidated organization. And In ease more
than one consolidated organization shall be
made, pursuant to this att the terms and
conditions of this act hereinbcfore recited as
to one, shall apply in like manner. force, and
effect to the other Propided, ho9erer, That
rights and interests at any time acquired by
one such consolidated organization, shall not
be impaired by sSother thereof 1t is further
provided that, should the Central Pacific
Railroad Company OF California complete their
line to the eastern line OF the State of Cllifor-
MIA. before the line of the Union Pacific II ill
roa'i Company shall have been extended west
ward SO as to meet the line of said first nam.
ell company, said first named company may
extend their line of road westward one hun.
dred and fifty miles on the established ruute,
SD as to meet and connect with the line OF the
Union Paeitic road. complying in all respects
with the provisions and restrictions of this act
rs To said Union Pacific road. and upon doing
50, shall enjoy ali the rights. privileges. and
benefits conferred by this act on said Union
Pacific Railroad Company.
Sec IpJ T.. AZ Tk,k 90,
much of section fourteen of said act rs relates
to branch from Sioux City be. and the same
Is hereby. amended 50 rs to read as follows ::
That whenever a line of railroad shall be com
pletcd through the States of Iowa or Minne-
sofa, TO Sioux City, such company, now or
ganized or may hereafter be organized under
the laws of Iowa, Minnesota. Dakota or Ne
hraska, "a the President of the United States
by its request, may designate on approve for
that purpose, shall construct and operate a
line OF railroad and telegraph from Sioux City
upon the most direct and practicable route. to
such point on. and SO as to connect with
the Iowa branch of the Union Pacific Rail-
road from Omaha, or the Union Pacific Rail-
road, as such Company may select. and on the
same terms and conditions us are provided in
this act and the act To which this is an amend
ment, for the construction of the said Union
Pacific Railroad and telegraph line and
branches and said company shall complete
the same at the rate OF fifty miles per year {:
Prorlded, That said Union Pacific Railroad
Company shall be, and is hereby, released
from the construction of said branch And
SAID company constructing said branch shall
not be entitled To receive in bonds an amount
larger than the said Union Pacific Railroad
Company would be entitled to receive il it
had constructed the branch under this act and
IN ia rs L. lnaa lint
said company shall be entitled to receive al
ternate sections of land for ten miles in width
on each side of the same along the whole
length Of said branch: ARd provided further,
That il a railroad should not he completed to
Sioux City, across Iowa or Minnesota within
eighteen months from the date of this act,
then said company designated by the Presi
dent, As aforesaid, may commence, continue.
and complete the construction Of said branch
as contemplated by the provisions of this act
Procided, however. That il the said company %
designated by the President as aforesaid shall
not complete the said branch from Sionx City
to the Pacific Railroad within ten years from
the passage of this act. then, and in that case,
all Of the railroad which shall have been con
structed by said company shall be forfeited to,
and become the property of, the United
States.
Sec. 18. l4nd be Il further enacted That the
Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Com
pany. corporation organized under any by
virtue Of the laws of the State of Iowa, be.
and hereby 10. authorized to extend i[tls road
through the Territory Of Nebraska from the
point where IL strikes the Missouri River, l..
some point not further west than the one
hundredth meridian of west longitude, SO u
to connect. by the most practicable route
with the main trunk of the Union Pacif,
Rsss NhAk x~c IL.
Omaha to the said one hundredth meridian oi
west longitude And. for the purpose of ena
bleing said Burlington and Missouri River
Railroad Company to construct that portion
Of their road herein authorized. the right oi
way through the public lands is hereby grant
Ell to said company for the construction of said
road. And the right power. and authority
h hereby given to said company To take from,
the public lands adjacent to the line of sail
road, earth, stone. timber, and other niateri-
ais for the construction thereof. Said right oi
way IL granted To said company Ia the extent
of two hundred feet where it may pass over
the public lands, including all necessary
grounds for stations. buildings. workshops,
iepots, machine shops. switches, side tracks
turn tables. AID water-stations. And the
United States shall extinguish, as rapidly a,
may be, consistent with public policy and tn,
welfare of the said Indians. the Indian title,
to all lands falling under the operation OF thi,
section and required for the said right of Wa,
and grant of land herein made
SEC. 10. And be IL further enacted. That fo
| the purpose of aiding in the construction o
! said road there be, and hereby is, granted Il
the said Burlington and Missouri River Rail
| road Company. every alternate section OF pub
| lie land excepting mineral lands rs provided
| in this act) designated 10y odd numbers. To the
amount of ten alternate sections per mile on
each side of said road, on the line thereof, ano
| not sold. reserved, or otherwise disposed of b,
! the United States. and to which pre.emp
| tion or homestead claim may not have at
| tached at the time the line of said road is def
| nitely fixed Prorided, That said company
shall accept this grant within one year from
the passage OF this act by filing such accept
ance with the Secretary of the Interior, anc
shall also establish the line of said road. ant
file a map thereof with the Secretary of the
Interior within one year of the date OF s.id ac
ccptance, when the said Secretary shall with
draw the lands embraced in this grant from
market
Sec. 20. And be IL further enacted, Tha
whenever said Burlington and Missouri Rive
Railroad Company shall have completed TWEEN
ty consecutive miles of the road mentioned il
the foregoing section. in the manner provide,
for other roads mentioned in this act, and tn