The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-12
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ware river, upon any railroad now or hereafter
built owned, leased OF controlled by them the said
the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company,
and destined westwardly from said Morris ana
Essex Junction, to or beyond any point upon any
Of the railroads now owned, leased or controlled,
hereafter TO be built owned, leased or conrolleu
by any of the parties TO this agreement.
Third. That from and after the execution ana
during the continuance Of this agreement tne party
of the second part will deliver to the pares VI e
frst part or such of them the said the Atlantlc
md Great Western Railway Company may oeslg-
nate, at Catawissa Junction, both freight ana pas
Ben gers, (the lines avenues OF transportation lor
which thew the party of the second part may have
the legal power to select or cohuol,J receiVeo Oy
point east Of Oaavvissa junction, upon any of the
several railroads now owned leased or controlled,
or hereafter Az 70 PS Ss ary of be second part and
destined westwardly from said Catawlssa juno
tion to or beyond any point upon any OF the seVe-
hereafter to be built owned, leased or controlled
by the parties of the first part or either of them.
Fourth. That upon and after the completion OF
the extension of the East Pennsylvania Railroad
from Allentown to the Delaware river, and its
connection at SAID river with the Morris and Essex
Railroad, and during the continuance of this agree
ment the parties of the second and third parts Will
deliver to the Atlantic and Great Western Railway
Company, at said Morris and Essex Junction, both
freight and passengers (the lines or avenues of
transportation for which they, the parties of the
second or third parts may have the legal power to
select contro) received by them the said parties
of the second and third parts, at any point upon
any of the several railroads now owned, leased or
controlled, or hereafter TO be built owned leased
controlled by the parties of the second or third
parts, and destined eastwardly from said motifs
and Essex junction to or beyond any point upon
any railroad now or hereafter TO be built, owned,
leased controlled by the said the Atlantic and
Great Western Railway Company.
Fifth. The said freight and passengers to be de-
livered at Catawissa Junction, and at Morris and
Essex Junction, under articles first, second third,
and fourth of this agreement, shall be received by
the several parties to whom they are to be de-
livered, and be transported with all due diligence,
and proper dispatch to or towards their several'
places OF destination follows, viz: eastwardly
from Morris and Essex junction and westwardly
from Catawissa Junction by the several parties OF
the first part, and westwardly from Morris and
Essex Junction and eastwardly from Catawtssa
junction by the parties OF the tnlrd ana secona
parts, respectively, over their several roads, or
exclusively ny the party of the second part as the
latter may determines and over such of the several
railroads now or hereafter to be built owned,
leased or controlled, by the party of the second
part, and over so much of the East Pennsylvania
Railroad as the party of the second part may from
lime to time select and determine.
Sixth. The rates of toll and transportation
upon all freight except anthracite coal Shipped
from the city of Philadelphia, or from any
point more than sixty miles distant from Cata-
wissa Junction upon any OF the railroads now
or hereafter built, owned, leased, or controlled
by the parties of the second or third parts, and
consigned westwardlv to or beyond any oint more
than sixty miles distant from Catawissa j Junction
npon any of the railroads now or hereafter built,
owned leased, or controlled by the parties of the
and determined by the party of the second part.
And the rates of toll and transportation upon all
passengers and all other freight except anthracite
coal, passing Catawissa Junction eastwardly or
westwardly between any point more than sixty
miles west of Catawissa Junction upon the several
railroads now or hereafter TO be built, owned,
leased controlled by the parties of the first part
or either OF them, and any point more than sixty
miles distant from Catawissa Junction, upon the
several roads or hereafter TO be built, owned,
leased or controlled by the parties of the second
and third parts (the distance in all cases to be
measured along the lines of the several rairoads)
shall be fixed and determined by the Atlantic and
Great Western Railway Company. Provided,
however, That the rate per mile upon all such
freight and passengers to and from the city of
Philadelphia and to and from all points over sixty
miles from Catawissa Junction aforesaid, upon the
several railroads hereafter built owned,
leased or controlled by the parties of the second
third parts, shall at no time and in no event
be higher than the rate per mile then charged
between the city of New York and the same point
npon any of the roads OF the parties OF the first
part, to or from which such freight or passengers
may be consigned; the true intent and meaning of
this agreement being to give to the city of Phila-
delphia and the several points more than sixty
miles distant from Cdtawissa Junction, upon the
railroads of the parties of the second and third
parts, at all times the advantages OF the lowest
and most favorable rates of transportation and
passage to and from any point more than sixty
miles west of Catawissa junction aforesaid and
to prevent any discrimination in favor of the city
of New York or any other point whatever.
Seventh Each of the companies, parties to this
agreement, shall have the right to fix the rates
of toll and transportation upon their own roads
upon all passengers and all freight except
anthracite coal passing Oatawissa Junction east
wardly or westwardly, and consigned to or
tawissa Junction (the distance to be measured
along the lines of Talroad) Provided, however,
that II such passengers or tregnt snail Oe
transported by either any of the parties to this
agreement, to or from any point more than sixty
miles distant from Catawissa Junction, (the dis
tance to be measured along the railroads as afore-
said, the rate per mile between such point and
Catawissa Junction shall not be higher than then
charged by such company or companies between
the city of New York and the most distant point
therefrom to or from which such freight or pas
sengers transported, over sixty miles as afore-
said, shall be consigned or shipped.
Eighth. Each of the parties to this agreement
shall have the right 10 fix the rates for toll and
transportation upon their own roads, on all an
thracite coal passing over the same. Provided
That the Atlantic and Great Western Railway
Company shall not furnish nor pay others fol
furnishing cars or any other facilities TO be used
or employed upon any railroads other than those
of the parties of the second and third parts for the
transportation of anthracite coal from the Middle
Coal Field of Pennsylvania.
Ninth. The Atlantic and Great Western Rail
way Company shall at all times transport over the
Morris and Essex Railroad all anthracite coal re-
ceiged from the railroads of the parties of th(
second or third parts at as low and favorable rat
per mile for toll and transportation as charged
upon any anthracite coal received from any othe
Tenth Ali freight and passengers passing Data
wissa Junction eastwardly or westwardly between
any point more than sixty miles west OF OataWlsst
Junction, upon any OF the railroads now or here
after to be built, owned leased or controlled by tn
parties of the first part, either Of them, and an.
point more than sixty miles distant from Cata
wissa Junction upon any of the railroads now
hereafter to be built, owned, leased or con
trolled by the parties of the second and thirt
parts, either of them, the rates of tol
and transportation upon which are TO be IKE
and determined by the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad Company, and the Atlantic AM
Great Western Railway Company, under articl
sixth of this agreement, shall be carried at a pr
rate by all OF the companies parties TO this agree
ment who may transport the same; that is TO say
that each company shall receive the same sum pc
ton per mile for freight and per mile for passen
ger, for each mile of the actual distance which an
such freight and passengers may have been trans
ported by each, without any charge to be made b
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