The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-12

agreement in proportion TO the distances run by
such cars upon the railroads of each; II either
should furnish them for longer distance, or fur
nish greater number than their proportion, such
company shall receive from the others, from
the debtor company, compensation at the usual
and customary rates for car service And IL is
the first part shall at all times furnish car facilI
ties for the line to Philadelphia, via the Philadel
phia and Reading Railroad, equal to those furnish
ed for the line to the city of New York
Fifteenth. If the interchange of freight and pas
.sengers should flor any cause agreed upon by the
parties to this agreemen) not take place exactly at
Catawissa, or Morris and Essex Junction, but at
some other point or points near to the same, this
agreement shall apply with like effect as II such
points were specified and named, instead OF Cata-
wissa and Morris and Essex functions respect
lively. Provided, however, that If either of the
parties to this agreement, in order to reach such
point, should transport upon the railroads of an
other party, such party so transporting snail re-
ceve for so doing one half Of the gross receipts for
the distance so transported upon another g line
Sixteenth The party of the second part snail
erect, furnish and maintain, good and commodious
freight and passenger depot buildings in the city
of Philadelp phia, to accommodate the freight and
passenger business upon the through line OF rail-
road hereby formed.
Seyenteenth No charge shall be made by either
of the parties TO this agreement for returning empty
cars, which have been transported loaded over
the same roads, or for transporting empty cars
which are intended to be returned loaded over the
same roads.
Eighteenth Each of the companies parties to
this agreement shall keep the cars of all the par
ties well oiled upon their own roads, and all cars
belonging to any company, parLes 70 thls agree
dents upon any of the railroads of the parties to
this agreement shall be repaired and rebuilt by the
company upon whose roads they shall be so injur-
Nineteenth. An accounts for freigh shall be
made up and settled between the parties daily; all
other accounts shall be settled and adjusted
monthly.
covenant and agree to and with the parties of the
second and third parts, that they, the said parties
of the first part, or any of them, will not, during
the continuance of this agreement adopt, fix, es-
taDlsh, be parties to, participate in any lower
more favorable rate per mile for toll and trans
portation upon freight and passengers, the lines or
avenues of transportation for which they may
have power to select or control, between any point
upon any OF the several roads now or hereafter
built, owned, leased or controlled by the parties of
the first part, or either of them and the city of
Philadelphia, the city of New York, or any
point upon any of the several railroads now or
hereafter built, owned, leased or controlled by the
parties of the second third parts, or either of
them via any other line or lines of railroads other
than those of the parties of the second and third
parts than are adopted, fixed or established TO the
same points, via the several railroads now or here
after TO be built, owned, leased or controlled by
the parties of the second and third parts either
of them; the true intent and meaning of this agree
ment being to give to all freight and passengers
between New York, Philadelphia, or any other
point upon the railroads now or hereafter to be
built, owned leased controlled by the parties of
the second and third parts, and all points upon
any of the several railroads hereafter to be
built, owned leased controlled by the parties of
the first part, either of them, via the said rail-
roads of the parties of the second and third parts,
either of them ut all times the advantages of the
lowest rates per mile and the most favorable ar
rangements established or adopted, via any other
line whatever.
Twenty first The Atlantic and Great Western
Railway Company hereby covenant and agree to
and With the parties of the second and third parts
that they the said the Atlantic and Great Western
Railway Company will, within six months from
the date hereof commence to lay track of prac-
tical uniform gauge with that of the present gauge
of the railroad of the party of the second part
upon the entire length of their railroad from its
proposed connection with the Western Central
Railroad, at or near Franklin, in Fenango county,
Pennsylvania, westward to Dayton, in the State
OF Ohio, and eastward upon the same and the Oil
Greek Railroad to Oil city in Pennsyl vania, and
that they Will complete the laying of the same on
before the first day of November, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
nine, so as to allow of the passage of narrow
gauge cars over the said railroad, and its connec-
tions to Cleveland and Cincinnati and to Oil city.
Twenty second. And the said the Western Cen
traI Railroad Company hereby covenant and agree
to and with the parties of the second aud third
parts that they, the Western Central Railroad
Company. will, within six months from the date
hereof, commence the construction of their rail-
road and will complete the same, with a track of
practical uniform gauge with that of the present
gauge of the railroad of the party of the second
part, from a point upon and connecting with the
Atlantic and Great Western Railway near Frank
lin to the point of connection of the Lewisburg,
county, Pennsylvania, on or before the first day
| of November, in the year of our Lord one thou
| sand eight hundred and sixty mine.
Twenty third. And the said the LewisOurg,
| Centre and Spruce Greek Railroad Company
hereby covenant and agree to and with the parties
of the second and third parts that they the said
| the Lewisburg, Centre and Spruce Greek Railroad
| company will, within six months from the date
| hereof commence the construction of their rail-
! road, and will complete the same, with a track OF
practical uniform gauge with that of the present
| gauge OF the railroad OF the party OF the second
| part from the connection with the Western Gen.
! ual Railroad, in Centre county, TO point upon
and connecting with the Oatawissa Railroad in
| Northumberland countyt Pennsylvania, on OF
before the first day of November in the year OF
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
| nine. .....
| Tventy-fourth-And the said the Phlladelphia
| and Reading RailIo Ioad Company hereby covenant
and agree TO and with the parties of the first part
| that they, the said the Philadelphia and Reading
| Railroad Company, will, within six months from
the date hereof, commence or cause to be com.
! menced, the construction of a railroad from some
point upon their main line near Hamburg, or Por
| Clinton, TO point at or near Topton, upon the
| East Pennsylvania Railroad, and will complete
| or cause to be completed, the same with track o.
| practical uniform gauge with that of the gauge
| OF their present railroad, within two and hal
| years from the date hereof
Twenty fifth. And the said the East PennsylYa
| MIA Railroad Company hereby covenant and agre,
to and with the parties of the first part that they
the said the East Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will, within six months from the date hereof, com
mence the construction of the extension of the
railroad from Allentown to the Delaware river
and Will complete the same with a track of practi
cal uniform gauge with that OF the gauge of the
present railroad within two and a half years from
the date hereof.
Twenty-sixth. The bridge over the Delawar
river, necessary 10 connect the extension of tn
East Pennsylvania Railroad with the Morris ant
Essex Railroad, shall be built and main tained il
repair at the joint expense OF the East Pennsyl
yania Railroad Company and the Atlantic ant
Great Western Railway Company.
| Twenty y-seYenth. Whereas the object of thi
agreement is TO furnish, as far as practicable, equa
facilities for freight and passengers TO and iron
Philadelphia anu New York, and west, it /
hereby agreed by and between the Atlantic an
Great Western Railway Company and the Phila
delphia and Reading Railroad Company, thO
whenever the citizens of Philadelphia and tn
citizens of Pennsylvania shall together proVid
and furnish one-halt the sum Of money necessar