, 1869-01-30
THE NORTON CONTRACT.
Lease Of the Water-Power Of the
Canal at Lackport. -
Communication from the Gov
ernor aud State Trustee.

STATE or IL1IaoIs, Il
EXECUTIVE DxPABrxExr.
TO ms 1on. John Do.aaass.y, Ltta.<nant ao5s}1 a5.1
nor, ana sptaktr.or he Staate:
In rsp'y Y tho Eesolndon Of ne Senate Of IAN.
con- decentralization from Majas Sheridan Wsi,, ths
state Irnatee ot The 1ntaos and Michigan canal,
which atrotcs al! the lnioscaaton under the con.
have the homer TO be, With crest respect
joins n. PALAEn, Governor.
-..... New YosE, Jn1e l, 1866.
The President ofsred the following preamble
Upon ihe application of AssXr, Norton 4 Co.,
milert. e;c !, ot Lotkport, Illinois, cated May
til, 1866, Tor the use Of Tue surplus water which
my ee sssa,sa tasre y 5hs ,as:ns7'ns e he
eln ard the valley Of the r1ycs Desplsines. Con.
esoc1i1g, the dlrset peconts1y advantage which
.he mn SaFys = q. ts
sei iurtn IL Ino application Of Mes.rs. Norton i
Communicating CON 10 Mes:ls. Nott,a s c.. It an a.
early daT, the decision waieh toe Bo1rd OF rr15-
tees may make in regard to es!d aoplicatlon. tn
crderthar ample time Easy Be afforded to Messr..
Norton j. 60. TO make Arrangements fos putting
up the additional buildings and machinery, as
explained lby them ia their iass!vleE wita The
Eefolrtd. That the additional water which NAL
eat ca Between Lskc Ntchtgsa aud % ths Ki,er r. De.- s
p!a!les. be lessed to Me;srs. Morton & Co.. for =
re.'od q twenty years, upon the follo"tnG terms
j. That Aersrs Norton & Co. pay for the
nse Of the addtuons1 water which may DC furnish
I'd them nndes This lessc, IN additional annu i
| whole quantity Of water supplied a. the rent nov
paid BY them uIacE their existing lease oears to
tas qnsnti1y q water nor ta.a.saed TO than.
leasc securing the new Board Of Trustees agaiEa,
any Claim fcrlcam:ees on tac pa1s Of Asssrs
supply OF water ny the caua3 at Iocsport, uuiess
the taue thnl1 be the result Of some pa.p ,be neg
1ect or r1snatagement on the part OF the Bosrs
Of Trustees OF Its agents having immediate easzg
8. that u consideration Of the advantages &c
cured to Me:sts. Norton Co., by the propose
new lca.e Of additional HateE to them, ~ Store
Eaid. that th:y 1el,Eqoish absolutely tho e1ain
heretofore rreseutsd 1y them for alleged d41age
hs tesa & TO Iae
vembes Is, 1855, and April !, 1s66 And fatthe,
claims Tor damages Of ths .ssma nature. whie
may arise dur1eE thc period required for coz
pe.t1E tae aespsnns of tns esas, y tnat 70,
even II 1t ehauld require morr time than Is cor
i templatcd anc specified II tho existing consfac:
: T. Thai Aesss-, Norton 4 Co. shall coveEal
:, plus water which may rcmatn unemologed attt
! thels oAn warts arc supplied. at the sane rn
yer aILun for the use thereof as Mesats N1rtc
J.. & Co. may Themselves he hound to pay the 1p1l
d u :rutteca fer their uee OF tht same, Fastht
q that the terms and conditions witch Mtasr
G Norton e r. mas fee*:.re Of the sun.lesss'
i sta1s t:om he Il, day of jny, isS9, but Mess
Hsron e. sna'! no. he 1s9a;,sd e pa, mo
' uLttf the adoittOual wafer ts actually f1Tutsht
b to thrm, as contemplated In the fsrege,ng rcf
ID | tloEE.
:: &. Tho above resolutions shall not be &C
O. sloered binding On tho part Of the Bolrd OF tt,