The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-08-09
Notice.

CONTRACT Of which the following Is a
"A copy has been entered into by the irus-
tees Of Liberty township, Hancock county,
.AGRKEHKNr made and entered into by and
between the Trustees of Liberty toWnsnfp,
Hancock county, Ohio, and the Lake Erie q
6ap the said
having full authority SO to do by virtue OF GER
tain proceedings, vote, notices, &C. nave duIy
entered into written contract Win sne sGc. ss :
right of way, furnish all materials, construct
a road, iron, tie, bridge and ballast certain
railroad, described as follows: Commencing
at point where the Lake Erie Louisyille
Railway bed crosses the east line OF said town.
ship Of Liberty, thence In q southeasteriy oil,
rection on and upon said road-bed, In and
said t9I Iake e Erie LoufsviIIe IRaiiway crosses
the south line of said township OF Liberty ;
and the said Trustees hereby agree and bind
to sell said railroad to the Lake Erie & Louis.
vile Railway Company, inciudlng the right
of way, road-bed ties. grading, bridging. iron,
ballasting. and all right, title, Interest ana
property In said railroad of said parties SO to
Be built as above stated, and upon receiving
payment therefor, as hereinafter stated, SAID
first parties are to iully convey said right oI
consideration of all of which said Lake ErIe
& Louisville Railway Company agree 70 pay
to first parties the sum of Five Thousand dol
lars (S5 OOsl, to DE paid as follows: One dollar
lsD in money, and Four Thousand nine hum
Sred and ninefy-nine (s4, ,999) dollars of the
stock of the said Lake Erie and Louisville
Railway Company, said stock to be transfer
red to said Trustees. or to any other person,
for sasd townships, as they may direct. IL Is
also further agreed and expressly made part
of this eontract-to increase the value OF said
railroad stock and as a condition precedent
TO the said agreement of said trustees to re-
ceiye said stock in payment for said railroad
and in default of which the face thereof shall
he payable in -mOney-that within one yeaI
from this date said Lake Erie q Louisville
hallway Company shall SO far complete theiI
railroad that the iron shall be laid and the
ears run from FindIay, in said county OF Han.
cock. 10 Lima. in Allen county, Ohio.
ait is also further agreed that this contract
shall be binding on the second party until the
same can lawfully pe nT 20 Shs q
/ q special election to be called Ior tnst pur
nose. and IL ratified al that election, then thu
same is to be valid and binding upon all par
ties. "a
their hands the day and year first abov'
/ written ,o,xy purD
- -.--s- T. II. TAYLOR,
AMOS PORTER,
Trustees of Liberty Township.
l At the same time Of execution Of the aDov
L contract. and in consideration oil the mutua
asreement and promises of the parties, W
iainfly and seyernlly bind ourselves, under
lfake, promise, and agree thai the LAKE Enri n
respects fully comply with said contract on i
part; and win fully do and perform all thing
Therein promised by said Company;
July To- i"z' 81. CORY,
8. CARLIN,
Il CHAS. FOSTER,
/ The electors of said township of Liberty ar
Therefore hereby notified to meet at the usus
lplace OF holding elections in said township,
Monday, August 10, 1872,
And then and there vote for or against th
| Ratification of said contract, All in favor {
the ratification thereof Will write or print o
the ballot, Qualification of COntract-Yes
and all against the same, Qualification
tContract-No." AMOS 0S.PORTER,
July Is, lS72. 4 H: TA1LOR,
,l Trustees of Findlay Township.