The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-06-15

Mr.. George Pandeiy Agent of Morean's
Louisiana and Texas Railroad ana Ste4ln-
ship Company.
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
City of New Orleaus-Parish of Orleans.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES.
IN ents that ON this first day of the
month Of June in the year of Our LORD
Eighteen Hundred and Seventy Eight.
Before me Andrew Hero Jr. a Notary Pub
lie duly commissioned and qualified in and
for the City Of New Orleans and therein
residing and in pres nee of Messrs. David j.
bowers, and Francis Graham, good and
com potent witnesses also residing i'll said
city
Personally came and appeared:
LIST. Mr.. George Pandely Of the said city,
herein acting iii the name and on behalf
and as special agent and attorney i'll fact
OF Morgan's louisiana and Texas Rail-
road and Steamship Company-a body cor
porate domiciled in the city of New Or
leans State aforesaid, duly chartered by
Act No. 81 OF the Legislature OF the State
approved htarcl g. I877-party Of the first
Part. The said Mr. George Pande'r hein@
herein fully authorized and empowered in
the Name ard ON behalf of said Company
by virtue OF a resolution adopted by the
board of Directors of said Company duly
coaTenhd for the purpose, on the twenty
niati day Of May lSa8.-a certified copy Of
said .Gsoiutioa being thereto annexed.
2na. Iiaios Si,cs T. Grisamore of the Par
ish Of Latourehe. State aforesaid, present
Mayor Of the Town OF T~hibodanx herein
Town Connect of said Town-Party of the
Second Part-as per an ordinance adopted
at a special meeting of the said Town Coun-
ell convened tor the purpose on the Seth.
day OF May l67S-a certified copy of said
ordinance being hereto anaeXed-and the
said appearers, acting as aforesaid de-
claret
That whereas on the 18th. Nav 1878 at
ameeting of the directors of Morgan's
Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steam
ship Company, aforesaid, Party of the
First part. q resolution was adopted pro
| posing to the Mayor and Town Council of
the Town of Tiihodaux that upon certain
requirements, conditions, and consiiera
tons fully set forth in said resolution
certified oopy whereof is hereto annexed
for reference-the said Company proposed.
bound and obligated itself to build. equip,
maintain and operate a branch railroad
from the Towe Of Thibodaux uia Acadia
Plantation Of Mr.. e. j. Gay to T~crrebonne
Station in the Parish of I'errebonne-and
whereas on the tliigtieth day of Nav 1878.
| The Mayor and Town Council Of the Tow,
OF T~hibodaux, Party OF the Second Part,
accepted aforesaid proposition subject to
certain notifications as will more fully ap-
pear by an ordinance duly adopted by said
Council at a special meeting convened for
the purpose on sad thirtieth day of May
iS7S-a certified cops of which ordinance
being already hereto annexed. And where
as other notifications were agreed to by
the parties to these presents, and were mu-
TALLY acceptable. accepted and approved
of-uow therefore, with Il view of placing
the whole in notarial aud authentic form;
and for the purpose OF preserving evidence
OF the full and final agreement of the con-
tracing parties Aforesaid as we'll as to
carry into effect. give binding force and
validity TO the said agreement i'll ali its
parts "details, particulars, conditions and
stinulations with all notifications approv.
ed at 10y the said contracting parties. The
Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad
and Steamship Company, Party of the
firt Part herein represented as aforesaid.
hereby buds aud obligatos itself to build,
equip and put importation within a reason.
able delay from date hereof, and to main
tain and operate forever d branch railroad
from Terrebonne Station IN the Parish OF
I I~eTrebonne ria acadia" Plantation. on
and along the route staked out by Bir. Peel
er. Civil Engineer, thence on and through
Back and Church Streets IN the town OF
Thi5odaux TO Il terminus at and on Law
renee keeies present lot IN the Town of
ThiboGaux-wbih said lot is bounded North
by Leyee street; East by lots Of Bodiey
B. others Thlbodapx Foundry. and Z. 4.
T'iiaodaux; West by Churca street; and
South by lots Ell C~oncannon. s. $ Evans.
John Lari,in and p. 4. f'hibodaux said
lot forming the Northwest corner OF the
square OF ground in the Town Of Tiibo
dHltx, bornded North by Levee st, eet.
Eastoy jackson street. West by Church
street, ami South By St. Mary stfent-aHd
the Conpany-Party OF tie Fist Pari-
furthermore binds, and oofi@ates Itself 10
run PASSENGER and freight ears over said
branch RAJ road by means of steam Iocomo
tive; and the said passenger cars 10 run
daily as often as necessary to make connee-
sion with each and every regular passen
CERTAIN on the main road o. said Company
said connection to be made at Telrebor-
ne Station; and said freight tram to I'm
daily as often as the quantity Of the freight
10 be transported viii justify aud the said
Company-Party of the F;rst P.rt further
more binds and obligates itself to put up
and maintain on the said branch railroad
route as many c~ulverts as may be absolute
~ necessary. for sIhe DRAINAGE OF lands
and property along the said route. and al
so one cattle guard at the fence near st.
Charles street so as to prevent cattle from
entering oyer the railroad track in and up-
OH the lands of the proprieoor's between
said fence and Acadia Plantation; and
the said Company-Party of the First
Part is hereby given the right to lay one or
more tracks and turn outs as it may dee,,
necessary for the purposes and the exc]u-
sive use and benefit Of said Draaeh rail
road from Acadia plantation to the De-
pot Lot aforesaid and nothing contained
in these presents is to rrejutIce in any
manner the right Of said Companv-party
OF the first Part-to extend in the near fu-
tue. the said branch Railroad III the d.