The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-06-22

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on Green Street between Thibodaux and
st. Bridget Streets Gu property belonging
to Mrs. Alberti, and l am at present hay
ing all grasses, weeds &c. cut that may be
found on the streets.
In obedience to a resolution passed at
the special session held on May 3Oth. l PRO
ceeded to the City of New Orleans and on
Saturday June list. signed the following
contract and agreement in eannection with
Mr.. George pamndely Agent of Morgan's
Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steam
ship Company.
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
City of New O~rleans-.Parish of Orleans.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
IN ents that on this first day of the
month of June in fLe 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
competent witnesses also residing in said
city
Personally came and appeared:
LIST. Mr.. George Pande.y of the said city,
herein acting in the name and pn behalf
and as special agent AND attorney in tact
road and Steamship Cqmpany-ah body cor
porate domici.ed in the city of New Or
leans State aforesaid, duly chartered by
Act No. 81 OF the Legislature of the State
approved March 8, 8 7-Party of the first
Part. The said Mr.. George Pandely being
herein fully authorized and empowered in
the name AND on behalf Of said Company
by virtue of ii resolution adopted by the
board of Directors of said Company duly
ninth day Of May lS7S.-a certified copy of
said resolution being thereto annexed.
2nd. Major Silas L. Grisamore of the Par
ish of Laionrche. State aforesaid, present
Mayor of tie Town of Thibodaux herein
acting in TIE name and on behalf OF the
Town Council of said T~own-Party of the
Second Part--as per an ordinance adopted
at n special meeting of the said Town Coun-
Gil convened tor the purpose on the 3Oth.
day of May ls7S-a certified copy of said
ordinance being hereto annexed-and the
said appearers, acting as aforesaid de-
claredt
That whereas on the 18th. May 1878 at
a meeting of the directors of Mcrgan's
Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steam
ship Company, aforesaid, Party of. the
First part, a resolution was adopted pro-
posing to the Mayor and Town Council of
the Town of TEibodaux that upon certain
requirements. conditions, and consisera
tions fully set forth in said resolution
certified copy 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 ria Acadia
Plantation of Mr.. E. J. Gay to TerrebOnne
Station in the Parish of Terrebonne-and
whereas on the thirtieth day. Of May 1878
The Mayor and Town Council of the Town
Of T~hibOdaux, Party of the Second Part.
accepted aforesaid proposition subject to
certain notifications as will more fully APP
pear by an ordinance duly adopted by said
Council at a special meeting convened for
the purpose on SAID thirtieth day of. May
lS7S-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-
tually acceptable, accepted and approved
of-nOw. therefore, with a view Of placing
the whole in n~otarial and 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 in all its
parts, details, particulars, conditions and
~ aAA pnIvS
ed at by the said contracting parties. The
MOrgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad
and Steamship Company, Party of the
tirt Part herein represented as aforesaid.
hereby binds and obligates itself to build.
equip and put in operation within a reason
able delay from date hereof, and to main
tain and operate forever Il branch railroad
from Terrebonne Station in the Parish Of
TerrebOnne pia acadia Plantation, on
nnI n1nnrf hn c,vfa ctn1 n RI ant he M Doa1
er, Civil Engineer, thence on and through
Back and Church Streets in the town of
Thibedaux to a terminus at and on Law
renee Keefes present lot in the Town of
ThibOdauX-whih said lot is bounded North
by Levee street: East by lots of Bodley
Brothers. Thlbodaux Foundry, and P. A.
T~hibodaux; West by Church street; and
South by lots eff ~COncannOn, S. S Evans,
John Larkin and P. A. Thibodaux said
lot forming the Northwest corne of the
square of ground in the Town of Thibo
daux, bounded North by Levee street,
East by Jackson street. West by Church
street, and South by st. Mary street-and
the Comparatively OF, the First Part
furthermore binds. and obligates itself to
run passenger and freight cars over said
branch Railroad by means of steam locomo
tive; and the said passenger cars to run
daily as often as necessary to make cOnnec-
ton with each and every regular passen
ger train on the main road of said Company
said connection to be made at Terrebon-
ne Station; and said freight tram to run
daily as often as the quantity of the freight
to be transported will Justify and the said
Company-Party OF the First Part further
more binds and ohligates itself to put up
and maintain on the said branch railroad
route lis many c~ulverts as may be absolute
ly necessary for :nthe drainage of lands
aud property along the said route, and al
so one cattle guard at the fence zeal St.
Charles street SO as to prevent cattle from
entering over the railroad track in and up
on the lands Of the proprietor's between
said fence aud acadia" Plantation; and
the said Comparatively of the First
Parti is hereby given the right to lay one or
more tracks and turn onts as it may deem
necessary for the purposes and the exclu-
sive use and benefit Of said branch rail-
road from acadia" plantation to the De
pot Lot aforesaid and nothing contained
in these presents is to prejudice in any