Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-10-31
New Transportation Facilities.

The following agreement referred
to by us yesterday, is being circu-
lated amongst our merchants and
is receiving many signatures:
This agreement, made the - day
of -, 1878, between John Wright, of
the city of San Francisco, State of
California, party of the first part,
and the undersigned, citizens of
the city and county of Los Ange-
les, of the same State, party of the
second part
WITNEssETH: That for and in
consideration of the covenants and
agreements hereinafter mention
ed, the party of the first part
agrees to furnish good, substantial
and seaworthy steamships, to
ply between South Santa Monica
and San Francisco, on the
Pacific Ocean, and to carry on his
boats all freights of every name
or nature that may be deposited by
the parties of the second part or by
persons in their employ, upon the
wharves of San Francisco and
transport the same to South Santa
Monica, and all such freight as
may be deposited on the
wharf Of South Santa Monica to
San Francisco, faithfully perform
ing his duty in delivering the same
upon theiwharves mentioned above
to and from South Santa Monica
and San Francisco as aforesaid, for
the sum of $500 per ton, and for
the term of ten years from the date
of these presents.
And the parties of the second
part agree that they will ship all
the freight of every name and ma
ture by the boats furnished by the
party Of the first part, and by no
other way or by no other parties,
that they may have to ship or
transport, either from South Santa
Monica to San Francisco or from
Los Angeles to San Francisco, or
from any portion or part of Los An
geles or San Bernardino counties to
and from San Francisco, or at any
point between the above
named places, and will pay
to the said party OF
the first part or his clerks, agents
or representatives, the sum of two
dollars for every ton of freight SO
shipped, for the term of ten years
from the date of these presents,
and, in consideration of the great
expense and trouble which the
said party of the first part shall be
put to i'll procuring steamships to
transfer our freight and thereby
supplying our great necessities and
securing to us the means OF trans
porting our freight and passengers
to and from South Santa Monica,
we agrce to pay to him,
the said party of the first
part. the sum of eight dollars
for first-clas passengers and also
to pay him royalty of two dol
lars for every ton of freight of
every name or nature that we ship
by any other way rany other con-
veyauce than the conveyance of
the party OF the first part, as be-
fore stated in this agreement, and
for the term of ten years from
the date of these presents; and we
here assert in this agreement that
the above mentioned royalty
of two dollars ton for
all freight shipped by us,
the party of the second part, to
and from Los Angeles or San Ber-
nardino counties to San Francisco
is intended as a compensation to
the party of the first part for the
great expense and trouble
Oh his part and service to us
procuring and putting on
said route befwaan South
Monica and san Francisco
E5 aamship necessary to carry
tights, for the term of
rs from the date of
ents as aforesaid, and for
Vt thereof well and truly,
ourselves to each and all of
conditions hereinbefore speci-