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

Frrst-To paw all damages for the AMIGA
bic or forcible~ appropriation of a right OF
way fifty feet wide from Acadia" pianta-
ton to Back street IN the Town OF Thlbo-
aaux, that Is twenty five feet OH each SIDE
Of the stakes recently laid out by MI.
Peeler, Civil engineer; and also to pay
any attorneys fees, costs or expenses Tor
value or removal Of buildings and fences
that MAJ obstruct the said right OF way,
which the party Of the First part may be
condemned or held to pay, all this with a
view of securing to said Party of the First
Part, clear and unencumbered title to said
right of way. Provided, However, that IT
at any time the said branch railroad is
abandoned, or removed, or ceases to be
operated for an unreasonable length OF
time, tlten and in either event the right of
way aforesaid shall revert in full owner
ship free and clear from all liens, privileges,
mortgages or membranes. to the Party
of the Second Part.
Secoad-The Company aforesaid, Party
of the First part, is now and forever hereby
given the right of way on and along Back
and Church streets in the Town OF ThibO
daux for the Use of the said branch rail
tersect Lower and upper Canal, jackson,
Harrison, Clinton, Rose, Cider, st. Mary
and Levee streets and with full power
and authority to lay tracks, sidings and
switches Oh and along Back and Church
| streets, and also on and along Levee street
from the Thibodaux Ia Mill to a point
not lower down than a line formed by Il pro
longatiOn Of the upper side of the upper
pavement on Jackson street in a straight
line out to the base of the levee; and with
full power aud authority to erect and 1Or-
ever maintain a turn table in the TRAN
| gle of ground which lies between the fol.
lowing lines tO-wit: LIST. A prOlongatiOn in
straight line to base of levee of the upper
side of upper pavement on Jackson street;
2nd. A line extending from the first line,
gong up along the base of the Levee;
3rd. A line extending from the first line,
going up along the South side of Levee
cable is located and constructed SO as not
to interfere with free passage of vehicles.
horsemen and pedestrians, along and
over Levee, jackson and Main streets and
to and from ThibOdaux Bridge.
Tiru-And the said Company, Party of
the first Part, is hereby given full power
and authority to construct, build and for
ever thereafter own and maintain for its
exclusive use and benefit, a wharf with
buildings, warehouses and machinery
thereon, at tho upper end Of the Town OF
T~hibodaux, on the right bank Of Bayou
LafOnrche said wharf not to extend below
che lower line Of Lawrence Keefe's lot
aforesaid, and gong up nos to extend hey
Ond the lower line of Patrick eHOgan's
Foundry; and the said wharf is to COM
mepce at the base of the levee next to Le-
wee street and is to extend into Bayou
Lafourche a distance pot to exceed seven.
teen feet to be computed from the centre
of the top of the levee.
Fourh-The Town of Thibodaux, Party
of the Second Part, hereby bind and obi
gates itself to pay to the aforesaid Com,
pany. party of the frat part, a bonus VI
Five Thousand Dollars $4,000. 00) in five
equal annual installments of One Thous
and Dollars t$l0a0 00) each due and paya
Bile on the first day OF July of the years
1879, 1880. 1881, 1882, and 1889 with eight
per cent per annum interest from and aftel
the maturity of each insts llment until full
and inal payment.
Now therefore in order the more fully tc
secure the punctual payment of said in
stalments together with such eventual in
terest as MAY accrue thereon, The Party
OF the Second part, hereby pledges and
pawns tp and unto The party of the frs
part, the Two hundred and seventy-seven
shares Of Twenty five Dollars each owned
by the Town of Thibodaux in the Capita
Stock of the ThiboGaux Bridge Company
as we'll as all dividends from and after thu
first day of January 1879 that may accrue
and be declared upon said shares-provid
ed, however, that any surplus of dividends
yearly !; after paying the annual install
ment of One Thousand dollars with sucl
interest as may have accrued shall belong
to and be collectable by the Town of Thibo
daux; ond provided further that if at any
time within five years after the compile
ton of the Branch RAILROAD aforesaid, the
same is abandoned or taken up the Party
of the First Part shall return and REIN
burse TO the Town of Thibodaux the bonu,
aforesaid Of Five Thousand Dollars Or 81
much thereof as shall nave been paid to
and received by the Party Of the First part
Tie certificate for said Town Hundred anC
seventy seven shares was thereupon pro
dlced by the said Mayor GrisamOre, act
ing as aforesaid. and was duly paraphet
"Ne Tariatur" by me Notary to identity i
+ ewith, and was delivered to Mr.. Pan
dely, acting herein as aforesaid, who, il
the name and Oh behalf of Mnrgan's Louis
lana and TeXas Railroad and STEAMSHIP
Company, Hereby acknowledges possession
and delivery thereof.
Nfh-The town of Thiboaaux. Party O
the Second Part, binds and ~pbligates itsel
to give full and unencumbered title to tn,
whole Of Lawrence keefe's lot aforesaid
with all buildings thereon, except One cis
, tern and the fruit trees on said lot, to the
Party OF the First part, the Depot for salt
branch railroad. shall tie built and erected
by Party Of the first part on said lot Of OF
SO m,.eh thereota as may be deemed necess;
ry by said Company and shall not thereat
ter be removed therefrom without the con
sent of the Party of the Second Part, an,
if said Branch railroad is ever taken VI
abandoned or ceases to be operated thei
and in either event, clear and ~unenculu
bered title to said lot is to revert to tn
Town of Thibodaux and to James w. Bod
ley of Wheeling West Virginia, i'll the pr,
portion of Two fifths to the Town of Thibt
daHN and Three fifths to the said James w
Bodley.
SirH-the iowa of Thibodaux, Part,
of the Second Part, Furthermore binds ant
oblg;.tes itself to locate wherever it ma,
deem most advantageous and to open ant
dedicate to public use a. street forty fee
wide from jackson OF st. Mary street to tn,
Depot Lot aforesaid and in case the sal,
8 new street is located from St. Mary stree
to the said Depot Lot then and in tina
case the Party of the Second Part, bind
and obligates itself also to locate, open AN,
dedicate to public uso an alley way tel
feet wide from jackson street TO the sal,
; Depot Lot.
Secondhand if the aforesaid Railroad
Company should continue or extend it
railroad up the aforesaid Bayou Lafourch,
or towards Labadievilld and Napoleonville
the aforesaid Depot shall thencetortk b.
used and maintained for freight purpose,
only and said Company shall have tn,
right and privilege to construct and use
Passenger Depot at some other point. NOR,