Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-08

OF Harrison county in regard 70 Inns
matter has been furnished you.
In addition 10 this the city OF Marshall
win donate to said company siXty-siN
acres OF land at the place and in the shape
designated by you on the map OF said
city, whereon TO locate the main mnchine
shops, car-works and depots Of said com.
pany al said city.
The city OF Marshall VIII procure said
land by issuing Its bonds In accoroance
with the provisions Of the act OF the
legislature OF Texas already referred TO,
which bonds will be used in the purchase
OF said land
The citizens of Marshall have already
undertaken to cash said bonds 70 an OK
tent sufficient to purchase all OF said land
which cannot be procured by donation
directly from the owners thereof.
The details OF acquiring the title to said
land for your company will be attended
to by the city and were explained IN our
conversation with you.
In consideration OF the donation OF
said sum OF 100000 and said siXty-slN
acres of land the Texas & Pacific Railway
company will permanently establish rs
eastern terminus and Texas Office at the
city of Marshall and will also construct
at said city the main machlne-shop ana
car-works of said railway company
Awaiting yonr reply, we are respectful
| Nv your obediont servants,
r. Is. SExToNi
Il. A. BIANCn,
NJ. D. EcToR,
J Committee on the Part Of the City OF
4 Marshall.
/ TEXAS & Pacific RAILWAY Coz
OFFICE OF THE PREsiDENr,
PHILADELPHIA, July lG, 1879. J
! Messrs. Il. ID sexton, T.. A. Blaneh and N. y
| Ector. Committee on Behalf % the ciiy 81
Marshall, Tex
GENrLEMHN---l am in receipt OF your
favor OF June 20, setting forth arrange
ments between your committee and my
4 self, as president of the Texas & Pqcilt
Railway company, The statement, 90
Won make il, Is satisfactory. and 4 will
have the matter ratified at the first meet
ina OF our board OF directors. Bnt the
absence OF Judge Plerrepont and Mr.
Stebbins, in Europe for a few weeks u
look after our financial matters, may pre-
vent me from getting quorum OF oul
directors together, but in due time !
shall all be arranged, Very respect
fully, THOMAS A. SCOT,
In what way the committee was notified
OF the acceptance OF the above agreemen
we have not ut hand, but two month";
later tile deed to the land WAS drawn VI
and delivered to Mr.. J. NJ. Eddy,who wa
in charge here at the time. The following
copy OF his acceptance Of the deed may 0
NAV not be ''documcnt bearing on
contract"
CALIfoRNfA 4 TEXAS RAILWAY
CONSTRUCTION COArAHA,
GtfEp ESGfSEHi'5 DffICE, Z
MAnsHAlL. TIKI. Oet !. 1872.
Messrf. n. y. sexton, 4. A, Blanch, ~ u, y.
tor, W. ". johnson, Committee on part Nli
Of marahall'
( GKNTIENKN ~ am in receipt o. you
favor OF the 3Oth ult., inclosing "dee
i from the city Of Marshall 70 the Texas
/ Pacific Railway company for slxty-sl
4 acres OF land in accordance with u
5 agreement OF the city with Col. Scott,
J. which viii be submitted TO Gen. @.
!. Dodge, chief engineer, al the earliel
v possibie moment. ! have the honor
{ be, very respectfully, your obedient ser
= ant, =. NJ, Eppf
Assistant Engineer.
" blackstone says, "a contract Is
II agreement of two or more persons up'