The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-28
81 Acres Of Land and Sl4,25O
the Price Paid for its Location.
$4,000 to be Expended.
The Shops TO be Kept Up fol
Thirty Years.
AGREEMENT.

SeabORrd and Roanoke Il. X. Co., and
Raleigh and CASTOR r. X. Co., Les.
sees Of the Georgia. Carolina and
Northern Railway, With Town Of
AbbeviIIe, s. c.
Whereas, the town Of Abbeville, 10 the
Stale OF South Carolina, has given to the Sea.
the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad Company,
Iessees OF the Georgia, Carolina and Northern
Railway, the sum OF fourteen thousand Two
hundred and fifty dollars tslA,25O). In cash,
and also that certain tract or parcel Of land
located In the said Town OF Abbeviile, con-
laining thirty aud 96-lOO acres, which is con-
yeyed by deed dated the - day OF April,
1893. duly executed by james S. Cothran and
Emma G. Cothran, graplors, TO the said lessee
companies, in consideration Of the said lessee
companies locating and erecting certain rail-
road shops upon said land within the corpo-
rate limits OF said town OF Abbeville:
AGREE TO BUILD THE SHOPS.
And, whereas, In consideration Of Ithe pay
ment Of the said sum o: money and the con,
veyance OF the said tract Of land, the said
Seuboard and Roanoke Railroad Company
and Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad Company.
lessees OF the Georgia, Carolina and Northern
Railway, have promised and agreed to erect,
keep up and mainta tain said shops for period
Of thirty years:
Sl425O IN CASH, AND 30 96 90 ACRES.
Now. therefore, this agreement witnesseth.
that the said Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad
Company and the said Raleigh and CASTOR
Railroad Company. lesSees Hs aforesaid, for
aud in consideration OF the payment Of the
said sum of fourteen Thousand two hundred
and fifty dollars (Sl4, ,25O) In cash, The receipt
whereof Is hereby acknuw edged, and lhe re-
ceipt OF the deed duly executed conveying
the thirty and ninety-six uue hunuredths lSO
gU-lOO, acres OF land ~ aforesaid, doth hereby
covenant and agree To expend In and auout
the grading and improving OF said lot IN SAID
town OF AUbeville and in the erection and
construction. OF ruiIiond shops thereon AZ
aforesaid, said grading. improvement ana
shops To cost a sum not less than hlty-hVe
thousand dollars (s55, But IL IL express
ly understood ana agreed that In the said sum
Of fifty-five thousand dollars 5,OOO.OO). to be
expended as aforesaid. there IL TO be included
the amounts heretofore expended IN grading
and otherwise Improving said lot, ana In the
erection vi shools &C.. thereon, as we'll as the
amount 10 be hereafter expended In building
said shops and making other improvements
said shops 10 be erected and constructed with
in q reasonable time.
WILL MAINTAIN THE SHOPS FOR THIRTY
YEARS.
And the said Seab0urd and Roant ke Rail
road Company and the said Raleigh and Gas
ton Railroad Company. leSsees rs aforesaid
further covenant and agree that they VII
keep up, maintain and operate laid shops fol
and during the period of thirty (3O year,
- from the date hereof. and II atSny time dur
ing the said period Of thirty years the same
shall be damaged or destroyed by nre or oth
erwise, the said lessee companies covenan
and agree to at once repair or reouild sait
shops and 10 operate and MAINTAIN the same
40 as to complete the full tel I'm Of thirty years
the period herein prescribed.
THIS INSTRUMENT WAS RECORDED.
IL Is further covenanted and agreed tina
thiI instrument shall be recorded with thu
deed for sald land and IL t. be considered
covenant running with The land and 6indtni
,ilsf It,u q
gia, Carolina and Northern Railway.
OFFICIAL SEALS AND SIGNATURES OF TIL
RAILROAD AUTHORITIES.
Witness the hands and seals of r. c. Hofi
man and VIM. w. Chamberlaine Presdep
and Secretary, respectively. OF the Seaboart
and Roanoke Railroad Company. and als'
the seal of the corporation H6,msn ihis 2S1h day
President seaboard and Roanoke Railroad
Nttest: VIM. w. Chamberlain. (L.S)
Sscretary Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad
Sieaed, sealed and delivered in the presenc
of ". y, Bail, Emmet Brown as TO Il. Z. Hon
man. President Seaboard and Roanoke Rail
road Company; and ]. NJ. Perkins, .. d. Ball
..r., as 10 WIN. w. Chamberlaine, Secretar.
seaboard and Roanoke Railroad Company.
Witaess the bands and seals OF n; Sare,a =: Hon !
ry, respectively. OF The Raleigh ana Gastol
Railroad Company. and the seal OF the corpo
ration, this the 9th day OF May. 1898
K. c. Hoffman. US)
President Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad
Co6ipany. NV ~,
Attegt: w. W. VASE, S.uo.J
Secretary Raleigh and CASTOR Railroa
Company.
Signed, sealed and delivered In the presenc
,af W. s. Bali. Elnmet Brown, as TO Il: =. Hol
man. President Raleigh and CASTOR haliroa
Company. and G. T. Hunter, j. n. Anderson
las to w. W. Vass, Secrsiary Raleigh and Ga'
Jon Railroad Company,
The State of Maryland,
City of Baltimore, to wits
Fsrssaally came Walter S. Ball, VINO bein
dolly swSsp. says that he saw the abo"'
named &. C. Hoffman. President OF the Sea
S,oard and Roanoke Railroad Company. an
u q Holman. President OF The Raleigh an