Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-23

containing thirty-hVe 1901 acres, more
or less, as shown 10y a map submitted
herewith and marked Exhibit A A.:
also such right of way not exceeding
one hundred (100) feet in width as
may be required for the main line of
the Albuquerque Eastern from a point
where the said main line, as surveyed.
crosses the public road a short dis
lance east of the Presbyterian Indian
school, running in a southwesterly d.
rectlon to some point on the north line
of this tract: also such right of way,
rot more than one hundred 100) feet
wide as may be required from the
south line of this tract running in a
s%outherly direction to the south line
and neal the east end of the tract of
land on which is situated the South
western brewery.
pa right of way not more than
thirty 800 feet wide adjoining on the
north side and parallel with a certain
right of way of the same width o
being obtained for the American Lum-
Der company from a point on the west
side of the right of way of the main
line of the A. T. & S. +. II. r., about
one-third of a mile north of the Noun
tain road, and running in a westerly
and northwesterly direction to a point
neal the northwest corner of the tract
of land procured for the American
Lumber company.
In addition to the foregoing and re-
ierring o to that certain tract of
land bounded on the north by the prop
erty of the Southwestern Brewery &
Ice company, and A. Bratina, on the
east by a line parallel with Broadway
and the east line of the %irrigating
ditch; on the south by Washington
avenue and on the west by right of way
of A. T. & S. f. r. r., containing four
teen (14) acres, more or less, as shown
by a map submitted herewith marked
"B B. we will assign to the Albuquer-
que Eastern Railway company a Ger.
tain assignment we hold to an option
contract dated April 20, 1902, and rec
orded in Book 337, pages 247 and PAS,
records of Bernalillo county, New Mex
leo. as shown by a certified copy sub
mitted herewith and marked Exhibit
C c." said assignment to be without
recourse on us, and in connection
Herewith, and providing you meet the
obligations required by the terms of
the said option contract, pay over to
you, or your order, in cash, on or be-
fore the 22nd day of April, 1903, the
sum of Eleven Hundred 81 ,100) dol
lars an acre, based on the actual acre
age there may be in the tract of and
as described in said option contract, as
shown by the Bernalillo county record
aforesaid.
The foregoing proposition is made
subject to the following conditions
First-That it shall be accepted or
rejected ON or before March 2, 1903.
Secondhand nothing herein con
tanned shall be construed into binding
us to pay more than Eleven Hundred
81 1000 dollars an acre for the tract
designated "B. B."
Third-That your company shall
build, equip anG put in operation a line
of standard gauge railroad from Albu-
querque to connect with a railroad
known as the Santa Fe Central now be-
ing built to a connection with the Rock
Island and Ell Paso & Northeastern
routes at Torrance, N. NJ, to form a
line with that part of Ell Paso & North
eastern railroad already constructed
into the city of FL Paso, Texas, so that
when the said line from Santa Fe south
to said connection, and the said Albu-
L. querque Eastern railroad have been
constructed, the said city of Albuquer-
que will thereby have a connection
with the Denver & Rio Grande railroad
at Santa Fe, and with the city of Ell
Paso over the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific and Ell Paso & Northeastern
= railroads. Said line of railroad from
Santa Fe to said connection with the
! SAID Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
( and Ell Paso G. Northeastern, and the
: said Albuquerque Eastern shall be con
! structed by the route which the direc-
tors of said company shall select as
most practicable, and their selection
: shall be conclusive as to practicability.
| Fourth-Tnat the said Albuquerque
Eastern Railway company shall estab-
/ lish and maintain its business head
quarters and general o1nces at Albu-
querque, and shall locate its freight
; and passenger depots within the pres,
ent limits of the city of Albuquerque.
Fifth-That the said railroad shall
be completed and in operation so as to
: form said connections on or before De-
cember 81, 1903, and that the work of
grading the said Albuquerque Eastern
railroad shall continue as rapidly as
: practicable to accomplish said purpose
I Sixth-That the title papers to the