Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-07-25
ALBUQUERQUE EASTERN.
TO Be IN OPERATION JAN. |, 1904.


the Albuquerque pastern Railway
company for terminal sites and en-.
trance to the city accepted by the citi-
zens' committee last night:
Contract.
This agreement, made by and be.
tween G. +. Myers. mayor of the city
OF Albuquerque, @. l.. Brooks, w. s.
Strickler, parties of the first part. and
the Albuquerque Eastern Railway com
pany. a corporation. incorporated UNI
der the laws of the territory of New
Mexico. and Arthur Kennedy, Francis
Torrance and r. Lee Clark, parties of
the second part:
Witnesseth, That whereas the said
party OF the second part submitted to
the said c. +. Myers. mayor of the city
OF Albuquerque, a proposition to be
acted upon by the citizens and prop
erty owners OF said city, for the con.
struction of n line Of railroad from a
point at or near MORTALITY on the line
Of the Santa Fe Central railway com.
pany's road (said last mentioned road
being now under construction to the
terms and conditions therein set forth,
among others that the citizens and
property owners OF the city OF Albu-
Querque should donate to said company
the right OF way from the point where
the survey OF said line OF road comes
from the mesa into the Rio Grande val
tey, thence into the city Of Albuquer-
que. and also lands for It's terminals.
machine shops, round houses. yards,
turnouts, switches and depots In the
city OF Albuquerque to be selected by
the said party OF the second part; and,
whereas, said proposition contemplat.
ed the deposit OF the deeds conveying
said concessions and donation to he
deposited in escrow in some bank in
the city o! Albuquerque, in accordance
with the terms of said proposition;
and, whereas. the said proposition was
accepted and the land for the purpose
aforesaid was selected and designated
by the said party oil the second part
and, whereas, the agreements between
the citizens and property holders
aforesaid have not been clearly ex.
pressed and embodied In a single In.
strument. but are expressed In sundry
letters and communications and,
whereas. the time Tor procuring deeds
to said lands and depositing the same
in escrow In the bank, as contemplat-
ed and provided for In the several
communications from the said execu-
tive committee of said citizens and
property owners and the party ol the
second part, has expired. and the citi-
Gems and property owners OF the cit, of
Albuquerque are anxious to have the
construction OF said railroad under way
and prosecuted without delay. and that
the same may De completed as speedily
as possible; and. whereas, the said par.
~ oil the second part Is ready and
willing to carry out its agreement in
accordance with the said propositions
and prosecute the construction OF said
road without delay;
Now, therefore, for the purpose of
emboaying the result OF all said com.
munications and negotiations In one in
strument, In consideration OF the prom.
Uses and the sum of one dollar to them
In hand paid, the receipt OF which Is
hereby acknowledged. and the mutual
covenants and agreements herein con.
tanned to be performed by the party
of the second part. said parties OF the
first part covenant and agree with the
party OF the second part to procure
and cause to be deposited In escrow
good and sufficient deeds and convey.
ances, conveying to said party of the
second part a good title In fee simple
free from membranes and liens OF
all kinds, and iree from expense to
the party of the second part, convey.
ing to II the lands, right OF way, appur.
tenances and easements situated in
and contiguous to the city OF Albu-
querque. county OF Bernalillo, and
territory Of New Mexico. for the pur-
poses aforesaid. and described as fol-
lows, to-wit:
LIST. All that certain tract OF land
north OF the mountain road, the wool.
en- mills and the county addition. and
east OF the Atchison. Topeka a. Santa
Fe railway right OF way. belonging to
John A. Lee. ]. II. Bearrup. N. @. Ro-
nero and A. Garcia; containing thirty.
hve acres, more or less, as shown by
the map hereto attached marked Eek
hibit Az" also the right Of way to be
not less than three hundred 5000 feet
In width, required for the main line OF
the said railroad, for a distance OF two
thousand (2.000) feet from the north
boundary Of the last above described
tract In a northerly direction, as the
line OF said railroad has been survey.
ed by the party Of the second part. and
from the northern terminus of said
two thousand feet TO a pint where
the survey OF said railroad comes into
the valley OF the Rio Grande, down the
arroyo near the Presbyterian Indian
school. and right OF way to be not less
than one hundred (i00) feet In width.
End. The right OF way from the
south line OF the said tract OF thirty