Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-12
The Contract.


querque, Albuquerque, N. NJ: Dear
Sir-Confirming the conversation had
with yourself and the other members
of your citizens committee today, the
American Lumber company of New
Jersey hereby submit the following
proposition to the citizens of Albu-
querque:
Upon conveyance to the American
Lumber company of a perfect title to
them in fee simple to the tract OF
land commonly known as the Childers,
Crary & Dobson tract, containing
about one hundred and ten U10) acres
of land lying to the northwest side OF
your city, and the right of way fifty
feet in width free of cost, for a rail
road track commencing at some point
on the Atchison Topeka G. Santa Fe
railroad to the said land, by the short
est and most feasible route, not to ex-
ceed six thousand feet in length, the
American Lumber company wlh COM
mence work in Albuquerque within
four months from the date of this
agreement and continue the work with
all possible dispatch until completion,
strikes and unavoidable delays except
ed, for the erection and completion of
a double band first class saw mill with
a capacity of from one hundred to two
hundred thousand feet Oh lumber per
eleven-hour run. 1t is their intention
further to add other mills for the work
ing up of the material from said saw
mill
The said American Lumber company
will put in a system of fire protection
of considerable magnitude through it's
yards, and when the city water mains
shall be extended to the lands above
described, connection will be made
with such, with the object of joint use
of the water and fire protection from
the city of Albuquerque and the plant
OF said American Lumber company
Having in view the interests of the
merchants and people of said city of
Albuquerque. the American Lumber
company will not establish or encour-
age III, Establishment of any mer.
camille business in connection with its
plant as above described, save and ex-
cept any and all products by it manu-
factured or produced. 1t is the desire
of the said company to be of benefit to
the people of your city, employing, so
far as it is able, your citizens, and en-
couraging their patronage with the
merchants doing business in your city.
1t is a part of this proposition, and
agreeable to the understanding we
have had with your committee that the
municipal taxes upon all property of
the American lumber company be re-
mitted or exempted for a term of six
years from the time that the saw mill
and other improvements mentioned
shall be put in operation. should within
the said period of six years, the lanG
to he conveyed to the said company be
annexed to or taken into the said city
of Albuquerque,
1t is fully believed that the location
above mentioned will be satisfactory
to the officials of the Atchison. To
peka & Santa Fe Railroad company in
pursuance of the arrangement we have
with them for the delivery of logs from
our timber lands in Valencia and Nc
Kinley counties to Albuquerque, and
this proposition hereby is subject eX-
pressly to the conditions, that said
railway company will deliver logs to
such location upon the terms of the
contract We have with said railway
company
Should you accept this proposition,
il is understood that you will within
thirty days from this date. place, in
either of the banks of this city. which
you may select a certified abstract OF
title to the land herein mentioned,