Amador ledger., 1904-09-02
THE RAILROAD
TO JACKSON
Contract Signed and Work Commen'
ced Thereon.


provisions are as follows:
That the said party of the first part
hereby lets to and contracts with the
said party of second part, and the
party of second part hereby accepts
and contracts with the party of first
part as follows, to wit:
1st To construct in accordance with
plans, profiles and specifications pre-
pared by E. c. Feusier. and adopt
ed by the board of directors of the
said part of the first part, and filed
with this contract in the Office of the
county recorder of Amador county,
California, a single track standard
gauge line of railroad, to be four feet
81 inches between the rails, and of
surface of IL feet in width from a point
near the station of the Southern Pacific
railroad at the town of lone, Amador
county, California, to point known as
Martell' S station in said county of ANA
dor, distance of about IL miles, and
to complete said railroad construction
and the said railroad to be in operation
on or before the first day of January,
1905, said railroad line to be constructed
and equipped complete as follows:
Tne party of second part shall sup
ply all materials and labor, and con-
struct subgrade for standard gauge
railroad to be feet 81 inches between
rails, and of a surface II feet in width;
shall clear all brush, trees. aud stubble
for space of 80 feet in width along the
line of said railroad; shall supply all
material and construct all necessary
bridges trestles. culverts, cattle guards
and fences; shall supply and lay ties of
fir, pine or redwood, 6 inches by 8
inches by 8feet each; shall supply and
lay steel rails of not less than 45 lbs.
weight to the linear yard, with all nee
essary fittings, frogs, switches, signals,
turn-outs, and shall bond said rails for
the use of electric power; shall con-
struct at or near Martell's station an
electric substation and transformers to
step-down 800 horsepower, from 80, 600
or 10000 volts to 1000 or 1000 volts
from line of American River Electric
Company, and shall construct along
said line of railroad necessary poles,
overhead wires, insulators and appli-
anees and brackets to electrify said
railroad, and shall equip said railroad
with one Shay 81 ton steam locomotive,
one 200 Il. P. electric engine, electric
motor cars. 2 trailer cars, gondola
and fat freight cars. ] section hand
car, and such other necessary mis-
cellaneous equipment and construction
not exceeding $4,000 in COST as shall be
called for in the specifications and esti-
mates herein befors referred to.
I'd In payment for said construc-
tion, services and equipment, said COR
poration party of first part shall and
will deliver to said party of second part
the sum of 1906, 900, gold coin of the
U. S., at the times and in the manner
following % per cent, or $76 500, when
1 miles OF said track shall be completed !;
25 per cent when miles of said track
shall be completed; % per cent when
the construction and equipment of said
road and track shall be finally COM
pleted. A final payment of 25 per cent
or $76, 500, thirty-five days after said
final completion and acceptance Of said
contract and equipment by the party
of the first part. But it is further
understood and agreed that all plans
and specifications and partial and final
acceptance of all construction and
equipment herein called for shall be
prepared, made, and passed upon by
E. c.. Feusier, C. E., and A. Nj. Hunt,
G. E., on behalf of both parties.
Sd 1t is further mutually agreed by
the parties hereto that the party of the
second part shall not cause nor allow
any mechanic, material, man or other
lien to be placed upon said property of
the party of the first part, but shall
truly and faithfully discharge all debts
and pay all obligations entered into in
the performance of this contract.
4th 1t is further mutually agreed
by and between the parties hereto that
whereas the said party of the first part
contemplates the further construction
of branch railroads from the said So
called Martell's station to the towns of
jackson and Sutter Creek in said ANA
dor county, that the construction
thereof shall be deferred until after the
completion of the construction and
equipment of the said railroad from
lone to Martell's station as herein pro-
vided
5th 1t is further mutually under
stood and agreed that this agreement
shall be filed for record in the office
of the county recorder of Amador opun-
ty, Cal, together with the map an d
specification herein called for, and
work under this contract shall COM
mence Immediately after said fling.
9th It is further mutually under
stood and agreed that the said party OF
the second part may sublet or sub
contract any portion or all of said work
or services to be performed at his
option.
lone & EASTERN RAILROAD,
BY Jackson Dennis, FIRES.
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