Monopolies -- United States; Railroads and state -- United States
_Eleventh._ Payments hereon shall be made to the party of the second
part, his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, in cash; but if
the government bonds received by the company cannot be converted into
money at their par value net, and the first mortgage bonds of the
company at ninety cents on the dollar net, then the said party of the
second part, his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns shall be
charged thereon the difference between the amount realized and the
above-named rates; provided the first mortgage bonds are not sold for
less than eighty cents on the dollar, and if there shall not be realized
from the sale of such bonds an amount sufficient to pay the party of the
second part, his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, for work,
as stipulated in this contract, and according to the terms thereof, then
such deficiency shall from time to time be subscribed by said party of
the second part, his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, to
the capital stock of said company, and proceeds of such subscriptions
shall be paid to said party of the second part, his heirs, executors,
administrators, or assigns, on this contract.
_Twelfth._ On the first one hundred miles on this contract, there shall
be added to the equipment now provided for and intended to apply on this
section as follows, viz: Six locomotives, fifty box cars, four passenger
cars, two baggage cars, and a proportionate amount of equipment of like
character be supplied to the second section of one hundred miles, after
the same is completed.
_Thirteenth._ The amount provided to be expended for equipment, station
buildings, &c., shall be expended under the direction of the party of
the first part, and in such proportion for cars, locomotives, machine
shops, station buildings, &c., and at such points as they may determine;
the party of the first part to have the full benefit of such
expenditures without profit to the contractor, or they may, in their
option, purchase the equipment and expend any portion of said amount
provided at any point on the road where they may deem the same most
advantageous to the company, whether on the section on which said
reservation occurs or not.
_Fourteenth._ The telegraph line is included herein under the term
"railroad," and is to be constructed in the same manner and with similar
materials as in the line east of the one-hundredth meridian.
The said parties hereto, in consideration of the premises and of their
covenants herein, do mutually agree, severally, to perform and fulfil
their several and respective agreements above written.
This contract having been submitted to the executive committee by
resolution of the board of directors, August 16, 1867, and we having
examined the details of the same, recommend its execution by the proper
officers of the company with the Hon. Oakes Ames, the party named as
the second part.
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