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CONTRACT 
 
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 CONSTBUCTION AND EQUIPMENT. 
 
 ^tt tll( SWh tlajj of §^pvW, in the Year of Our Lord, one Thousand 
 Eight Hundred and Seventy-two, 
 
 '^tfott J. A. Charlebois, Notary Public, duly commissioned and 
 sworn, in and for that part of the Dominion of Canada, called the 
 Province of Quebec, residing in the City of Quebec, 
 
 Personally came and appeared Perry H. Smith, Esquire, Samuel 
 L. Keith, Esquire, and George L. Dunlap, Esquire, all of the City of 
 Chicago, United States of America, Railway Contractors, and actually 
 in the City of Quebec, of the Jirst party 
 
 And the Honorable Joseph Cauchon, President of the Senate of 
 Canada, and President of the North Shore Railway Company, vesiding 
 iu the said City of Quebec, acting herein as the President of the said 
 North Shoes Railavay Company, a body corporate, duly incorpo- 
 rated by act of Parliament for and in the name of the said Company, 
 and duly authorized to the effect hereof by a resolution passed by the 
 Board of Directors of the said North Shore Railway Company at a 
 meeting held in Quebec, on the twenty-first day of February, now last, 
 a copy of which resolution has been annexed to these presents, party 
 of the second part ; 
 
 Which said parties have Stipulated, Agreed, and Covenanted 
 as follows, to wit : 
 
Tho said parlies of first part, in consideration of the payments and 
 conditions hereinafter agreud to be made, executed and performi'd 
 by tile party of the second part, hereby Covkvaxt, Stipulatk, Agree 
 AXD Bind and Ohligk TnKMi,h:\.VE^ Jointlt/ and sever all i/^ to furnish all 
 the materials, and perform, do, and execute all the works required 
 to construct, equip, tiiiis!», and in every respect complete tlie Railway 
 of the party of the second part, known and designated as \\\ii North 
 Shore Rallioai/, extending from a point at or near Saint Paul's Market, 
 in St. Peter's Ward, of the City of Quebec, to a point at or near the 
 North-Eisterly limits of the City of MontKeal, in the said Province of 
 Quebec, a distance of about one hundred and sixty miles ; and also to 
 furnish all the materials and perform, do, and execute all the works 
 required to construct, equip, finish, and in every respect complete the 
 Piles Branch of the said North Shore Railway, extending from the 
 Town of Three Rivers to a point at or near the Grand Piles, upon 
 the Saint Maurice River, a distance of about thirty miles; and also to 
 furnish all the materials and pei-form all the works required to con- 
 struct, equip, finish, put in goo.l sailing order, and in every respect 
 complete a Steam-boat to ply and navigate on the said Uiver Saint 
 Maurice. 
 
 It is Hekeby Uxdeiistood l)etween the parties of tho first and 
 second part, that the aggregate length of the Main Line and Piles 
 Branch shall not exceed one hundred and ninety miles; and also that the 
 most direct and practicable route of which the capabilities of the coun- 
 try will reasonably admit shall be adopted, both for the Main Line and 
 Branch ; as also that the said constructions and equipments are to 
 embrace all the expenses connected with Engineering, Right of Way, 
 (except as hereinafter modified), Fencing, Gates and F'ixtures, Clear- 
 ing and Grubbing, Graduations, Foundations, Masonry , Bridging, 
 Superstructure, Machine-Shops, Engine-Houses, Water-Stations, 
 Passenger and Freight Stations, Locomotive-Engines, and RoUing- 
 Stock, as the same are more fully described and set forth in the 
 specifications hereto annexed, forming part of this Agreement, duly 
 acknowledged by the parties of the first and second part, cenified and 
 signed by them this day, and the undersigned Notary. 
 
 And the said parties further Covenant and Agree that the said ma- 
 terials, workmanship, and fixtures required for the construction, equip- 
 ment, finishing, and completion of the said Railway, shall hajirst class 
 
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 in their character, and that tliey sliall conform in every respect to the 
 requirements of Law, to the General Hallway acta and other statutes 
 referring to the said Company, and to the annexed specifications. 
 
 And it is further Agreed by the i)arties, that the said work of con- 
 struction and building shall be commenced as soon as practicable after 
 the execution of the present Agreement, and on no event hiter than the 
 first day of May next ensuing; and that the entire work of construc- 
 tion and e<iui[)ment of the ]\Iain Line shall be completed in accordance 
 with the terms and conditions hereof, on or before the first day of De- 
 cember, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five. As 
 regards the Piles Branch, it shall be fully completed within the time 
 required by the Charter of the Company, to wit. : on or before the first 
 day of May, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-seven. 
 
 And the said parties of the first part further Covenant and Agree, 
 that upon the execution of these presents they will assume and pay 
 over to the said party of the second part thcum of Forty-ttco Thou- 
 sand Five Hundred and Thirty-four Dollars and Twenty-eight Cecils, cur- 
 rent money of Canada, in liquidation of the expenses heretofore incurred 
 in keeping up the organization of the said Railway Company, and in 
 surveys and engineering expenses, and also in obtaining subscriptions 
 to the Capital Stock of the said Railway Company. 
 
 And also the parties of the first part Bind and Oblige Themselves 
 as aforesaid to pay a sufficient amount to the said Railway Company, or 
 place the said Company in funds to meet the ordinary expenses of the 
 said Company and of its Board of Directors and employees, said 
 expenses not to exceed, however, the sum of Five Thousand Dollars 
 currency per aimum. 
 
 And the parties of the first part do also Agree to pay to the entire 
 discharge and acquittal of the said North Shore Railway Company, 
 the interest as it may become due upon the Stock Certificates delivered 
 to the parties of the first part, issued by the Corporation of the City of 
 Quebec on account of its subscription to the Capital Stock of the said 
 Company ; and such interest is to be so paid up to the time of the open- 
 ing of the Main Line of the said Railway between Quebec and Mon- 
 treil, and the running of the first through-train between those two 
 cities. 
 
 And further, the parties of the first part shall also pay to the entire 
 
discharge of the said Railway Company the interest on the Mortgage 
 Bonds issued by the said Company, as follows: the interest upon the 
 Mortgage Bonds issued and delivered to the parties of the first part on 
 account of the said Main Line, until the time of the full completion of the 
 said Main Line according to the terms of the present contract, and the 
 interest upon the Mortgage Bonds issued and delivered to the parties of 
 the first part, on account of the Piles Branch, until the time of tlie full 
 completion of the said Piles IJraneh, in accordance with the terms of 
 this present agreement. 4nd until sucli completion, the parties of the 
 first part shall have right to all the revenue and earnings that may be 
 derived from the running of the said Main Line and Piles Branch. 
 
 The party of the second part, acting as aforesaid, and in consider- 
 ation of the full and faithful performance by the said parties of the 
 first part of all of the conditions and covenants herein before contained 
 and set forth, to be by them performed, excuted, and kept, hereby Cov- 
 enants AND AGREES to pay to the said parties of the said part, in full 
 compensation therefor and liquidation thereof, the sum of Seven MIl- 
 LioN Dollars, current money of Canada, in the Stock Certificates or 
 Municipal Debentures, received from the City of Quebec for subcrip- 
 tions to the Stock of said Railway Company, and in the Mortgage 
 Bonds of the said North Shore Railway Company, in the followiug 
 amounts and proportions — that is to say : 
 
 1st — In the Stock Certificates or Debentures of the City of Quebec, 
 to be issued in payment for a subscription of One Million Dollars to 
 the Capital Stock of the said North Shore Railway Company, accord- 
 ing to the progress of the work, and pro rata to the total cost of the 
 road between Quebec and Montreal, on certificates of the Engineer 
 to be named by the Corporation of the City of Quebec, and in accord- 
 ance with other conditions and limitations contained and set forth in 
 an act of the Legislature, 34 Vict. , Chap. 22, and amended by the City 
 Council of Quebec, under the authority of the said act, at a meeting 
 held on the sixth of February now last part, a certified copy of which 
 amendments has been annexed to these presents, and signed by the 
 parties hereto, the sum of One Million Dollars, (the parties of the first 
 part hereby agreeing to abide by, and comply with the said conditions 
 of the said municipal subscriptions of the City of Quebec, in so far as 
 they may be concerned). 
 
 2d. The sum of Six Million Dollars in Mortgage Bonds of the said 
 

 North Shore Railway Oompany, based and being a first lien 
 upon its entire Railway Fixtures and Franchises, and upon the two 
 million acres of land donated and granted to the said Railway Com- 
 pany, under the provisions of an act of the Legislature of the Province 
 of Quebec, 34 Victoria, Chap. XXI. entitled " An Act to Provide for 
 the Granting of Certain Lands in Aid of the Railway Companies therein 
 Mentioned," pledging, hypothecating, and mortgaging the same. 
 
 It is also stipulated by both parties, that the said Mortgage Bonds 
 BO issued by the said Company shall be on the road and the lands 
 simultaneously as aforesaid, or in one or two classes of Mortgages on 
 the road or lands simultaneously or separately, at the clioice of the 
 parties of the first part ; provided however that the aggregate sum of 
 said Bonds so issued, do not exceed the sum of Six Million Dollars. 
 
 It is also Agreed and Understood between the parties of the 
 first pnd second part, that the entire issue of the said Mortgage Bonds 
 shall not exceed the sum of Six Million Dollars, and that they shall 
 bear an interest of seven per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually ; 
 and that the said Mortgage Bonds shall mature at the expiration of 
 not less than twenty years from the date of their issue; and, finally, 
 that both principal and interest shall be made payable either in the 
 City of London, England, or in the City of New York, United States 
 of America, at the option of the said parties of the first part. 
 
 And the said party of the second part further Covenants and 
 Agrees that payments as aforesaid shall be made every month to the 
 parties of the first part during the progress of the work, which pay- 
 ments shall be made based upon the estimate and certificate of the 
 Engineer in Ch'ef of the said Railway Company, of work done, 
 materials and fixtures delivered and ready for delivery, and for pay- 
 ments made on account thereof. 
 
 And it is further mutually Agreed and Understood by and 
 between the parties hereto, that for the purpose of enabling said Engi- 
 neer to arrive at a just and equitable basis for said monthly estimates 
 and paymei'ts, it shall be his duty immediately after the execution of 
 this Agreement, or as soon thereafter as the necessary surveys, plans, 
 and estimates can be made, to prepare a Schedule, which shall embrace 
 so far as may be anticipated, all the different items of expenditure to 
 be made, and liabilities to be incurred, by the parties of the first part, 
 under and by virtue of this Agreement, both in connection with the 
 
Main Tiino and Piles TJranch nsppctively ; wliicli items sliall be classi- 
 fied Hiibstaiilially under the tollowini^ t^eneral heads : 
 
 l8t. Knirineering. 
 
 2(1. liiijfht of Way, Fenein<;, and Gates. 
 
 i\d. Cleariny; an<l drubbing. 
 
 4th. (iraduation. 
 
 oth. Masonry, inchiding Foundations. 
 
 <jth. l>i'idniii<»:. 
 
 7th. Superstrneture. 
 
 Stli. MacOiine-Shops, Kngine-IIouses, and Water-Stations. 
 
 9th. Passenji;er and Freight Depots. 
 10th. Loeoniotive and Rolling Stock. 
 11th. Steamboat for St. Maurice Kiver. 
 I'ith. Interest upon l^onds and Debentures. 
 13th. General Supervision of the Work. 
 14th. Expenses of the Railway Company. 
 15th. Contingent Expenses. 
 
 And the said Engineer shall place opposite to each item in the said 
 Schedule such a relative amount as in his judgment the said item 
 should bear in proportion with the total cost, as per this Agreement, 
 of the said Main Line and Piles IJranch respectively, so that the aggre- 
 gate of the said items in the respective Schedules shall amount to the 
 sum of Seven. Jlilllon Dollars. 
 
 The monthly estimates, as made and certified by the said Engineer 
 in Chief, shall be based upon and in^?ro rata of the work done, mate- 
 rials and fixtures delivered and ready for delivery, and payments made 
 under the general heads embiaced in the said Schedule for the Main 
 Line and Piles Branch respectively. And further, the said Engineer 
 shall deduct ten per cent, from each monthly estimate, which amount 
 shall be retained in the hands of the party of the second part until t'le 
 following month, as security for the full and faithful performance of 
 the present contract by the parties of the first part. 
 
 And inasmuch as the One Million Dollco's of total Stock Certifi- 
 cates V ted and subscribed by the Corporation of the City of Quebec, 
 must and are to b 3 expended entirely upon the said Main Line, between 
 Quebec and Montreal, therefore, the said monthly payments or acconnt 
 of the said M;iine Line, shall be made respectively in the Stock cer- 
 tificates and Mortgage Bonds hereinabove mentioned in such latio 
 
or proportion of each, us the Onn Million Dollnrs of the total Stock 
 curtificati's voted by ilie City of (^iieliee aforesaiil bears to tlie l»al:ince 
 or reinaininij portion of the total eost, as pi'r Sehedule of said Main 
 Line, whieh hahmcc or reinaininjjj portion is to be paid in the aforesaid 
 Mortgage IJonds of tl»u said North Shore Uailway Company. As 
 regards the monthly payments on a(!eonnt of the PiU's Jiranch, they 
 shall bo made entirely in the M»>rtgage Bonds of tlie said Ituilway 
 Company. 
 
 AXI) IT IS FURTIIEU AdUEUD, CoV'EXANTUl), AND UnDKUSTOOI) by the 
 
 parties of the first and seeond pai't, that the time hereinbefore speci- 
 fied, at or i>efore whieh the entire l{;».il\vay, together, its tixtnres, ecpiip- 
 nients, and rolling-stoek, tfcc., shall be fnlly eoin[)leted with the terms 
 and condit'ona hereof, shall be considered as of th»> essence of this 
 agreement. 
 
 Axi) as an indncement for the earlier comjjletion of the said works 
 by the party of the first part, the party of the second part hereby 
 Covenants and Agijees to pay to the parties of the first part a homis 
 of full Paid-up 8L(»ck in the said North Shore Uailway Company as 
 follows, to wit: If completed one month earlier than the time In-rein 
 before sjjecified, that is the first day of May, One Thousand Eight 
 Hundred and Seventy-seven, (1877), the sum of Ftftee)i Thon.>and 
 Dollars. If completed two months earlier, the sum of Tirn^Aiti/ Thousand 
 Dollars per month. If completed three months earlier the sum of 
 Twenty-fii;e Thousand Doilar.-i per month ; ajid so on, in the same 
 ratio, until the sum of Two Ilundi'id and Fifty Thousand Dollars is 
 reached, which amount shall be regardc 1 as the extreme limit to which 
 the aforesaid bonus of Capital Stock shall be applied; and in no con- 
 sideration whatsoever shall the parties of the tirst part be entitled to 
 to receive a larger bonus tlian the aforesaid amount of 7wo Hundred 
 and Fifty 77iousand Dollars of Stock. 
 
 And it is furtiiek A(JUeei) axd IJxi>ei{stood by and between the 
 parties of the first and second part, that inasmuch as the lands 
 required for right of way, depot grounds, tfec, for the said Railway 
 and its appurtenances, imist be procured though the agency and in 
 the name of th.e said Railway Company, therefore the said party of the 
 second part iierehy Undertakes and Agrees to jjrocure the said lands 
 as fast and whenever the same may be required by the sa'd parties of 
 first part for the construction of the said line of Railway, and Piles 
 
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 Branch, and npjvurtenances, as hereinbefore provided ; J,nd it will be 
 the duty of the parties of the first part to give to the party of the 
 second part due notice of such lands as may be required for the time 
 being ; and a reasonable delay from such notice, or such as is obligatory 
 by law being allowed to the party of the scond part to procure ^uofei 
 lands. 
 
 And the parties of the first part do also Covenant and Agree to 
 pay all necessary expenses connected with the procuring and purchas 
 ing of the said lands and the vesting of the title of the same in the 
 name of said Railway Company, according to law; provided^ how- 
 ever, the said expenses do not exceed the sum of One Hundred and Ten 
 Thousand Dollars^ Canadian currency; any excess over this amount 
 shall be borne and paid by the said North Shore Railway Company. 
 
 For the purpose of facilitating the negotiations and sal^ of the 
 Mortgage Bonds of the said North Shore Railway Company, herein- 
 before referred to, it is further Mutually Understood, that as soon 
 as the said Mortgage or Mortgages can be executed and the Bonds 
 prepared in proper form and as required by law, they shall be depos- 
 ited by the party of the second part with and in the hands and pos- 
 session of some responsible Trustee or Moneyed Institution, to be mutu- 
 ally selected and agreed upon by the parties hereto, and located either, 
 in Canada, the United States of America, or Europe, with the under- 
 standing that whenever a sale of the Mortgage Bonds is made and 
 effected by the parties of the first part or their agentfc>, of either the 
 whole or any portion or class thereof, the Mortgage Bonds so sold 
 shall be delivered by the said Trustee or Moneyed Insti./Ution to the 
 purchaser, upon the jpaynient of the full ar lount of their proceeds intQ 
 the hands of said Trustee or Moneyed Institution. 
 
 And it is further Understood, that the aforesaid Trustee or 
 Trustees or Moneyed institution, or any other which may be selected 
 by the parties hereto, shall hold the proceeds of the sale of the whole 
 or portion of the said Mortgage Bonds, object only to the draft or 
 order of the President and Treasurer or other duly author!/;ed oflicer or 
 officers of the said North Shore Railway Company, to be paid to the 
 parties of the first part upon the monthly and final estimates and cer- 
 tificate of the Engineer, on account of the oonstruclion and equipment 
 of the said North Shore Railway, as hereinbefore provided ; it being 
 understood, in making such payments, that any loss or discount whioh 
 
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 may occur in the pale of the said Mortgage Borids shall be borne by 
 the said parties of the first part. And any interest tliat may be 
 received by the said Trustee or Trustees or jVIoneyed Institution, as the 
 the case may be, from an investment of tlie said proceeds, sliall be applied 
 to the pjiyment of the interest due or to become due upon the said IN^ort- 
 gage Bonds, and any deficiency to meet the interest on the said Mort- 
 gage Bonds shall be paid by the parties of the first part as herein- 
 before provided and set forth. 
 
 And it ts further Agreed and Covenanted between the parties 
 of the first and second part, that whenever any ]>ayments are herein- 
 before referred t>) as beincj or to be made in tlie Mort^a^e Bonds of 
 the said Nortli Shore Railway Company, it will be understood as apply- 
 ing and referring also to an ecpiivalent in the net proceed?; of the said 
 Bonds, a«< pi'ovided for in the preceding clause hereof. 
 
 In case the parties of the first ])art should elect or choose to have 
 more tha?i one class of the said ^Mortgage Bonds issued by the said Rail- 
 way Company as aforesaid (provided the law authorizes such issue), 
 it will be understood that the monthly and final payments to be made 
 on account of this Agreement in the Mortgage Bonds of the said Rail- 
 way Company, or their proceeds, will be made either entirely from one 
 class, or in a proportionate amount from each class, at the option of 
 the said pa'^^ties of the first part. 
 
 Finally, it is well understood between the said contracting par- 
 ties that nothing contained in this contract can now or at any time 
 hereafter be interpreted against the acquired rights of the Corporation 
 of the City of Quebec, in virtue of the Provincial Statute 34 Vict., Chap, 
 22, and the amendments made thereto, by t)ie Council of the said City 
 of Quebec. 
 
 And for the due execution hereof the parties of the first and second 
 part have elected their domiciles at the oflUce of the North Shore 
 Railway in the City of Quebec, 
 
 Thus done, executed, and passed in the said City of Quebet, on 
 the day, month, and year first above written, under the number five 
 hundi-ed and fourteen, in the presence of Willis Russell, Esquire, 
 hotel owner, residing in the City of Quebec, and General Silas Sey- 
 mour, formerly of the City of New York, and actually in the City of 
 
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 Quebec, who both have certified the identity of the parties of the firBt 
 
 part. 
 
 In Witness Wheueof, the parties of the first and second 
 part have to these presents set and subscribed their 
 names aiul signatures, the party of the second part affix- 
 ing also the Seal of the said Kaihvay Company, with and 
 in presence of the undersigned witnesses, and the said 
 Notary Public also hereunto subscribing after the due 
 reading hereof. 
 
 (Signed) PEURY II. SMITH, 
 SAM'L L. KEITH, 
 [l. s] GEO. L. DUNLAP, 
 
 JOSEPH CAUCHON, 
 
 F resident N. S. R. W. C. 
 Willis Russell, 
 SiLAL Seymour, 
 
 J. A. ClIAKLEBOIS, JV. p. 
 
 True copy of the original remaining of record in my office. 
 
 (Signed), 
 
 J. A. CHARLEBOIS, Notary Public. 
 
NORTH SHORE Ri!LlLA\"A^Y. 
 
 SPECIFICATIONS 
 
 For the Construction and Equipment of the 
 MAIN LINE. 
 
 I.— General Provisions. 
 
 1. The Initial point of the Main Line of the Nortli Shore Railway will be at or 
 near St. Paul's Market, in the City of Quebec, at such point as the Railway Com- 
 pany may designate. And the Terminal i)oint will be at or near the northeasterly 
 limits of the City of Montreal, at such point as the Railway Company may desig- 
 nate. The locadon of the line and the arrangement of grades, between the initial 
 and terminal points, will be made under the direction and supervision of the En- 
 gineer in Chief, and subject to the approval of the Board of Directors of said Com- 
 pany. 
 
 2. The term Engineer, when used, either in the contract or specifications, will 
 in all cases refer to the Engineer in Chief of the North Shore Railway, or to any 
 subordinate Engineer, who, acting under instructions from the Engineer in Chief, 
 may, for the time being, have the direct charge and supervision of the work par- 
 ticularly referred to. 
 
 3. The work will, in all cases, be under the direct charge and control of the 
 Engineer; and his orders must be complied with in evtry respect, and xmder all 
 circumstances. He will hp.ve power, and it will be his duty to reject, or condemn, 
 at any stage or condition of the work, all workmanship or material, which, in hia 
 opinion may be imperfect or unsuitable ; and the same must be immediately cor- 
 rected, or replaced, to hi.s entire satisfaction. He will also have power to dis- 
 charge from the work, any foreman, mechanic, or laborer, who may prove to be 
 either incompetent, or disrespectful and riotous in his conduct ; and the person so 
 discharged shall not be employed thereafter upon any portion of the work. 
 
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 4. The work of graduation will be divided into sections, averaging about one 
 mile in length, the sectional divisions being made to accommodate, as nearly as 
 practicable, the economical distribution of the material found in excavations, or 
 required in embiinknients. But this will not prevent the removal ot materials re- 
 quired lor the road-bed, or niecluuiiciil structures, I'roni one section to another, 
 whenever, in the opinion of the Engineer, it may be necessary or expedient to do 
 BO. 
 
 5. The right of way, or lands procured by the Railway Company for the road- 
 way, depots, sidings, machine-shops, &c., will not include private roadways to and 
 from the work duringr its construction, nor lands required by the contractor, for 
 storing and manufacturing timber, stone, and other materials or fixtures, prepara- 
 tory to their being used in the work. These must be procured by the contractor, 
 at his own proper charge and expense. 
 
 6. It is intended that the materials and workmanship, both in the roadway, 
 track, structures, buildings, and equipments, shall all be first class, so far as regards 
 strength, durability, and practical adaptation. Nothing superfluous will be re- 
 quired ; but every thing mu8t be executed neatly, thoroughly, a,id in good taste, 
 so as not to offend the eye, nor convey an idea of carelessness or want of skill in 
 execution. 
 
 7. Working plans and specifications more in detail, for the more important 
 Mechanical Struciures, Depot-Buildings, Machine-Shops, Engine-Houses, &c., will 
 be furnished by the Engineer, as they may be required from time to time, during 
 the progress of the work. 
 
 II,— Right of Way and Fencing. 
 
 1. The lands required for the roadway, depot-grounds, sidings, machine-shops, 
 and other appurtenances of the Railway, must be of such width as the Engineer 
 may direct ; and will embrace a width sutHcient for a future double track, when- 
 ever the same may be required by the business of the road. 
 
 2. A good and substantial fence, to be composed of durable material, must be 
 constructed along the boundary line of the Company's lands, upon both sides of 
 the Railway throughout its entire length ; and convenient gates must be inserted 
 whenever required fn farm crossings or other purposes. In settled portions of 
 the country the fencing should be completed in advance of the commencement of 
 work upon the road, in order to prevent damages to the adjoining land owners. 
 
 III.— Clearing and Grubbing. 
 
 1. The ground set apart for the Railroad and its appurtenances must be chopped 
 and cleared to the boundary of ohe Company's lauds. The stumps, bushes, and 
 other rubbish, which are of no value, must either be destroyed by fire, or other- 
 wise removed, so as not to disfigure nor interfere with the work. 
 
 2. Trees that are of any value for wood or timber, must be neatly trimmed, and 
 either chopped or sawed to such lengths as the Engineer may direct, and piled in 
 some accessible place for future use. Such portions of this timber as in the opin- 
 
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 ion of the Engineer may be suitnbl.- for bridjrrs, fonndntionH, oroes-tic8, or other 
 purposes connected with tlie work, may be used by the contrac'or free of charge ; 
 but the remainder will be retained and preserved for the use of the Company. 
 
 3. Over all excavations, and also under all t'nibankmenls not exceeding tw<^ 
 feet in hight, the stumjjs and other peiishable matter must be grubbed out, and 
 removed entirely from the roadbed, slopes, and drains. Wiiere embankments ex- 
 ceed two feet in hight, it will be HiilHcient to cut the stumps low ; but in no 
 case must they be left so high as to come within two feet of the grade line of the 
 road. 
 
 IV. — Graduation. 
 
 1. The road-bed will be graded fcr a single track, except where depots, stations, 
 or sidings occur. 
 
 2. The road-bed for single track will be not less than twelve feet in width at 
 grade — but will be increased on embankments, according to hight, or character 
 of material, at the discretion of the Engineer. 
 
 3. The grading will be made of such extra width, at stations and sidings, as 
 the Engineer may direct. 
 
 4. All excavations must be made sufficiently wide to allow of ample side 
 drainage. 
 
 5. The side slopes of excavations and embankments, which are composed of 
 loose material, will generally be one and a half baSe, to one vertical — but they 
 will vary from this, according to hight, or character of material, at the discretion 
 of the Engineer. 
 
 6. The materials composing embankments must be entirely imperishable. 
 
 7. Whenever the material found in road-bed or side excavations is unsuitable 
 for sustaining the periuanent track, such other material shall he substituted as the 
 Engineer jnay direct. 
 
 8. Material found in excavations will generally be placed in embankments ; 
 but such material will be wasted, and other material borrowed for embankments, 
 whenever directed by the Engineer. 
 
 9. Spoil banks and borrowing pits will be so made as not to disfigure nor 
 interfere with the permanent road- way and slopes ; and they must be dressed up in 
 such form and dimensions as the Engineer may direct. 
 
 10. Highways, road crossings, and private roads, contiguous to the Railroad, 
 will be changed, constructed, or rebuilt, whenever directed by the Engineer; and 
 the work must be so carried on, as not to interfere with the rights and privileges 
 of the public, or adjoining property owners. 
 
 11. Whenever stone are found, in rock excavations, that are suitable for 
 masonry structures, or for slope, letaining or rip-rap walls required upon the 
 work, they may be used for such purposes by the contractor ; but when such 
 
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 material is not ao required, it will, nt the discretion of tho Enjrineer, be retained 
 by the Company for otlier purposes, and neatly piled up by the contractor, so as to 
 be accessible from the track. 
 
 12. Retrtininjr, and proti^ction walla will be constructed ; and the slopes of 
 embankments will be faced with rip-rap, whenever required for the safety of the 
 work. 
 
 13. The road must be thoroughly drained in all places, so that no water will bo 
 allowed to accumulate and stand either in the cuttings, or along side of the 
 embankments ; and ample liridges, culverts, or sluices must be constructed across 
 the roadway at proper points, for the purpose of leading the water away from the 
 Bailroad to its natural channels. 
 
 14. In grading for a single track, care will be taken not to excavate side ditches 
 and borrowing pits, nor to deposit waste material, where the same will inter- 
 fere with the future construction of a double track. 
 
 v.— Foundations. 
 
 1. Foundation pits will be excavated of such size, and to such depth as the 
 Engineer may direct. When below water, they must be kept dry by pumping, 
 bailing, or extra draining, until the excavation is completed, the foundations pre- 
 pared, and the masonry, or ocher structure brought above the surface line of the 
 water, 
 
 . 2. Whenever solid rock is not found, the foundations will consist either of 
 paving, concrete, piling, or platforms of timber and plank, as the Engineer may 
 direct ; the whole to be protected by sheet piling, rip-rap, crib-work, oi coffer 
 dams, when necessary ; and executed in the most thorough and substantial 
 manner. 
 
 VI.— Masonry. 
 
 1. The different varieties of stone work required for abutments and piers of 
 bridges, arch and box culverts, open drains, cattle guards, slope, and retaining 
 walls, &c., must be executed in a skillful and workmanlike manner, after the gc..r?- 
 ertil plan of alternate headers and stretchers ; and must be composed of duiable, 
 well-shaped stones, laid upon their broadest or quarry beds, and adapted to the 
 formation a the different works or structures. 
 
 2. Bridge abutments and piers, arch culverts, and the side walls of opea 
 drains, road crossings, or cattle passes exceeding five feet in height, •-vill be laid 
 in hydraulic mortar ; and will correspond in cliaracter to what is generally termed 
 first-class rubble masonry. The face stone must be hammer dressed to good beds 
 ana joints, and pitched in, or scabbled, to a line, upon the beds and builds, corre- 
 sponding with the finish line of the work. All angles that are exposed to view, 
 must be clean and sharp with the chisel, to an arras of at least one inch in width, 
 and laid to a perfect line. The work will be laid in courses, each of uniform thick- 
 ness, when the quarry affords strata suitable tor that purpose ; but when this is 
 not the case, it will be sutiicient to build and level up sections of from two to four 
 
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 f«et in height, aa tlie Engineer muy dirxt, vvitli square veil-shaped stones of 
 suitable size, brought to close jointu, and free from npalls, l)oth v^racally and 
 horizontally. 
 
 3. The coping must hn of proper and uniform thickness, neatly hammer 
 dressed upon the face, beds, and vertical joints ; the front angles must be out 
 square with the chisel, and the stonn must be of siitHcient width to give a good 
 finishing bond to the work after projecting a few inches over tlie face of the wall. 
 In cases where the coping forms the finishing course, or bridge seat for truss 
 bridges, their upper surfaces will be dressed to a smooth and uniform plane ; and 
 they will be securely fastened to each other, and to the main wall, by means of 
 strong iron clami)8 and dowels, whenever directed by the Engineer. 
 
 4. The stone composing the arch, in culverts, must be placed perpendicular to 
 to the curve; and extend entirely through the thickness of the &\'h, and be 
 dressed throughout to close l)eds and joints. These must be laid in regu . ,• courses 
 of uniform thickness, and the inner faces dressed smoothly to a line av th the 
 hammer. The outer, or ring stone, must have an extra finish ; and the key stone 
 must be neatly cut with the chisel, and so placed as to project slightly from the 
 face of the work. 
 
 5. The mortar used in masonry must be composed of the best quality of 
 hydraulic cement, mixed in proper proportions, with clean sharp sand ; and applied 
 to the work within the proper time for rendering the adhesion and solidification 
 most perfect. When grout or concrete are used, they will be manufactured and 
 
 •applied under such special directions as the Engineer may deem applicable to the 
 case. 
 
 6. Box culverts, and open drains, sluices, o. cattle-guards, not exceeding five 
 feet in height, will be of rubble masoury, and will generally be laid dry. The 
 side walls must be laid up strong and well bonded throughout, the upper course 
 bonding the entire wall. The covering stone of box culverts must be entirely 
 sound, and wide enough to extend at least two thirds across either wall ; and 
 generally of a thickness equal to one half of the width or space to be covered. 
 The end walls of box culverts must be laid with extra care and finish, the stone 
 being of good beds and builds, with joints and angles clean and square, so as to be 
 free from spalls. The coping must be of proper and uniform thickness, neatly 
 hammer dressed on the face; and so laid as to have a slight projection over the . 
 front wall, and to extend back so as to give a good finisliing bond to the work. 
 The ends of the side walls of open drains, &c., will be composed of square well- 
 shaped stones, laid in regular steps or offsets to correspond with the slope of the 
 adjoining bank ; and so well bedded and fitted as to require no spalls or wedges 
 to keep them permanently in place. 
 
 7. Slope and retaining Avails will be laid at such angle, and of such thicknees, 
 as the Engineer may direct. The stone must be sufficiently massive and well 
 bonded, to withstand the lateral thrust of the banks, and also any shock or pres- 
 sure to which they may be exposed upon the outer surface. The upper course 
 must be as nearly uniform in thickness as practicable, and sufficiently wide tQ 
 bond the entire wall. 
 
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 VII.— Bridoino. 
 
 1. The tiinbiT conipoHinjJi^tlu' bridges must all be of the strongest and most 
 durable kinds ; and nuist be properly adapted to tlie specille purpose for which it 
 is intended. It must also be entirely free from saj), shakes, loose or black knots, 
 or other Hynii)toms of decay. Tlie kind, length, and size recjuired for tlie differ- 
 ♦jnt structures, must conform to tli(( bills furni.shed by the Engineer ; and be framed 
 and put together in the most skillful and workmanlike nuinn(;r, in confonnity 
 with the plans and 8])<M;ifications furnished by the Engineer for the respective 
 structures. 
 
 3. The iron required in rods, straps, bolts, nuts, washers, &c., must be of the 
 best quality in use for such purposes ; and it must- be neatly and properly manu- 
 factured. 
 
 8. The truss bridges miirft be of a (luality equal in strength and durability 
 to the Howe latent truss, the proportions varying according to the length between 
 bearings. 
 
 4. 1 ridges of smaller span, where full trussing is not required, will be built in 
 accordance with the plan and specifications furnished for each particular structure 
 by the Engineer. 
 
 VIII. — SUI^EHSTRUCTUUE. 
 
 1. The cross-ties must be of the best and most durable timber attainable witb. 
 in a reasonable distance from the line of the railroad. The particular kinds for 
 each locality, will be designated from time to time by the Engineer, 
 
 2. The ties will be eight feet long, six inches thick, and if flattened upon only 
 two sides, they must have a bearing surface of at least six inches in width in the 
 narrowest | art ; and they must be sawed or cut square &t the ends, and of uni- 
 form length. The timber must be sound and straight, and either hewn or sawed 
 to a line, with parallel surfaces, at top and bottom. If hewn or sawed upon 
 four sides, they must be six by seven inches throughout their entire length. 
 
 3. The iron rails must be of the best quality of English or American Manufac- 
 ture, weighing not less than fifty pix pounds per lineal yard ; and of such form 
 or pattern as the Engineer shall approve. 
 
 4. The joints must be properly secured by fish-plates of the most approved pat- 
 tern, leaving sufficient space between the rails to allow for their contraction and 
 expansion, 
 
 5. The track must be laid in the most thorough and workmanlike manner. 
 The cross-ties will generally b(^ laid two feet apart fnmi centre to centre. They 
 must be throughly bedded with a maul, and their upper surfaces brought to a per- 
 fect line with the straight-edge, so as to conform to the grade-pegs, as given by 
 the Engineer. And the centre of each tie, when laid and properly bedded, must 
 conform to the line of centre stakes as given by the Engineer. 
 
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 6. The rails will be la.d with a j^auge of four feet eight and one lialf inches, 
 and thoroughly spiked with two Hpiiies in each cros.s-tio, upon alternate sides of 
 each bar, so driven as not to split or otlierwise injure the tie. 
 
 7. After the rails are laid, spilied, and perfectly adjusted, the sjjaces between 
 the ties must be filled in with propi^r material, and throughly tamped, ao as to hold 
 the ties firmly in position, and, ai the same time, st^uire as perfect drainage for the 
 Buperstructure as possible. 
 
 8. Neither the slopes nor the i ad-bc ' must l)e disfigured or weakened by tak- 
 ing material therefrom for filling in or aajusting the track. 
 
 9. Whenever, in the opinion of tlie Engineer, tlie material composing, or con- 
 tiguous to the road-bed, is unsuitable for billasting thi! track, other suitable 
 material shall be substituted therefor, and hauled in ui)on tiie tra(!k witli gravel 
 trains, until the same is thoroughly ballasted to the satisfaction of the Engineer. 
 
 10. Switches and sidings shall be put in,c(mnecting either with the main track 
 or with other sidings, at such points as the Engineer may designate. And these 
 sidings shall, if required, be equal in tlie aggregate to at least five per cent, of the 
 main line of track. 
 
 11. At all street, public road, and farm crossings, a suitable platform of plank, 
 equal in thickness to the bight of the rails, shall be laid thoroughly spiked down 
 between the rails, and also upon the approaches thereto, so as to insure a safe and 
 convenient crossing. 
 
 13. A suitable sign-board, painted in large letters, will be placed at each road 
 crossing, indicating the danger of crossing the track while the engine bell rings. 
 
 13. Suitable and permanent cattle guards will be constructed umlirneath the 
 track, at all public road cnissings ; and the adjoining fences must be so connected 
 therewith as to prevent animals from entering ui)on or following the track. 
 
 Should the general plan of supevstructure, for the whole or any portion of the 
 Railicay, he changed hereafter, by common consent, from crosn-tie bearings to contin- 
 uous longitudinal hearings, the following specifications will he substituted for articles 
 corresponding to the same numbers in the foregoing specifications : 
 
 1. The longftudinal sills must be of the best and most durable timber attaina- 
 ble within a reasonable distance from the line of the railroad. The particular 
 kinds for each locality will be designated from time to time by the Engineer. 
 
 2. The sills may be of any convenient length not less than fifteen feet, except- 
 ing upon curves where they must be of such lengths as will afibrd a perfect 
 bearing for the iron rails, throughout their entire length, and also a suitable 
 margin outside of the rails for proper spiking. They will be eight inches thick, 
 and, if flattened upon only two sides, they must have an available bearing surface 
 of at least ten inches in width in the narrowest place. If hewn or sawed upon 
 four sides, they must be eight by twelve inches throughout their entire length. 
 
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 Tlio timUnr must h;? flTiinl ani Htr.iisj'it, aii'l oithor nawnd or carnfiilly connter- 
 lunvii to a line with parallel siirfacM's at top and Ijottoin ; aiii iinHt be sawed or 
 cut ort" stjuitro at tlio (tuds. Tlio xills will b,! c onuLMJtnd toMfcftUer laterally, at 
 proper h'l 'rval^, by iiioaus of crosstio.s noatly fraiuud luto their upper Hurraces, 
 ill order to ^ei'p tlie rails to tlic pr opT ^jf.vuLfo. It is a^.^ul^ id that tlies.* ties may 
 be eififht leet apart from centre to centre upon tani^ents. and hik feet upon curvoii, 
 but these (listiinc(;s may bo varied, at the discretion of the pju^ineer, it bein^f 
 understood that tin; avera^fu number of ties will not exceed ei^ht hundred per mile. 
 The cross-ties will be six and one half feet loni^', five inches wide, and two and one 
 half incdies thick, aiid they must be of sound white oalc, or other eijually ^^ood and 
 durable timber. When framed into tlm sill, their u|)p(!r surface must be flush 
 with tli(! surface of the sill ; an 1 they must be firmly held in tlndr places by means 
 of a suitable spike or treenail driven throujfh them into the sill at each joint. 
 
 5. The track must In; laid in the most workmanlike manner. The sills must, 
 be thoroughly bedded with a heavy maul, and their npper surfaces brou^fht to a 
 perfect plane and line, so as to conform to the hijfht of the j;rade-pejfs as given by 
 the Engineer; and tlu; longitudinal centre of each sill, when laid ami properly 
 bedded, must be in a line paralUd with the centre line of the railway, and such a 
 distance from it as to bring the centre line of the sill directly uuderueath the cen- 
 tre line of the iron rail, which it is to support, 
 
 6. The rails will belaid with a gauge of fonr feet eight and one half inches, 
 and »o arranged as to break joints at least two feet with the sills upon which they 
 rest. They must be thor!)Ughly spiked to tlu^ sills at intervals of three feet upon 
 each side of the rail, ui)on tangents and two feet upon curves, and the spikes must 
 be so driven as not to split or otherwise injure the sill or cross-tie. One spike 
 muct he driven into and through (!ach cross-tie, upon the o iter side of each rail; 
 and if this spike is two inches longi-r than ordinary railroad spike, and of propor- 
 tionate size, il may be substituted at the tie joints for the fastenings specified at 
 the close of article 2. 
 
 7. After the rails are laid, s[)iked, and perfectly adjusted, the space between 
 and immediately outside of the sill.H, must be filled in with suitable material to 
 snch depth as the Engineer niay reciuiro, and thoroughly tamped, so as to hold the 
 sills firmly in position, and at the same time secure as perfect drainage for the su- 
 perstructure as possible. 
 
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 IX.— Machine Shops, Engine House, and Watek Stations. 
 
 1. One large and commodious Machine Shop is to be constructed, either of 
 brick or stone, at or near the station at Quebec, of such dimensions, and fitted up 
 with such machinery and other conveniences, as the Engineer may deem suitable 
 and proper for the ordinary repairs, building, and rebuilding of the Engines and 
 other rolling stock in use upon the road. 
 
 2. One Repair Shop is to be constructed, either of brick, or atone, at each of 
 
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 the fftiitlons Throe-RivnrB and Mnntn^al, of surh dimonHioiifl, jiml fitted up with 
 such innchinery. as tlie EnginctM- muv d«M'iu suitable and proper, for the ordinary 
 repairn of roiling; Htoci( at tlionn 8tatir)nH. 
 
 3. One Engine Housp wltli t«'n Htalls, and a tnrn-tablo, in to be conrttructpd, 
 eith«r of l)rick()r Htonc, at eaci^of tli«' stationH Qiieljec, 'riirec-llivtTH. and Montreal, 
 of Huch dimensions and detailn of (•(tiistniction an the Engineer nuiy deem proper. 
 
 4. Water Stations, witli all modcnn iinprovenientH, shall bo constrnt'ted, at each 
 of the stations tiuel)t'e, Three- Rivers, and Montreal ; and also at hucIi intermedi- 
 ate stations, or i)oints, at intervals of not less than fifteen miles, as tlie Engineer 
 may deem neeesaary and i)roper, for the safe and convenient working of the road. 
 
 X. — Pabsengkh and FuEiniiT Stations. 
 
 1. One larjye and commodious Passenger House shall be constructed, either of 
 brick or stcme, at each of the statif)ns Quebec, Three-Hivers, and Montreal, of such 
 dimensions, and with such finish and furniture, as the Engin«'er may deem neces- 
 sary and proper for the accommodation of the ])ublic ; and for such offices as may 
 be necessary and convenient for the transaction of the business of the Company 
 at those points. 
 
 2. One large and commodious Freight House shall be constructed, either of 
 brick or st(me, at each of the stations Quebec, Three-Rivers, and Montreal, of 
 such dimensions, and with such offices and fixtures as the Engineer may deem 
 necessary and proper for the convenient transaction of business at those points. 
 
 3. A Station House, with passenger and freight accommodations combined 
 must be constructed either of wood, brick or stone, at each of the intennedipte, or 
 way stations, of such dimensions, and with such furniture and fixtures, as the 
 Engineer may deem necessary and proper for the accommodation of the way 
 business upon the road. 
 
 XI. — Locomotive Engines, and Rolling Stock. 
 
 1. Nine first class Passenger Engines, and seven first class Freight Engines 
 shall be furnished upon the road, of such weight, and details of construction, as 
 the Engineer may deem necessary and proper for their respective uses. 
 
 2. Ten first class passenger cars ; eight second class passenger cars ; peven 
 baggage, mail, and express cars cimibined ; eighteen emigrant cars ; twenty-two 
 cattle cars ; one hundred and ten box freight cars ; seventy-five platform cars ; 
 and eighteen hand cars shall be furnished upon the road, of such dimensions, 
 construction, and finish as the Engineer may deem necessary and proper for their 
 respective uses. • 
 
 These are the specifications mentioned in the foregoing contract, annexed to 
 
thcso prcHontB, rcrtificd, nclinowlcdjfoil. nnil f<iji:np(l by tlin pnrticHto those prflHonts, 
 
 and the im(U'rHiy:iu'il Notary, and the waid witncHHi'M after the due reading thereof, 
 
 on thirt ril'th Day of April, in the Year One Thousand Kight Hundred and 
 
 Seventy-two. 
 
 (Sij?ued), 
 
 P. II. SMITH. 
 
 SAM'L L. KEITH, 
 
 GEO. L. DUNLAP, 
 
 JOSEPH CAUCHON, 
 
 ' Prendent N. 8. R. W. C. 
 
 WiLi-Ts Russell, 
 SiLAH Skymouii, 
 J. A. ClIAHLKtlOrS. N. P. 
 
 True copy of the ori^jfinal annexed to tho deed of agreement, 
 
 (Signed), 
 
 J. A. CHARLEBOIS, iV^, P. 
 
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NORTH SHORE RA.ILWA.Y. 
 
 SPECIFICATIONS 
 
 For the Construction and Equipment of the 
 PILES BRANCH. 
 
 Tbe Specifications for the ccnstriiction and equipment of tlie Main Line, so far 
 as relates to the gene.al character of the W(»rk and materials, will apply, and be 
 in force upon the Piles Branch, subject only to the following modifications: 
 
 1. The lower Terminus of the Piles Branch will be within the limits of the 
 Town of Three Rivers ; and, if the i)rin<'ii)al portion of the line shall be located 
 by the Railway Coir Many upon the eaot side of the St. Maurice River, the point of 
 Junction with the Main Line will be so fixed that one bridge over said River will 
 answer for both the Braech and Main Line. The upper Terminus will be fixed by 
 the Railway Company at or near the (hand Piles, upon the St. Maurice River, 
 where a convenient connection may be made with the navigable waters of said 
 River. 
 
 2. The right of way will be procured, and the road-bed prepared, without any 
 reference to the future construction of a second or double track. 
 
 3. Trestle work may be substituted for embankments and masonry, in extreme 
 cases, where, in the opinion'of the Engint'<>r, either on account of the scarcity of 
 material, or other sufficient causes, it may bt> justifiable or expedient to do so. But 
 the trestle work, when so substituted, must be made to conform to the plans and 
 specifications furnished by the Engineer. 
 
 5. The Iron Rails may be of not less weight than than forty-five pounds per 
 lineal yard. 
 
 6. An Engine-House, with turn-table, must be constructed, either of brick or 
 stone, at the terminal station at the Grand Piles, with stalls for two Engines. 
 
 6. A Water-Station must be constructed at the Grand Piles ; and also one, if 
 
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 required by the Enjjineer, at some convenient point between th« Grand Piles, and 
 the Junction of the Branch and the Main Line. 
 
 7. A Passenger and Frc ,ht Station combined, must be constructed at the sta- 
 tion at Grand Piles ; and also two or more, if recjuired by the Engineer, shall be 
 constructed at some proper intermediate points between the Junction and Grand 
 Piles. 
 
 8. The Rolling' Stock will be of the same character as required for the Main 
 Line: one passenger engine ; one freight engine; two first class passenger cars; 
 two second class passenger cars; one baggage and exj^ess car; two emigrant 
 cars; three cattle cars; fifteen box freight cars; twenty-five platform cars ; and 
 two hand cars must be furnished upon the Piles Branch. 
 
 9. A suitable and permanent Wharf or Landing must be constructed at the 
 Grand Piles, for the convenient transfer of passengers and freight, between the 
 cars and steam-boat. 
 
 10. A good and substantial Steam-boat, such as the Engineer shall approve, and 
 suitable for the navigation of the St. Maurice River, above the Giand Piles ; and, 
 having proper accommodations for the transportation of passengers and freight, 
 must be furnished upon the St. Maurice River, at the terminal station of the 
 Branch, at the Grand Piles. 
 
 These are the specifications mentioned in the foregoing contract, annexed to 
 these ]iresents, certified, acknowledged, and signed by the parties to these pres- 
 ents, the witnesses, and the undersigned Notary, after due reading thereof, on 
 this Fifth Day of April; in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy- 
 two. 
 
 (Signed), 
 
 P.H.SMITH, 
 
 SAM'L L. KEITH, 
 
 GEO. L. DUNLAP, 
 
 JOSEPH CAUCHON. 
 
 President J^. S. B. W. C. 
 
 Willis RussELii, 
 
 Silas Seymour, 
 
 J. A. CnARLEBOIS, If. P. 
 
 True copy of the original annexed to the deed of agreement. 
 
 (Signed), 
 
 J. A. CHARLEBOIS, K. P. 
 
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 Office of the North Shore Railway Co>lpa>ny» 
 Quebec, March 5th, 1872. 
 
 At a meeting of the Board of Directors of North Shore Railway 
 Company, held on the 21st day of February, 1872, the following reso- 
 lution was adopted : 
 
 xiesolmd, That this Company having taken into consideration the 
 letter of Messrs. P. H. Smith, Sam. L. Keith, written under their 
 own name, as well as that of their associates, and addressed to 
 the Ho;iorabl^ Joseph Cauciont, Prjsi lent, at New York, under date 
 13th February, 1872, accepts their propositions to construct the North 
 Shore and Piles Railway, according to the conditions mentioned 
 therein, and authorizes the President to sign a contract based on the 
 said proposition. 
 
 Certified. 
 
 A. H. VERRET, 
 
 Secretary. 
 
 This is the resolution mentioned in the foregoing Contract, signed 
 by the parties, the witness, and the undersigned Notary, on this P'ifth 
 day of April, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-two. 
 
 (Signed), 
 
 Willis Russell. 
 
 Silas Seymour. 
 
 J. A. Charlebois, ;V. p. 
 
 True copy. 
 
 (Signed), 
 
 P. H. SMITH. 
 SAM. L. KEITH. 
 GEO. L. DUN LAP. 
 JOSEPH CAUCHON. 
 
 President JV. S. R. W. O. 
 
 J. A. CHARLEBOIS, JV. P. 
 
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 City Clerk's Office, City Hall, 
 Quebec, February 1th, 1872. 
 
 At a special meeting of the Council of the City of Quebec, held on 
 the Sixth of February, instant, was 
 
 Resolved, That the Fourth, Seventh, and Thirteenth conditions im- 
 posed by the Council of the City of Quebec, on the Twenty-eighth day 
 of the raootli of October, One Tbousaud Eiglit Hundred and Seventy, 
 
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 to their gubscription of One Million of Dollars to the Stock of the North 
 Shore Railway Company, and contained in the Statute of the Prov- 
 ince of Qnebec, 84 Victoria, cliap. 22, are by the present repealed, 
 and the following substited thereto : 
 
 4th — The Corporation shall issue their Capital, according to the 
 progress of the work, and pro rata to the total cost of said road be- 
 tween Quebec and Montrc"\ on certificates of the Engineer to be 
 named by themselves. 
 
 7 th — The Bonds to be issued by the Company, on the security of 
 the road and lands, shall be at a not less date then twenty years. 
 
 13th — The main work-sho})S of the Company shall be within the 
 municipal limits of the City of Quebec, 
 
 It was also 
 
 Resolved^ That a duly certified copy of the resolution adopted at 
 this meeting, proposing a change in certain conditions attached to the 
 subscription of One Million of Dollars to the Stock of the North 
 Shore Railway Company, be submitted for acceptance to the Direc- 
 tors of said Company, and that the representatives of this Council at 
 the said Board of Directors be requested to use their best endeavors to 
 carry out thfe views of this Council contained in the said resolution. 
 
 Certified, 
 [l. s.j L. A. CANNON, 
 
 Cit^i Clerk. 
 
 This is the resolution of the City Council mentioned in the forego- 
 ing contract, signed by the parties, the witnesses, and the undersigned 
 Notary, this Fifth day of April, One Thousand Eight Hundred and 
 Seventy-two. 
 
 (Signed), P. H. SMITH, ,; 
 
 SAM. L. KEITH, 
 GEO. L. DUNLAP, 
 JOSEPH CAUCHON, 
 
 President JSF. S. R. W. C, 
 Willis Russell, 
 
 Silas Skymour, 
 
 J. A Charlebuis, JV. p. 
 
 True copy of the resolution annexed to the original deed. 
 
 (Signed), 
 
 J. A. CHARLEBOIS, JST. P. 
 
 
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