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Office Miss & Tenn R. R. Co.
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| Grenada Miss Sepr 7th 1863 |
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Brig Genl. Jas. R. Chalmers
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| Comdg 5th Mil. Dist. |
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| Genl, |
| The Miss & Tenn R. R. Co. proposes to
the government the following conditions by which the Road may be run
from this point to Panola Miss or Tallahatchie River. |
| 1st We propose to hire the Road and Rolling Stock
belonging to same (all that is north of the Yallabusha river) the
government using the same in such manner as they see proper, for the
sum of ($4000.00) Four Thousand Dollars pr. month. |
| 2d We propose to run the Road (with the stock we
have) every other day provided the government will insure
us ($6,000) Six Thousand Dollars pr month besides the amounts we can
collect from passengers &c by attaching a passenger car to the
train -- the government to give transportation as usual, and if the
amount of same does not reach Six Thousand Dollars, the deficit to be
made up. |
| 3d If the government will hire two Engines from
the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern Railroad and pay the
expense of transferring same to the north side of Yallabusha River, we
will run a daily train, provided the Government will insure us
Eight Thousand Dollars pr month ($8,000) besides the amount we can
collect from passengers &c. The government to give transportation
as in Proposition 2d. and make up the difference if any. We will pay
for the hire of the Engines after they are transferred. The last
proposition is in our opinion the best for the interest of the
government. With only one engine a train could only be run every other
day, and should the engine get out of order, of course the work could
be stopped. One additional engine could be made to answer the
purpose, but the cost of transferring two would be very little
more than it would be for a single engine. The R. R. Company would
only bind themselves to do all in their power to keep up the Road
& Equipments and would expect the government to pay the full
amount pr month even though the engines could not be run as often as
promised, by reason of accident or otherwise, until such a time as
they should be notified by the govt. to discontinue. |
| The R. R. Co. would reserve the right to
annul the contract at any time, should they desire to remove their
stock or for other reasons. The cost of transferring two engines
across the River would in our opinion not exceed ($2000) Two Thousand
dollars. |
| Should it be practicable to hire one or
two engines belonging to the Miss Central R. R. which are already on
the north side of the river, they could be transferred at a less
expense, probably not over ($1200) Twelve Hundred Dolls. All we desire
on the part of the company is enough to pay actual expenses & a
fair equivalent for wear & tear of Road & machinery. |
| C. F. Vance |
| Presdt pro tem Miss & Tenn R. R. Co. |
| A. S. Livermore |
| Genl Supt. Miss & Tenn R. R. Co. |