Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-06-23
Election Notice.

The following Preamble aud Resolutions
passed by the city council at its session
June 18th, 1851. and in accordance there.
with polls will be opened on the ,lay and a,
the places. and for the purposes designated
in said Resolutions.
Gso. b. SARGENT. MAros.
WHEREAS. The City Council did hereto
fore, to-wit: on the 10Th day of Nav. 1857
rass resolution submitting to the voters of
this City. the question of authorizing tn,
City Council 10 subscribe the sum Of three
hundred and fifty thousand dollars t. aid in
the construction of "a railroad from som.
point on the Mississippi and Missouri Rail
Road, not farther west than the town of
Durant TO Cedar Rapids or Marion. and
thence up the valley Of Cedar River. ms By
referencSto said resolution duly entered on
the minutes Of said City Council will fully
appear
And WHEREAS, Also upon the submission
of aid question it appears by the returns of
the Judges Of Election that a majority of the
votes were cast in favor Of such subscription
And WHEREAS also. since said vote was
taken. communication has been received
from the Mississippi and Missouri Rail Road
Company upon the subject Of said subscrip
ton, and suggesting TO the City Council n
change of said proposed subscription so as
to aid the Company in the construc. ion Of
the main line of Road from Iowa CITY to
Council Bluffs therefore:
Hesoiccd, That the following questions be
submitted TO the voters Of this CITY rs re
quired hy the provisions Of the City Charter
and the laws of Iowa "Shal the City
Council have power TO subscribe the sum
Of three hundred ana fifty thousand dollars
to the Capital Stock Of the first General
Division Of the Mississippi and Missouri
Rail Road Company. instead of subscribing
that amount to aid in the construction Of the
Road. as proposed in the resolution Of the
10th day Of May. heretofore referred To
:" Shall the City Council have power in case
such subscription shall he made and Bonds
issued as heretofore provided for. Ia levy a
special tax in the same manner and to the
same extent as provided in said resolution
Of the Goth day Of May.
Resotred. That an election for the PURPOSE
Of voting upon these questions shall lie held
ut the following places on the Path day Of
June. 1851. Polls to he opened At 10 o'clock
in the morning and be Kept opened until
o'clock in the afternoon, to wit
LIST Ward at b. Heinz store
I'd =" :. Stef!cns Boarding House.
81 Court House.
AL New Pennsylvania House.
9Th Le Claire Market House.
9TH +" School House East Davenport.
And that Judges and clerks Of said cleo
ton be appointed as follows, to wit:
let Ward. John NJ. Cannon, Henry Haupt,
Judges. William Doolan clerk.
ID Ward. =. H. Shut, John Hemphill,
Judges. s. \. Bosworth clerk.
81 Ward. J. NJ Bowling, Samuel saddori-,
Judges, T. d. Eagal clerk
4th Ward, John Forrest, W. S. Collins.
Judges Samuel sylvester clerk.
9Th Ward, j. O'Brien, William Renwick
Judges, J. c. IIaycock clerk
9th Ward, VIM. Guy, McCarn, Judges
eager clerk.
Those voting in favor Of such proposition
will vote written Or printed ballot, as fol-
lows:
For change of subscription and for
loan and tax and those voting against said
proposition will vote written or printed
ballot, as follows: Against change Of
subscription"
Returns Of said election to be made by
the Judges and clerks thereof 10 the CITY
Clerk and by him submitted to the CITY
Council to be canvassed and the result
thereof to be entered on the Records Of the
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