Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-06-24
Election Notice.

1oA&SoNDoo A0OOBANo
The following Preamble and Resolutions
passed by the city council at its session.
June 18th, 1857, and in accordance there
with polls will he opened on the day and at
the places, and for the purposes designated
in said Resolutions.
Gro. b. SARGENT. Mayor.
WHEREAS, The City Council did hereto
fore, to-wit: on the Goth day Of Nav, 1857,
pass resolution submitting to the voters Of
this City, the question Of authorizing the
City Council to subscribe the sum Of three
hundred and fifty thousand dollars 10 aid in
the construction of a railroad from some
point on the Mississippi and Missouri Rail
Road, not farther west than the town of
Durant H. Cellar Rapids or Marion. and
thence up The valley Of Cedar River, ms by
reference to said resolution duly entered on
the minutes of said City Council will full,
appear
And WHEREAS, Also upon the submission
of said question il appears by the returns Of
the Judges Of Election that a ma joritv Of the
votes were east in favor of such subscription.
And WnLgA.s also. since said vote was
taken. a 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
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:
Resoiced That the following questions be
submitted to the voters Of this City ms re
quirrd hy the provisions Of the City Charter
and the laws Of Iowa. "Shall the City
Council have power to subscribe the sum
Of three hundred AMI fifty thousand dollars
to the Capital Stock Of the first General
Division Of tn" Mississippi and Missouri
Rail Road Company, instead Of subscribing
that amount to aid in the construction Of the
Road, rs proposed in the resolution Of the
Goth day Of MAY. heretofore referred to
Shall the City Council have power in case
such subscription shall be made and Bonds
issued as heretofore provided for, to levy a
special tax in the same manner and To the
same extent as provided in said resolution
Of the Goth day Of May.
Resoired That an election for the purpose
Of voting upon these questions shall lie held
ut the following places on tie 24th day Of
June. 1857. Polls to be opened at 10 o'clock
in the morning and be kept opened until
: o'clock in the afternoon, to wit:
lst Ward ut u. Heinz store.
I'd " Ste;f-ns Boarding House.
Sd Court House.
Al " New Pennsy lvania House.
9Th -" 3" lie Claire Market House.
9Th " School House East Davenport
And that Judges and clerks Of said cleo
tion be appointed as follows, to wit:
Let Ward. John NJ Cannon, Henry Haupt,
.Iul,ras William Danl,n clark
"a Ward. J II. Shut, John Hemphill
Judges. $. n Rosworth clerk.
81 Ward j. ~ Bowling, Samuel Saddoris,
Judges. T. D. Eagal clerk.
18th Ward, John Forrest, w. S. Collins.
Judges. Samuel Sylvester clerk.
9Th Ward. J. OBrien. William Renwick.
Judges. j. c. Haycock 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 a 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 To 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
City
June is. dtd