The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-10-09
Election Notice.

NtTICE 10 hereby given that an election
IN VIII be held by the legal voters Of the
village OF Manitowoc, ut the usual places Of
holding elections in said village, on Thursday,
the 2lst day Of October, 1888, for the purpose
of voting upon the proposition submitted by
the Manitowoc & Minnesota Railroad Cempa-
NY to the village of Manitowoo as provided in
chapter l6S, Of the general laws Of 1868, enti-
tied IAN act to authorize certain counties,
towns and villages to aid in the construction Of
a railroad between Manitowoc and the Missis-
sipp river" which pro. osition is as follows:
/. That the proper officers Of the village Of
Manitowoc saall duly execute under their
hands and the corporate seal Of said village,
and deliver to the said Manitowec & Minneso-
ia Railroad Company . bond, conditioned for
the payment to said company Of one hundred
thousand dollars, with interest thereon, in tho
orders of said village, at the times and in the
manner hereinafter mentioned, provided, and
emily in consideration, and upon condition, that
the said company shall construct, iron q d
equip, in the usual and proper manner, and
have in running order and in operation, .
single track Of railros upon and over the en-
tire first division extending from the village
of Manitowec to the village of Menasha, or to
the city of Appleton, in the State of Wiscon-
sin-of the said Manitowoc & Minnesota rail-
road, within three years after the acceptance
of this proposition by said village which OBJ
legation ia to bind said village to the perform
ance Of no act required eff it under this prop
osition, except to issue and deliver said orders
at the time, in the manner and upon the condi-
tions in this proposition mentioned which
bond is to be executed and delivered to said
company on demand 1T aay time after the ac-
ceptance of this proposition by said village.
2. That the said sum of one hundred thou
sand dollars, in the interest bearing orders Of
Rald VI hall ha ~ nj al
etalments of ten thousand dollars each the
first instalment to be paid upon, and only up
on the completion and the having in running
der and in operation of the said first division
of said road. within the time and in the man.
ner mentioned in the preceding section of this
proposition and the remaining instalments
annually thereafter, with interest thereon at
the rate of seven per centum per annum, from
the time when the said first division of road
shall be completed as aforesaid, to the time
when the said installments shall respectively
become due and payable, and be paid. And
that Immediately upon the completion, and the
having in running order and in operation of
the said first division of said road, within the
time and in the manner aforesaid, the proper
officers of said village shall sign and counter
sign orders in the usual form, in favor of the
said railroad company, upon the Treasurer of
said village, for the full amount of the said
several installments, in such sums as may be
demanded, not exceeding the amount of ten
thousand dollars in any one order, payable
with interest at the times and in the manner
above specified, and deliver the same to the
order of said company
3. That the proper officers of said village
shall annually cause to be levied and collected
on the taxable property of said village, in the
manner provided by law for the assessing, lev
wing and collection of taxes. money sufficient
to pay the said installments and the interest
thereon, as the same shall respectively be-
come due ; that such orders shall be receiva-
BILE by the proper receiving officers of. said viii
lage in payment of the taxes which may be
raised for the payment of said orders, for the
years in which the same shall respectively be-
come due and payable, and that the holders Of
any of said orders shall have the rightIto ex-
change the same, in equal amounts, for any
tax certificates held by the treasurer of said
village, issued on the sale of lands for taxes
At the SAID election the voters of said vii
lage are called upon to deposit a ballot upon
which shall be written o. printed the words,
IF or the Railroad Proposition or the words,
Against the Railroad Proposition"
Such election will be held and conduo ed in
the same manner that other general elections
in said village are by law required to be held
and conducted, and the votes cast at snch
election will be counted, canvassed and re-
turned in the same manner as the votes at any
general election, and the canvassers at such
election shall make, certify, sign and deposit,
with the clerk of said village, statement of
the whole mum er of votes cast upon the ques-
ton, as well as statement of the number for
the railroad proposition and of the number
against the railroad proposition, as required
by chapter l6S, of the laws of 1868.
The following are the places for holding
elections
First Ward-Council Room Of the Village
Board
Second Ward-0fice of Benjamin Jones.
Third Ward-Residence of Julius Block.
Fourth Ward-Shoe store of Sander Sam
derson
Given under my hand and the seal of the
village of Manitowoc, this 2Sth day
isl of September, 1868.
FRED. B0RCHERDT,
Clork of the Village of Manitowoc.