The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-10-14
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provisions and clothing. Cities Of smaller
population give their tens Of thousands.
/ Villages give their hundreds, and soon the.
afflicted city win be abundantIy supplied
/ Our town has done nobIy according to its
means.
Idny Of tile homeless ones have been
gratuitousiy conveyed away from Chi
|cago 70 naighboring cities and towns, and
in general every effort is being made to re
leve the immediate suffering caused by thisl
great and memorable ate. ~
! G-LAEIz1 c. IEz sUaaBL0R AuD ST. CR0IX
RAILROAD COMPANY.
+ WE publish the following sections oil
Chapter a20, Laws ofI870. These pro
visions Of the statute are now Of particular
Interest to this community, as regQlatincI
the subscription on the part Of Douglas
County To tho capital stock Of the Superior
e ST, Croiz Railroad Company-a matter
which is aboat "a Pc submitted to q vote
/ of the electors Of She county:
Section . The company by this act created is here
\
FROM time to time alter change ana relocate $50 as
not materially to change the louge) and to construct
ana eoH3Hteres peFp-Jualty to have, and euiov
maintain and operate the said railroad with one or
more tracks or lines, over and along the following
routes ta.5 is to say: beginning at some convenient
point ON ue west shore Of the bar Of Supgeor or on
the south shore OF the bay Of ST. Louis il te county
oi Douglas, rt14S thence 5ou--eriy by q as d-
Douglas, Burnett, Holl ST. Cro.z and Pierce via ST.
CroiZ Falls and Eldsou TO Prescott with a branch OF
extension running westerly from the above designated
place of beginning in D2agias county 70 such point on
he Minnesota boundary north Of the Nemadii Liyar as
may h deemed desirable by the directors Of said rail
Section s. The several counties, towns, VILLAGES
and cities upon or contiguous to the line Cf the said
read by this act authorized TO be constructed as the
same may here after be located and established are
and each o- them IS hereby authorized aid in the
construction OF said railroad by subscribing to the
stock OF the company and paying for the same in
money, and cyyi1g special tax to raise money for
that purpose, or by Issuing bonds to said company in
payment t0r said stock, and lcyyug to paw the
interest as 1t accrcs upon said bonds, and establish
sinking fund for the gradual redemption and ultimate
full redemption of said bonds at maturity; and for
these purposes the boards Of supervisors or officers Of
such counties towns the boards of trustees Of such
villages aud the common council Of such cities, re-
specdTy and seyeraily shall have power to negoti-
ate and arrange The terms and conditions upon which
such aid shall be granted; to enter into all proper
contracts with said company in relation TO the same
ana 10 adopt such ordinances and regulations pertain
Ing thereto or to the taxes TO be levied under this
act IS may be eXpedient and proper and consistent
with law: l,oetea, that before amy such aid shall be
granted contracted for bv anv such county town
village or city, the question Of granting the same Shall
be submitted to vote of the electors thereof regpec
lively, as hereinafter provided.
Section H. Whenever the president and secretary
Of the said Superior & st. Cr0iE Railroad Connanv
s#l. certify under their hands and the seal of the
said company to the authorities OF any such countv
r~s7t, -f-
has been located through contiguous to such coun-
tT town. village Or city, il shall be the duty Of the
authorities thereof hereinbal0Ee mentioned to call
SPECIAL election 70 determine the question whether aid
sEa. be granted to said company in the manner pre-
aesla#a u the preceding section OF this act. Such
election -taG be called notice thereof shall be given
the form o ballots shall be prescribed and all rcguIa-
iaaa rliG.. % the sana b. determined hv the Dr0-
per authorities hercubeOre mentioned Of such cOun-
ties towns villages and cities that tie question be
fairly submitted to vote Of the electors In case at
any such election the majority Of votes shall be against
granting such aid, the proper authorities may after
wards in their discretion call another election upon
the same subject, and the same shall DC conducted in
o ike Haoacg,
Section l3. fiat any election authorized by this
act, any such county, town, village city shall vote
III favor OF granting such aid by majority of the votes
cast @ 5ucA ecCol, then the authorities thereof shall
have and exercise, IL their discretion the powers con
tcrTcd upon them by the preceding sections Of this
aet and all contracts made by them by virtue thereof
shall be valid ana enforceable according 10 the true
intent ANA meaning thereof
Section Ia, The several counties. towns villages
and cI5es which shall subscribe for the stock of said
company authorized by this act are hereby author
lied seyeraIy to own, control and dispose Of the same
IN the same manner an individual might do, ana to
vote upon the same by agent duly authorized at an
election held by the stockholders Of the said company
eecGon -, i'll property which the company hereby
Great is authorized 10 appropriate, take, possess,
hold Of use, pr making payment therefor, is hereby
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