Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1871-08-24
ELECTION NOTICE
STATE OF WISCONSIN,, ! Co. Clerks
lHood CoNnty. Office.

STAff OF w lSthSSlN, 70 N't'h
lPo"a Co"'ty, Once.
WHEREAS, q contract las this da,
teen tiled IN nv office, between til,
Madison and Portage Railroad Com
pauy, party Of the first part, and Tho
County # Wood, by the Board o
Railroad Commissioners Of said Conn
~. patty Of the second part, which
said contract is n follows, TO wit:
IrticieS IF agreement made and can
-, cla,c3 the sereaM day Of A,W'tst
4 y. 1871. by anil det'reea III
4H1dison It P.rtaye Raiiro0e
Conp1pH n Tomp""y duty or
guujzed uyc'er the ip,rS Of tie Stdt'
NJ wisconsin, p0rty IF the PRS
part, o4dHe C"mty # Wood il
tie .Tote # Wis, by Joh" RabNn
Geo. .Ntcres, J1hn ElrUds
Er",cis Byron, q Go1Tt5op, II
" J,rhxoo, Il, e. lynn, J. u
1IIHer. / p Po,cers, los lTo"d
r b Srott, / l. .Nosher and Il
.Datlpit, Boo,I IF Rojiroad com
y mjssi"Hers If the Coa1'tY IF Wood
portY IF the second Dart:
WHEREAS, The Madison & Por.
tagc Railroad Company, the sand
party Of the first part, have rrprc
seated To he >ail County of W ooa,
aEd 10 the taxpayers thereof, that
the said party of the first part pro-
lr,>p u and viii bulId, construct, IRON
ard sanip Railroad from Portage
CITY IN the County of Columbia,
state IT Wisconsin, to the City Of
Grand RHids or VILLAGE OF Crniralla
in the County of Wood in said state,
til be constructed and ears and lrou
thereon, within the tintr I,"rr,pniter
specified, aud whereas, the SAID party
~ the second part Is drslrons o, all
ING IN tie construction of said Rail.
road, bv subscribing to the capital
stock u said K flIroaa Company, and
by issuing and delivering to said par
" Of the first part, the Bonds of thu
SAID County Of wood to the amount
OF one hnulrcd Thousand dollars, IN
exchange Tor IN equal am"pp, ~ Oh"
capita! stock Of said Railroad Com
pauy. Nov therefore this agreement
w,!ueSSrlh:
fir>t The said patty Of the first
par, in consideration of the promises
and Of the agreement hereinafter
contained to be performed by the
SAID party of the second party, agrees
70 huild, construct, IRON and equip y
Railroad from Portage Guy aforesaid
to the ci,y of Graud Rapids or vii
hlgc TT Ccntralia aforesaid, and tu
commence active operations on the
,up thereof Within ten days after the
issue uf Bonds by sand County To III"
amount OF one hundred thousand dol.
.ars, in exchange for an equal amount
Of the capital stock Of said Railroad
Company, shall be authorized by the
required number Of votes of said
County Of Wood as provided by
Chantrr elo ~ tlr' Privanr aud H.
cal Laws at the STATE ut Wisconsin.
for The year A. ID, 1870, and to con
tiuuonsly prosecute the work OF
hnhiug and constructing Of said
Railroad with ail reasonable force
ava ,iInr until the whole lin" thorrot,
between said Portage City and The
city Of Grand Rapids or the village
# Certr-tlm aforesaid, shall be con
~rructvi. aud within the time herein.
after stated. Prorided hDreccr, that
the work Of construction rlav be Su>
pended tor the time hcing while pre-.
ventrd bv or materially hindercd hy
frost or other natural causes beyond
the coutroi Of man
Second. Aud the said party OF
TIM ir>l part, agree t. have thirty
mites OF said Railroad rraied read,
for the lies to br laid thereon. on or
before thu Er>t day Of January, 1872,
and 10 ha,e the whole Of said Rail.
road instructed and the cars run
ming thereon over all tho same, on or
hrto'o' the first day Of September, A,
d, ts12.
Tmrl. And the said party Of the
>rccnt part, IN consideration Of the
henctk tFawrue7to sand C@mty o.
W n,fsan'l to the taxpayers thereof
toy reason of the construction 81 >ahi
Railroad, and IN consideration Of thu.
agreements # the party OF the tir-'
part herein contained, agree ,hni In
cnsc the rcqnired nnher at legal
voters of the Comfy Of Woai > aIl
vote fs ISSUING onnty Bonds a>
provided hy said Chapter 2lo, the
said County Of W ood shall and will
iSSrtc and lyllver TO the said party OF
the first part, It's Boilis dnFy cNecut.