Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-07-06
If0al Notitre.
Special Election Notice.

Toihc NoRauLie Mayor and 1dicrm,a ~
he (FN Of HDi's
The undersigned qualified electors and
frccholdcln OF the City OF Dallns rcspcrl .
fully represent that he Southern Pnc Gc
Railroad Co., propose to locate depot of
said Rpilr0nd Company within the lmils
OF sald city, and known aud dcsigniicd M
hefcinGlI-r mentioned, upon the condi.,.a
that the corporate authorities of the civ
| Of bnllrs, guarantee TO them tho right of
way through the Ciiy--to say eighty .cri
| Vide, md dnnnlc TO them the Sum OF O q
htsldred thousand dollars, in Bonds, ne
tani payable In thirty years, with stvuf
per cen, interest from thciridalc. Said in
,ercst PAYABLE semi.annually, and TAFT
Bonds therefor issue in accordance with
law and IL ia further conditioned that tho
said Rail Road Company shall locate 4.
local freight aud passenger depot for e,if
City, upon the grounds Known ns A. C.
Camp residence lot, containing az thrro
aciCs, more or less, on the Burlesun Sl,ce,
Railroad Survey, md described, .s PEE
agreement for u Decd TO said or, unds, NOW
on file with The agent Of said Il. Il. Co,
II. u. Ilawkins)
We pray that the proposition of sail
Company be accepted, and that nm election
be held for the purpose of testing tho sense
of the qualified voters of the City of nal.
las in relation TO said donation, Dated
May 10Th, A. ID. 1872, and signed by ]. W
Smith and oIhers-morc than fifty quail.
flied electors and frceholicrs of, the Civ
of Dallas.
ORDER foR ELECTION.
In compliance with the prayer of the
ahovo petition Of }. W. Smith and others.
and in pursuance with the statutes in suc,,
cases made and provided, il is hereby or.
dered by the City Council, that an c,estiop
be held at tho Mayors old Office, on Aus
tin Street, in tho City of Dallas, ON the
Sih and 9th days ofJuly, A. ID. 1872, iorlh1
purpose of taking the opinion ofthe DUAL.
lied electors Of said City on the following
PROPOSE ion, to-wit:
Shall the City of Dallas ISSUE and do.
nate the Bonds of said City, to tho amount
of one hundred thousand dollars 10 The
Southern Pacific RAILROAD Company. Said
Bonds TO bo duo and payable thirty years
from date, with interest nj tho rate of sew,
en- per cent, per annum, payable semi annu.
ally, and guarantee TO said Railroad Com.
pany the right Of way through the corpo.
rate limits Of said City, eighty feet in
width, on the condition that said Railroad
Company, shall locate freight and pas.
senger depot, on the grounds where A. G..
Camp now resides, on the Burleson Street
Survey of said road.
The opinion of said electors shall be OK
pressed by ballots, on which shall be writ.
ten or printed, the words 'For the Prom.
oaition, or against tho Proposition" and
that due notice be given of said election.
as required by law; and il is further or,
Ilered, that James Sheppard, Arch. Cochran
aud u. G. bedford be, and that they arc
hereby appointed, managers to conduct
SAID election, hcren ordered, aud that Tho
said managers report the result OF said
election TO the City Council OF the CITY of
Dallas, on the 10th day Of July, A. D.
lS72.
STATE or TEXAS,
CITY OF DALLAS, II. S. Eryar M,v
DALLAS County.
" OF the City Of Dallas, do horeby certify
hat tho foregoing Is q true and correct
copy OF the order for an election, TO be
ield Oh the 3lh und nh DAYS of .JuIy
1877, for taking the opinion of the uual
fled electors of the City Of Dallas, on the
proposition for the donation Of 500 Oijo
n Bonds of he City to the Southern Pa.
ihic Railroad Company
Witness my official Signature and the
Seal Of the City Of Dallas, Dallas County.
'ezas this 9th day of June, A. u. 1872.
J. $. ERVAY, MAYOR