The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-05-23
An CRDTNAMGE
To did in the construction of the Milwaukee Mani
towc and Green Bay Railroad.


To did in the construction of the Milwaukee, Mani
towc and Green Bay Railroad
WHEREAS, The President and Secretary of the Mil
waukee, ManItowoc and Green Bay Railroad Company
have ceFihed under their hands and the seal of the
said Company TO the authorities of the City of Mani
towoc (as the fact that the of said Milwaukee,
Mantowoc and Green Bay Railroad has been located
through the City Of Aianit1woc and have submitted
tOwoc subscribe for hundred and fifty -hares
OF the capital stock of said RAILROAD Company aid
the construction thereof which said certificate and
proposition is duly fled with Clerk of the CITY of
~Aihnitowoc to which reference is hereby made
AND WHEREAS, by the provisions of the law in such
case made and provided, submission of certi-
cate and proposition the Common Council IS author
lied and empowered TO negotiate and arrange the
terms and conditions upon which the subscriptions
and asked Tor shall be granted all prop
er contracts with said Company il. relation TO tie
same aud to adopt such ordinances and regulations
pertaining thereto may be expedieut ana proper
and consistent with law; Jr0rided the Question of
granting such aid he submitted 10 vote Of tIe eI,c
tors of the city, and by Them approved.
AND WHEREAS. 1t Is the opinion of the Common
Council of the City of Manitooc that the construc-
ton OF railroad between the cities of Milwaukee, and
M'hitoWoc giving direct communication between
them by rail, and onward northly from Manitawoc
VIII greatly advance the interests of the City of Man
itowoc, and TO secure the construction of the same
within reasonable time it is deemed proper and ey
pedisnt to comply with the proposition and request OF
said Railroad Company. ana aid in its construction rs
by Law authorized 20 the amount requested to-vit
the sum OF seventyiye thousand dollars reasonable
auder the crcunstances and judiciously expended
the interests of said city.
AND WHEREAS, There are means now provided in
subscription and aid :
Therefore, the Mayor and Common Council of the
City OF ManItowoc do orda;n follows:
SEC l. The proposition of the Milwaukee, Mani
towoc and Green Bay Railroad Company and The
terms and conditions upon which aid shall he granted
and subscription to the capital stoc said Compsn,
made by the City of Manitowoc as particularly SCI
1orth In the foregoing preamble is hereby accepted
ara agreed 20 by the City of Mantowoc; pnouided
he
Tor by SAID CITY, the question of granting the SANE
snail De submitted to vote of the electors of sait
city as hereinafter provided
SEC The question whether aid shall be gran tee
TO sala company, and subscription made to its cai
TAI s'och oy the City OF Maritowoc the amount o
| seven hundred and fifty share being seyentv-fiv
thousand dollars in the aggregate upon the terms an,
c"ndlIlohs aforesaid shall be submitted to a vote o
the electors OF the City Of Mantowoc, at a speca
lection to be called and held for that purpose in tn
several wards of said city the places where the las
B. 1872 VI 'A' '''' u''S u June
SEC; 3. Notice of said election shall be given b
the clerk OF said city for and behalf of the Com
mon council, setting forth the amount of aaid re
CURED and subscription to be made and the purpose
thereof, and designating the places where the poll
VIII ne heid IN each ward in said city respectively
the time OF election and the form of ballot to be use
and also setting forth the substance OF the proposition
aforesaid Such notice shall be published in all tn
newspapers printed in the City of Manitowoc one
i'll each week for three successive weeks next
ing the day of election and the notices prntsd IN th
German newspapers shall be translated and printe
in the GermaA language. And written or printe
notices shall be posted in three conspicuous places
each ward of said city, at least days before tn
| day of such election.
| SEC, 4. The polls of said election shall be ken
open IN each ward in the city from nine o'clock i
the forenoon, until twelve O'Clock noon and from on
o'clock until five o'clock in the afternoon of the sam
day, and shall lie held at the places to be designate
in the notices OF election hereinbefore prescribed
and said election shall be held and conducted in tn
| manner and under the officers and regulations an
votes canvassed and certified conformaly to The prC
visions for the annual elections Tor city and war
officers in said CITY, The form of ballot to be vote
by the electors at such election shall be For tn
Ra!road aid if il favor, and against the Ra ilroa
| aid" if opposed.
1 SEC. 5. Within week after said election til
| Common Council shall meet and canvass the vote
received returns thereof and the results theret
| Shall be entered upon the records of the COmmo
Council, and if majority of all the votes cast at til
said election shall be For the Railroad aid' then til
Mayor and Clerk of the City of Nanitowoc SHALL an
they are hereby author lied and directed subscr
| for Seven Hundred and Fifty shares of the capitf
| in the name of the City of Manitowoc, and secur
payment, and to pay therefor at par, the Mayor
Clerk of said city shall duly execute proper forr
in the name ofsad City under the hand and signatur
OF said Mayor, countersigned by said Clerk, and III
der the corporate seal of said city, seventyve bond
of said city for thousand dollars EACH intended
pass as commercial paper dated the First day of Nc
vember A. ID. 1872, and bearing interest at the rat
OF seven per cent per annum payable annually froI
and after the date thereof, with suitable coupons O
interest warrants attached the bonds payable to bear
er at the ollie of the Union Trust Company in til
City of New York on the first day of November A. L
| 1872.
And the said bonds so executed shall be delivere
| and delt with in the manner and upon the terms
| the proposition and request above referred to.
Dated ManitoUoc May 10Th 1872
Countersigned Adopted
| JOS RANKIN, Clerk; c. LULING, Mayor.