The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-05-23
Election Notice.

Notice is hereby given thai election will lie held
in each OF the several wards OF the City of Atantowoc
on the lh day OF june next ensuing, for the purpose
OF deciding whether the City of Manitowoc will sub
scribe seven hundred and fifty shares (of one hun
dred dollars each) of the capital stock of the AIilwau-
kee Manltowoc and Green Bay Railroad Company to
be paid Tor in the manner, and upon the conditions
named in the written proposition of the President
and Secretary said Company to the authorities Of
the City AIanitowoc and now on fiIe in the Office
of the City Clerk, aud of which the following is
copy:
OFFICE OF THE MILWAUKEE NaSIrowoc ASp)
GREEN BAY RAILROAD COMPANY. (
MANITowoc, WIS. May 18th. 1872
The Milwaukee, Manitowoc and Green Bay Rail-
road COMPANY under the hands and siunature of its
President and Secretary and the corporate seal the
Con pany, hereby certines that the route OF ITS Rail-
road has been located through the City of Manitowoc
in the County OF MantowoC, State OF Wisconsin and
that the same now is in process of completion. The
Company proposes to ami requests the CITY OF
Manitowoc to subscribe for and take seven hundred
ana nifty shares or one hundred collars each (beng
seventy five Thousand dollars in the aggregated OF the
capital stock OF said company; and to secure
and pay therefor in the and the conditions
and terms hereinafter stated.
lst- The terms Of this proposition being agreed to
by the proper authorities, to-wit The Common Coun-
Gil OF the City Of Manitowoc the question of granting
such aid shall be submitted to the legal cleo
tors of the City of Mantowoc in the manner pre.cri-
Milwaukee, Manitowoc and Green Bay Railroad Com
pany' approved March 10th. A. D. 1870 and the
Charter of the City of Manitowoc.
"a Ii Il majority oil the legal votes, voting that
subject at such election, shall in such
proposition, then the Mayor and Clerk OF the CITY OF
ManitowOc without deIay for and in behalf ,f :, III
city subscribe for and take seven hundred and fl y
sharcs of the capital stock of said COMPANY of one
hundred dollars each, (being seventy-ive thousand
dollars in the aggregated and to secure payment and
| to pay for said stock subscribed at par by the
bonds II said city and for that purpose they shall
duly execute in proper form, in the name of said CITY
under its corporate SEAL and hand and signature OF
the said Mayor and duly countersgned by said Clerk
of said city, seventyfiye bonds of said city for one
i thousand dollars EACH intended TO pass CONNER
| ciai paper dated November LIST A. D. one thousanf
eight hundred and sevent-two 1S72) and bearing in
terest at the rate OF seven per per annum pay
able annually from and after the date thereof with
suitable coupons interest attached; the
Slu bonds 10 be payable to bearer at the Office of
Union Trust Company in the city of New York on the
flrSt day of November 4. ID. thousand eight hun
dred and ninety-two and the said bonds shall he i'm
mediately perfected ana delivered by said officers tC
the President othe Union Trust Company of the Cit,
OF New York in trust to be delivered to said Railroad
| Company as hereinafter directed, to-wit:
If the Railroad Company shall have constructed OIL
in actual operation continuous line of Railroad be
| tween the cities of Manitowoc and Milwaukee or
point OF Junction at or near Milwaukee with any
| Railroad running into Milwaukee on or before thu
| first day of Janeary A. d. 1874, and the Compan,
shall have given, after such completion twenty day
written notice to the Clerk of the City of Manitowo
of thecompleton of tho road aforesaid it shall be tn
duty OF the with whom said bonds are deposi
ted aforesaid to deliver said bonds to the Presden
of said Company to such other person as the Boar
OF Directors OF said Company shall authorize to
| ceive the
If the Railroad of said Company shall not be &C
tually completed and in operatfon between Milwaukee
| befCr3 Qa
of January A. d. 1874, the trustee shall not deliye
said bonds to he sad Railroad Company or to its As
signs, but shall return them tie the City Manitowcc
upon demand Ill which the subscription for stoc
shall be void, and the certificates therefor shall be d,
| Ivered up to the Railroad Company by the trustee
Upon the execution and delivery of said bonds t
such trustee as aforesaid the said Milwaukee, Man
towoc and Green Bay Railroad Company shall in
mediateiy make and deliver to the same trustee fin
paid certificates of stock of this company for the flu
amount by or in behalf of said City subscribed an
whenever said trustee shall deliver said bonds to sal
Company he shall on demand deliver the Treasure
or other authorized agent of said City of Mantowo
for the of said city, said full certificates stool
While such stock is in the hands of such trustee
shall not 9ntite any to vote upon the same at an
meeting of the Company until such stock shall hav
been duly delivered by SAID trustee upon the order
the proper City authorities in conformity hereto
In witness whereof the Milwaukee Manitowoc an
Green Bay Railroad Company has caused these pre-
ents to be subscribed and certified to by its Pres
dent and Secretary and its corporate seal to be a
fixed thereto, at the City of Manitowoc this I5t
day of May 1872.
Signed, JOS. Villas,
~ Prst. of the NJ. NJ. & G. B. r. r. Co.
| JL.S CHAS. LULING,
| VI Secy. NJ. NJ & G. B. r. r. Co.
The form of the ballots to be used or cast at sal
election shall be, ''For the Railroad aid or gains
| the Railroad aid
The polls ofsad election will be open from o'cloc
in the forenoon TO Il clock noon and from o'clo
to O'Clock in the afternoon. The persons VIII
are by law required to act inspectors and clerks
elections for City officers shall inspectors an
clerks at this election.
The ballots voted at this election shall be canvasse
certified and returned the ballots for City ana wal
officers canvassed and returned
The places for holding the election will be as fu
| lows:
LIST Ward-At the Council Room.
ID Ward-At the Office of Benz. Jones.
| Sd Ward-At the house of ~ Hutchings.
4th Ward-At the office of Edward Conway
Dated at the office of the City Clerk Manitowo
| Wis, May 18th 1872.
JOS. RANKIN, City Clerk