The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-05-16
AN ORDINANCE
To id in the construction Of tn. Milwaukee, III

To = d in the construction Of the Milwaukee Mani
towc and Green Bay Railroad.
WHEREAS The President and Secretary of the Mil
waukse Manitowoc and reen Bay Railroad Company
have certified under their hands and the seal of the
said Company to the authorities of the City of Mani
towoc las the fact that the route of said Milwaukee,
Nanitowoc and Green Bay Railroad ha. been located
through the City of Manitowoc and have submitted
Herewith proposition asking that said City of Man
itowoc subscribe for seven hundred and fifty harss
Of the capital stock of said Rrairoad Company to aid
the construction thereof, which said certificate and
proposition is duly filed with the Clerk of the City of
Mnntowoc, to which reference is hereby made.
AND WHEREAS, By the provisions of the law in such
made and provided, submission of such cert-
fcate and proposition the Common Council is author
lied and empowered to negotiate and arrange the
terms and conditions upon which the subscriptions
and asked for shall be granted to enter into all prop
er contreets with said Company in relation to the
Same and to adopt such ordinances and regulations
pertaining thereto as may lie expedent and proper
and consistent with law pr0ricled, the question of
granting such aid be submitted to of the cleo
tors of the city, and by them approved.
AND WHEREAS, 1t is the opinion of the Common
Council of the City of Manitowoc that the construc
ton OF railroad between the cities of Milwaukee and
Manitowoc giving direct communication between
them by rail, and onward northly from Mantowoc
will greatly advance the interests of City
towoc, and TO secure the construction of the same
within reasonable time, it is deemed proper and ex-
pedsnt to comply with the proposition and request of
said Railroad Company, and aid in its
by law authorized TO the amount requested to-wit:
the sum Of seventy five thousand dollars, reasonable
audsr the circumstances and udiciously expended
wards the completion of said road in furtherance of
the Interests of said city.
the hands of said City out of which to make such
subscription and aid
Therefore, the Mayor and Common Council of the
City of Manitowoc do ordain as follows:
SIC. l. The proposition of the Milwaukee, Mani
towoc and Green Bay Railroad Company, and the
terms and conditions which aid shall be granted
and subscription to the capital stock of said Company
made by the City of Manitowoc particularly set
forth in the foregoing preamble is hereby accepted
and agreed to 10y the City of Manitowoc; p.ouiaed,
that before such aid shall he granted or contracted
for by said city, the question Of granting the same
vnt n h@ of
city as hereinafter provided
Sec. 2. The question whether aid shall be granted
to said Company, and subscription made to its ca,
tai stock by the City of Maniowoc to the amount of
seven hundred aud fifty share being seventy Fl We
thosahd dollars In the aggregate upon the terms and
conditions aforesaid shall be submitted to vote OF
the electors of the City OF Manitowoc at a special
election to be called and held for that purpose in the
several wards of said city at the places where the
D. 1872
SEC. g. Notice of said election shall be given by
the clerk of said city for and behalf of the Com
mon Council, setting forth the amount of aaid re-
quired and subscription to be made and the
thereof, and designating the places where the polls
will be held in each ward in said city respectively and
the time of election and the form of ballot to be used
and also setting forth the substance of the proposition
aforesaid Such notice shall be published in all the
newspapers printed in the City of Manitowoc once
in each week for three successive weeks prece
ing the day of election, and the notices prtsd IN the
German newspapers shall be translated and printed
| III tho Germaa language. And written printed
notices shall be posted in three conspicuous places
each ward Of said city, least days before the
| day of such election.
SEC A. The polls of said election shall be kept
open in each ward in the city from nine o'clock in
the forenoon, until twelve O'Clock noon from one
o'clock until five o'clock in the afternoon of the
day and shall ts held the places to be desgnat
in the notices of election hereinbefore prescribed
and said election shall be held and conducted in the
| manner and under the officers and regulations and
| votes canvassed and certified conformay to the pro-
| visions for the ANIMAL elections city and ward
by the electors at such election shall be For the
Railroad aid if in favor and against tho Railroad
| aid if opposed
| SEC. 5. Within week after said election the
! Common Council shall meet and canvass the votes
received returns thereof and the results thereof
Council, and if majority of all the the
said election shall be For the Railroad aid then the
| Mayor and Clerk of the City of Manitowoc SHALL and
they hereby authorized and directed subscribe
| for Seven Hundred and Fifty shares of tho capital
4tock of said Railroad Company for and in behalf anG
in the name of the City of Manitowoc and to secure
payment and to pay therefor at par, the Mayor and
in the ofsad City under the and signature
OF said Mayor, countersigned by said Clerk and
der the corporate seal of said CITY, soventyve bonds
of said city for thousand dollars EACH intended
pass as commercial paper, dated the First day of No
vember A. D. 1872, and bearing interest the rate
and after the date thereof with suitable coupons OF
interest warrants attached the bonds payable bear
er at the Ollie of the Union Trust Company in the
City of New York on the first day of November A. d
| 1872.
And the said bonds SO executed ,shal be delivered
the proposition and request above referred to-
Dated Manitowoc May 18th 1872.
Countersigned Adopted
Jos. RANKIN, Clerk.3 C. LULING Mayor.