Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-06-08
Special Election Notice.

To The Honorable Mayor and Aldermen OF
tie City of Dallas:
The undersigned qualified electors and
freeholders Of the City Of Dallas, respect
fully represent that the Southern Pacific
Railroad Co., propose to locate a depot Of
said Railroad Company within tho limits
Of said city, and known and designated as
heretofore mentioned, upon the condition
tn at the corp orate authorities Of the City
Of Dallas, guarantee TO them the right of
way through tho City-to say eighty feet
wide, and donate to them the sum Of one
hundred thousand dollars, in Bonds, due
and payable in thirty years, with seven
per cent interest from this date. Said in.
terest payable semi annually, and that
Bonds therefor issue in accordance with
law and 1t is further conditioned that the
said Rail Road Company shall locate u
local freight and passenger depot for said
City, upon tho grounds known as A. C..
Camp residence lot, containing (3) three
acres, more or less, on the Burleson Street
Railroad Survey, and described, as per
agreement for Deed to said grounds, now
ON file with the agent of said II. X. Co..
e.. Z. IIawkins.)
We pray that the proposition of said
Company be accepted, and that an election
be held fer the purpose Of testing the sense
of the quail flied voters of tho City of Dali
los in relation to said donation, Dated
May Goth, A. d. 1872, and signed by j. W.
Smith and oihers-morc than fifty quail.
fled electors and freeholders of the City
of Dallas.
ORDER FOR ELECTION.
In compliance with the prayer of the
above petition Of j. W. Smith and Others
and in pursuance with the statutes in such
cases made and provided, it is hereby or
dered by the City Council, that an election
DO held at the Mayors old Office, on Aus.
tin Street, in the City of Dallas, on the
8th and 9th days of July, A. d. 1872, for tn
purpose of taking the opinion ofthe quail
fled electors Of said City on the following
proposition, to.wit:
Shall the City of Dallas issue, and do
nate the Bonds of said City, to the amount
Of one hundred thousand dollars TO the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company. Said
Bonds to be due and payable thirty years
from date, with interest at the rate of sew
en- per cent, per annum, payable semi annu-
ally, and guarantee to said Railroad Com
pany tho right of way through the corpo-
rate limits Of said City, eighty feet in
width, on the condition that said Railroad
Company, shall locate a freight and pas
ssnger depot, on the grounds where A. c.
Camp now resides, on the Burleson Street
Survey of said road.
The opinion of said electors shall BIO ex-
pressed by ballots, on which shall be writ
ten or printed tho words "For the Prop
osition, or "a gainst the Proposition" aud
that due notice be given OF said election,
as required by law; and it is further or.
dered that James Sheppard, Arch. Cochran
and b. G. Bedford be, and that they are
hereby appointed managers to conduct
said election, herein ordered, and that the
said managers report the result of said
election to the City Council of the City of
Dallas, on the 10Th day Of July, AID.
1872.
'' t 5 :; :, &c &c.. r',', May,
or of the City of Dallas, do hereby certify
that the foregoing is q true and correct
copy of the order for an election, to be
held on the 9Th and 9th days of July,
1872, for taking the opinion of the quail
flied electors of the City Of Dallas, on the
proposition for the donation of $4,000
in Uonds of the City to the Southern Pa
eifiic Railroad Company.
Witness my official Signature, and the
Seal of the City Of Dallas, Dallas County,
Texas, this 9th day of June, A. d. 1872.
J. S. ERVAY, Mayor.