The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-03-27


SALIxA, KAxsAs, March 18th, 1873.
State of Kansas, County Of Saline.
Board of county commissioners met
pursuant to the call of chairman and one
member. Present, II. T. Woolley, chair
man, 8. NJ. Palmer and F. Kingman,
members.
Tho Republican, Salina & Arkansas
Valley Railway Company. By their Vice
President aud Secretary, c. X. Under
wood and b. J. +. Hanna, ask the board
Of county commissioners to subscribe
in the, name OF the county, to the above
named railway company, in the amount
Of one hundred and fifty thousand
(l5O, OOO) dollars, and issue the bonds OF
the county in payment therefor, as fol-
lows:
OFFICE OF r. S. & \. V. r. r. Co.
SALINA, KANSAS, March 18th, 1873.
To the Honorable Board Of County Com
missioners, Of Saline county Kansas:
GExrLEMEN: The undersigned, the
vice president, and presiding officer, and
the secretary of the Republican, Salina
and Arkansas Valley Railway company,
on behalf Of said company do hereby
notify the said board of county com
missicncrs OF Saline county, Kansas, that
the said company is now ready to pro-
coed in the building of said railway, in
compl ::ncc with the terms Of the prOpO-
sition submitted to the people OF Saline
county, at an election held on the 9th
day OF October, A. ID. 1871. by which
the people If Saline county voted TO sub
scribe the sum Of $50, 900, to the capt.
tai stock of sail railway company, upon
the terms ard conditions contained in
said proposition, known as the second
p. OPPOSITION" submitted at said election,
and the said railway company by its Of
ficcrs, rs aforesaid hereby signifies its
readiness to issue the necessary certifi-
Gates of stock in said company, upon
the subscription Of the stock aforesaid,
by the said commissioners, to the CAPT.
tai stock Of said railway company. And
the said railway company by its officers
aforesaid, ask the said board of county
commissioners to prepare bonds of said
Saline county, as provided for BY said
proposition. and we suggest the delivery
of the said bonds to Messers. WInslow,
Lanier & Company, Bankers in the City
of New York, State OF New York, to
be by them held rs trustees, "a provided
for in said proposition, said bonds when
SO issued and SO delivered to the said
Winsiow Lanicr & Company, to be by
them subject TO the terms and conditions
Of said second proposition.
1Signcdl Z. R. UNDERWOOD.
Vice Prcs't and Presid'g Officer Il. S.
4 \. V. Il. II. Co.
B. J. +. HANNA,
Secretary, II. S. l. \. Y. r. r. Co.
The said railway company submit the
original proposition, known :,s the " Sec
ond proposition" rs voted upon by the
people, as u contract between the above
named railroad company and the county
OF Saline.
Board adjourned 10 meet tomorrow
morning at Q o'clock A. NJ.
Csigned] DAVID BERBE County Clerk.
SAuxA, KANSAS, March 18th, 1873.
State of Kansas, County Of Saline. IS.
Board of county commissioners met
pursuant 10 adjournment. Present, il.
+. WoolIey, chairman, and s. N. Palmer
and +. Klngman members. Commission
or Kingmap submitted the following res
olu.ion with motion for its adoption.
Whereas ut an election holden upon
the 9th day of October, A. D. 1871, the
proposition to take $4,000 Of the
stock Of the Republican Salina & Arkan-
sas Valley Railway Company, heretofore
submitted to the qualified voters of Sa-
line county, was by the re luis.tc number
of votes accepted by said county upon
the condition in said proposition set out.
1t is now ordered by the board that
the chairman 10 the name Of this county
and on its behalf, subscribe for fifteen
hundred $500 shares of the capital
stock of said railway company.
And it is further ordered that tho
chairman of this Board AMI the county
clerk, for tho purpose OF being used in
payment for the stock so subscribed for,
shall execute in the name of the county,
in the manner required by law one hun
drcd and fifty $50 bonds of the de-
nomination of one thousand $1,000 dol
lars each, in accordance with the terms
Of the proposition aforesaid. which
bonds when so executed shall be deiiv-
cred BY the chairman of this board to
Messrs. Winslow Lanicr 4 Company,
Bankers in the city of New York, to.
gethcr with certified copies Of the prop
osition aforesaid and Of these proceed
ings, taking their receipt therefor, in
duplicate, one Of which shall be dcliv-
cred to said railway company, and the
other retained in the Office OF the ccun.
ty clerk, for the use of this county.
And it is further ordered that the
chairman of this Board in t..,e name and
on behalf Of said county Upon the SUBJ
scrip:ion for the stock and delivery of
the bonds aforesaid to the trustees afore-
said AMI upon the payment of ono o.
dollar TO the treasurer of this county,
shall assign upon the order Of the Board
of County commissioners, and transfer
in accordance with the terms Of said
proposition such stock to said railway
company or its assigns.
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