The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-03-05
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
SheriF's Proclamation.
STATE OF KANSAS,
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STATE OF KANSAS,
County OF Sedgwick.
To srlon L.ss presents sAau come: greeting:
Know We that /. p. H. Massey. sheriff OF
Sedgwick county. state Of Kansas. by virtue Of
authority in me vested. do here. by this proc
lamation, give public notice that, on TUESDAY
succeeding the first Monday in April A. d.
1874. there win be held a general election at
/ the several voting precincts in Sedgwick coun-
/ ty. Kansas. The following officers are to be
elected in each township:
One trustee.
Two justices of the peace.
Two constables.
One clerk.
One treasurer.
/ One road overseer for each road district
And further. at 4 regular meeting of the
board OF county commissioners OF Sedgwick
/ county. held at the Office of the county clerk
! in the city OF Wichita. on the 81 day of March,
I 4. ID. 1874. there WAS presented a petition
signed by three hundred and sixfy-two OF the
citizens OF Sedgwick county, in the manner as
! follows:
To the honorable board of county commits
sioners Of Sedgwick county, Kansas:
! We. the undersigned citizens aud legal vo-
tiers OF Sedgwick county, Kansas. respe .tfully
petition your body that an election be called
| in pursuance OF the law TO the end tina;
vote be taken by the legal voters of
said county upon the question OF build
| ing three bridges across the Big Arkansas
river, one at the city OF Wichita, one at FL
Paso. and one ut or near the fifth parallel and
/ two across the Little Arkansas river, one at {.
point where the county road crosses said river
on the section hne between sections eight and
seventeen. in township twenty-seven, range
one east. in said county one at or near the
/ fifth parallel across the Little Arkansas river.
And that said county issue bonds to the
amount Of not exceeding s56,0O0, drawing ten
| per cent. interest. principal payable in ten
lar
| So, 900 of said bonds. or so much thereof a
necessary, be applied TO the building Of the
bridge across the Big Arkansas river at Wich-
| ita. provided that the board of county COM
missoners shall first submit proposition to
the company or persons owning the present
| toll bridge across the Big Arkansas river be-
tween Wichita and West Wichita, in said
county, TO purchase their said bridge at fair
valuation. and. in case of such purchase, the
| said bridge to be delivered to the county. up
| on \ tender Of said bonds. in reasonable good
condition and repair: and that 1000 OF the
! remaining bonds, or 80 much thereofss neces-
sary. be applied to the building Of bridge
across the Arkansas river at Ell Paso, in said
county, provided that the board of county
commissioners shall first submit proposition
70 the company or persons owning the present
toll bridge across the Arkansas river at FL
Paso, in said county. to purchase their said
bridge at fair valuation, and. in case of such
purchase. the said bridge to be delivered to
the county, upon rendering such bonds. in rea-
sonable good condition and repair: and SIS, 900
or SO mnch thereof as necessary, for the pur-
pose OF building bridge across the Big Ar
kansas river. at or near the fifth parallel;
and that - $40 in bonds. or so much
thereof as necessary, be applied to the build
ing of bridge across the Little Arkansas river
at or near practicable where the county
road crosses the Little Arkansas river. in said
county, on the section line between sections
eight and seventeen. IN township twenty-seven.
range one east; and that $4,000 be applied 10
the building of bridge across the Little Ar
kansas river at or near the fifth parallel.
II was ordered that the PRAYER Of the petit
tioners be granted, and that the propositions
be submitted. each separately, in manner rs
provided by law in such cases: provided that
the above propositions shall be each and all
severally and separately submitted to the lega
yotets Of Sedgwick county, at the usual place
Of voting.
1t Is also further ordered that the board of
county commissioners shall not be empowered
to issue the bonds under any OF the above
bridge propositions unless all prevail; and
that the ballots to be used at SAID election in
voting on the several bridge propositions shall
read as follows:
For the Wichita bridge and bonds.
Against the Wichita bridge and bonds
For the FL Paso bridge and bonds.
Against the FL Paso bridge and bonds.
For the Arkansas river bridge at the fifth
parallel.
Against the Arkansas river bridge at the
fifth parallel.
For the Little Arkansas river bridge at the !
fifth parallel.
Against the Little Arkansas river bridge at
the fifth parallel.
For the Little Arkansas river bridge near
Wichita.
Against the Little Arkansas river bridge |
near Wichita.
And whereas there was presented to the |
board of county commissioners of Se6y wick |
county. in matter a. follows:
TO the honorable board Of county commits |
sioners OF the county of Sedgwck, state OF !
Kansas
We. the undersigned voters Of Scdgwick |
county, would respectfully'ask that vote be |
taken upon the question Of building suitable |
and sufficient county Jail in said city of Wich-
exceed $1,000. 10 be paid for by said county |
in ten year ten per cent. bonds. n provided |
for by the statutes OF Kansas. in section one,
chapter sixty OF the laws of A. ID. 1872.
Therefore it is further ordered by the board
of county commissioners of said county Of
Sedgwick, that ballot be taken BY the quail
fed voters of said county of Sedgwick. for or
against the issuing of said bonds for the pur-
pose ofbuilding SAID Jail in the said county Of
Sedgwick. The bonds to read as follows:
For the issuing of bonds for building Jail
Against the issuing of bonds for building jail.
npersuance of the above petitions and sthe
order al the board Of couny commissioners
Hereunder. the qualified electors of said coun-
" of Sedgwick at the above mentioned time
and place viii vote on the propositions to is
sue the following bonds to-wit:
Twenty thousand dollars to build or pur-
chase bridge across the Arkansa, river be-
tween Wichita and West Wichita.
Nine thousand dollars to build or purchase
a bridge across the Arkansas river at FL Paso
Eighteen thousand dollars to build bridge
across the Arkansas river at or near the fifth
parallel.
-Four thousand and five hundred dollars TO
build bridge across the Little Arkansas river
at or near the fifth parallel
Four thousand aud five hundred dollars to
build bridge across the Little Arkansas river
at or near Wichita.
Ten thousand dollars to build jail at Wich-
ita. Sedgwick county. state of Kansas.
The ballots to be written or printed and read
a. follows:
For the FL Paso bridge and bonds. Against
the Fl Paso bridge and bonds.
For the Wichita bridge and bonds. Against
the Wichita bridge and bonds.
For the Arkasnsas river bridge at the fifth
parallel Against the Arkansas river bridge AT
the fifth parallel.
For the Little Arkansas river bridge at or
near Wichita. Against the Little Arkansas
river bridge at or near Wichita.
For the issuing Of bonds to build jail.
ganst the issuing of bonds to build Jail
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and seal this fourth day of March. A. ID.
1874 p H. MASSEY.
sheriff OF Sedgwick County. Kansas.
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