Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-08-19
Notice of Special Election.

Whereas. the certificate, under the hand and seal
of the President aud Secretary of the GALENA AND
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN RAILWAY COMPANY, a
corporation existing under the laws of the State Of
Wisconsin, certifying that the proposed route of the
railroad of said company from Gaena in the State OF
Illinois, to the Wisconsin river, has been determined
hy said company, to build the line of said road
through the town of Wingyille, and whereas we,
the Supervisors Of the town Of Wingvile, deemng
and believing that the construction of said railroad
will greatly promote the interests and welfare of tn
town of Wingvle and its inhabitants have ,otA-
ted and arranged whistle said company. the terms
and conditions upon which town aid should be
granted to said company in the construction of their
railroad, by the town of Wingville authorized by
Cha pterIS2 of the Laws of the State of Wisconsin,
approved March 25 1872 and the general laws said
State and as to the amount of such aid, follows,
to-wt:
of said company the of seventeen thousand dol
lars the payment for such subscription made in
the bonds of the town, in sums OF one hundred dol
/ lars each, and numbered IRON one TO one hundred
and seventy inclusVey, bearing eight per cent. in
terest, which is payable annually and having inter
est coupons attached, the bond payable in twenty
years from the first day of February, 1915 The in
forests and principal of the bonds to be payable at
the County Treasury of Grant county, Wisconsin
Conditioned that the town of Wingville shall have
the option to pay portion whole thereof in full
upon the first day of February in any year, upon
their having given notice at the said County Treasur-
ers office months prior to the time of such in
! tended payment. The bonds to be placed in the
hands of the County Treasurer in Lancaster Wiscon-
sin, to be delivered to said Company upon the fol-
lowing Nn6neVer IL snail DO made
to appear by the affidavit of the engineer in charge
that the said Galena and Southern Wisconsin Rail
way Company, or its assigns, have completed their
said Railroad so that may thereon frem
Galena to the town OF Wingvile then the said Trus-
tee shall deliver TO the said Galena and Southern
Wisconsin Railway Company its assigns all of the
bonds with the interest coupons not due and the
stock to the town.
1t is therefore by virtue and authority OF said
Chapter 49, Of the General Laws Of the State of Wis
consn, approved March 20 1872, hereby ordered and
determined that the Town Clerk is hereby directed
to call special election by giving due notice ther
of the electors Of the town. to upon the
ton of granting such aid and that such special
ton shall be call and held at the Wingyile Hall,
on Friday the 18th day of September, 1915 and that
copy of this order and preamble shall precede and
accompany. and be made part of the notice of sush
special election, and it is further ordered and de-
termined that the form of ballot to be used such
special election, which may be either written or
printed partially written and partially print
shall be, if in favor of granting the aid proposed,
"For the Railroad Proposition" and If against it,
Against the Railroad Proposition and that said
special election shall be conducted in all respects
the same manner general elections
THOMAS