Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-08-26
nlisfellaneons A0u.'
Notice of Special Elect1on

Whereas the certificate under the hand and saai
Of the President and Secretary Of the GALENA Ann
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN RAILWAY COMPANY a
corporation existing under the of the State OF
Wisconsin, certifying that the proposed of the
railroad of said company, from Galena in the of
Illinois, to the Wisconsin river, has been determined
by said company, to- build the lire OF said road
through the town Of Wingvilie. and whereas we,
the Supervisors of the town OF Wingvlle deeraing
aud believing that the construction Of said railroad
will greatly promote the interests and welfare Of tn
town of Wingville and its inhabitants have pegota.
ted and arranged with the 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 Wingvie, authorized by
Chapterls2 OF the Laws OF the State of Wisconsin,
approved March 25 1874 and the general laws of said
State. and 10 the amount Of such aid, follows
to.wit:
The town of Wingyile shall subscribe TO the stock
Of said company the of seventeen thousand dol.
lars the payment for such subscription be made in
the unds of the town, in OF one hundred dol
lars each. and numbered from one to one hundred
and seventy inclusvely 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
erests 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 or 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 six months prior to the time of such in
tended payment. The bonds 10 be placed in the
hands Of the County Treasurer in Lancaster Wiscon
sin to he delivered said Con,pany upon the fol-
Ia appear by the affidavit of the engineer in charge
that the said Ga'ena and southern Wisconsin Rail.
way Company, or its assigns have completed their
said Railroad so that may run thereon frem
Galena to the town OF Wingyiie then the said Trus-
tee shall deliver 10 the said Gaena aud southern
Wisconsin Railway Company its assigns all OF the
bonds with the interest coupons uot due aud tho
stock to the town
1t is therefore by virtue and authority Of said
Chapter lS2 Of the Genera Laws of the state of Wis.
eonsin approved March %. 1872 hereby ordered and
determined that the Town Clerk is hereby directed
to cail special election, by giving due notice theI
of the electors OF the town. TO upon the quos
ton OF granting such aid, aud that such special
ton shall be- called and held at the WingvilIe Hall,
FRIDAY, the 18th day of September 1879 aud that
q copy OF this order aud preamble shall precedo aud
accompany, and be made part Of the notice Of sush
g. ecla election aud it is further ordered aud de-
termined that the form of ballot be used at such
special election, which may be either written or
printed partially written aud partially printed,
shall be, ii in favor OF granting the aid proposed
"For the Railroad Proposition and il against IT,
Against the Railroad Proposition" and that said
special election shall be conducted in all respects In
the same nlaHLer as general elections
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