The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-05-10


j. Divird A. g. Moore
q. Harnden J. Moore
L. W Baird Il. NJ. Werner
g. w Wright \. j. Mccormick
4. NJ Durand J. c. Brown
A. J. Hartland \. Il O'Donnell
W >. Mackie s. Maxwell
II. d. Heiserman DE-. Mccormick
W. o. Huss W. .: Brown
j Lemhert W w. Bodley
n X. Fullum j. NJ. Port
y. l.. Watson NJ. shaner
Dale j. s. Bcckwith
f. W. Ash W ). Pratt
WA Edder T. O. Strong
W OverInGn w b sueh
j. Green }. Witeck
c. Rowley y. W. SWacker
AMP WHEREAS II has been shown TO the salts
faction OF the said Board, and the said Board so
finds adjudges and declares said petition has
been signed 10y and contains the names OF more
than two ifths of the taxpayers actually resid-
ing i'll said township of Greedy.
Now Therefore pursuant TO the PRAYER OF said
petitlon and the act of the Legislature OF the
State of Kansas, entitled can act 10 enable, coun-
lies townships and cities to aid in the construc-
ton of railroads, and TO repeal section eight of
chapter thirty-nine Of the laws of 18Th APP
prQj ed February 18th 1876, ana the acts amends
II is hereby ordered by the Board of County
Commissioners of Sedgwiek County, State of
Kansas that special election be held IN the
township of Greedy, IN SAID county oil seaswick
at the usual voting place thereof, on the TN day
OF Juue 1877, at which said election the following
proposition shall be submitted to the legal voters
o said township for their decision 10 VII:
Shall the County Commissioners OF SedgWlck
County, State Of Kansas, Tor and on behall oil
said township Of Greedy. III said county ana STATE
in aid oil the construction of the railway OF the
solomon Arkansas Valley and Eastern Railway
Company, cause the County Clerk of sald county
to subscribe for, in the name ofand Tor SAID town
ship, the capital stock Of the solomon, Arkansas
Valley and Eastern Halfway company, 10 tle
amount of twenty thousand dollars $50 ,OVj,)
and pay therefor by issuing and delivering TO
said Hallway Company the bonus OF sald town.
ar. .aiv To, an
thousand dollars (20,OOO) Provided that The
whole amount OF TIE bonds of said township so
issued and delivered to said Hallway Company
shall not exceed fifteen thousand dollars (9lJ,
000) and five per cent. additional of the assessed
value Of the property of lor mi SAID township as
shown by tia ssvssnent last made prior TO me
issuing and delivery of the last OF said bonds,
and that sa I'd township bonds shall mature and be
payable thirty years after the date on which they
issued and shall bear interest at the rate Of
ten DO per cent. per annuin, payable senl-an-
uualy and that the principal OF the bonds issued
by said township in aid oil the construction OF SAID
| railway, and in payment for the stock Oh said
company, shall be paid by the payment OF al.
equal proportion thereof in each o. TIE last ten
(l0) OF the thirty t5Q years said bonds have TO
The subscription by-or for and on behalf OF
said township, 10 the capital stock OF SAID com
pany shall be made upon tue ccndistoh .HAt s..l'
Halfway Company shall rs proVlaed Tor In section
eight of the act first named in sad petlioni iii
exchange for-and IN consideration OF sald town.
shin bonds-delyer to the treasurer oil said teWn-
shlp. stock in their said road equal In amount
vim the bonds authorized to be issued dollar for
dollar Provided no such t~wnshIp bonds shali
be issued and delivered TO said Railway Company
until said railway Is built anu tue cars running
thereon through said township, and also pro-
yided there shall be station IN SAID township oi
Greedy, when said bonds shall be Issued and de-
liver Il to said company.
Al tbe foregoing order to be n accordance
with the petition OF said resident tax payers o.
said township. which petition Is made part OF
Those voting at said election, in favor of said
nroDosition snail have written printed on then
| ballots. "For extending aid to the Solomon Ar
| Kansas Valley and Eastern Railway Company
| ana those voting, at said election, against sad
propositiOn shall have written or printed on thelI
ballots against extending and TO the solomon
Arkansas Valley and Eastern Railway Company
and il is further ordered that the sheriff OF said
| Csupty of SedgwIck, make due proclamation Of
The holding OF said election to the voters OF SAID
| fovrnshiu Mt the time and place Aforesaid, by
prbllshing the same for thiriy days or more, mex
nreceedag the day OF hOioinS sald election ~ re-
| auired by law, in some newspaper published 81
having n general circulation IN said township ant
that III SAID proclamation ne SET ioIth 'iie i"iesV
| ing order. ,.. -
sedgwick county, State OF Kansas, this 18Th day
Oh = i''''' - 100 JIM. STEELE,
o. q. JACOBS,
J. \. NELSON,
| Board Of County Commissioners, Oh SeaS"leA
| county, Kansas. --
| Attest JOHN ChEk, 90
| fSeall county NieiA'
STATE OF KANSAS, }ss
| Sedgwick County
| hereby certify that the above and foregoing i
| a true and correct copy oil the record OF ihe pro
| reedinrs oil the Board of County Commissioner
of SedgwIck county, in the matter of the petition
for a special election, to vote upon the question
| issrlinr bonds in the township oil Ireeley, 10 d.
| hold on the nh day OF June, A. ID. ISL.
| In testimony whereof have hereunto set M
| hand and affixed the seal of my Office this 2stl
| day of April, ISL. JUN l., In,
| Now therefore, /, II, W. Cunning, sheriff o
| sedgwick county, State OF Kansas, do here5l
| nroeiaim and make known that on Thursday, Tn
| IA da,r ~ Iune A. D. 1877. there will be held
sneciai election, at the usual place of voting il
/ fhe municipal township of Greeley, IN said coun
ty of SedgwIck, for the proposition contained u
| The above order in the manner amt form thereii
\ provided and set forth. Z
| r, - H. w DUNNING,