The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-05-17


NN|HEREAs, on the 2lst day of April, 1877.
Wv the Board of County Commissioners of
>edSwiek county, in the state of kanssz made
and entered on reeoad the following order, to
wit
WHEREAS, petition signed By silas W Sack
cit, Geo. Is lay Tor and others, being more than
two-hiths of the resident tax payers OF the munic-
ipsI township OF Viola, IN the county of Sedg-
wick, State Of Kansas, was, on the 2lst day of
April ISL, presented to the Board of County
Commissioners of sand county of Sedgwick, " hich
said petition Is in the words and figures follow
ing, TO wit:
PETITION FOR SPECIA ELECTION.
To the Honorable Board Of County Coasaissioasrs of
Sedylcick CouSty, State Of Konsas:
WHEREAS, the solomon, Arkansas Valley &
Eastern railroad company propose to.construct .
railway through the township OF Viola, sedgwick
county. State of Kansas Now therefore, the un-
derslSned, resident tax payers of said township,
would most respectfully petition your Honorable
Board to submit to the qualified voters of said
township, at a special election to be called by
your honorable body for that purpose, as proyid-
ed for In act entitled can act TO enable cOIu-
ties, townships and cities to aid in the constl nc
ton of railroads and to repeal section eight 1 of
chapter thirty-nine (s9j of the laws of ls74, APP
thereof; proposition, rs provided for in said
acts, t. aid in the construction of said railway by
subscribing to the capital stock of the solomon,
Arkansas Valley K Eastern railway companv no
The amount OF eighteen thousand dollars Is s. O1OJ
and to pay therefor by issuing and delivering TO
said railway company the bonds of said town
snip OF ' iOli, 10 an equat amount OF eighteen
thousand dollars Proridcd that the whole
amount of the bonds of said township so issued
aud delivered TO said railway company shall not
exceed nlieen thousand dollars (SlJ 900 and five
per cent. additional of the assessed value of the
property of, or in said township, as shown by
The assessment Last made prior to the issuing and
delivery of the last of said bonds; andthat said
township bonds shall mature and be payable thfr-
y years after the date on which they are issued
and shall bear interest at the rate of ten (l0J per
;ent. per annIun, payable semi anuually, and
hat the principal OF the BOMBS, issued b. said
ownship IN aId of the construction of said rail-
way, shall be paid by the payment of an annual
proportion thereofin each of the last ten 0 years
81 the thirty (5Ol years said bonds have to run.
The subscription by said township to the capt.
nj stock of said company, shall be made upon
he condition that said railway Company shall. as
provided Tor in section eight Isl of said first
famed act, in exchange for said township bonds
leliyer to the treasurer of said township stock
n their said road equal in amount with the bonds
TO be issued dollar for dollar PrOrfd-
d, no such township bonds shall be issued and |
delivered to said company until said railway Is |
,uilt and the cars running thereon through said
ownship, aud also provided there shall be a Sta
ion established in said township of Viola when /
aid bonds shall be delivered to said company.
At such election as your honorable body NAV
rider in said township all ballots having written
+ printed thereon, FOR extending aid TO the
olomon, Arkansas Valley & Eastern railway
ompany,' shall be counted in favor OF the prom
stiVn TO extend such aid; and all ballots having
lritten or printed thereon, "a gainst extending
I'd TO the solomon, Arkansas Valley Il Eastern /
ailWay COmpluy.' shall be cd a9asuet |