The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-12
PROCLAMATION.
MAYORS
PROCLAMATION.
CINCINNATI SOUTHERN RAILWAY
MAYORS oFFICE,


CINCINNATI, August Sd, 1873.
To the Qualified Electors OF the City of Cincin'
nati
Whereas, under Section of an Act Of the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Ohio, passed Nay
18th, 1S78 entitled "An Act supplementary to an
Act entitled An Act supplementary to the Acts
passed February oath, 1876 and April Oath, 1877.
supplementary to the Act relating to cities of tho
irst-class, having population exceeding 10000
inhabitants, passed May 4th, 1862 (O L., v. g. ?
SO) and to repeal Section 9, and a portion OF SEQ
ton A, of said Act, passed April 18th, 1S7S," the
Board of Trustees of the Cincinnati Southern Rail-
road have transmitted to me the following letter:
"OFFICE OF SECRETARY AND AUDITOR CINcTN-
NATI SOUTHERN RAILWAY, No. ~ WEST THIn
STREET.
"CINCINNATI, August I'd, 1878
"To Hon. R. NJ. Moore, Mayor OF the City of Gin
cinnati, Ohio:
an pursuance of Section g. of the act Of the Cen
eral Assembly of the State OF Ohio, passed May
18th, 1873, hereby notify you that within twenty
days after the passage Of the said act the Board OF
Trustees of the Cincinnati Southern Railway ad-
vertised for not less Than forty days, twice each
week, in 6-s newspapers OF general circulation,
two of uich were published in this city, for pro-
posals for the completion of the construction OF
the Cincinnati Southern Railway from Somerset
in the State of Kentucky, to Boyce's Station, in
the State of Tennessee; the latter point being .
junction with another railroad of the same gauge.
extending to the City of Chattanooga, in the Stats
of Tennessee; by means of which trains can pass
from the City Of Cincinnati, being one terminus Of
said Railroad, to the City of Chattanooga, being
the other terminus of said Railway and that on
the 18th DAY of July 1873 said Board received pro-
posals for the completion of the construction OF
said Railway, aforesaid
was as follows:
|. James M. Clark 4 Co........."..".$l o85, ,442 ~
2. Cochran, Brown & Co..."...."..". 1852, l45 10
8. R e. Huston & Co.. .:.,.......".. l,67l ,gS 8 Il Il
A Shonn hap g. "a
"And that in the judgment of said Trustees
the bid of r. G. Huston & Co., aggregating
in amount the sum of one, million SIX
hundred and seventy-one thousand ana ana
eleven cents, is the lowest and best bid under the
said advertisement, and that under the said act OF
May 18th, 1873 the SAID Board OF Trustees has
conditionally accepted the same for the compile
ton of the construction of the said Railway as
aforesaid, and that the said R. G. Huston 4 Com
pany have furnished and executed satisfactory
security for the fultilment OF the said contract
the same shall be finally awarded to them. -.
'By order of the Board of Trustees OF the Cinc1H
natl Southern Railway.
MILES GREENWOOD, President"
AND WHEREAS, the same section of said act ro-
aurcs the Mayor to issue his proclamation for an
election pursuant to said act,
ThcrefUia I, R. NJ. Moore, Mayor OF the City ot
Cincinnati, do issue this, my
PROCLAMATION,
notifying you that the Trustees of the Cincinnati
Southern Railroad have conditionally accepted
the bid of r. G. Huston & Co. for the completion
of the Cincinnati Southern Railway for the aggre-
gate sum OF S,671 1893 ll-l00, and hereby order
special election of the qualified voters of this city,
who shall assemble at the usa places of holding
elections in each ward OF said city, between the
hours of O'Clock a. IN. and O'Clock p. M, on
Wednesday, August I4th, 1873,
and there proceed to ballot upon the question OF
issuing an additional two millions OF dollars In
bonds for the completion of said railway.
The form of the ballots will be as follows:
''For issue of So, ,OOO, 900 bonds-- YES"
OF "For issue f$2, 900, 900 bonds NO"
The returns of said election.shall be made to the
City Clerk, and by him laid before the Common
Council, which shall declare the result by resOlu-
ton.
Given under my hand and the corporate nal of
the CITY of Cincinnati this Sd day of August, 1873
[sEAL.] r. NJ. MOORE,
Mayor.