The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-05
PROCLAMATION.
MAYORS
AM ALTON.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
MAYORS OFFICE.

MAYORS OFFICE,
CINCINNATI, August Sd, 1873
To the Qualified Electors of the City of Cincin-
natl:
Whereas, under Section of an Act of the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Ohio, passed May
18th, 1875 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 the
frst-cass, having population exceeding 10000
Inhabitants passed May 4th, 1869, 70. L., v. 66,
SO), and to repeal Section g. and portion of Sec
tion 4, of said Act passed April 18th, 1878" the
Board Of Trustees of the Cincinnati Southern Rail-
road have transmitted to me the following letter:
"OFFICE OF SECRETARY AND AUDITOR CINcIs.
NATI SOUTHERN RAILWAY, No. 10 WEST THIRD
STREET.
"C1NcINNATI, August I'd, 1873.
ITO Hon. R; N. Moore, Mayor OF the City of Gin
cnnati, Ohio:
an pursuance of Section g. of the act of the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Ohio passed May
18th, 1878, hereby notify you that within twenty
days after the passage OF the said act the Board Of
Trustees of the Cincinnati Southern Railway ad-
vcrtised for not less than forty days, twice each
week, in five newspapers of general circulation,
two OF which 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 Boyces Station in
the State of Tennessee the latter point being q
junction with another railroad of the same gauge.
extending to the City OF Chattanooga, in the State
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 1878, said Board received pro-
posals for the completion OF the construction OF
said Railway, aforesaid.
''The aggregate amount of each of which bids
was as follows:
l. James NJ Clark 9S5 442 a
2 Cochran Brown 4 Co."..".".:....". ,S62, l45 10
j. X H. huston u lOI ,99S Ii
A. Mason, Shannahan & Co......,...... 702, 1888 90
"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 sevcnty-One thousand and
nine hundred and ninetyeight dollars and
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
COndiionally accepted the same for the compile
ton of the construction of the said Railway as
aforesaid and that the sud r. &. Huston & Com
pany have furnished and executed satisfactory
security for the fultllment oS the said contract
the same shall be finally aw,,1@,d to them.
by order of the Board of Trust Nes OF the Cincin
natl Southern Railway.
"MILES GREENWOOD, President"
AND WHEREAS, the same section of said act re-
ouires the Mayor to issue his proclamation for ap
election pursuant to said act,
Therefore, !, R. NJ Moore, Mayor Of the City o.
Cincinnati, do issue this, my
PROCLAMATION,
notifying you that the Trustees of the Cincinnati
Southern Railroad have conditiOnally accepted
the bid Of r. q. Huston & Co. for the completion
of the Cincinnati Southern Railway for the aggre-
gate Of 81 ,671 ,90S 1l-lOO, 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 l4th, 1878,
and there proceed to ballot upon the question OF
issuing an additional two millions OF dollars ip
bonds for the completion Of said railway.
The form Of the ballots will be as follows:
"For issue of s., 200, 600 bonds. .YES,'
or 'For issue of$2, 900, 900 bonds.-NO."
The returns OF said electionshall be made to tho
City Clerk, and by him laid before the Common
Council, which shall declare the result by resou-
ton.
Given under my hand and the corporate seal OF
the City of Cincinnati this Sd day Of August 1873
seal. r. NJ MOORE,
MaVDY