The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-12-12
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BatlfooA 0eook 0ootang.
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ANY, J~sns Asees ~ -
y Ifade ano ousiuess men WHICH "as S-"e1
o meet Saturday last to consider the question
u selling Sedgwick County Stock 10 the VT
.hita and Southwestern railroad was well
nv representative men OF both c0un-
- md .;tv Af,er a discu.sjon Of the question
w.s.u w;u,.r,s woodm,n
$1,000 go. ~
'se"'1s SseS"'1'
Ieneo 70 report ifoA v. W. JAWS
We give In full, and when readsas toho"s
In Sentember. ls.0Ahe Board OF county COM
mis.iancrs suamitted To the voters Of Sedg-
wick county. a proposition. (which the voters
of the rouutv by their al; matiye votes adopt-
ed !, providing for the Issuing Of sseo, 0so, in
,h,rtr vear7 per cent. county bonds to be ex
changed for q fao shares Of the par value OF
ssOo ono Of IN. capital stock of the wichita 4
sou,hw.s.ern railroad coapanr. it being set
forth in such nropositiop. that such railroad
w.s IN he bni,t only from Newton TO wichita:
mt one word beinr said about rs being built
d
anything in the nroposition voted upor., as
shown bv the records. 10 even impIy that an
extens;on ,,evo,,, wichita was ever p-ovidei
for ar go much as c.utempIatet. The entire
trans,c,;o, 1. recorded and set forth in iour-
naIuAo Of the proceedings OF the board OF
co.ntv commissioners Of sesev,ck county.
rro,n tho record Of the cote cast a. that
.,er,;o,, Remember Is-t-it an,aars that
I ss, ,otes were cast l.11s OF which we're in
favor Of In, proposition. being a majority
a, .ss The nronosition receiving an
.rrm.,ira m,;,-i,v was alo,,cJ. and the
ro,a was built in strict conformity with the
contr,ct t,treen tho comfy and railway COM
r,nv AZ 90. for,h i, the uro,os;,i,o
,ho,, tho finn. ~ m. .dont;on of thu
nrono.;,ion IN tsspe the bonds OF sedgwick
c,rr,r 20 rho ,nount NJ s7,o oo, 70 al, in the
cors.ruc,;o, of the Wichita 4 Southwestern
r.i,roa3 such raiIro.1 comnanx entered into
. CONTRACT, with II 7 Peter rho then chief ex
..n.,ra of,,-e. in Kansas az tho .,ebison To-
ne.a = SAINT. Fe raiIroa1 comnanv. for the
cors,rrc,;o, n, tho ,,;,ro,d AZ said Wichita
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80 ~, so''f"" -
va, - 80 a. -. - ., -
oo't, ~ ~ ~
VI '"e ,e''''A -v"s'" ~
pau anu 'o''.' '''0. sn"i, V,',' u 'ss'', -
s.'n COMPANY .'p'"' u ."e p''i $50
-. 7N s''' 80, -,
WV, "e"s "o'i''''., ~ y -o. 49, ~,
''.'e ~ 100 ",."0"' .'
wien q, P"' ~ 'o' 700
This contract was. by Mr.. Peter.subsequcnt-
us ""9'
nsa " '"' N'"'s'n, .'f'"~ - 'A'.'''
bv such companv that there vet remains
due 10 them as n balance ON sach construction
account the further sum of ss2.fa4Gs. making
the road cost nearly sal coo her mile.
M mo lot ,,,r ~ NIL, n 1879 and mi.
or N Tho como,e,ion Of The y,ilroaa from New
20, % w;ch;,a i. v,e nv the wi.bits = sa,.b.
western railroad comnany. ieasai Ia the Al.
ch;so, Tanot, 6 SAINT, r.. r,itro,l connapv
,or town, ~ ,bi,,v ,,.rs A. re,tal of ., nor
con, NJ the groes e,-ni,ys OF tho line The
original lease was i, fou-tcen sections and
two soct;on. nv ,r,;c,as have since lean oaac,,
F,c, such c,,use or sec,ior i, it's consecutive
oraer nror;aes :, s,hst,pcn "a foI,o,ve name.
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Jst. That the A., T. & 5. F. r. r. company
shall, at it's own expense. maintain and ope-
rate the leased road and provide rolling stock
sufficient to do all the business.
o,a Tha n e c r. u u .orn,.rw sha,,
emn,or aud nav all tho Iator rco,ired 10 main.
tain and operate beroaa.
Ard. THAT the TSs FRR comnapv.
shall have tho exclusive r,ol,t IN ,sc and man
oge speh leased road and fl all rates far tra,s.
por.at,on and do al, tl;,cs ncedfuI i, onerat.
in~ the road
4th That tho A. tx FRR ecmnopv
sh,,, nav 10 the Wichita q sor,bwes,er, ,.il
road co many ., ner cent or tho croes e,rn
;ngs rental.
s.b rb,t srcb ren.,l sb.li nor eo,omorce
,,,,;, tho ,o,,t e,oII ,,o .o,,,,,o,oa .,, .;
,;,,o
o., r.a vr;.ti,. g son.,,os,a .;,uo.,
oo,,,,.,,, ., 40 .r.r,,,;r,, ,,,.o.s,r,- q, 80,
,,;n tho n G 81 m .o,,ra,x;r ~.
,ossoss,on ana nse q, Tho ,.,sed rood srrino
a., 80, -, ,.o ,o.sa
-,t rrov;,es ,,,o, ~ nay cont q, ar ,,xes
a. v;a,,;.s So....o,,o.. ...;,
,ood sha,,,o .t..ao.t,a ., ,,o .or4o,
e.h p.ar;,as ,ar ,,,,ra.,, ,o,,o., ~
.i,,.., 49,, ~, a. -. 90
,ha 80, ,h,roor s,,u ho .h,r,o.,,,o 90 .,,o
rental
OH. Provides for issuing first mortgage
bonds to the amount of ST.. 900 per mile, which
bonds shall bear an endorsement Of guarantee