The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-10
PROCLAMATION.
PROCLAMATION.
MAYORS
PROCLAMATION.
CINCINNATI SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
MAYORS OFFICE,

CINCINNATI, August Sd, 1873
To the Qualified Electors of the City of Cincinr
natl:
Whereas, under Section of an Act of the Gen
eral Assembly of the State Of Ohio, passed May
18TH 1878 entitled " An Act supplementary to an
Act entitled An Act supplementary to the Aots
passed February 2lth, 1876, and April oath, 1871.
supplementary to the Act relating to cities OF the
firSt-class, having a population exceeding 10000
inhabitants, passed May 4th, 1869, Co. L., v.66.p
S0), and to repeal Section g. and a portion OF SEQ
ton 4, of said Act passed April 18th, 1873" the
Board of Trustees OF the Cincinnati Southern Rail-
road have transmitted to me the following letter:
"OFFICE OF SECRETARY AND AUDITOR CINcIN-
MATT SOUTHERN RAILWAY, No. 70 WEST THIRD
STREET.
''CINCINNATI, August I'd, 1873
ITO Hon. R. NJ. Moore Mayor of the City of Gin
cinnati, Ohio:
"In 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 adj
vertsed 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 aggfegate amount of each OF which bids
was as follows:
l. James NJ Clark & Co.................s 1856 442 a
2. Cochran, Brown d Co...,.".""....'. S62 l45 !g
3. r. e. Huston d Observation-Disclosures. 1,67l, ,998 IL
4. Mason Shannahan q CO..,......... ,702, 1873 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 seYCnty-One thousand and
nine hundred and ninety-eght 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
conditonally accepted the same for the compile
ton OF the construction OF the said Railway al
aforesaid and that the said r. G. Huston q Com
pany have furnished and executed satisfactory
security for the fulfllment of the said contract,
the same shall be finally awarded to them.
BY order OF the Board Of Trustees OF the CincnT
natl Southern Railway.
miles GREENWOOD, President"
AND WHEREAS, the same section of said act 70
quires the Mayor to issue his proclamation for an
election pursuant to said act
Therefore, 1, 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 cOndtionaly accepted
the bid OF r G. Huston & Co. for the completion
of the Cincinnati Southern Railway for the aggre-
gate sum of SIC ,9oS ll1Oo, and hereby order
special election of the qualified voters of this city.
who shall assemble at the uSal places OF holding
elections in each ward OF said city, between tho
hours OF O'Clock a. m. and O'Clock p NJ, on
Wednesday, August l4th, 1878,
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, 600, 600 bonds YES"
or "FOr issue of$2 900, 900 bonds NO"
The returns of said eleo on'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 seal of
the C,ty of Cincinnati this Sd day of August 1873.
[sEAL. r. NJ. MOORE,