The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-07
PROCLAMATION.
MAYORS
PROCL NATION.
CINCINNATI SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
MAYORS OFFICE,
CINCINNATI, August Sd, 1878.
Aad Electors of the CITY of Cincin-

CINCINNATI, August Sd, 1878.
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 May
18th, 1873, entitled "An Act supplementary to an
Act entitled An Act supplementary to the Acts
passed February 2th 1876, and April 2ith, 1877,
supplementary to the Act relating to cities OF the
frst-class, having population exceeding 10000
inhabitants, passed May 4th, 1869, O L., v. &c, p
SO), and to repeal Section 9, and portion of Sec
ton 4, OF said Act, passed April 18th, 1875" the
Board of Trustees of the Cincinnati Southern Rail
road have transmitted to me the following letter:
"OFFIcE OF SECRETARY AND AUDITOR CINCN
HAII SOUTHERN RAILWAY, No. 10 WEST THIRD
STREET.
"CINCINNATI August I'd, 1878.
ITO Hon. R. NJ. Moore, Mayor OF the City of Gin
cinnati, Ohio:
'In pursuance of Section 3, of the act of the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Ohio, raised 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-
vertised for not less than forty days, twice each
week, in five newspapers OF general circulation,
two of which were published in this city, Tor pro.
posals for the completion of the construction OF
the Cincinnati Southern Railway from Somerset,
in the State of Kentucky, to BOyces Station, i'll
the State of Tennessee; the latter point being
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 1873, 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 & Co",..."..-.....s,9S5 1854 a
2. Cochran, Brown e. Co.,""......... 1,S62,1 145 10
3. r. Ct. Huston d. Co.. lbIl 998 II
4. Mason Shannahan Co.............. l,fO2 loo OO
"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 and
nine hundred and ninety eight dollars and
eleven cents, is the lowest and best bid under the
said advertisement and that under the said act of
May 18th, 1878, the SAID Board of Trustees has
cOnditonally accepted the same for the compile
tion 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 fuflment of the said contract, II
the same shall be finally awarded to them
by order of the Board of Trustees OF the Cncin-
natl Southern Railway.
"MILEs GREENWOOD, President
AND WHEREAS, the same section of said act re-
duires the Mayor to issue his proclamation for an
election pursuant to said act
Therefore, l. R. NJ. Moore, Mayor Of the City OF
Cincinnati, DO issue this, MY