The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-04-10

EHS RAILWAY COMPANY, propose to construct .
go. in Labette county, State OF kansas to the
City Of ichita, and fherce 70 the western boun-
diary Of the state Of Kansas
Now, therefore, we the undersigned, being lezaj
voters and resident tax payers VI the County ii
sedgwick. >rate of Kansas. do hereby petition
the Honorable Board OF county Commissioners
of said >eigwiek County, 10 make an order. pur-
vided to submit TO the qualified voters Of >e,tg-
wick Ccunty-st special election to be called by
FOR in an act of the Legislature Of the State ii
Kansas. entitled .'An AZ {, Enable Counties
Townships and cities To Aid ia the Construction vi
Railroads, aad 10 Repeal lection Eight, OF hap
ter 1hirty-Bine, of the LAWS or Is.A approved
tebruary2sth, 1856, and acts anne ldainrt there
Of, 10 aid il the con-tractiyn uf the railway oi
the saint Louis, Wichita and Western Railaay
toniaay, corporation saly organized AID eai t.
ing under and by virtue OF the laws OF the State
or kalsa- by subscribing to iCr forj the 4 tn.
stock Of said Hallway Company u the amount Of
Two hundred aGd Thirty 1hs.lss.ad Dollars, ansi
II pay therefor by fs-sidg aad delivering t, said
Hallway tompan,-the b0Gds of said County ~.
>e.isMiek, % an equal amount of Two Hundred
and hirty Thuus:i.d Dollars
1hat said bonds shsil mature and be payab,e
thirty years from the day upon which thes are
ecuied AID shall bear Interest at the Of seven
The grs: Gay of Jspuary and the nr.t day of JaIy
Of each year, aud shall have semi intere 4
coupons attached
That the subscription by ,or for and in tie ZANE
of laid county to Tor for the capital Stock OF said
hallway Conn ANY, shall he niasie upon the
diti,A tina, said Railway Conf any shall, 10 ex-
change for ssid County Bonds, deliver to the
treasurer OF said County, capital Stock in their
said read equal IL amount with the bonds aEthvr-
lied % De Issued. dollar FOR dollar.
hat aheaeser the railway of said Com, any
-hail have beea constructed nid the cars running
thereon from the eastern beuntiar, If -aid ouf,
I, the corporate limits OF the City OF irhifa. IL
aid county, AID a station es.abii; he'll at " iih
ia the corporate limits of said City Of Nichits
then there shall be Issued aud delivered to saia
hallway tomian In PAYNE Ut Tor al luai amount
Of the apital stock Of said Hallway COMPANY
the bonds Of said County. to an smount equal
u Three Thousand and Rive Hundred Dollars per
nile for eac; mile OF The track both iisi.s al Sue
track, Of said railway thea constructed in saia
.pluty.
Thai wheaeyer the railway Of said Railway Com
pany shall have beea constructed from some poi.i
at the said city Of " ichita, III westerly
a nj nor!herly direction to the boundary OK saio
county, either in township Twenty-Five tow.-
hip tTenty--iN south, range three west a.id til.
car- running thereon aud two or mre stations es-
tab>hed -. such print, a. said railway conn aay
.nay determine upon ,betwees said tity of Wichi.
ia and the said boundary Of said County, the
there shall be Issued and delivered to said tsailwa,
Gomfany ia Iaynleat for an equal amount uf the
uapiial stock Of said hallway Company, til.
bonds of said County to an amount, which. with
the bonds of said County previously Issued ala
delivered Ia said HALLWAY .oInl any shall be elua
&, three thousand asd Five Hundred dollars per
mile for each mile Of the track Of said raiiHa,
thea constructed In said County.
inSt Whenever the railway SaEl RaiI
Company shall have bee.i constructed from some
point at or the said tity OF Wichita Ia
westerly and sou:heriy direction % the baun,.ar,
1r said IoUaty, either in township twenty -eiyhl
II township tWenty-nine south, rage four west,
and the running thereof. aad Two more
stations established at such points said RAILWAY
company may determine upon betweel said CITY
# wichita aad tine said boundary of said county,
then there shall he issued and delivered 10 said
a;aiiway Camp any in as me NJ i,r an lu2l amount
II the capital took Uf said Hallway ton,l any,
the bosid- 81 said County 90 an amount, which,
with the bonds OF said County previously i,suea
and delivered ~ said Hallway onisn shall b.
equal 10 Three hon and AID Five Hundred -, ar
Der mile each mile of the track Of said railway
thea constructed in said County Proesdea. lhai
Whenever the two said line, OF said Railway shaii
both have been constructed froEi such peili oi
junction lat westerly ofihe laid ity of ichi-
TAI as laid Railway Company may determine uI,oa
t. the boundary OF said County, rs hereiabeiJrp
set forth thea there hall be Issued sid delivered
to the aid Hallway Company in pa, meal for Il.
e,ual amount Of the Capital Stock Of ,aid RaiIwa,
company the bpnd5 OF said touat, to M amour,
which, with the bonds of said County previously
issued and delivered to said Railway oDItans,
shall be equal 10 Four 1h.u-ald Dollars per mite
for each mile Of the track, both niaia AID ride
track, of said Railway Coinl ANY thea constructed
in ssid County. Proridei. hat the whole amount
of the bonds cf said County OF seigwick 20 Issued
and delivered TO said Hallway Com, any, shall not
eSceed-in the princir al sum the amount "f Two
Hundred and thirty thousand Dollars. And pro-
rided jU1hef, hat said Railway company shall
construct whichever OF the afJre said lines Of rail
way. from or near the said city OF ichita. In
westerly direction Ia such order, or priority, n
to time, rs said Railway company may elect
P.OrGed GIirgyS. HIT the nrjresald sub scrip tipr
be made upon the express condition fiat said
Railway Company -hsii begin work uiou their
said Hallway, within siNty day. from the day up
on Nhici; minority of the qualiie si electors al
aid Cuunty shall vote 10 make heaiJre said ss8i-
scription and shall haze said Railway cunstruete,
aad n operation from or near the CITY Of Dswe-s
i'll Lshetio county Kansas, 1, point. or place.
-eventy-iiye miles distant therefroIn In the gen
eral direction OF And towards sAid City of iohits
npoa such route a. said Railway Company MA,
determine upon. by or before the first day of Jas-
uary, A. u. lsa, and said l;aliway shall be con.
structcd, and the ears running thereon, 10 said
City of Wichita on or before the first day Of Aug
ut A. D. IssD and to the western boundary oi
said County on or before the iirst day If .Iaiy \
-. ISL.
Preriaed r4glaer That Immediately after It ina
ioriiy Of the legal voter- Of said County shall
veie 10 subscribe 10 (pr forj the ,a.itsi >iocs
OF said aiiNay COMPANY. aud Issue tie bonds Il
said County in Iayinent therefor 10 the aIaG,nt u
rwo Hundred aud thirty hDusand Dollars. AID
the suit OF said -ceal election >ha. have benn
duly asceriaiRed aud declared aid sb-cri Pti IL I.
for iurj the capital Il ck or said hail aay toIan,
yhsi he made. for AID in the nIeii ssid county
and when said galway company shall have their
railway con ,ructed & within thirty mile. If The
eastern boundary IF aid vunty. then or At some
time prp. thereto, the blnd- of sail CJuliy shall
be duly executed by the ard Of ,oi:tiy uninlis
sicuers of said oanty and aiiestei ly the ounty
Clerk of said tonEty, under the zeal Of ssid oun-
with The Fiscal Agent ct the state If kan-as, III !
the Fiscal Agency u said state Ia The tity Of New
lork. Or VITA suci otler rasiy II The said ,ity 81
Mex York may be mutually agreed upon bt and |
he satisfactory T. said Board OF County tonIni- |
siogers aad iid Halfway tofnpan. aud said bnLds
shall remain In possession OF their custodian. |
af1re aid. until said aiway tami any shall hsge
their said halfway 90 the several I
points. In said Comfy. named Ia this PROPOSE |
iitnl when there shall, rom time /, time. a
said aiway shall be constructed e, the pin |
within such county named j be Issued III de- |
'iyered t. said hallway Conn any, the bonds 81 I
-aid tommy, 70 sreh sn ainpunt = SAID RAILWAY |
ON any -hall accordance with the provisions
# this proposition. be entitled to receive-aad at
The same time said bonds of said Comfy. are exc
,ule,l and placed IN escrow. n hereinbef,re pro-
tiei for. The -siI b ailway CONF aay shall exc |
ute / land f,r) the said ornty and Place In es-
raw with the party with VIII ,m said County |
bonds .hail he entrusted. rs Aforesaid, certificates
4 iaily paid -shsres Of the eaital stock OF said
Railway COMPANY equal 10 amount, ''doliar
nr dollar, - II said 'utBty nonds, which said /
20 s..ste OF capital $. Dck sisfi renin
n the possession Of aif e;is' di1n until cAcba ged
',r the bonds of zaid tpunty, a herelnheferc pro-
iile f1r.
Farther Prorissd, 7 hat whonoyer said Railway
lompsny shall. in accordance with the prgyi-
1ns set forth In the f,recling and sccp5nt ansisg
,rapo-iipB he entitled t. receive any art Of the
'fare-aid bonda thea, before The delivery of -sid
,pnd- 10 said aiiway Company, the cu.tr-
lian holding said bonds In Escrow hall detarh |
hereiram interest coupons which shall, - the |
.ggre-sir, be eIasi t. the amount 81 Interest
which shall have acerned thereon ut the time
\ hen said nsilway Cornl aay shall fret have be-
ome entitled ta accordance with the progisinns
4 this propo-;lion) 20 receive aid bonds. hat
Whenever any surh Interest coupons shall he 80 !
detached by said custodian, ihes slsli. Os ssid
sslodian, h. cancelled. i:san aud inerc aAd re-
u.sed forthH It'll, e the Board Of tn.tnfy Com !
,iissiDner- Of zaid County
those voting al the Store aid special Election In
aTor OF the rresoiag Proposition shall have writ
en- or Printed % their ballots, TIE gsrts 'foE
attending aid - the >aiat Louis. W,slsiis aatl
r-isrn a,lvs, LuInT any, = 4sa ali -aeh bailuts
ifi0n
anal ali lnose yniing at said election Hgsin.! the
5lng Proposition shall have wTitira tTint-
d on ihe!r hsliot-, the wors - Against sut-cTii,-
ng 70 Tor for the tspitsi stock az the Eipt Louis
ichits aud Western ,ailwsy company .sni l--u-
az the bonds If sAii County IN payment therefor
u order t. aid in the construction Of the siiusv
{ the Amt I.aris Niehita ssh Wesfarn Railway
oinpsny through -esigsi-k C9aaiy,r ard fl
oet hs.ipts, snI 1aly s.st, shall - cynutti
-.iast the aL,Ir ssd proposition
And whsrc2.. said bari 81 County fci..s1,i
sAess have eNRnsiBrd sa!3 iTt,ii1s gai s. hastng
cen n wa - the hit "a II " II sa,d brart that
aid loitisn has been sisred ~ Tnora ihac two
Su1iy, and l. rtsfsia- IN i,TT1 sad ir.si s1f ssh
carl "a iad md ,ie-larc-
Sasy there! ,re, psIr.slant - the 5fayc- 81 ssid
etft ~. rad the -fsfutrs IL sEch Gaze nlasss sd
sgaty Ccn.fGssssaas.s q >ssi. ias clgesy. Ss%ta
! haasas, thai sFSsiai slect.9a Be bed n the
sverzi yn.ia- pTscissts IL aid c1gnsy ~ Selz-
IL. At the usual voting place il each x aid vye
acss, on Tse-daF, tie 9Th dzF OF Ma, ia I
which said eleS:fna TIC 81 i9-lfian sci firth ID
Is .,sTs.aeefsge FseitD6 ps,iti1ssiI II vhich =
Iais EAFt "a tbs esa>s--t-sl. ts stkr.li.i.a 40
ie 1egniiy a7ail i~t stsessrs % sssi esa1is ~
seir dscssi n BY ballot
sad i: Is farther ordered by sid Eesrs e coaH-
2 al,