The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-09-08
NOTICE OF TOWN ELECTION.
To THE LEGAL VOTERS OF THE Town or
NEW AVON, REDWOOD COUNTY, STATE OF
MINNESOTA.

NEW Avon, REDWOOD COUNTY, STATE OF
MINNESOTA.
Whereas. on the twenty-second day Of Aug
ust. A. d. 1881, the Minneapolis & st. LOUIS
Railway Company field In my Office PROPOSE
ton to the town Of New Avon, Redwood cOun-
ty, Minnesota, whereby said railway company
pr posed to construct and fully complete a
line Of railway from Il point at or near Hopkins
Station, III Uenncpin County, Minnesota,
thence in {. westerly direction by way of Ex-
celsior, on Lake sIinnet9nka. to and into the
the village Of Redwood Falls, III said Redwood
county, and have the same ready for the pas
sage Of cars into said village, on or before jan
uary lst 1888. and that in aid of the construction
of said line of railway, said town of New Avon
in said county of Redwood shall issue its bonds
to said Railway conpanyto the amount of $2,6 800,
at their par value, two OF said bonds to be one
thousand dollars each, and six Of said bonds to
be in denominations Of 500 each, payable in ten
years after their date. and bearing seven per
cent. interest per annuin, payable semi-annu-
ally, land evidenced by interest coupons at
tached to said honds said bonds to be placed in
escrow with j. X Side, President of the First
National Bank Of Minneapolis, residing at tho
State Of Minnesota, as Trustee, to be delivered
by said trustee to said Railway company upon
the completion of said line of railway ready
for passage the of cars thereon, into said vii
lage. And said railway company further there
in propose to issue and place in escrow with
saidtrustec, at the election Of said town. in con-
sideration of the issue of said bonds, such num-
Der of the shares Of the capital stock of said
railway company, at their par value, as shalt
correspond with the prlncpal sum OF SalO
bonds towit, IN the sum of T., &C., to be by safd
trustee delivered to said town, unless waived
| as provided by law. And, whereas, there has
also been filed in my Office statement in writ
ing in favor of calling an election in said town
| of New Avon, to consider and vote on said
Ipropositicp. signed by S. w. Hubbard and w.
| g. Smith, the Supervisors of said town, and by
| at least twelve other freeholders Of said
town.
Now, therefore, you are hereby notified,
that pursuant to the statute in s;1cl case made
| and provided. an election will be held by the
legal voters OF said town Of New Avon, ut tho
usual place for holding elections therein, t.
wit: at the school house in District No. IA, IN
said town of New Avon, county of Redwood,
on Saturday, the third day of September, A. ID.
| 1881. to determine whether or not said prOpOS-
It'll N shall be accepted and perfected, and said
bonds issued as proposed therein. And yOll
are further notified that the legal voters Of
said town vo:ing at said election in favor Of
said proposition, are required to deposit a
written or printed ballot bearing the words
For the railroad proposition" And those
| voting at such election opposed to such prop
osition shall deposit like ballot bearing the
words Against the railroad proposition"
| Said election VIII he opened at o'clock In
the morning, and viii continue opcn until 5
O'Clock in the afternoon of the same day.
:. Dated this I'D day Of August, A. d. 1881.
j. S.TOWLE,
lTOwn Clerk of the town of New Avon, county
of Redwood, State of Minnesota.