The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-09-08
NOTICE OF TOWN ELECTION.

HI, REDWOOD COUNTY, STATE OF MIME
sofa:
Whereas, On the 3;st day of August, A. -.
1881, the Minneapolis & st. Louis Railway COM
pany filed in my office a proposition to the
town OF Delhi, Redwood county, Minnesota,
whereby said railway company proposed to con-
struct and fully complete line of railway from
q point at or near Hopkins Station, in Hennepin
county, Minnesota, thence in a westerly direc-
tion by way OF Excelsior, on Lake Minnetonka,>
TO and into the village of Redwood Falls. III
said redwood county, and have the same ready
for the passage OF cars into said village on or
before January lst, 1898, and that in aid of the
construction of said line Of railway, said town
OF Delhi, In said county of Redwood, shall
issue its bond, 70 said railway company to the
amount of $1,000, At their par value, six Of
s:,id bonds to be Of one thousand dollars each,
and two OF said bonds to be i'll denominations
of one hundred dollars each, payable III ten
years after their date, and bearing seven per
cent. interest per annunl, payable sami-annu-
ally, and evidenced by interest coupons at
tached to said bonds; said bonds to be placed
First National Enn.1 Of Minneapolis residing
at the city of Minneapolis. county OF ienne-
pin, State Of Minnesota, as trustee, to be deliv-
ernt. by said trustee 70 said railway company
uDor ihe completion of said line Of railway
village. And said railway company further
thcrein propose to issue and p,acc in escrow
with said trustee, at the election OF said town,
in consideration, Of the issue Of said bonds,
StlcN ni!H.jtf tl if1E SuifeS Oh iifh
Of S;,i,. railway company, at their par value, as
shall correspond with the principal sum of said
bonds. to wit il the sum OF $780, to be by
said trustee delivered to said town, unless
ed as provided by law. And, whereas,
there has also been filed in my Gfiice u state
laeut i'll writing in favor Of calling an election
in said town Of Delhi to consider and vote
on said proposition, signed by ThOs. Ii. King,
u. w. Whittttt and a. ID. Mclean, the Super
visors Of said town, James Andersen, the town
clerk Of said town, and hy at least twelve
other freehOiders of said town.
Now, therefore, you are hereby notified. that
pursuant To the sta,.te in such case made and
provided, an election will be held by the leQsl
voters of said town of Delhi, at the usual
place for holding elections therein, to wit: ~
the school house in District No. ls, in said
town of Delhi. county OF Redwood, On Sat
urday, the 10Th day of September, a. d. 1881,
to determine whether or not said prOI-
osition shall be accepted and perfected.
and said bonds issued as proposed therein.
And you are further notified that the legal
voters of sail town voting at said election In
favor Of said position, are required to de-
words s. For the railroad proposition" And
proposition shall deposit a Ike ballot bearing
the words Against the railroad propositions"
Said election will be opened at O'Clock in
o'clock in the afternoon of the same day.
Dated this 3Ist day of August, A. D. 1891.
JAMES ANDERSON,
Town Clerk Of the Town of Delhi, County Of
Redwood, State of Minnesota.