Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-07-09
NOTICE OF ELECTION TO VOTE
~ UPON PROPOSITION OF MINNESOTA
AND NORYA-WESTERNR RAILROAD CON-

NOTICE OF ELECTION TO VOTE
~ UPON PROPOSITION OF MINNESOTA
ANR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES RAILROAD COM
Whereas, the Minnesota s. Northwestern
Railroad Company has duly made, executed
and delivered to the City Recorder of the
state OF Minnesota, the following definite
proposition in writing, to-wit
The Minnesota s. Northwestern Railroad
Company. a corporation created by and ex-
sofa. being DESTROYS of securing aid from the
city of Austin in the county Of Mower aud
state OF Minnesota, in the construction of
said Railroad Company's road, from the
southern boundary of said Mower county
northerly through said city of Austin in said
state to the northern boundary of said Now
definite proposition in writing, as provided
by section 95 Of chapter "a Of the General
Statutes Of said state of Minnesota, that is
to say:
The said Railroad Company desires and
hereby applies for the bonds of said city of
Austin, TO the amount of sixteen thousand
a9ari heh Together With the
coed five per cent. of the taxable property
therein. Said bonds to be payable twenty Year s
from tira date, with the option Of paying after
interest at the rate of six per cent. per an
mum, the interest payable semi-annualiy, and
to be evidenced by coupons attached to said
bonds. Said bonds are to be deposited with
Wilkins & Smith, Bankers, who reside at said
city of Austin in the county of Mower in the
state OF Minnesota, within thirty days from
the legal voters of said city at the election IN
that behalf, as provided in section So Of said
chapter "a, and there to remain on deposit
with said custodian, IN escrow, until delivery,
as hereinafter provided, to said Railroad
And the said Railroad Company will, in con-
sheraton OF said bonds (at the. election of
shares Of the capital stock of said Minnesota
s. Northwestern Railroad Company, known
as it's common stock, which said shares, at
for. 'ff'O
:. And M said one hundred and sixty shares of
deposited within thirty days, from and
after said election, with the said wilkins &
Smith, Bankers, in Austin, IN escr0aU, there to
remain on deposit until the delivery of said
shares of stock shall be delivered to said city.
The said bonds of said city and the said
shares of stock, of said Railroad
dian thereof, to said Railroad Company and
to said city respectively, as aforesaid, when
said line OF railroad shall have been completed
the Southern to the northern boundaries of
said county of Mower. through said city OF
Austin, on or before the first day of Aug ust,
Witness the hands of the President and
Secretary of said Railroad Company and the
corporate seal thereof, this nineteenth day Of
June, 1884.
Corporate
Seal. [Signed] A. B. STICKNEY,
President Minnesota & Northwestern Rail-
[signed] JOHN +. THOMPSON,
Secretary Minnesota s. Northwestern Rail-
road Co.
And whereas, said proposition has been
duly filed and endorsed, and transcribed in
the records of said city by the City Recorder
thereof as provided by law:
And whereas, there has also been duly filed
in the Office of said City Recorder, state
ment in writing, in favor of calling an cleo
ton to be held by the legal voters of said city,
upon said proposition as provided by law,
signed by the City Recorder and six Alder
men, and two of the Justices of the Peace,
together with twelve of the Freeholders of
said city:
Now therefore, notice is hereby given, that
an election will be held by the legal voters of
said city of Austin, Mower county, Minnesota,
at the usual place of holding elections in said
city to-wit: at the offices of J. F, Fairbanks &
Co., in the first ward, of d. B. Smith IN the
second ward. and of S. B. Woodsum in the
third ward, on the 10th day of July, 1884, to
vote upon said proposition of said Railroad
Company. And at said election each voter
in favor of said proposition, will deposit
the words, FOR THE RAILROAD PROPOSE
TION;" and each voter not in favor of said
proposition, will deposit a ballot on which
shall be written or printed the words,
AGAINST The RAILROAD PROPOSITION"
Dated at Austin, June 80, 1884.
ROBERT GRIFFITH, City Recorder.
City of Austin, Mower Co., MINI.