Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-09-02
PROCLAMATION
For Special Election in the City Of
Wichita, Kansas,
In the Matter Of the Wichita & Colorado
Railroad

Railroad.
To fAe qualified ro,ers Of fhe CIIy ~ ,,,eaiie:
Whereas, On The lolh day Of August. A. d.
ioe5, there was daily presented 10 Ihe manor
AMI councilmen OF the city Of Wichiia al =
regular meeting, petition duly signed by more
Than two-hfrhs OF the resident tax payers Of
said civ, syiug said mayor And couucifmep
TO submit 10 the qualified voters of said civ =
proposition 10 subscribe ts;9. oO0) forty ,hou--
and dollars 10 the capital stock OF wichits L
Color ado hallway Company, in the sum- Cd the
conditions a. set out In said petition, and other
conditions IL deemed advisable, which petii lion
signatures only being omitted. is in words and
figures ~ follows, to-wit:
PETITION.
To The Mayor ard CegacI Of the CITY of U-icA-
liza, SedgSciek touzty, kdnsas:
We, the undersigned, being more than g.-s,
two-niths OF the resident taxpayers OF The city
of wichita. hereby petition The mayor and
special election, 10 the qusiihed voters or said
city of wichita. proposition To subscribe to
the capital stock OF the Wichiia 4 Colorado
Railway Company n railway company duly
organized and existing under the laws OF the
state Of Kansas, which proposes TO construct
railroad into said city OF wichita.
Said subscription to be for i4+o,0 rty
Thousand dollars And in payment q said sub
scription to said capital STOCK of SAID company,
bonds Of said city, with coupons attached, shall
be duly issued and delivered, In sums Of $500
I've hundred dollars each, aggregatinx tsi0. 0oo)
forty thousand dollars, payable in co twenty
years from date OF issne, each bearing 10y six
per cent. interest payable semi-annuaiiy DO Ii
principa. anc inieres; payable II the Ftscsl
Agency of the stale of Kansas, In the ,ity oi
New York, such bonds 10 be duly issued and
delivered upon compliance with conditions
reihafter set out. and delivery OF took in
said road as by law provided The conditions
upon which said subscription to the capital
stock Of said company l. made, are;
That the wichita Colorado Railway Com
psny shall construct railroad. of standard
gauge Gncluding all necessary -ide tracks and
| switchesl into said city Of Wichita, kansas,
| and have cars running thereon from some point
| in Inc township OF GreeIsy or township Of
| Shermsu, in Sedgwick county. Kansas, on or
before February lst, l>S5
And we pray that said mayor and council,
upon presentation OF this petition, duly con-
vene And make an order. which order shall ems
bryce the terms and conditions OF this petition,
| and such other conditions As said mayor
and council may deem advisable; and also Tx
| ing the time for holding . special election,
| which We pray. may be held, - by Law pro-
vided, under chapter lO1, Laws OF Kansas fs:6,
| and amendments thereto, 10 determine whe iher
such subscription shall be made.
| Aud the form OF the ballot 10 be used Ct such
special election for and against said proposition
so submitted. -hall be Is foilows, escn quail
fed voter voting for said proposiiion shall have
printed or written on hi, ballot:
| For subscription TO the capital stock OF the
Wichita 4 Colorado Railway Company
| Each qualified voter votin 4 against such prop
osition shall have pointed or written ON his
ballot:
| against subscription 10 The capital stock Of
the wichita Colorado Railway Company
| And the condition annexed by the council be-
| ing ss follows:
:'And said company shall at all times main
tain depot in "a d city, on the east side of the
And whereas, said mayor and councilman. in
pursuance of said petition being duly convened
| As by law provided, and after having examined
| said petition found that the same was In due
form, and was duly signed by more than two
fiths OF the resident taxpayers Of said city OF
| WICHITA. and duly made On order that tht
prayer OF said petition he granted. and ordered
that . special election shall be held in said city
Of Wichita on the
FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. ID.
Iss5,
to determine whether the city OF Wichita shall
the capital stock of said wichita 4 Colorado
| Railway Company, and Issue bonds to SAID
compaBy'and In payment therefor, In said sun
anu on the terms and conditions as set out IL
said petition, and the condition annexed by tn
council in said order. And further ordering
that In the eyert tina. said proposition carried
that the city clerk make such subscription
and fur tter ordering the mayor and city cieri
10 issue said bonds, upon compliance with thu
conditions upon which said subscription l.
made. in the event that said proposition Is car
ri,d And further ordering that the ballots I,
be used at such election he in form set out in
said petition; and ordering the mayor To issu,
his proclamation for such election, and in al
things perform sneh ~ I as by law provided
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city OF Wichita. by virtue Of the authority n
me vested by law, aud by viriue Of said orde
30 made, do hereby proclaim and give notice
that n special elec ion shall be held in said cit,
Of Wichita on the
| FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. ID
lss5,
to determine whether said city shall make sue!
subscription, o. the conditions above set out
and in payment thereof Issue bonds Of said cit
as set out in said order; such election 10 Ia
conducted in all respects, returns made an,
results ascertsined rs provided by law on gen
erai elections And / 10 further order tina
such election shall be held In the five wards o
SAID city, Mt the places hereinafter designated
Ia each ward, and that the electors named /,
connection with each ward. as judges aD'
clerks of said election. shall be- the judges ant
clerks of said election. to-wit:
First " ard, AT PopenOe's stable, south Mai
street. judges: Roberi Carson, W Waikel
and James Davis Clerks; J. I. Holmes Ant
j. 4. McMillen.
second Ward. at ofhce Of Wichita wsiel
Company, North Main street Judges: VIM
NJ Heller. H. C. Riggs and A. IL Mckee
Clerks: Jessie Ask and IL. e T0ler.
Third Ward, at treeman's livery stable, OF
North Topeka svenue. Judges; w. Hiehev
J. Stone and 4. \ Backer. Clerks: l. L
Hamilton and Martin Hellar-
Fourth ard, AT Abe smith carpenter shop
North Main street. judges } foiiock
douglas V. Donnelly and Vim u Parkinsoo
Clerks: ~ l.. Taylor and Frank Thomas.
Fiiih Ward. at Office of & u. seaman souti
side Of Chicago avenue. Judges: Robert Carl
ner Charles Hembro and Charles Campbell
Clerks: j l.. Moore and VIM German.
The ballots to be used at said election shall
be us follows:
Each qualified voter voting for said spbscrip
ton all have Printed or written on his bal
lot;
''For subscription to the capital stock Of tn
Wichi ia 4 Colorado hallway Company
| Each justified voter voting against ssid sub
.criplion shall have printed or written on hi
Against subscription to the capital stock c