Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-22
PROCLAMATION
For Special Election in the City Of
Wichita, Kansas,
In the Matter of the Wichita & Colorado
Railroad.

To fse qualified roitrs Of the Gag ~ wsrniia:
Whereas, ON the 10Th day Of August. A. D.
lss5, there was duly presented 20 the mayor
AMI co1ncilmen OF the oily OF WICHITA, a. q
regular meeting, a petition duly signed by more
than two-fiIths OF The resident taxpayers Of
"a id civ, praying said mayor and connciimen
TO submit 10 the qualified voters of said city
propositi n 10 subscribe $4,000 forty III Iu.-
and dollars to the capital stock of Wichita i
Color ado Railway Company, in The sum, Oh the
conditions o. st out in laid petition, and Other
conditions if Geemed advisable, wh!ch petition
signatures only being omitted, is in words and
figures Is follows, to- wit:
PETITION.
To the Manor and Council Of the City of TTiel-
UI, Sedgiriek Coas'y. Kansas:
We. the undersigued, being more than ts-5l
two-ifrhs OF the r, sident taxpayers of the city
of Wichita. hereby petition she mayor and
special election, to the qualified voters of said
city OF wichita, proposition to subs -ribe to
the capital stock Of the Wichits 4 C.lorado
Railway Company. railway company duly
organized and existing under the laws OF the
state Of Kansas. which prppo-e- to construct
railroad into -aid city Of Wichita.
said subscription 10 be for S4J.0Jg) rty
thousand dollars And in payment II laid SUBJ
scripiion TO said capital stock of said comp any,
bonds Of said city, with cplpoB> attached, shsli
he duly issued and delivered. in sumo II cei0o)
five hundred dollars each. sggregasing tea0. 900
forty thousand dollars, payable in CD twenty
years from date Of issue, each bearing ts) six
per cent. interest payable semi-annusily; both
principa, ene interest payable ut the Fiscal
Agency of the state of Kansas, in the city Of
New York, such bonds 10 be duly issued and
delivered upon compliance with conditions
hereinafter set out, and delivery of stock In
said road as by law provided The conditions
upon which said subscription 10 the capital
stock Of said company Is made. are:
That the Wichita Colorado Railwa; Com
pany shall construct a railroad, Of standard
gauge Qncluding all necessary side tracks and
freh nj St eli q n
and have cars running thereon from some point
in the township OF Greeley or township Of
Sherman, in SedRwick county, Kansas, on or
before February LIST, lss6.
And We pray that said mayor and council.
upon presentation OF this petition, duly con-
vene and make an order. which order shall EN-
brace the terms and conditions Of this petition.
and such other conditions as said mayor
and council may deem advisable; and also fix
ing the time Tor holding q special election,
which We pray. may be held, as by law pro-
vded, under chapter lg7, laws OF Kansas 1876,
and amendments thereto, to determine wheth
such subscription shall be made
And the form OF the ballot to be used at such
special election for and against said proposition
so submitted, shall be as follows, each quali-
fed voter voting for said proposition shall have
printed or written on his ballot:
"for subscription TO the capital stock Of the
Wichita a Colorado Railway Company
Each qualified voter voting against such prop
osition shall have printed or written on his
ballot:
AGAINST suDScripticn 10 the capital STOCK oil
the Wichita 4 Colorado Railway Company Z"
And tine condition annexed by the council be-
ing rs follows:
"And said company shall at all times main
tain depot in SAID city, on the east side Of the
Big Arkansas river"
And whereas, said mayor and councilmen, in
pursuance Of said petition being duly convened
ms 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
iiiths OF the resident taxpayers OF said city o
Wichita, and duly made an order that the
prayer Of said petition be granted, and ordered
Of Wichita on the
FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. ID
lss5,
| to determine whether the city of Wichita shall
subscribe (Sie, 900 forty thousand dollars &
the capital stock OF said Wichita K Colorado
Railway Company, and issue bonds to said
company and in payment therefor, in said sun
and on the terms and conditions rs set out h
| council in laid order. And further ordering
| that In the event that said proposition carried
that the city clerk make such subscription
| and further ordering the mayor and city cleri
| to issue said bonds. upon compliance with thu
conditions upon which said subscription /.
made in the event that said proposition Is car
RED. And further ordering that the ballots &
be used at such election he In form Is set out IL
| -aid petition; and ordering the mayor TO issa,
his proclamation for such election. and In al
| things perform such act as by law provided
Therefore, l, h. w Aldrich, mayor OF sal
| cityof Wichita, by virtue Of the authority II
HE vested by law, AID by virtue OF said orde
| 20 made, do hereby proclaim and give notic'
that special election shall be held in said cit.
of Wichita on the
| FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. ID
| loS5,
To determine whether said city shall make sue
| subscription, on the conditions above set ont
| and in pay ment thereof Issue bonds Of said cit
| as set out in said order; such election 10 b
.Fn.t rAft da n
| results ascertsined as provided by Law on gen
| eral elections And 1 DO further order tina
| such election shall be held in the five wards o
| SAID city, at the places hereinafter de-ignate'
| connection with each ward, rs Judges an
clerks of said election. shall be the judges an
| clerks of said cleo ion to-wit:
| street. Judges: Roberr arson, ". =. Wake
| and james Davis Clerks: j. L Holmes an
| J. 4. McNillen.
Company, North Main street. Judges VIM
| NJ. Heller, ID. L. Riggs and \. IL. Mckee
| Clerks: Jessie Ask and II. q. Toler.
Third Ward. at freeman. livery stable o.
J. X Stone and \. 4 Backer. Clerks: L. Z
Hamilton and Martin Hellsr.
Fourth Ward, at Abe Slnith's carpenter shop
| North Main street Judges: J. NJ Pollock
| Douglas V. Donneliy and wm. II. Parkinson
Clerks: II. l.. Taylor aud Prank Thomas.
Filth Ward, at Office of L. ID. Seaman sout
| side OF Chicago avenue. JUDGES: hopert oari
| ner, Charles Hembro and Charles Campbell
| Clerks J l.. Moore and VIM German.
| The ballots to he used at said election shsl
| lie ms follows:
| Each qualified voter voting for said snb-crip
| ton all have printed or written on his bal
| lot:
| ''For subscription to tine capital stock Of tn
| Wichita X Colorado Railway Company -
| Each justified voter voting against said sub
| cription shall have printed or written on hi
| ballot:
| Against subscription 10 The capital stock &
| the Wichita X Colorado Railway Company
| In witness whereof !, ssid mayor, have here
with offcaliy let my hand. at the city of Wich
ita, this llth day Of August, \. u LESS.
| Il. ". ALDRiCH,
Attest: Mayor