The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-31


record upon the journal of said Board the
following order, to-wit
STATE OF KANSAS,
DICKINSON COUNTY, g.
Before the Board of County Commission
ers within and tor said county and State.
In the matter of subscription to the CAPT
tai stock OF the Omaha, Abilene and Wichitf
Railway Company, by Dickinson county
State of KanSaS.-Order:
And now, to-wit, this sixteenth day of De
cember, A. ID. 1856, at a special meeting Of
the Board of County Commissioners of said
county OF Dickinson, there being present
Blevins and Henry W. Kandt, members
thereof, and Richard Warning Clork OF said
county, the petition of Jacob May anc
Others, which said petition, emitting the
names submitted thereto, is in words and
figures as follows, tO-wit:
PETITION.
To the honorable Board of County Com
missiOners Of Dickinson county, state OF
Kansas:
WHEREAS, The Omaha, Abilene & Wichita
Railway Company, corporation duly or
ganiZed and existing under the laws of the
state OF Kansas, proposes to- construct AND
operate a railroad of standard guage from
the city OF Wichita, in the county OF Sedg-
wick, in the State OF Kansas, through the
counties of Sedgwiek, Harvey, Butler
Marion, Dickinson, Clay ana Washington, IN
the State of Kansas, and thence to the city
of Omaha, in the State OF Nebraska, as au-
thoriZed by its charter, and in so doing 10
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road into and through said county of Dick
tnsOn. Now,
Therefore,, We, the undersigned, being
more than two-fifths of the resident tax
payers of said county of Dickinson, respect
fully represent to your honorable body that
the electors of said county of Dickinson are
DESTROYS of subscribing TO the capital stock
OF said Omaha, Abilene & Wichita Railway
Company, to the amount of one hundred and
fifty Thousand dollars, for the purpose OF
aiding in the construction OF said railroad,
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1876 and amendments thereto, and we do
hereby petition your honorable body, that,
pursuant TO the said statutes of the State
OF Kansas, and at special cleo
tion to be called by you for such purpose.
you do submit, and cause to be submitted,
TO the qualified voters OF said county OF
Dickinson, in the manner provided by law,
q proposition to subscribe the said sum of
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars to
the capital stock of the said Omaha, Abilene
h Wichita Railway Company, by issuing
the bonds of said county OF Dickinson for
the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, in sums OF five hundred dollars
each, payable in twenty years from the
date thereof, with interest at the rate OF SIX
per centum per Rnnum, payable Semi-annu-
ally, to aid in the construction Of said
Omaha. Abilene Wichita Railway Com
pany, from the south line OF sad county Of
Dickinson to the city of Abilene, and from
the city of Abilene to the north line of said
county, upon such line and route as said
railway company may adopt.
The conditions upon which 1t IS asked by
your petitioners and proposed to make such
subscriptions, and the manner OF carrying
out the same, are as follows, to-wit: The
board of county commissioners, for and on
behalf of said county of Dickinson, shall
order the county clerk of said county 10
make subscription in the sum Of one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, in the name OF
said county, to the capital stock of said
Omaha, Abilene & Wichita Railway Com
pany, and cause the bonds of said county TO
be issued as provided by law, IN the sum OF
one hundred and 1iftV Thousand dollars,
sums of five hundred dollars each with inter
est coupons attached), maturing III twenty
years, with interest ut the rate OF SIX per
centum per annum, payable Seml-annuilly.
Provided, however, that no such bonds so
issued shall be delivered TO said railway
company, except as hereinafter provided.
When said Omaha, Abilene d Wichita Rail
way Company shall construct railroad OF
standard guage, and have the same in opera
ton for the carrying of freight and passen-
gers from some point on the south line OF
said county of Dickinson to a point
within one mile OF the court house
in the city. OF Abilene, said board
of county commissioners shall cause the sum
of eighty Thousand dollars of said bonds so
issued to be delivered to the said Omaha,
Abilene, and Wichita Railway Company,
upon the delivery to the treasurer OF said
county, of eighty thousand dollars stock in
said railway company; and when said rail-
way company shall have constructed and in
operation a railroad OF standard guage, for
the carrying OF freight and passengers IRON
the south line OF said county TO some point
on the north line OF said county, then the
said board of county commissioners shall
cause to be delivered to said Omaha, Abilene
q Wichita Railway Company the remaining
seventy thousand dollars OF said bonds, upon
the delivery to the county treasurer OF said
county of the further amount of seventy
thousand dollars stock in said railway COM
pauy. Provided, however, that unless said
Omaha, Abilene X Wichita Railway Company
shall construct and operate said railroad as
herein provided before the 3lst day OF De-
cember, \. ID. 1857, the said railway company
shall not be entitled TO, and shall not receive
said bonds of said county.
And provided further, that the number OF
miles of railroad constructed within said
county, between the south line of said cOun-
ty and the city of Abilene, shall be not less |
than twenty miles; that the entire number
of miles of railroad constructed within said (
county shall be not less than thirty seven
and one half miles, and that in no case shall |
the total amount of county, township and |
city aid to said railroad company exceed |
four thousand dollars per mile Tor each mile |
of railroad constructed by said company |
within said county.
And your petitioners pray that the form of i
ballot TO be used at such special election be |
as follows: Each elector voting for the prop
ositiOn shall have written or printed on his |
ballot: "For the subscription 10 the capital 1
stock of the Omaha, Abilene X Wichita Rail |
way Company" and each elector voting |
against the proposition, shall have written |
or printed on his ballot: against the sub |
scription to the capital stock of the Omaha, 1
Abilene 4 Wichita Railway Company.
And your petitioners will ever pray.
Coming on for hearing, and the said board /
of county commissioners having examined /
said petition and the names subscribed /
thereto, and having heard the evidence of |
witnesses and being fully advised in the |
premises, do find that said petition has been 1
signed by more than two-flfths OF the resi-
dent taxpayers OF said county of Dickinson,
and that the prayer of said petition ought TO
be granted.
And the said board of county commission
ers do further lind that in addition to the
limitations and restrictions set forth in said
petition, that the interests OF said county of
Dickinson require that said Omaha, Abilene
4 Wichita Railway Company construct and |
depots at the following points in |
said county of Dickinson, in addition TO the
places named in said petition, to- wit: within
)ne mile of the depot OF the L. =. Il W. Il. w. |
1t the town of Hope, within one mile of the |
school house in the city of Enterprise, and !
within one mile OF kaSSe baum'S mill, ut the |
own OF Industry; and ii is hereby expressly |
understood and agreed, that said county of |
Dickinson shall not subscribe TO the capital |
stock of said Omaha. Abilene II Wichita /
Company, unless said mpany shall
comply with the conditions and restrictions |
If this order, Is well As of said petition. 1t
8, therefore, by said board OF county COM
niSSioners ordered, that the prayer OF said |
petition be, ana the same is hereby |
granted, and that a special election be held
n tue various wares and voting precincts OF |
aid county of Dickinson. on Tuesday, the |
nineteenth day of January, ~ d. 1856, for the
purpose of submitting said proposition 10
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And it is further ordered that said election |
10 held, the returns made, and the result |
Scertained and declared in the same man.
Ter as provided by law for general elections |
hat each elector voting for the proposition |
hall have written or printed on his ballot
For the subscription TO the capital stock of
he Omaha, Abilene and Wichita Railway
and each elector voting against
he proposition shall have written or printed
n his ballot Against the subscription TO !
he capital stock on the Omaha, Abilene and |
Wichita Railway Company"
And it is ful Their ordered by said Board of
that the sheriff OF said |