Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-15
NOTICE OF ELECTION
TO Vote upon Proposition Of Min
nesota & Northwestern Rail-
road company.

WHEREAS, the Minnesota and Northwestern
Railroad Company has duly made. executed
of Waltham, in the County of Mower, and State
of Minnesota, the following definite PROPOSE
ton In writing, tO-Wit:
1.-THE Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad
c. mpany, q corporation created by and exist
ing under the laws OF the state OF Minnesota,
being DESTROYS If securing aid from the Town
of Waltham, in the County Of Mower, and State
of Minnesota, In the construction OF said rail-
hamsey county, sOutherly through the cOun.
ties of Dakota. Goodhue. Dodge and Mower,
by way of the said township OF Waltham. In
Mower county, in said state, to the Iowa state
line, and locating depot In said town of Wal
than, makes the following definite PROPOSE
ton in writing, as provided by Section 20, OF
Chapter "a, Of the General Statutes of said
State of Minnesota, that is to say:
1.-The said Railroad Company desires. and
hereby applies for the written obligations OF
said town OF Waltham. to the amount Of eigh-
teen hundred dollars, which amount, tOEel her
with the existing Indebtedness OF said town,
does not exceed five per CENT. of the taxable
property therein. said obligations to be pay
thereof, with the privilege OF paying the same
In three equal annual payments, and to bear
interest At the rate OF six per cent. per annnn,
evidenced by coupons attached to eaid obltga-
tiOns. Said obligations are to be deposited
with Messrs. Wilkins & Smi, b, bankers. who
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day after the approval of this propositio by
the legal voters Of said town, at the ELECTION
in that behalf as provided in sSetio1 81 OF
with said custodian. in escrow, until delivery
as hereinafter provided to said Railroad Com
pany. And the said Railroad Company
will, in consideration Of said Obligations
TAT the election OF said town., issue to it eigh-
teen shares of the capital stuck of said Mime
sofa g. Northwestern Railroad Company,
known as its common stock. which said shares
II their value. CORRESPOND with the DrlnCls
pal sum of the obligations OF said town hereby
applied for. and the said eighteen shares Of
stock, shall, in like manner as said obliga-
tlons, be deposited within ten days from and
after said election with the said wilkins &
Smith, in escrow, there t. remain on deposit
until the delivery of said obligations to said
kailr ad Company. when said shares of stock
shall 70 deliver I'd 10 SAID town. The said OBJ
legations of said town, and the said shares OF
stock OF said Railroad Company are to be de-
iivered by said custodians thereof to said Rail-
as aforesaid, when said line of railroad shall
been completed ready for the passage of cars
thereon from the City Of st. Paul. Ramsey
county, sou, herly through the counties OF Da-
k0ta, G0odhue, Dodge and Mower, by way IF
said township Of Whitman. in Mower county,
to the Iowa state line. aud depot ON said
"Witness the hands Of the President and
Secretary Of said Railroad Company, and the
corporate seal thereof, this 26tn day Of March,
corporate Seal A. B. STlCKNEY,
President Minnesota Northwestern Railroad
Company. -
JOHN I. THOMPSON,
Secretary Minnesota Northwestern Railroad
Company"
AND WHEREAS, said proposition has been
duly fled and endorsed and transcribed In the
records Of said town by the town clerk there
Of as provided by law. and whereas. there has
also been duly filed in the Office of said town
clerk statement in writing in favor of call
ing an election to be held by the legal voters
of said town upon said proposition, US prOvld'
ed by law, signed by the town clerk, three
of the supervisors. two of the justices OF the
of the peace, together with twelve of the free
holders of said town;
Now. therefor, notice is hereby given, that
an election will te held by the legal voters of
said town of Waltham at the usual place of
holding elections in said town. to-wit:
At the school house IL school district No 81,
on the 18th day OF April A. D. 1885, to vote
upon said proposition OF said railroad >com-
pany, and at said election each voter in favor
Of said proposition will deposit ballot on
which shall be written or printed the words
''For the Railroad Proposition" And each
voter not in favor Of said proposition will de-
posit q ballot on which shall be written or
printed the words Against the Railroad Prop
ositiOn.'
&C. CLARK,
Town Clerk OF the Town of Waltham.
Dated At Waltham. Mower Co., Mimi April
9. 1885. apl5-2t