Wichita daily eagle., 1885-09-12
PROCLAMATION
For a Special Election in the City Of
Wichita, Kansas,
the Matter of the Wichita & Colorado
Railroad

! To fae qualified ro'srs Of fae Cias ., ".ca,,G:
Whereas, Ou the 10 n day Of August, A. d
lss5, there was daily presented to the msyo
ami counciimeD of tne civ Of Wichita az ,
regular meeting. pet! lion duly sigaed by nioT,
than TWO d n, OF ne res neet isS-psye-s u
saij city, praying said nisyor and counciimei
to -abmil 20 tne aualiBed voter, o. raid city
propo-iti,n n To subscribe (Si0. 100 fyrtv thou
and dollar, 10 The capitsi stock OF Wichits 4
Color ado Halfway Company, in the cum, on tn,
cnpdiiion- J. -sl ont in said petition and ol Fl
conditions If .:eemed advisable, wh en- petite
.iguSi SiuTes only being omitted. is in words an,
figures a. follows, to-wit:
PETITION.
To the icyOr cad C0gaoH OF the Cifg of Ufch-
iIG, Sct.gscick CoHafy. kaascs:
We. the under.igned, being more than C-5)
iwo-iifth- OF the T.siden; taxpayers of the city
OF Wichita. hereby petition The mayor aad
counc. If ssid ciiy of icbiis 10 submit al q
special eiec ion, 10 the qualified voser. of said
ely OF Wichita, proposition 10 subscribe 10
the capital STOCK Uf The Wichita X Colorado
Railway COMPANY railway comnsnv duly
prssuized and existing under the laws OF the
state of KANSAS, which proposes 10 Construct q
railroad into said city OF wiehita-
Said subscription to be for ls40, ,Ooo) f,r.y
Thousand dollars. And in payment OF laid ~ j.
scription 10 said capital STOCK OF said company
bonds OF said city, with coupon, at ache,i .hail
he duly Issued and delivered, in Gums Of ,Sl0o)
five hundred dollars eacb. ageregJting $50 Opg)
years from date of Issue. each bearing (ol SIX
per cent. interest. payable semi-annuaily: bolh
principal and interest payable at the Fiscal
Agency OF the state of kausas, in the city OF
New York, such bonds 10 he duly issued and
delivered upon compliance with conditions
hereinafter set out, and delivery OF -tock in
sad road as by law provided. The conditions
upon which said subscription to the capital
stock of said company Is made, are:
That the Wichita Il Colorado Railway Com
pany shall construct railroad. Of standard
tpIf, .ist
swiiches) into said city Of Wichita, Kansas,
and have cars running thereon from some point
in the township OF Greeley or township OF
Sherman. in sedgwick county. Kansas, on or
And We pray that said mayor and council,
upon presentation Ot this petition, duly con-
veDe aad make an order. which order shall EN-
brace the Terms and conditions of this petition,
aud such other conditions as said naVor
and council may deem advisable; and also fx-
ing the time Tor holding q special election
which We pray. NAV be hell, as by law pro-
videj, under chapter ic7, laws OF Kansas is7s,
and amendments thereto. to determine whe lher
such subscription shall be made.
And the form of the ballot to be used at such
special election for and against said proposition
50 submitted, shall be as follows, eacn quail
fed voter voting for said proposition shall have
printed or written on his ballot:
For subscription To the capita! stock Of the
" Nichita N tolOrSdo Railway Company
Each qualified voter vOiing against such pop
ositioa siall have printed or writtea ON his
ballot:
Against subscription to the capital stock of
the Wichita Il oiorado Halfway tompsny.'
And The condition annexed by the council be-
ing a. follows:
!.Ant ssid company shall at all times main
tain depot in sad city, on the east side of the
Big Arkansas river -
And whereas, said mayor and counclmen, 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
htth1 OF the resident tax PAYERS of said city of
Wichita, and duly made an order that the
prayer OF said petition be granted. and ordered
that special election shall be held in said city
of Wichita on the
DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. D.
.Iss5,
TO determine whether the city of wichita shall
subscribe Cs4o, 600 forty thousand dollars to
Railway Company. and issue bonds TO said
company and in payment therefor, in said sum
and on the terms and conditions as set out in
said petition, and the condition annexed by the
council in said order. And further ordering
that In the event that said proposition carried,
that the city clerk make such subscription;
to issue said bonds. upon complisnce with the
conditions upon which said subscription is
made, in the event that said proposition Is ear
ri.d. And further ordering that the ballots to
be used at such election he in form As set out in
said petition; and ordering the mayor to issue
his proclamation for such election, and in all
things perform such act a by law provided.
Therefore, l, Il. W Aldrich, mayor of said
city of Wichita, by virtue Of the authority in
me vested by law, and by virtue of said order
30 made, do hereby proclaim and give notice
that a special election shall be held in said city
VI Wichita on the
FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. d
loS5,
to determine whether said city shall make such
On the conditions above set out,
and in payment thereof issue bonds OF said city
as set ont in said orte-; such election 10 be
conducted in all respects, returns made and
results ascertained as provided by law on gen.
rrsl elections. And l 10 further order that
such election shall be held in the five wards of
IN each ward, and that the electors named in
with each ward Ms judges and
clerks OF said election. shall be the judges and
clerks OF said elec; ion, to-wit:
First " ard, at PopenOe's stable, South Main
street. Judges: Roberi Carson, " +. Walker
and James Davis. Clerks: J. r. Holmes and
L. McMilien.
second Ward, a, Office cr Wichita Water
Company, North Main street. Judges: VIM.
NJ. Heller, -. {. Riggs and A. ii. Mckee.
Clerks: Jessie Ask and II. q. Toler.
Third Ward, at Freeman's livery stable, on
North Topeka avenue Judges: W A Richev.
X Stone and a. A Backer. Clerks: l. T..
and Martin Heliar.
Fourth Ward, at Abe Smith S @srpenter shop,
North Main street. Judges: y. NJ. Pollock,
Douglas V. Donnelly and Wm. n. Parkinson.
Clerks: II. L. Taylor and Frank Thomas.
Fiih Ward, at Office Of L. ID. Seaman. south
,ide of Chicago avenue Judges: Robert Gard
ner, Charles Hembrc and Charles Campbell.
Clerks: j. l.. Moore and Wm- German.
The ballots TO lie used AT said election shall
De as follows:
Z ach qualified voter voting for said subscrip-
lion all have printed or written on his bal
ot:
.'For subscription to tine capital stock Of the
Wichita \ Colorado Railway Company
Each quslified voter voting against said sub
cription shall have printed or written on his
ballot
"AgaiBst subscription to The capital stock Of
he Wichita n Colorado Railway Company
In witness whereof l, ssid mayor, have here
with officially set my hand, at the city Of wich-
ia, this Ilth day Of August, A. ID ls-5.
H. W. ALDRICH,
Attest: Mayo--
W p CpyFS City Clerk d.2 SIG