Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-30
PROCLAMATION
For a Special Election in the City of
Wichita, Kansas,
In the Matter of the Wichita & Colorado
Railroad

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Railroad.
To rae qaalifsl roieSs Of fse Cifg 80 ,sca1fa:
hereas. On the loan ii IL August 4 ID
is>S. thef- was duly pr--ente,i a., the nSs.r
an counriinen Of tine ei.v Of wichiis - a
regular meeting, petition iuiy ssneI by t,s.,f-
ihsn iwD-h rs OF the res deal isx-paV~r. Of
>s'd citv. prsSing said mayor and coun. .i,n.t
| To submit To the quslide,i voters OF said r5.v
proposition 10 subscribe $50 gegJ FORTY tbst--
aud dollars 10 the capital stock OF Wiebtr, A
| Colorado Railway Conn ,any, In the sum- on rh-
| CONDITIONS a. 81 oai in >ssd petition, aad Other
condition. IL deemed advisable " D en- petite,
signatures only being omit ed l., in wor,is sal
figures Is follows, to-wit:
PETITION.
| To the Mayor end CoHari. Of fke C.fy Of UTes
iia, SeGgrick County. hSssss:
We, the undersigned be rn= more than T. y
iwo-ffths OF the si'ient isN 10 y-r, oi NJ rltv
| 81 wichita, hereby pe,iiea may a. a -
| council r ssid cay of irhiss 90 summit a
spectral election. 10 Inc guy ii--i Voir-> >Sld
city OF WichiIs, proposition Ia sgbs-.i De d.
| the capital sock 81 ihe wscnS A t.iofSsi.,
Railway Company raiiwSy rUIu,rany .iaIv
| organized and eAi-iin- uuder the laws sn-
STATE OF Kansas. suiCG propose, to construct
railroad into said ciy OF wichita-
said subscription 10 be for so. o-il riy
thousand dollars. \ nd in payment 81 >sid a -
scripiion TO said capital stock of said company.
bombs OF said city, with coupons atlschei. >hSii
be duly Issued and delivered, in sums Of 5 an
five hundred dollsrs each. aggregatug Is 90 ,spil
| ioriy Thousand Collars, payable in co twenty
Years from date Of Issue, -sch beariug 90 SIX
per cent. Interest payable s-mi-anuuslIy: no IA
princlpa. anc interest PAYABLE at The -csl
Agency OF The state of hsuss-, ia The city OF
New York, such bonds 10 be duly issued aad
delivered upon compliance with conditions
hereina set out, and delivery o. took ~
| said road rs 10y law provided The conditions
upon which said subscription 10 the capital
>lock Of saul company is made are:
That the Wichits n Colorado Railway Com
pany shall construct railroad. OF SAINTS 81
gauge Qncludine all necessary si,is trscs- and
,wiirbesl into ssid city of Wicrits haa-s>
and nave car. running thereon from same point
IN the township OF greeley o. t1wa-u p %
Shefmsn, IN >edswicA county. Kansas, On cr
before t.bruary LIST, l,Sti
And We pray that said msvor and council.
upon presentation OF This fition, tiUlv roB-
yene aud make an order. which order -nsiI 80
brace the terms aud Conditions -! ,ur- ,e.iIi"n,
and such Other conditions .ad mayor
and council may deen aiN BILE: sr,i 49, ~
ing the time Tor holding a sr,. al r'c.t.on.
which We pray. NAV be h-ii. a. hy law .,r,-
vided. under chapter L.. law a. hsr~t~ -.
and amendments thereto, TO ,i-t-I al nr Wns ti,r
such subscription shall be made
And the form of the hs lot To- he n-.,i a such
special election FOR and a-ain-t Il t.rup-,-
30 submitted. shail be a follows. esca guaii-
led voter voting for said prop siIion shall haVe
printed or written on his ballot:
. For subscription TO the apiial stock Of the
Wichita 4 colorado Hallway Company -
Each qualified voter votiag against such prop
osition shall have printed or written on his
ball|t:
Against subscription To the capital stock of
the Wichita 4 colorado Railway JomI,sny."
And The condition annexed by the council be-
ing as follows;
And said company shall at al! tines main
tain depot in ~ d city, on the east side of tn
Big Arkansas river
And whereas. said MAYOR and councilnen In
pursuance of said petition being dnly 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
iifths of the resident taxpayers Of said city Of
Wichita. and duly made an order that the
prayer of said petition he granted. and ordered
that special election shall be held in said city
OF Wichita on the
FIFTEENTH DAY or SEPTEMBER, \. ID
lSSJ,
to determine whether the city of Wichita shall
subscribe $40, O0C) forty thousand dollars To
the capita stock of said Wichita X Colorado
Railway Company, and issue bonds TO said
company aud in payment therefor, Ia said sum
and or the terms and conditions ~ set Out in
council in said order. And further ordering
that In the event that sail proposition carried,
that the city clerk make such subs eruption:
and further OrieTing the mayor and city clerk
to issue said bonds, upon compli, with the
conditions upon which said snbscriptioI g..
made, in the event that said proposition l. ear
ried. And further ordering that the ballots TO
be used AT such election lie IN form a set out in
said petition; AMI ordering the mayor 20 issue
his proclamation for such election, and ia all
things perform, such az a by law provided.
city OF Wichita, ly virtue of the authority In
me vested by law, aud by virtue of said order
80 made, do hereby pr1clsim aud give notice
that special election shall Ice held in said city
OF Wichita on the
FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A u
lss5,
to determine whether said city shall make such
subscription, % The conditions abOy. set cur,
and in payment thereof i-sue bou,s of said city
set out In aid order; such election % be
conducted in all respects, Returns made and
results ascertsined as provided by lag ce.-
ersl elections. And / do further order tina
such election shall be held in the fv. war,i- OF
SAID city, az the places hereinafter designated
Ia each ward, and thst the electors named in
connection with each ward. judges and
clerks OF said election, shall b. the Judges and
clerks Of said elec ion. to-wit:
First ard, al Popenoe's stable. South Main
street Judges: Robert Carson. ". T. Walker
J. I. Me Millen
Second Ward. at Office or Wichita Water
NJ. Heller. -. {. Riggs AMI 4. H. Mckee
Clerks Jessie ask AMI II c. ToIer
Third Ward, at treeman'- livery stable. on
North Topeka avenue. Judges; ". Hichey.
J. x Stone and \. \ Backer. Clerks l. c.
Hamilton and Martin HeIlsr.
Fourth ward. AZ Abe Smith 5 carpenter shop. |
North Main stree. judges: j Pollock, |
Douglss v Donneily and YIN ~. Parkin-ou
Clerks: ~. l.. Taylor and rank Thomas
Filth Ward, at Office Of e. u. seaman south I
side Of Chicago avenue. Judges. Eoncrt Gard !
ner, Charles Hembro and Charles tsmpue ]. /
Clerks: ! l.. Moore aud IN t.ormsn
The ballots TO be used at said election shall !
lie Is f,lls vs.:
arh qualified voter voting f,r aid sub-crip- |
tou ali hayt printed or written on hrs hli- /
lot:
'.For subscription to the capital stock Il the |
wich Ia x C"l,rs'io i.ailwav company -
Each qualified voter voting against said sab (
cription shali have printed or written on bis /
ballot:
"Agslu.t subscription TO the capital stock Of
the W ichita colorado Railway CsmpHuy "
In witness whereof /. said msyoT. have b. re- I
with OFF tally 81 my hand. a the ctty 20 Wich-
tia, this lith day o. August, i - l-ci-
a.. ~ iLDGiCH /
Attest: Aayur !
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