Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-20
PROCLAMATION
For Special Election in the City Of
Wichita, Kansas,
In the Matter of the Wichita & Colorado
Railroad.

rome qualified rofers Of the Guy ~ vscatra:
Whereas, )n the 10Th day Of August, A. d.
isc), there was duly presented to the mAyor
am eouncilmea OF the CITY Of Wichita, at =
regular meeting, petition duly signed by more
thsn two-nith, OF The Resident taxpayers OF
said eity, praying said ma yOr and councilmen
70 submit 10 The ansliled voters or said city q
pIo1-iti n 10 subscribe $4,000 forty tn Sus-
s0a doiiars 10 The capital sicck Of Wichita 4
Coiorado Halfway Company, in the sum- on the
c"nuilions a 81 on in said petition, and other
conditions II deemed advisable, which petition
signatures ouly being omitted, is in words ard
figures as follows, to- wit:
PETITION
To the Mayor and Council Of tie City Of Hfeh-
ifc, Stcer'ek County, KGEsas:
We, the undersigned, being more than ts-5)
two-nfths OF the Resident taxpayers Of the city
of wichita. hereby petition the mayor and
council II said city of Wichita to submit, at Q
special election, to the qualified voters Of said
the capital stock u the wichita & Colorado
Halfway Company a railway company duly
orsanixed and existing under the laws of the
railroad into said city OF Wichits
said subscription to be for ts40, 0Jc) rty
Thousand dollars. And in payment Of said SUBJ
scr:ption To said capital stock of said company,
bonds OF said city, with coupons attached, shall
be duly issued and delivered, in sums Of $500
five hundred dollars each. aggregatipg $40. Ooo)
forty Thousand dollars, payable in fa0) twenty
years from date Of issue, each bearing 90 six
per cent. interest payable semi-annually: both
Principa! anc interest payable at the Fiscal
New York, such bonds TO 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 x Colorado Railway Com
pany shall construct a railroad, Of standard
gauge Gncluding all necessary side tracks and
swltches) into said city of Wichita, Kansas
and have cars running thereon from some point
Sherman, in Sedgwiok county Kansas, on or
before February LIST, 1856
And We pray that said mayor and council.
upon Presentation OF this petition, duly con-
yene 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 for holding q special election,
which We pray. may be held, as by law pro-
vided, under chapter lJ7. laws of Kansas 1870,
and amendments thereto, to determine whether
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 a. follows, eacn quail
fed voter voting for said proposition shall have
printed or written on his ballot:
For subscription TO the capital stock Of the
Wichita Colorado Railway Company
Each qlaIlned voter Voting against such prop
osition shall have printed or written ON his
ballot:
Against subscription to the capital stock of
the wichita Colorado Railway Compsny.''
ing as follows:
And said company shall at all times main
tain depot in SAID city, on the east side Of the
And whereas. said msyor and councilmen, in
pursuance of said petition being duly 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
1iths OF the resident tax payers OF said city of
wichita. and duly made an order that the
prayer OF said petition lie granted, and ordered
That speciRl pfpcfion shall no bal In said city
of Wichita on the
FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. ID.
1ss5,
to determine whether the city of Wichita shall
subscribe tsie,ooO forty thousand dollars to
the capital stock of said Wichita 4 Colorado
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;
and further ordering the mayor and city clerk
to issue said bonds, upon compliance with the
conditions upon which said subscription is
made, in the event that said proposition is car
ried. And further ordering that the ballots to
be used at such election lie in form set out in
said petition; and ordering the mayor to issue
his proclamation for such election, AMI in all
things perform such act Is by law provided.
Therefore, /, b. w Aldrich mayor OF said
city of Wichita, ny virtue Of the authority in
me vested by law, aud by virtue of said order
20 1llaue, 10 nefeDy rrociaifh ana give nOtlce
that special election shall be held in said city
of Wichita on the
FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. d
1855,
to determine whether said city shall make such
subscription, On the conditions above set out,
and in payment thereof Issue bonds Of said city
Us set out in said order; such election TO be
conducted in all respects, returns made and
results ascertsined as provided by Law ON gem
eral elections. And / 10 further order that
such election shall be held in the five wards of
SAID city, at the places hereinafter designated
in each ward, and that the electors named in
connection with each ward. judges and
clerks of said election, shall be the judges and
clerks of said election. to-wit:
First ard, at PopenOe's stable, South Main
street. Judges: Robert carson, W. T.. Walker
aud James Davis. Clerks: j. 4. Holmes and
J. r. McMiilen.
second Ward. at Office Of Wichita Water
Company, North Main street Judges: VIM.
NJ. Heller, ID. L. 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. \ Richey.
J. X Stone and 4. a Backer. Clerks: l.. CO
Hamilton and Martin Hellar.
Fourth Ward, AT Abe Smith s carpenter shop.
Douglas V. Donnely and wm II. Parkinson.
Clerks: II. L. Taylor and Frank Thomas.
Filth Ward. at Office of L. d. Seaman. south
side of Chicago avenue Judges: Robert Gard
ner. Charles Hembro and Charles Campbell.
Clerks: J l.. Moore and VIM German.
The ballots to be used at said election shall
be as fOliows:
Each qualified voter veting for said subscrip
ton all have printed or written on his bal
lot:
''Fcr subscription to the capital stock Of the
Wichita & Colorado Railway Company
Each qusified voter voting against said sub
cripiioD shall have printed or written ON his
ballot:
Against subscription to the capital stock q
the Wichita & Colorado Railway Company.
In witness whereof 1, ssid mayor, have here
with officially set my hand, AZ the city II Wich
ta, this llth day Of August, \. ID. lss5.
Il. ". ALDRICH,
Attest: Mayor.
W F. GREEN, City Clerk. d.2 sic