Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-22
NOTICE OF ELECTION
70 Vote upon. Proposition Of Min
nesota j. Northwestern Rail-
mad axa4a~--
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 prOposi-
tion i'll writing, tO-"it:
Tie Minnesota ana northwestern Railroad
c. mpany, corporation created by aud exist
ing under the laws Of the State OF Minnesota,
being DESTROYS OF securing aid from the Town
| of Walt ham, in the County Of Mower, and State
of Minnesota, in the construction Of said rail-
road company's road from the City of St. Paul
kalnsey county, southerly through the coun-
tics Of Dakota, Goodhue. Dodge and Mower,
BIZ 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 propos-
| tiun in writing, as provided by Section %, of
Chapter 81. OF the General Statutes Of said
State of Minnesota, that is to say:
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, together
| with the existing Indebtedness OF said town,
! does not exceed five per cent. Of the taxable
property therein. Said obligations to be pay
able on or before three years from the date
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 annum,
| the interest payable semi-annually, and to be
evidenced by coupons attached to said obiga-
! lions. Said obligations are to be deposited
with MessrS Wilkins s Smith, bankers. who
reside at the City Of Austin in the County of
| Mower, in the State of minnesota, within ten
| day after the approval OF this proposition by
the legal voters of said town, at the election
! in that behalf, as provided in Section 81 Of
said Chapter 81. aud there to remain on deposit
! 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
| lat the election OF said town., issue tolt egh-
teen shares of the capital stock of said Mime
sofa L. northwestern Railroad Company,
known as its common stock. which said shares
| at their par value, correspond with the princi-
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-
| tions, be deposited within ten days from and
| after said election with the said Wilkins &
until the delivery Of said obligations to said
Railroad Company. when said shares OF stock
shall be delivered 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-
road Company, and TO said town respectively
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, southcrly through the counties Of Da
kOta, GOOdhuc, Dodge and Mower, by way OF
| said township of Watham. in Mower county,
to the Iowa State line, and depot on said
railroad shall have been built in said town OF
| Waltham.
| Secretary of said Railroad Company, and the
corporate seal thereof, this 2bth day OF March
A. b. 1885.
| corporate Seal ~. Is. SIlCkNEA,
| President Minnesota s. Northwestern Railroad
Company. .
JOHN /. THOMPSON,
Secretary Minnesota Northwestern Railroad
! Company
AND WHEREAS, said proposition has beer
| duly filed and endorsed and transcribed in 1ht
records Of said town by the town clerk there
| of, as provided by law, and whereas there ha!
also been duly filed in the Office OF said town
| clerk Il statement in writing in favor OF call
ing an election to be held by the legal voters
of said town upon said proposition, as pr"vid
cd by law, signed by the town clerk, three
of the supervisors, two Of the justices of thu
of The peace, together with twelve OF the free
holders of said town;
Now, therefor. notice is hereby given, tina
an election will tie held by the legal voters o
said town of Waltham at the usual place O.
holding elections in said town. tO-wit:
AT the school house in school district No 81
on the 18th day OF April, a. D. 1885, to vot'
upon said proposition Of said railroad com
| pauy, and at said election each voter in faVo
of said proposition will deposit Il ballot OF
| which shall be written or printed the word
| For the Railroad Propositions" And each
voter not in favor of said proposition will dc
post ballot on which shall be written o
printed the words "a gainst the ltailroad Prop
| OSitiOn.'
&C. CLARK,
Town Clerk of the Town of Waltham.