Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-28
PROCLAMATION
For Special Election in the City of
Wichita, Kansas,
In the Matter of the Wichita & Colorado
Railroad.

To tae qualified rotsrs of the CIIs 9, w,eai,e:
Whereas, On the loth day Of August A D.
lSs5, there was duly presented 10 the mayor
AMI councilmen of the city Of Wichita Al s
regular meeting, petition duly signed BY more
than -hLths OF ne resident taxpayers OF
to submit 10 the qualified voters of said civ !.
proposition TO subscribe tsi0. 600 forty ,hous-
and dollars to the capital stock Of Wichita 4
Colorado Railway Company, In the sum, on the
conditions Is SIT out in said petition and 9th er
conditions If deemed advisable, which ition,
signatu.es only being omitted. is in words and
PETITION.
To the Mayor and Council of rae CITY of yy,eh-
iia, Ssdgriek County, Kansas:
We, the undersigned, being more than fs-5,
two-ffths OF the r. sident taxpayers Of the city
Of wichita hereby petition The mayor aud
council said city of Wichita to submit Al 4
special election, to the qualified voters OF said
city OF wichita, proposition to subscribe to
the capital stock Of the Wichita & Colorado
Railway Company, railway company duly
state Of Kansas, which proposes to construct .
| railroad into said city Of Wichita.
Said subscription to be for go. 00O) fDrty
Thousand dollars. And In payment OF said sub
| scription to said capital stock of said company,
bonds Of said city, with coupons attached shall
be duly issued and delivered, in sums Of $500
nve hundred dollars each, kggregating (SlO, VOo)
| forty thousand dollars, payable in Go twenty
year, from date Of issue. each bearing (s) six
| per cent. interest payable semi-annualIy both
Of a n. 1sss 1t The fse,
! New York, such bonds 10 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 TO the capital
stock OF said company is made are:
That the Wichita 4 Colorado Railway Com
| gauge Qncluding all necessary side tracks and
switches) into said city Of Wichita, Kansas,
and have cars running thereon from some point
| in the township of Greeley or township OF
before February lst, lSSj.
And We pray that said mayor and council,
upon presentation OF this petition, duly con-
gene 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 TX
| ing the time Tor holding . special election,
| which We pray. may be held, Is by law pro-
vided, under chapter lJ.. laws OF Kansas ls16,
| and amendments thereto, to determine wheth
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 as follows, each quail
fed voter voting for said proposition shall have
printed OF written on his ballot:
For subscription 10 the capital stock Of the
Wichita 4 Colorado Railway company"
Each qualified voter voting against such prop
osition shall have printed or written on hi:
ballot:
Against subscription to the capital stock Of
the Wichita 4 Colorado Railway Company"
And the condition annexed by the council be-
| ing Is follows:
And said company shall a. all times main
| tain depot in sad city, on the east side Of the
Big Arkansas river -
And whereas, said mayor and ccuncilmen. In
pursuance of said petition being duly convened
| as by law provided, and after having examined
said petition found that the same was in du,
fiths OF the resident taxpayers Of said city o
| Wichita. and duly made an order that tn,
prayer OF said petition be granted, and ordered
that special election shall be held In said cit,
| of Wichita on the
FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. d.
TO determine whether the city OF Wichita shall
| subscribe $40 600 forty thousand dollars t.
the capital stock OF said Wichita 4 Colorado
| Railway Company, and issue bonds to sale
company and In payment therefor. In said sun
| and on the terms and conditions As set out II
| said petition. and the condition annexed by TIT
| council in said order. And further ordering
that In the event that said proposition carried
that the city clerk make such SUBJ cription
| and further ordering the mayor and city clerl
| to Issue said bonds, upon compll nee with thu
conditions upon which said subscription |:
| made in the event that said proposition is car
| ried. And further ordering that the ballots e
be used at such election he in form as set out ir
| said petition; and ordering the mayor to issu,
his proclamation for such election. and In al
things perform such a as by law provided.
| Therefore, 1, W Aldrich, mayor of sal,
| city of Wichita, by virtue OF the authority In
me vested by law, aud by virtue of said or,te
20 made, do hereby proclaim and give notice
that special election shall be held in said city
| of Wichita on the
FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. ID
| lssj,
| to determine whether said city shall make such
| subscription. o. The conditions above set out
and in pay ment thereof issue bonds of -aid city
a set gu, in said order; such election 10 b,
conducted In all respects, returns made AND
4 .atu.d Al. lao
| eral elections. And 40 further order tina
| such election shall be held in the five wards Of
SAID city, NJ the places hereinafter designated
| in each ward, and that the electors named In
connection with each ward. MS judges an.
| clerks OF said election, shall be the judges and
clerks OF said cleo ion. to-wit;
street. Judges: Roberr carson, " p Walker
| aud James Davis. Clerks; J. 4. Holmes and
J. T. McMiIien.
Second Ward, at Office II Wichita Water
Company, North Main street. Judges; Nm.
NJ Heller, -. 4. Riggs and \. IL. Mckee.
| Clerks: Jessie Ask anu II. Il Toler.
Third Ward, at treeman,s livery stable. on
North Topeka avenue. Judges: W \ Rich~v.
j Stone and \. \ Backer. Clerks; l.. {.
Hamilton and Martin Heilsr.
Fourth Ward, at Abe Smith s carpenter shop,
Douglas V Donnelly and Vim. u. Parkinson.
Clerks: II. J.. TAYLOR and Frank Thomas.
Fifth Ward. at Office Of Il ID seaman sonth
side Of Chicago avenue Judges: Robert Card
ner, Charles Hembro snd Charles Campbell
Clerks: !. l.. Moore and VIM. German.
The ballots to be used at said election shall
be as follows:
Each qualified voter voting for said sabscrip-
ton all have printed or written on his bal
lot:
''For subscription to the capital stock Of the
Wichita & Colorado Railway Company -
Each justified voter voting against said sub
,cripiion shall have printed or written on his
ballet:
"Again., Subscription TO the CAPITAL stock OF
Ct.I, = 20. IL. all
In witness whereof l said msyor, have here
with officially set my hand, at the city Of Wick
iia, this lith day OF August, 4. ID lss5.
Il. W. ALDRICH,
Attest: Mayor.