Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-26
In the Manner Of the Wichita q Colorado
[,s<F Railroad.

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vhstsas, o. the loth day Of August. A. d..
ise6, there was duly presented 10 the mayor
: end ecaDcilme1 % the city Of -Wiehtss.-os :
rssuiar meeting. . petition duly signed BY mors
than two-nfth, OF the resident tax-usyer. az
said city. Praying said mayor cad ceunci men
| 70 submit TO the qualified voters Of said city :
proposition to subscribe or. ceo, forty tn us
and dollars TO the capital stock Of wichita Z
Color ado Railway Company, in the sum- on the
conditions Is -tt out In said petition and Other
conditions II deemed advisable, vhich prtition
signatures only being omitted. is In words and
figures Is follows, To- wit:
PETITION. g..
| To the Msyor end CouaciI Of fAe Cir of JFtcA-
ifd, Sedseiok Counsy. Kansas:
We, the undersigned. being more than ts-s)
two-ffths OF the sident taxpayers OF the city
eoune ::d e es 70 submit sgi AND
special elecii n, TO the qualified voters OF said
city Of wichita, proposition to subscribe 10
the capital stock Uf the Wichita 4 Colorado
Railway Company railway company duly
organized and existing under the laws OF the
state Of Kansas, which proposes to construct a
railroad into said city OF wichita
Said subscription to be for $40 00ol rty
thousand dollars And In payment u .Aid gu o.
scription to said capital stock OF saif company
bonds Of said city, with coupon attached. shall
i've hundred dollars each. agxregxsing GEO, 900
forty Thousand dollars, payable in co twenty
years from date Of iseue, each bearing ls) ak
per cent. interest payable semi-annusliy both
principa. and interest payable at the fiscrl
Agency of the state Of kansas In the ity Of
| New York, such bonds 10 BE- duly issued and
delivered upon compliance with Conditions
hereinafter set out. and delivery OF took In
said road as by law provided The conditions
upon which said subscription 20 the capital
stock Of said company Is made. sre:
That the Wichita & Colorado Railway Com
psny shsll construct a railroad, OF standard
gauge Qncluding all necessary side tracks and
swltches) 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
| before February LIST, lsss-
And We pray that said mayor and council.
upon presentation OF this petition, duly con-
veDe 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 a special election.
! which We pray. may be held, as by law pro-
vided, under chapter l01. laws OF kansas is7i,
and amendments thereto, TO determine whether
such subscription shall be made.
And the form OF the ballot to be ased ct such
special election FOX and agninst said proposition
so submitted. shall be q follows, eacn quail
fed voter voting for said proposition shall have
printed or written on his ballot:
81 For subscription to the capital stock OF the
Wichita 4 Colorado Railway Company
Zach qualified voter voting against such prop
osi:ion shall have printed or written ON his
ballot:
Against subscription to the capital stock OF
| the Wichita colorado Railway Company"
And The condition annexed by the council be-
ing as follows:
''And said compsny shall at all times main
tain depot in sa d city, on the cas-, side Of ths
Big Arkansas river
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
| ffths Of the resident taxpayers Of said city oil
| 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
FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. ID.
lSs5,
to determine whether the city OF Wichita shall
| subscribe 90, 900 forty thousand dollars u
| the capital stccx of said wichita h Colorado
| company and in payment therefor. In said cum
| and on the terms and conditions rs set out IL
| said petition, and the condition annexed by th'
council in laid order. And further ordering
| that the city clerk make such subscription
| and further ordering the mayor and city cleri
to issue said bond-, upon compii nee with tbs
| conditions upon which said subscription Ii
| 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 rs set out In
-aid petition; and ordering the mayor To is-us
his proclamation for such election. and In al
| things perform such at rs by law provided.
Therefore, I, W AidTich. mayor Of sal.
| city Of Wichita, by virtue of the authority II
me vested by law. aud by virtue Of said or'ie
20 made, do hereby proclaim and give nottcs
that a special election shall be held In ssid cit,
| Of Wichita ON the
FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. d
| Ise5,
| TO determine whether said city shall make suci
| subscription, On the conditions above set out
and in pay mept thereof issue bonds Of -aiu cit,
| rs set out In said ordr-; such election 10 b
conducted in all respects, returns made ans
| results ascertained ss provided BY Law on gen
| ersl elections. And ] do further order tina
| such election shall be held in the five wards o
| SAID city, al the places hereinafter designated
ia each ward, and that the electors named n
connection with each ward. Ms judges an,
clerk, OF said election, shall be the Judges an'
| clerks Of said cleo ion. to-wit:
| street Judges: Robert arson W p Wake
| and James Davis. Clerks; j. I. Holmes ans
j. T. McMiilen.
Company, North Main street. Judges: VIM
NJ. Heller, %. c. Riggs snd A IL. Mckee
Clerks; Jessie YAK and II G.. Ioler-
Third ward, at treeman,s Livery stable ol
J Stone and 4. A Backer. Clerks: l.. e
Hamilton and Martin Hellar.
Fourth Ward. AT Abe smith q carpenter shop
| North Main street. Judges: J. NJ. Pollock
| Douglas V. Dopnely and Nm u. Parkinson
Clerks: H. l.. Taylor aud Frank Thomas.
Finn Ware, at Office Of Il, u. seaman -out'
| ner, Charles Hembro and Charles Campbell
| Clerks J L. Moore and VIM. German.
| The ballots to he used at said election shall
be as follows:
| ton 81 all have printed or written on his bal
lot:
''For subscription to the capital stock Of tn
| Wichita Il Colorado Railway Company -
Each 9uslified voter voting against said sub
.cription shall have printed or written on hi
ballot: