Wichita daily eagle., 1885-09-16
PRoCL.AMATIoN
For q Special Eleetioo IN the City of
Wichita, Kansas,
n the Matter of the Wichita & Colorado
Railroad.

To rae qualified ro'ers Of tie Cus ., w,eat'a:
Whereas. on the 10 n day Of AuSusi, A.
,s.5, there was doiy presented To ,ns mayo
an.i councilmen oil tnr cits OF Wlchits- ~
eguiar meetiog, n petition tuiy snesi 10y mot
lnan Two dttn, of me res 'ieat gsa-psyers +.
said 81 v. praying .sia Iisyor ana eonne ilhe
a,ropo-iIi,n To subscriDe tSi0.O00) furtS tnoa-
zna ooiiars 10 The capital STOCK OF Wen IA
oIo ado Ia iway tonpaoy, in the sum. os In
condi ions IL deemed adv i-sbIe, wn en- pet ;iiion
.ign1tur only beirg omii. ed. Is in worus 4 q
dsurss ., follows, to- wit:
PETITION.
To the Mdyor and (oaasu Of .hs City Of Wioi
na, Sedgriek C0asiy, kanses:
We. the undersigned, be ng more than (3-s
two-Gith> OF the r--ideni taxpayers OF The csi,
Of Wichita. hereby petition me may)r an'
council Of ssid ely of ,cniis To submit. a. ,
SPECIAL elec ion, TO ;be qua sied vose .sia
Guy Of wichita. proposition to subscribe u
the csptai ock Of the w cniia Il COLORADO
hallway COmpsny a railway comnaDy daiy
organized and existing under The laws o. me
state of Kansas. VII en- proposes TO construct j
railroad iuIo SAID cay OF wichita
Said subscr ption 10 be for so. .000) f5rty
doiisrs. Ana IN ymeut OF laid .uo-
scriplion to said cap al siocK OF said company.
bonds Of said city. wiin coupons III acne't .hsii
be duly issued and delivered, In sums Of Sl"0)
fve hundred dollars each, az regaliDg $50 De')
lofty tnOusdnu GOitdf,. payabfc IN iWcutS
years from date OF i-sue. esch bearing to) SIX
per cent. interest. payable semi-AnUusliy; vosh
principal ant interest paysble At The fiscal
Agency OF The stale Of hsus1s. la The city OF
New York, srch bonds 10 he duly Issued and
delivered upon compliance with conditions
hereinafter set out, and delivery OF stock IN
said road rs by Law provided The coudii Ous
upon which said subscription to the capital
.lock Of said company Is made. are:
That The Wichiia Colorado Railway Com
pany shall construct raiifoad. OF stan,ia nj
gauge Gnciuding all necessary side tracks aud
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 lst, lssj.
And we pray that said mayor And council.
Ipon presentation OF this petition, duly con-
rene and make an order. which order shall en-
,race the terms and conditions OF this petition.
md such other conditions as said mayor
md council may deem advisable; and Also nx-
ng the time Tor holding special election,
which we pray. may be held, as by law pro-
;ided. under chapter lO1, laws of Kansas 1876,
md amendments thereto, TO determine whether
uch subscription shall lie made.
And the form OF the ballot 10 be used n such
pecisl election for aud against said proposiI lou
o submitted, sbail be Is follows, escn quail
led voter voting for said proposition shall have
printed written on his ballot:
"For subscription To the capital stock Of the
Wichita 4 Colorado Railway Company
Each qualified otter voting against such prop
'sition shall have printed or written on ms
,allot:
ssAgainst subscription to the capital stock of
he Wichita 4 Colorado Railway Iompsny-'
And the condition annexed by the council be-
ng as follows:
And said company shall at all times min
ain depot in SAID city, on the east side Of the
Big Arkansas river -
And whereas, said mayor and councilmen. in
pursuance Of said petition being duly convened
o by Law provided, and after having examined
aid petition found that the same was In due
orm, and was duly signed by more than two
iths OF the resident tax payers Of said city of
Wichita, and duly made an order that The
rayer OF said petition be granted, and ordered
hat special election shall be held In said city
4 Wichita on the
FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. ID.
lss5,
o determine whether the city Of Wichita shall
uuscribe $40, ,OO0j forty thousand dollars to
he capi,al stock of said Wichi's 49, COLORADO TsiG
ompany and In payment therefor, In said sum
nd on the terms and conditions as set out in
aid petition, and the condition annexed by the
ouncil In said order. And further ordering
hat In the event that said proposition carried,
hat the city clerk make such subscription;
nd further ordering the mayor and city clerk
0 issue said bonds, upon compli .nce with the
onditions upon which said subscription Is
made, In the event that said proposition Is car
led And further ordering that the ballots TO
e used at such election lie In form - set out in
aid petition; and ordering the mayor To- Issue
is proclamation for such election, AMI In all
hings perform such act ~ by law provided.
Therefore, /, Is. W Aldrich, mayor OF laid
ity Of Wichita, by virtue OF the authority in
ne vested by law. AID by virtue OF said or'ier
o made, do hereby proclaim and give notice
hat special election shall be held 10 said city
{ Wichita on the
FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. ID.
lss5,
0 determine whether said city shall make such
on the conditions above set out,
nd in payment thereof issue bonds OF said city
8 set out in said order; such election 10 be
onducted in all respects, returns made and
esults ascertAined ms provided by Law on gen
raj elections. And ! do further order that
uch election shall be held In the five wards OF
aid city, at the places hereinafter designated
n each ward, and that the electors named in
with each ward, as judges and
Jerks OF said election, shall be the judges and
Jerks Of said election. tO-wit:
First sri, at POpenoe's stable. south Main
treet. Judges: Robert Carson, W. =. Walker
nd James Davis. Clerks: J. I. Holmes And
second ward, q. once Of Wichita Water
company, North Main street. Judges: VIM.
I. Heller. ID. G. Riggs and A: IL. Mckee
Jerks: Jessie Ask and II &. 1oier.
;orth Topeka avenue. Judges: W. A Richev.
. r. Stone and A. A. Backer. Clerks; l.. {.
hamilton and Martin Heilar.
Fourth Ward, at Abe Smith s carpenter shop,
,orth Main street. Judges: j. NJ. Pollock,
douglas v. DonneIly and Vim. II: Parkinson
Jerks: II. L. Taylor and Frank Thomas.
Filth Ward, at Office Of L. ID. Seaman. south
ide OF Chicago avenue. Judges: Robert Carl
er, Charles Hembro and Charles Campbell.
Jerks: J. l.. Moore and " IN. Gorman.
The ballots to he used at said election shsll
C as follows:
Each qualified voter voting for said subscrip
ion all have printed OF written on his ba!-
Of:
''For subscription to the capital stock of the
Wichita 4 Colorado Railway Company"
Each qualified voter voting against said sub
cription shall have printed or written on his
allot:
Against subscription to the capital stock Of
he Wichita 4 Colorado Railway Company"
In witness whereof I, said mayor, have here
With ofiicially set my hand. ~ the city Of Wich-
n, this llth day OF August, 4. -. lssj.
b. W. ALDRICH,
Lttest: Mayo
" > CRrES City Clerk d. sic