Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-09-15
PROCLAMATION
For Special Election in the City Of
Wichita, Kansas,
n tie Matte, of the Wichita 4 Colorado
Railroad.

To me qa1ltasd ro'ers Of re Cry ., ''sosi'a:
whereas, ON the 10,h d.ty OF August, A. D
lss5, there was daily presented 10 The mayo
All counrilmen of tue CITY Of Wichita. at
regular meeting, petition duly signed by NOR
than Two flih> of The resident taxpayers o
said citv, prsy ing said mayor anu connciiInel
70 submit 10 Inc quail ied voters OF SAID city
propo,iti IN to subscribe (Si0, 600 foriy thous
and dollars to the capital stock OF Wichita !
Color ado Railway Company, In Inc snm, on I'M
conditions Il aeems, advisable. " icn petition
signatures only being omitted, lie In worus ant
figures as follows. io-wit:
PETITION.
tn fhs MAJOR and Cogzeii Of fAe City Of Wich-
ia, Sedgrios County, Ksnsas:
We. the undersigned, being more than Cs-5l
two N, OF the -iiert taxpayers OF the city
OF Miehta hereby psn esi. 10. 20 msy5r a..
speciaI election, 10 the qusiifed voters of said
city of wichita. proposition 70 Subscribe 70
the capital sock oi The " ichiiA Cotofsdo
Railway Company a railway company duly
organized ard existing under the laws OF the
state Of Kansas. which proposes to construct a
railroad into said city OF Wichita
sid .ub,rription TO be for $50 ,000) fjrty
Thousand dollars And In payment Of said SUD-
scriplion to said capital stock of said company,
bonds OF said city, with coupons attached, shail
he duly Issued and delivered, IN sums OF 500
five hundred dollars each. AgsregatlDg tSi0, oU)
forty THOUSAND collars. payable in 20 twenty
wear, from date OF Issue. each bearing (6) six
per cent interest. payable semt-annuAiiy; both
principal ane interest paysoie al me Fiscal
New York, such bonds 10 be duly Issued and
delivered upon compliance with conditions
hereinafter set out, and delivery OF stock in
aid road rs by law provided. The conditions
upon which said subscription TO the capital
stock of said company Is made. are:
Thai the Wichiia \ Colorado Railway Com
pany shall construct rsiiroad; OF standard
.tl rka md
-witchesl into said city Of wichita, kansas.
and have cars running thereon from some point
in the township OF Greeley or township OF
Shermsn. in Sedgwick county. Kansas, on or
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 oil this petition,
and such Other conditions rs said mayor
and council may deem advisable; and also hx-
ing the time ior holding special election,
yideI. nndrr CHAPTER lo., laws OF Kansas. 1875,
and amendments thereto. to determine whether
such subscription shall he msde
And the form OF the ballot 10 be used q, such
spec al election for and against said proposition
80 submitted, shall he Is foilows, eaen qusii-
fled voter vot ng for said proposition shall have
printed or written on his ballot:
For subscription 10 the capital stock OF the
ichita a olorslo Railway Company
Each qualified voter voting against such prop
osition shall have printed or wfitteh On MS
ballot:
.sAgsinst subscription to the capital stock OF
the Wichts 4 toiorSdo Haiiway ompsny:
And the condition annexed by the council be-
ing as follows:
And ssid company shall at al! times m In
tain depot in "a d city, on the cas-; side Of The
Big Arkansas river
And whereas, said mayor and councilmen, In
pursuance of said petition being duly convened
as by law prov .ded, and after having examiner
said petition found that the same was in due
FORM aud WAS duly signed by more Than Two
fiths OF the resilient tax payers OF saiu cry oI
Wichita. and duly made an ORDER ina. me
prayer of said petition be granted, ana ordered
thai special election shail be held In saiu city
of Wichita on the
FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A D.
lss5,
to determine whether the city OF Wichita shall
subscribe 500 forty thousand collars 70
Railway Company, and issue bonds 10 SAID
company and IN payment therefor, In SAID suin
and on the terms and conditions as SCI out IN
said petition, and the condition annexed by the
council in laid order. And further ordering
that In the event that said proposition carrteh,
that the city clerk make such subscription;
and further ordering the mayor and city eierk
to issue said bonds, upon compliance with the
conditions upon which said subscription Is
made, in the event that said proposition Is car
RED And further ordering that the ballots 70
said petition; and ordering the mayor TO issue
his proclamation for such election, and In all
things perform such act Is by law provided
Therefore, !, Is. W Aldricb, mayor OF said
CITY of Wichita, by virtue Of the authority IN
me vested by law. and by virtue OF said order
so 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
lss5,
to determine whether said city shall make such
subscriplion, On The conditions above set out,
and in payment thereof Issue bonds OF said city
as set out In said order; such election 10 be
conducted in all respects, returns made ana
results ascertained as provided by law on gen
eral elections. And | DO further order that
such election shall be held In the i've wards OF
said city, at the places hereinafter designated
in each ward, and that the electors named In
connection with each ward. as judges and
clerks of said election. shall be the judges and
clerks of said election. to-wit:
street. Judges: Robert Carson. VI. =. Walker
and James Davis. Clerks: j. L. Holmes and
J. T. McMiilen.
second Ward. at ONCE Of Wichita Water
Company, North Main street Judges: VIM.
Clerks q hs;' Jessie Ask and Il ~ G. Toier.
Third Ward, at sreemsn,s Livery stable; on
j. Il Stone and A. A Backer. Clerks: l.. {:
Hamilton and Martin Hellar
Fourth " ard, at Abe Smith e carpenter shop,
Douglas " DOnneily and Wm. II. Parkinson.
Clerks: II. l.. Taylor and Frank Thomas.
Filth Ward, at Office Of u d. Seaman. south
side of Chicago avenue judges: Robert Carl
ner, Charles Hembro and Charles Campbell.
Clerks: j. L. Moore and VIM German.
The ballots to be used AT said election shall
be Ms follows:
Each qualified voter voting for aid snbscrip-
ton all have printed or written on his bal
lot:
.'For subscription to the capital stock OF the
Wichita 4 Colorado Railway Company
Each auslified voter voting against said sub
.crip,ion shall have printed or written on his
ballot:
against subscription to the capital stock of
the W ichiia 4 Colorado Railway Company
In witnes. whereof !, said mayor, have here
with officially set my hand, n the city Of W'ch-
ita, this ilth day OF August, A. u iss5
Ii. ". ALDRiCH,
Attest: Mayor
~ r. CHEES City Clerk. DE- sit