Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-21
In the Matter Of the wichita 4 co,esado
Railroad.

In the Matter Of the Wichita 4 Colorado
Railroad.
To fAe qualified coisrs of fAs Guy ~ vsessfs:
whereas, On the l0ik dag OF August, A. D.
les1, there was daily pressnted % IT, mayor
and eouncilmep Of the city OF Wichita. Al {
than two-aIths Of The resident taxpayers oi
said city, praying said mayor aud councilmen
to submit 10 the qualified voters Of said city q
aud dollars TO the capital stock Of wichita 4
Color ado Hallway Company, in the sum, on the
conditions as EFT out 10 said petition, and Other
condir ne IL deemed advisable. which petition,
signatures only being omitted. is In words and
figures q follows, to- Wit:
PETITION.
To the Mayor and Council of the City of WicA-
ifd, Sedgrick Counfy, Kansas:
We, the undersigned, being more than fs-s)
two-hfths OF the rssident taxpayers Of the city
council :, I said city Of Wichita to submit. A. =
special election, to the quaiided voters OF said
city OF Wichita, proposition to subsrribe to
the capital stock of the wichita Z Z dorado
organized and existing under the laws OF the
state Of Kansas, which proposes to construct .
railroad into said city q wichita.
Thousand dollars. And In payment Of said suo-
scriPtion to said capital stock Of said company.
bonds Of said city, with coupons attached, rhsli
be duly issued and delivered. In sums Of $500
nve hundred dollars each. sgElegating tea0 ,000)
forty thousand dollars. payable In cDl twenty
years from date Of issue, each bearing (6) six
per cent. interest payable semi-annuslly both
Agency Of IL. state Of Esnsas, in the oily e q
New York, such bonds to be duly issued and
delivered upon compliance with conditions
MAJ ct out and Of .ssst in
upon which said subscription to the capital
stock Of said company Is made. are:
That the wichita & Colorado Railway Com
gauge dnclnding all necessary side tracks and
swltches) into said city Of Wichita. Kansas,
and have cars running thereon nom some point
in the township Of Gresley or township Of
before February lat, 1855.
And We pray that said mayor and council.
upon presentation Of this petition, duly con-
brace the terms and conditions Of this petition,
and such other conditions - said mayor
and council may deem advisable; and also hx-
ing the time Tor holding . special election,
vided, under chapter Loo. laws OF Kansss is.6,
and amendments tbelsto, to determine whether
such subscription shall be made.
special election for and against said proposition
50 submitted. shall be o follows, escn 9uali-
fed voter voting for said proposition shall have
printed or written on his ballot:
Wichita Colorado Railway Company"
Each qualified voter voting against such prop
osition shall have printed or written on his
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 at ail times main
tain 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
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
niths OF the resident taxpayers Of said city OF
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
the capital ssecf Of said wichita aau o Colorado
Railway Company, and issue bonds to said
company and In payment therefor. In said sum
and on the terms and conditions rs set ont In
council In said order. And further ordering
that In the event that said proposition carried,
that the city clerk make such subscription;
.1d & dsds the .ns
conditions upon which said subscription Is
made. in the event that said proposition Is car
ried. And further ordering that the ballots to
be used at such election he In form Is set out in
sald petition; and ordering the mayor to issue
his proclamation for such election. and In all
things perform such act - by Law provided.
Therefore, ], B. w Aldrich. mayor Of said
city Of Wichita. by virtue Of the authority In
me vested by law, aud by virtue OF said order
20 made, do hereby proclaim and give notice
that special election shall DO held In said city
Of Wichita on the
FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. d.
1855,
to determine whether said city shall make such
subscription on the conditions above set out,
and in payment thereof Issue bonds Of SAID city
rs set ont In said orde-; such election 10 be
results ascertained as provided by Law on gen.
eral elections. And 10 further order that
such election shall be held In the five wards Of
SAID city. at the places hereinafter DESIGNATED
In each ward. and that the electors named In
connection with each ward. a. judges and
clerks of said election. shall be the judges and
clerks OF said election. tO-wit:
street. Judges: Robert larson, v p waller
and james Davis. Clerks: j. T. Holmes and
j. T. McMillen.
sSSnd North M., os street. ct J.s Wm
N. Heller. ID. c. Riggs and A. H. Mckee.
Clerks: Jessie Ask and II. G.. T0ler.
Third Ward. at Freemsn,s livery stable: on
j. X Stone and A. A Backer. Clerks: L. Cd
Hamilton and Martin Hellar.
Fourth Ward, at Abe Smith . carpenter shop.
North Main street. Judges: J. n. Pollock,
Douglas v DOnneIly and Wm. n. Parkinson.
Clerks: II. l.. Taylor and Frank Thomas.
Fifth Ward, at Office Of 4. d. seaman south
side of Chicago avenue. Judges: Robert Gard
ner, Charles Hembro and Charles Campbell.
Clerks: J. L. Moore and VIM German.
The ballots TO be used at said election shall
be as follows:
Each qualified voter voting for said subscrip-
ton all have printed OF written on his bal
lot:
''For subscription 10 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
ballot:
Against subscription to the capital stock OF
the Wichita 4 Colorado Railway Company"
In witness whereof ], said mayor. have here
with oficially set my hand, IT the city Of wich-
ita, this llth day Of August, A. ID lss5:
b. W. ALDRICH,
Attest: Mayor.
W T. GRKxS, City Clerk. de- sic