Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-09-01
Election Proclamation.

In accordance with the petition of more than
two ffths of the resident Taxpayers Of the city
| Of Wichita. in the county Of sedwick, IN the
state OF Kansas presented TO the mayor aud
councilmen of esid city, the e IN day OF July,
A. ID. iss5, which petition IL As follows:
PETITION:
| To the Honorable Mayor cad Councilman Of N,
City Of Wiohifd:
The undersigned being more than twO-nitb-
/ Of the resident Taxpayers OF the said city, In
| the county OF sedgwick and state OF Kansas,
| respectfully pray your honorable body To sub
mil to the qualified electors Of said city prop
| osition 10 subscribe thirty Thousand dollars to
/ the cspital stock OF the Omaha, Abilene 4
| Wichita Railway Company, corporation
| created snd existing under and by virtue Of the
| laws OF the state Of Kansas, which proposes O.
| construct line Of railroad from some point on
| the north line Of said county TO the city Of
| Wichita, IN said county, and that in payment
OF and for said subscription To said stock, the
bonds Of said city shall he Issued in sums of
five hundred dollars each 70 the amount of thir-
| " Thousand dollare, payable in twenty years
from date Of issue, with interes. pay able SEMI
annually at the rate of six per cent per annum
the principal and iuteres; 10 be paid 3; the fis-
| cal Agency of the state Of Kansas, in the city
| Of New York
The conditions upon which said -nbscFipiion
| 20 the capital stock shall be made are;
That the said railway company shaii con-
stYuct 3 railroad Of standard gsuge and put 10
| AL necessary aide irseks and switches, and
have the same In operation, from som. point
on the north line OF said connts TO the city Of
Wichita provided tina: said company shall have
. passenger aEd freight depot in the city Of
wichita. and provided farther. that said rail-
road shall be - constructed and IN operation
from the north line Of Sesigwick county 10 the
city OF Wichita on or before December 5ist.
I-Ss5, and provided further. that said railEHv
cornrapy shall establish msin tain AMI keep ia
principal ofscss and headquarters Ia the city n
Wichita Aforesaid
And re further pray thai Jon orslsr special
election to be held in ard city in pursusnco Of
the laws Of the sthte Of kaRsAs. 10 such cass-
made and provided 20 vote upon the question Of
Subscribing stock - sforsssii. and that the
form Of the ballot 70 be used at such election
for such proposition be ''For su5-cris;ic u
the capital stock Of the Omaha, Abilene 4
wiehita Railway Company ahd Ih9-e against
n the capital stock - IN. onshs, Abilene 4
wichita hallway Company
And In aceordsDoe with the 0rlsr Of said
and conditions % sAii petition made % the
presentation OF said petition a. Aforesaid. no.
ice l. hereby given thai SPECIAL election -baiI
BE- held as The Fa.so1s voting pisces hereinafter
mentioned. within said city. By tie Legal sI-c-
tors thereof, on
TUESDAY. THE FTFTEESTH DAY OF SEP
TENDER. = n I.s5.
upon the question whether .ssd rify shall sub
sc.ies - the cypitsi stock ~ The t'nahA. Abi-
lene a Wichita kailusy Company IN The sun q
thirty Thousand dollars, ard In .Tu-ut fsr
s&d Subscription, Issue the hpsis q salf ely
In suAs Of Eve hundred dollar each. - the
sUsnfy years from date .: s-sus EIih i=tersss
pGyaoie serri-sasDaiiy a. y. rate n ss1 gfr
ca per aurura. prSncipsl snd irt@rss. q t.
pasd q the FI-exI axsacy OF tss sts.> - ksa-
60 in the city Of >e- York Ths co1sitioss
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fnx - foisovs: Thsfths -si1 railway ep-uFAsy
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pct in all ceces>Ary side t.lrks aod switches. I
aod haze the sa-s~ IN Sf~Tafbea fryzu sonse
tsosn; OF he psrfh line Of sztd c0znrT 30 III 4
city OF wictiA; DrOyitra thst -sit COMPANY {
shall have passenger xSd freiTht depot n ths .
eity % Nickita. AL prrFf1et farther. fkss 4
aid railroad shall Re - esn-t-11ts4 .rd n o1- !
Grafton from The rCr.h aSs 81 ne es-czsg - 1
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