Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-29
PROCLAMATION
For q Special Election in the City Of
Wichita, Kansas,
In the Mater Of the WIGHT. Colorado
Railroad

To sae qnaftf.d rofe,s o. tAe Gay q, n',eai'e:
Whereas. On Inc l0i n day of August, A. d.
ls>j, there WAS daily pre-ented 70 the mayor
AMI councilmen OF the civ Of Wicniix. al =
regular meeting, petition duly signed ty more
ihxn two diths Of the res dent tsx-eayers Of
81 citv. PRAYING said mSyor and cou nc linen
tn submit 10 the ousl heu voters OF said city
propo-iti ~ to subscribe $50 600 forIv thous-
anu dollars 10 the sspitsi stock Of wlchi,a Il
Color ado Ia ilway Company IN me sum, on the
cepili on- A. EFT oai Az said pea iioa nd 9th er
sisastores only being omitsed. is iu wosis and
figures Is follows, Io-wit:
PETITION.
To fHe Ne 'oS ard tossscb Of .he Cay Of Wicl-
.is. >ees.cse. so..fs. ks.ssos-
We. the undersisned beng more rhau s-5)
iwo-nii h. OF The 'sideni Taxpayers OF the civ
OF wichita bereoy De.iiion The mayor Aud
cornell - ssd city OF W cni5s 10 submit 81 .
sDecaf e'er ,ou, 10 Tue onsi lied yoIers OF 50
cry OF Wicnlis. Psoeosst,on TO suUscribe 10
tue cspisi ock OF ,he WicbiiA 4 Colorado
Railway Compsny 5 fsilway eomssny daily
organized and existing under TIE laws Of ne
STATE OF Kansas. winch proposes 10 Construct q
railroad soio ssia ciiy oi wlebita-
Sali spbscr r.ioD ID be Tor 81, oD0l forty
thopsaud doiisrs AMI in payment Of said SUI
scriptlop IN said cap. al -socs of ssi.i company
bones of said cisy. Wi o coupou- a sscn~d -nsii
be duly i>saesi at delivered in sums Of ,S.-oG)
i've hundred dollsrs each. ag.-esstipg Is 10, 0Ds)
fof lnousar,i s.o'iars, payable in go twenty
year from date OF i,sue, esch bearing to- Elk
peI cent. interest 3Ofe srtnl-l nnu1itv. ooh
pfincipa- ane ,p.eress nsysbie al the Fiscal
Agency OF the state of ksnss-, In tae citv OF
New York, such bonds 10 be duly issued ami
delivered uDon compliance win conditions
hereinafter sci Out, ana delivery OF stock in
said road as by Law provined Tue condi 1 ous
upon which said subscription 20 me capital
stock Of said coapaay i INSIDE. are:
Thar the Wicniis n Coioraoo EAiiwsv Com
pany shall construct rsiii oa.i. OF ,Ianus nj
gauge GncludiDg all necessary lie irscss and
swiIcnesl INFO >sid city Of W chiIa. kapsss.
IL the Township OF Greeley o. Township OF
She rmsn. in Sed2wics county, Kansas, on or
before februsry lst, lsS6,
And We pray tnst said msvor aud council
upon presentation OF this De.t!ion, duly co.,
vene aod make order WI Gu order SHALL en-
brace the terms aud conui Ion. OF ihis pet lion
and such ner couditiops - sad MAYOR
and council NAV deem advisable: sud also d K
ing the time Tor holding . special election
which We pray. may be held. a. by law pro-
vided, under chapter lo.. law, OF kausas is.6,
and amendments thereto, TO determine whether
such subscription shall be made
And the form Of The ballot To be used ct such
special election for and against said proposition
so submitted, shall be Is follows, eacn 4uali.
printed or written on hIs ballot:
20 For subscription to the capital stock Of the
Wichita 4 Colorado Railway Company"
Each qualified voter voting against such prop
| ballot:
against subscription to the capital stock o.
the Wichita Colorado Railway Company
And the condition annexed by the council be-
"And said company shall at all times main
tain depot in SAID city. on the east side Of th'
Big Arkansas river
And whereas, said mayor and councilmen, IL
pursuance Of said petition being duly convenet
as by law provided, and after having examined
said petition found that the same was In du,
nfths Of the resident tax payers OF said city .
Wichita. and duly made an order that tn
prayer Of said petition be granted. and orderes
that special election shall be held in said cit.
FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. ID
| to determine whether the city Of Wichita shal
| subscribe tsfe, 0O0) forty thousand dollars z
| the capital stock Of said Wichita Col0rad
Railway Company, and issue bonds TO sal
| company and In payment therefor, In said sun
| and on the terms and conditions rs set out Il
| said petition, and the condition annexed by III
council in said order. And further ordering
that In the event that said proposition carried
| that the city clerk make such subscription
| and further ordering the mayor and city eler
| TO Issue said bonds, upon compllsnce with IN
made, In the event that said proposition Is car
RED And further ordering that the ballots :
be used At such election he In form as set ont Il
said petition; and ordering the mayor to issn
his proclamation for such election, and In nj
| things perform such act as by law provided.
| Therefore, ], b. W Aldrich, mayor OF sal
| city Of wichita, by virtue Of the authority u
| me vested by law, and by virtue Of said orde
| 80 made, do hereby proclaim and give motto
that u special election shall be held in said cit
| Of Wichita on the
FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. ID
| lss5,
| to determine whether said city shall make sue
| subscription. on the conditions above set out
| and in payment thereof issue boGsis of said cit
| as set GU; Ia said Order; such election 10 b
| conducted in all respects, returns made an
| eral elections And / do further order tha
| such election shall be held in the five wards Q
| said city. al the places hereinafter designate
| In each ward. and that the electors named I
connection with each ward. ms judges an
clerks OF said election, shall be the Judges an
clerks Of said election, to-wit:
First MnT at PPoBer9ss s5abis south Ms MAJ
and James Davis. Clerks: j. I. Holmes an
j. T. McNillen.
second ward, at Office OF Wichita Waite
NJ. Heller, D. &. Riggs and A. II. Mckee
Clerks: Jessie Ask and ii q. 1oier.
Third Ward, at treeman's livery stable. o
North Topeka avenue. Judges: W. A Richev
J. Stone and a. A Backer. Clerks: l.. {
Hamilton and Martin Helisr.
| Fourth W ard. AT Abe Smith . carpenter shop
| North Main street judges; J. NJ. Pollock
Douglas V. DOnnelly and wm. II. Parkinson
Clerks: II. l. TAYLOR aud Frank Thomas.
Filth ward, at Office OF Il ID. seaman soui
| side OF Chicago avenue Judges: Robert Gard
ner, Charles Hembro and Charles Campbell
Clerks: J L. Moore and VIM Gorman
| The ballots to be used at said election shall
/ be as follows:
zach qualified voter voting for ssid sub-crip
| ton all have printed or written on his bal
| lot:
| '.For subscription to tine capital stock Of tn
| Wichita 4 Colorado Hallway Company
Each qusIified voter voting against said sub
| ,cripiicn shall have printed or written on hi
ballot:
Against subscription to the capital stock {