Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-09-01
PROCLAMATION
For . Special Election in the City oil
Wichita, Kansas,
In the Matter of the Wichita & coIora do
Railroad


1seee qualified role,s Of the Gus ., ,,,enIrs:
whereas, On the l0;h dAy Of Angus. \. D.
iSus, there was daily presented 20 ihe mayor
AMI councilnen oil the eilS Of WichHs. nj a
than two-diihs OF The .,ieni isa-isyer- of
SAID cttv, praying said MAYOR aad coune linen
70 submit 10 the qualified voiers OF -ad Guy =
proposition 10 subscribe (Sio, CO.., fUrtv thous-
aud dollars TO The capiIsi sIcck OF wicEiis 4
Colorado Railway Company, in the sGm os iire
conditions - set out in said petition aud other
conditfons II deemed advisable, when petition.
signatures only being omitted. is in wor,is sr,i
hgures Is follows, io-wit;
PETITION.
To the Mayor aad foF.rI OF fkC Cify or UTfl-
ifa, Sscsriek tosafy. hsaf,ss:
We, the undersigned, being more than ;.-5)
two-hfths OF The r. sid@ns X-payer- OF ihe civ
Of Wichita. hereby petition me mayor AMI
council u ssid city OF wichiis 10 submit a 4
special election, 10 the quslilied voief- said
city OF wichiis, propositions to suhsclibe 10
Railway Company railway com.,any duty
nrganized and existing under the laws O. the
state Of Kansas, which propose. to Construct
railroad into said city OF wichita-
said subscription to be for $40 00) rty
thousand dollars. And in payment Of said SUI
scription to said capital stock OF said company.
be duiy issued aud delivered, in suns OF $40,
i've hundred dollars each. aggregatipg $50, ooo)
forty Thousand dollars, payable in fag twenty
years from date OF Issue, each bearing t6l six
principa. anc inIeres, payable at the Fiscal
Agency of the state OF kansas in the city OF
New York, such bonds 10 be duly issued and
delivered upon compliance with conditions
hereinafter set out, and delivery OF >tock in
said road as by law provided. The conditions
upon which said subscription TO the capital
stock OF said company is made. are:
That the Wichita Colorado Railway Com
pany shall construct a railroad. OF standard
gauge dncinding all necessary side TRACKS ard
switches) 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, Iss5-
And we pray that said mayor and council
upon presentation OF this petition, duly cou-
vene aud make an order. which order shall EN-
brace the terms and condit ton. of this pefitiop
and council may deem advisable; and also Tx
ing the time Tor holding . special election
vided, under chapter I0.. laws OF Kansas is7o,
and amendments thereto, to determine vine her
such subscription shall be made.
And the form OF the ballot To be n-ed at such
special election for and against said propo>il ion
50 submitted, shall be a. follows. sacn quail
ned voter voting for said proposition shall have
printed or written on his ballot:
~ For subscription to the capital stock of the
wichita Colorado Railway Company
Zach qualified voter voting against such prop
osition shall have printed or written ON his
ballot:
against subscription TO the capital stock OF
the Wichita & Colorado Halfway Compsny."
And the condition annexed by the council be-
ing Is follows:
"And said company shall Mt all 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
~ 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.
nlths OF the resident taxpayers Of said city of
wichita. and duly made an order that the
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. D.
lss5,
to determine whether the city of Wichita shall
subscribe te40, 00O forty thousand dollars To
the capital stock of said Wichita 4 Colorado
Railway Company, and issue bonds to said
company and IN payment therefor, in said sum
and on the terms and conditions n set out in
said petition, and the condition annexed by the
council in laid 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 clerk
to Issue said bonds, upon compliance with the
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 as set out in
said petition; and ordering the mayor to issue
his proclamation for such election. and in all
| things perform such act As by law provided.
Therefore, i, Il. W Aldrich, mayor OF said
city Of Wichita, by virtue of the authority in
me vested by law, and by vir.ue OF said order
20 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 d
1SsJ,
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 out In said order; such election 10 be
results ascertained as provided by Law gen
eral elections. And | DO further order that
such election shall be held in the five wards of
said city, NJ the places hereinafter designated
In each ward, and that the electors named in
connection with each ward. rs judges and
clerks Of said election. shall he the judges and
clerks OF said election. to-wit:
First " ard, at Popenoe's stable. South Main
street. Judges: Robert Carson, ". p Walker
and James Davis. Clerks: J. I Holmes and
j. T. McNiIlen.
second Ward. at Office OF Wichita Water
Company, North Main street. Judges: VIM.
NJ Heller. -. Z. Riggs and A. II Mckee
Clerks; Jessie Ask anu ii & loier.
Third Ward, at freeman's livery stable. on
North Topeka avenue. Judges: W. \ Richey
J. Stone and A. 4 Backer. Clerks; l. G.
Hamilton and Martin Hellsr.
Fourth Ward, al Abe Smith IS carpenter shop,
North Main street. Judges: j. NJ Pollock,
Douglas v. Donnelly and Mm- u, Parkinson.
Clerks: II. l.. Taylor and Frank Thomas.
Fiuh Ward, at Office OF X ID seaman. sosth
side Of Chicago avenue. Judges: Robert Gard
ner, Charles Hembro and Charles Campbell.
Clerks J l.. Moore aud VIM German
The ballots TO be used AZ said election shall
he rs follows:
Zach quslifisd voter voting for ssid subscrip-
tion all have printed or written on his bal
lot:
.'For subscription to the capital stock Of the
Wichita ColOrNio Railway Company -
Each Gus lifted voter voting again-t said sub
.cription shall have printed or written On his
ballot:
Against subscription 10 The capital stock Of
the Wichita 4 Colorado Railway Company.
Ia witness whereof !. said mayor. have here
with Officially set my hand, a. the city OF Wich
its, this ilih day oil August, \. u. Isl
g. ". ALDElCH,