Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-09-11
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PROCLAMATION
For a Special Election in the City Of
Wichita, Kansas,
the Matter of the Wichita q Colorado
Railroad.


| To re qualified ro.s1s Of tie CRY ., "scairn:
Whereas, ON the 10, day Of August, A. ID.
Is.,. there Wa, duly presented "a Ine mayor
anu councilmen OF tne els OF wicbiis. =. a
regular meeting, a pei non duly s'gnei Dv more
inan Two 4 n, OF ne res deaf iss-DsyeTs of
laid ciiv. PRAYING said nisyor aDn eoane iFsen
To submit o Toe uiaii5ei yoier- OF ssid civ a
PROPOSE a n 20 subscribe tsit.UOD f"riv 4n"u.-
aD.i doiia-s 10 the cspitsi sock OF W cnits n
Colo alto Ia iwsy toinasry, "a the sum. ne
cond ions et oui "a -a'o neil lon aod osner
condition., If deeni-d adv isaole. ~n en- pet ZOO
.ignaiures only being omitted, Is in wor,is and
ieures q, follows, to- wit:
PETITION.
To The Mdgor end Coyas'I Of The City Of Wici-
.id, Seegirick t0asfy. heIsas:
We. the undersigned. being more than ts-5)
two nj, IL OF the silent sN-payefs o! ne "
of Wicnita. hereby petition ne msypr xDd
special cleo ion, 10 the aus lied said
cisy OF " cilita, proposition 10 suDs ne 30
the capital sock OF Inc wichita ~ t,ioFs.io
Railway Company. railway coin"sny ouly
organized and existing under the law, O. me
state Of Kansas, whicn propose 10 CONSTRUCT
rsiiroai into said city Of wichita.
said subscri ption 70 be Tor $4,000 fsr:y
thousand dollars. And in payment or laid sup-
scription to said capital stock of said company
bonds Of said city, win coupons atiscne.i, .hsll
he duly issued and delivered, In sums OF 500
i've hundred dollars each, sgsreg aiing $50 oOo)
forty thousand dollars, payable In 20 twenty
wear. from date Of Issue, each bearing t6) Elk
per cent. Interest. psy a0ie s-mi-annuaiiy: 10 h
principal anc iDierr>a ,syaDie NJ the fiscsl
Agency oil Ihe sta .e of Kansas, Ia The city of
New York, such bonds 10 Oe duly issued and
delivered upon compliance with conditions
hereinafter set out, and delivery OF stock in
said rosd as Nv iaw provided. The conditions
upon which said subscription 10 the capital
stock of said company is INSIDE, are:
That the Michiia n Colorado Railway Com
pany shall Construct raiiIoad OF .tandsni
gauge tncludinS all necessary side tracAs aud
.w iichesl in.o said city OF Wichita, Kansas
and have ears running thereon from some point
in tine township or Greeley or township OF
Shermsn. in Sedgwick county, hansas, ON or
elore February l,t. lss5-
And We pray that said mavor and council.
upon presentation OF this petition. duly con-
vene and make an order. which order shsil EN-
b. ace the terms sud con,ii lion. of hi. petition
and such olher coadilion, Is said MAYOR
and council may deem advisable; and also nix
ing the time Tor holding q special election,
which we pray. may be held, a by law pro-
vi,ied, u nder chapter lus, law or Kansas $50.
and amendments thereto, to determine vine her
such -ubscrI,,tio shall ne made
And the form OF the la lot to be used 81 such
special election for sad s=sB>t said proposition
so submitted. shall be a. follows. rscn quail
fed voter voting for said prop sition shall have
printed or written on his ballot:
For subscription TO the capital stock OF the
Wichits n colorado hallway Company
Eacn qual fed voter voting against such prop
oslIioa email have p.inted or written ON MS
ballot:
"A gsinsi subscription to the capital stock of
the wichts 4 oioTado Railway ompsny:'
And The condition annexed by the council be-
ing as follows:
:.And said company shall at nj! times min
tain depot in "a d city, on the east side OF the
Big Arkansas river -
And whereas, said MAYOR and councilmen, In
pursuance Of said petition being duly conNene'i
as by law prov ded, and after having eAaifiiu ru
said petition found that the ssme was la due
form, aud WAS duly signed by more than two.
ffths OF the resident taxpayers of said city Of
Wichita, and duly made an order that The
prayer Of said petition ne granted. and ordered
that a special election shall be held In said city
Of Ichita on the
FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. ID.
ISIS,
to determine whether the city OF Wichita shall
subscribe tSi0, 0O0) forty thousand dollars to
the capital stock Of said wichita a Colorado
Railway Company, and issue bonds to said
company and In payment therefor, In SAID eum
and on the terms and conditions as set out In
said petition, and the condition annexed By the
council in said order And further ordering
that In tie 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 suoscrip'ioi Is
made in the event that said proposition is car
ried. And further ordering that The ballots To
be used at such election lie In form a. set out In
said petition; and ordering the mayor to issue
his proclamation for such election, and in ali
things perform such act As by law provided
Therefore, l, Il. W Aldrich, mayor of sail
city of Wichita, by virtue Of the authority In
me vested by law, AID by virtue 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. ID.
ISIS,
to determine whether said city shall make such
on the conditions above set ont,
and in payment thereof issue bonds OF said city
as set out In said order; such election 10 be
conducted in ali respects, returns made and
slaAh N Ia taf
ersl elections. And l DO further order that
such Election shall be held In the five wards OF
SAID city, nj the places hereinafter de>ignsied
In each W ard and that the electors named In
with each ward. as judges and
clerks OF said election, shall be the judges and
clerks OF said eleci ion. tO-wit:
First " ar,i, at Popenoe's stable, South Main
street. Judges: Roberi Carson, W. r. Walker
and James Davis Clerks: j. L. Holmes AMI
j. 4. McMillen.
second Ward, at Office Of Wichita Water
NJ Heller, ID. c. Riggs aud A. IL. Mckee.
Clerks: Jessie Ask anu II G. ToIer.
Third Ward, at treeman,s Livery stable on
j. X. Stone and A. A. Backer. Clerks; l.. L.
Hamilton and Martin Heilsr-
Fourth " ard, AT Abe Smith Is carpenter shop.
Douglas v. Donneily and wm. ~. Parkinson.
Clerks: II. l.. Taylor and Frank Thomas.
Firth Ward. at Office Of L. ID. seaman. south
side of Chicago avenue. Judges: Robert Carl
ner, Charles Bembro and Charles Campbell.
Clerks ! 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 5 all have printed OF written on his bal
lot;
..For subscription to tine capital stock Of the
Wichita \ Colorado Railway Company
Each quslified voter voting against said sub
scription shall have printed or written ON his
ballot;
against subscription TO the capital stock Of
the W ichita 4 Colorado Railway Company"
In witness whereof / said msyor, have here
with officially set my hand, al the city Of Wich-
ita, this llth day of August, a. II. lssl.
Il. W. ALDRICH,
Attest: Mayor
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