Wichita eagle., 1886-10-10
PETITION.


To the Mayor and soancii of the City OF Wichi-
ia, Sedgwick County, Kansas:
We, the undersigned, being more than two
niths (2-9 OF the resident tax payers OF the
incorporated city of wichita, in said county
and state, hereby petition the mayor ana coun-
ell of said city above-samed to saomlt, as
special election, to the qualified voters OF sa,u "a
city above named a roposition TO suoScHGc 70
the capital stock ofthe wichita. tedsf az iIs
Southeastern hallway Company, raliroau
company duly organized asd eAls.ihs unusl Ia.
to construct Q railroad into the CITY aoo'e
named. ,,,,
lars $3.50 900 0U) And IN payment fof sai9 suo-
scription TO the capital stock OF sald ccinpany'
bonds of said city, with couponS attacLea
shslI be duly iss ed and delivered in sums OF
five hundred dollars 800 each, aggregatlng
the amount of thirty thousand dcllars ts3),-
ObOG) payable in twerty t20) years from date
of is-ue, each bearing six per cent interest,
payable semi-annually, both principal and in
tere-t payable al the fiscal agency OF The state
OF Kansas ia the city Of New York; euch bonds
to be duIy issued and delivered upon compli
ance with the conditions hereinafter set out
and delivery CT stock IN sald rotd as oy
law proyiGed The conditions upon which
said subscription TO the capital stock of said
company is made are,
hat said " ichita Cedarvae & Southeastern
haliWay company shaii construct rallFoah o.
standard gauge (including all necessary track
and switches into said city above NAMED, and
have cars running thereon from some poin. On
the east line of eedzwick county, Kansas, ia
D. 1857. delays By set o: God ana orders OF
court or judge thereof exc pied.
And we pray that said mayor and council,
upon presentation Of this petition, duly con-
Eene and make order, which order 81 All
embrace the terms and conditions OF h peti-
ton and such other conditions as said ElNyor
and council NAV DEEM advisable; and also fix
ing the time for holding special election,
which we prs7 may be held, as by law pFoV!d-
and amen ments thereto, to determine " beti.er
suchspb bscriptiUn shall be mace
And the Orm # the ballot ID he u used 81 such
special election for and against sald Proposi-
ton so submitted shall be Is follows, each
qualified voter voting for said proposition 7.all
have printed or written cn his ballot:
For subscription TO the capital stock oi tne
Wichita, edarvale q southeastern RaiiWsy
Company -
Each qualified voter voting agains. said prop
osition shall have printed or written on his
ballot:
Against subscription to the capital stock
of the Wichita, Ceda-yals & Southeastern haii- !
WAY Company. -
And where's said board Of mayor and com t
ell, in pursuance to said petition, being duiy |
convened as by law provided. an alter having |
examined said petition, found that the sam
was in due form, and was duly signed oy more !
than two-ufths OF the resident tax payers OF
said city, AID duly made en- order granting
the prayer of said petition, anu 0 dertng that /
special election shall be held IN said city on |
the 2d day of November, A. II. lcS6, to deter |
mine whether said city shall subscribe thirty |
thousand dol ars to the capital stock of said |
company, and issue bonds TO said cohsfsny In |
payment therefor, en- the terms ana conditions
all as Sc. out in said petition, sni further or
iering that In the event that a majority OF the
voters voting At said election, cast ifir rallots
il favor of sid proposition, and vote to Issue
bonds in payment therefor. then the city clerk
of said city .hall forthwith, for and on be-
half, and in the name of said city, SUBSCRIBE
so, 900 Or 10 the STICK of said company Ana
1t was further ordered that IL SAID railway
company fuily comply with the conditions OF
said subscription, then she mayor of the city
and the city clerk of said city, shall, duly
L m
TO bear six (6) per cent interest, principal a9c
interest to be due and payable as set out in said
petition.
And it was further ordered that the ballots
to be used at such election ehall be as follows
to- wit:
Each qualified voter, voting at such election
in favor OF said proposition ehasi have written
or printed on his ballot
For subscription to the capital stock of the
Wichita, Cedarvale southeastern katiwas
And each qualified voter voting against said
proposition shall have written or printed on
Against subscription 10 the capital stock Of
the Wichita, Cesarvaie Il southeastern Rail
way Company.
And IL was further ordered that such election
be held on the 2ud day of November, 1856, at
the following voting precincts in said city, to-
wit.
In the Firs. ward-ar 8. W. Ford's livery
stable on south Main street.
In the Second ward-at Hahn's carpenter
shop west side OF Main street between First
|
In the Third wards. No. ll6 North Market
street
In the Fourth ward--at A Smiths carpenter
shop. corner OF Main and Third streets
In the Fifth ward-as Seaman's real estate
Office on Chicaso avenue.
Said voting places being the regular estab-
lishei voting precincts in said city. And 1t is
further ordered that the mayor OF said ctty
duly m ske and Issue this proclamation fer the
date and st the places designated, and that he
give thirty days printed notice in the IcaIta
Daily Beacon and wichita Daily Eagle, print
ed and published and in general clrcuia alton
throughout said city, and that said mayor post
notices required by law.
Therefore, |, B. ". Aldrich. mayor OF Wicu-
ita. kansas by virtue of authority in me by
law vested, and in pursuance TO the alb We or
der of said council do hereby give public proc
lamation AMI due notice that 3 special election
shall be held in said city at places above
designated on November End, s. ID 1856, to
determine whether said city shall make such
subscription and issue said bonds on the condl-
tions ser cct in said petition.
Such election shall in al respects be con-
ducted. the returns msde, result ascertslrei
OIL. declared, ell as provided by lsw for general
elections.
In witness whereof I, 3. ", Aldrich, msyor
of Wichits, Kansas. have hereunto set my
hand. at the city of Wichita, this lst dsy OF
October, lsS6
3. W. ALpBICu,
Mavor OF wichita, ksDsss
Attest FRED SCHATTSsR, City Clerk