Wichita eagle., 1886-10-24
MAYORS PROCLAMATION

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For special election in Wichita city. sedg-
wick county. Kansas in the matter es, oi tae
TO ! o the Qualified Voters OF wichita City:
Whereas, On the 18Th day OF September. 1880;
ther. was duly presented to the Mayor and
CounciImen OF Wichita. Kansas. lsaid mayor
aad council being duly convened In regular
session regularly called, petition duly Sign,
wichita city, pray ing said mayor and council
to submit to the qualified voters OF said city a
prOpo, iticn to subscribe tn rty Thousand dol
lars to the capi al stock of the N1chi q, Cedar
vale Il Southeastern Railway Co.. ali on con-
ditions as set forth in said petition. which
petition signstuies being omitted, is in words
and ii fgures following, to-w.t:
Cedauale & Southeastern Ry.
PETITION.
To the Mayor and o., neil Of the City Of II Nichi-
ia, Sedgwiek Ounty, Kansas:
We, The undeIs iSned, being more then tWo-
Giths (2-5) OF the resident tax payers OF the
Incorporated city Of ichita, III faid county
and slate, hereby petition the Insyo or ana coen-
ell OF said city above. amed 10 submit, at s
special election, TO the qualified Voters OF sa!u
city above named IOeitioE to EupscTloc 10
the capital stock ofthe Wichita. Cedar ale &
Southeastern hallway Company, railroad
company duly organized and existing under
the laws OF the state o Kansas, which proposes
10 constru.t q rRiirosd in.o tho city above
named.
said SUBJ scription to be for thirty thousand dol
lars (S30, ,UU0 Oo). And in payment TOR raic sub
scTip,ion to the capital stock OF said company,
bond Of said ciby, with coupons attached
shall be duly iss ed and delivered In sums of
five hundIed dollars tS5O) each, a.eIegatihg
the amount Of thirty thousand dollars teoI,-
GUGU, payable in twenty (2o) yea nom uate
Of issue, each bearing SIX per cent interest,",
payable semi-annually; both pIincipai ana IN
terest payabl- at the iiec ! agency oi ihe ssa,e
OF Kansas in the city Of New York; such bonds
snce with the conditions hereinafter Sc; out
and delivery Of stick N SAID roo ~ oy
law lro,i,,ed The conditions upon which
esid subscription to the capital stock oi S@ia
That said y ichita, CedarvGie & Southeastern
ailway Company shall constrnct u raiifoAd o1
Standard gauge Qnclu6img all necessary track
and switches E, into said city above nhmtd, ana
have cars running thereon from Some point on
the east line Of oed wick county, hansas, Ia
to saii city, or b, foo septe ;,ber 30th, \.
ID. 1851. (DelayaJDy act o God anu orders o.
court or II 2e tnereofexc pteo) .
AND We pray that sait mayor enu COUNCIL.
upon presentation Of this pstitlOn, GUY con,
vene and make an order, Whl;h oioes shaiA
embrace the terms and conditions u hs letf-
ton and such other conditions Gs SAID mayor
ani council may dem advisable: aud also iiX-
ing the tiIne tor holding SPECIAL election,
which we pray may be held, as Dy law psoVhl-
ell, under chapter l07, lawe OF Kansas. 1876,
and amen me nts thereto, to determine whether
such 81 Inscription shall he made:
And the form II the cailpJ 10 De u-tu al SutH
special election for and against said proposi-
ton so submitted shall be as follows, each
! qualified voter voting for said proposition all
have printed or written IN his ballot:
For sulscriptif n 10 the capital stock oi the
wichita. edaIvale q SoutheastcrE Esii"ay
Company -
Each qualified voter voting egarsteaid prop
onition shall have ptintei or written on his
ballot:
Against subscription to the capital stock
! of ihe Wichita, Cedarvale & Southeastern Kali
way Company"
Gil, In pursuance to said petition, being duly
| convened as by law provided. an alter havlng
examined said petition. found that the sam
was in due form, and was duly signed by more
,hsn twc-Afths of the resident tex payers OF
said city, and duly made On order, granting
the prayer of said petition, and o derlng III st
special election shall be held IN seid city on
the I'd day Of November, a. u. 1856, to deter
mina whether said city shall subscribe thirty
thousand dol ars to the capital stock OF said
company, and issue bonds to said company In
payment therefor, On the terms End conditions
Ell as set ous In said petition, eni further or
dering that in the event that a majority of the
voters voting at said election, cast helrbailots
F., iu favor Of sid proposition, and vote to issue
| bonds in payment therefor, then the city clerk
| Of said city shall forthwith, for and on be-
| half, ana IN the name of said city, subscribee
| $50 600. 90 20 the st cK of said Company. Ana
company fully comply with the conditions OF
| said subscription, then the MAJOR OF the city
and the city clerk of said city, shall duly
is sue bonds Of said city in said eun said bonds
to bear 90 per cent Interest, principal out'
interest to be due and pa able % eet ons IN aid
petition.
And it was further ordered that the ballots
| 30 be used 1T such election ghail tc Gs fellows
| to- wit:
Each qualified voter, voting ct euch election
in favor OF said proposition, shall have Written
or printed On his ballot
..For subscriptiont to the capital stock OF the
('aiSryail Y Sg,ytnG..StpTu
Company"
And eSch qualified voter voting against said
proposition shall h>Te written or printed on
"a gainst subscrlptlo 10 the capital stock Of
the Wichita, Ce9arvae y SOUTHEASTERN Eail-
way Company
be held on the End day of November, l8Sj, at
the following voting precincts II aaid city, to-
wit:
stable on South Main street.
In the Second ward-it Eahn's carpenter
shop On west eide of III ain street between First
and second streets.
Ia the Fourth wsrd--at 4. Smiths carpenter
shop, corner OF Main and Third streets.
In the Fifth ward-at Seaman'5 real estate
flicc or Chicago avcnue.
Said voting places beipg the regular estab
lished voting precincts Ia said city. AND IL is
further ordered that the mayor Of said city
date and 1T the places designated. and that he
give thirty days printed notice IN the Wichita
Daily Beacon ana ichits Daily Eag!e, print
ed and published ana in general circulation
throughout said city. and that said mayor post
notices as required By law
Therefore, I, Z. W. Aidrich mayor Of Wlch-
ita. Kansas, by virtue of authority in me by
law vested. ard in pursuance 10 the tb3ye CT
der of said courci!, do hereby give public proc
| lauaion and d:ie notice that special election
shall be held in said city at e Pieces above
designate cd on November 2ad, \. ID. $50, to
determine whether SAID city Shall make such
subscription and issue said bonds on the condi-
! tioEs Sc: out IN s-ils petition.
Such election shall ia al respects be CON.
| ducted, the returns msde, result ascertaine'l
and declared. eli ss provided by law for general
elections.
In witness whereof l, B. ", hldrich, mayor
| of Wichita, Kansas. have helcunto ses my
! hand. ;.tths city CT Wichita, this lst day ol
October, 1886.
r. Y. AIDRICH,
Mayor Q: Wichita, kan sas.
At.es. iRED SCHAITsEh, City Cic.k.