Wichita eagle., 1886-10-21
PETITION.

PETITION.
To the Mayor and Council of the City ef Nichi-
ia, Sedgwick County, Kansas:
We, the undersigned, being more tnen lESo-
fiths (2-0 Of the resident tax payers OF the
Incorporated city Of v ichita, IN said county
and state, hereby petition the mayor ana coeh-
ell OF said city a0ove-r amed to submit, at q
specia election, TO the qualified voters or SAD
city above named ropositfon to subscribe to
the capital stock ofthe Wichita. ale &
Southeastern hallway Company, railroad
COMPANY duly organized and existing under
the laws ofthe state o. Kansas, which proposes
TO construct railroad into the city above
named.
lars $50 eco 0U), Ard IL payment Tor said sto-
scription to the cSpital stock OF sald COMPANY,
bonds Of said city, with coupons attacheu
shsll be daily iss ed and dehveIeo ID strls VI
five hundred dollars 500 each, aggregstlhS
the amount OF thirty thousand doIlars 49,
0200j, payable in twenty t-oj years i:oLn use
of issue, each bearing six per cent lhteIess'
payable semi-annueliy; both priBclpal ana m
teTest payable az the iise.l agency OF the stare
OF Kansas IN the city OF New Iofk; such tohtis
TO be duly issued and delivered upon coIGpi
aBce with the conditions hereinafter set out
and delivery CT stock in said ro-d 80 by
law lrosiGed Tie conditions upon when
said subscription to the capital stock ot sara
company is made are,
saiIway Company shall cor struct rallTo2fi OF
standard gauge Qneludiug all necessary track
and switches into said city above named, and
nave cars rum ing thereon from sciiLc phAHe o-i
the eas. lire Of Sedzwick county, Kansas, IN
to said city, on or before Septe Aber 3Jth, =
ID. 1857. delays by act OF God aHd orders 0i
court rjudge thereofexc spted)
And we pray that said mayor and council,
upon presentation of this petition, duly con-
vene and make en- order, which orCer sha!i
embrace the terms and conditions of MS pell-
ti0n and such other conditions as said mayor
and council NAV DEEM advisable; and also fix
ing the time for holding special electlon,
which We pray may be held, IS by law p1ovl1-
ed. under chapter l07. laws OF Kansas. 1870,
and amen dments thereto, to determine WhetHer
such subscription shall be made.
And the form Of the ballot to be used at such
special election for and against said propoii-
tion submitted shall be Is follows, eacn
qualified voter voting for said proposition eoa!i
have printed or written on MS ballot
For subscription to the capital stock OF the
Wichita. Cedarvale s. southeastern hAii"ay
Fash qualified voter voting aga nstsaid prop
osition shall have pIintei or written On MS
balIot
.'Against subscription to the capital stock
of the wichita, Cedsryale Southeastern Haii-
way Company
And whereas, said board of mayor and coun-
Gil, in pursuance to said petition, being duly
convened as by law provided. an after having
examined said petition, found that the same
was IN due form, and was duly signed by more
than two-afths Of the resident tax payers OF
said city, and duly made ar order, granting
the PRAYER OF said petition, and ordering that q
special election shall be held IN said city on
the 2d day of November, A. D, 1856, to deter
nlins whether said city shall subscribe thirty
thousand DOL ars to the capital stock of said
company, and issue bonds to said company II
payment therefor, on the terms aud conditions
all as set out in said petition, and further or
ierlng that IN the event tnat @ majority OF the
voters voting at said election, cast heir ballots
in favor OF III proposition, and vote TO lseue
bonds in payment therefor, then the city CLERK
OF said city shall forthwith, for ard on Pc
half, and in the of said city. subscribe
$50 ,0GJ. 0j &c the STICK OF said company. And
it was further ordered that II said railway
company fully comply with the conditions o:
said subscription, then tae mSyor OF the city
and the city clerk Of said city, shall duly
issue bonds of said city in said sum; said bonds
to bear six (6) per cent interest, principal aGd
interest to be due and payable as set Out in said
Aud it was further ordered that the ballots
TO be used at such election shall be as follows
to-Wit:
Each qualided voter, voting OF such election
in favor OF said proposition, hall have written
or printed on his ballot
For sub5cription TO the capital stock Of the
Wichita, Cedarvale & southeastern AaiiWay
And each qualified voter voting against said
proposition shall heve Written or printed On
'sAgainst subscription to the capital stock Of
the Wichita, Ceaarva'e & southeastern hail-
way Company"
Ard it was further ordered that such election
be held or the and day OF November, lSs6, at
the following voting precincts in said city, to-
wit
In the First warll-at s ". Ford's livery
stable on south Main street
In the Second ward-at Hams carpenter
shop Oh west side OF Main street between Ilrst
and second streets.
street.
Ia the Fourth war3--at 4 Smiths carpenter
shop corner of Main and Third streets.
Ia the Fifth ward-at Seaman ; real estate
Office on Chicago avenue.
Said voting places being the regular estaD- |
lished voting precincts in said city. And II is |
further ordered that the mayor Of said city
duly make and issue this proclamation for the
date and ct the places designated, and that he
give thirty days printed notice in the Wichita
Daily Beacon and Wichita Daily Eagle. print
ed and published and in general circulation
throughout said city, and that said mayor post |
notices as required by law
Therefore, !, L. ". Aldrich, mayor of Wtch- |
ita, kansas, by virtue of authority in me by /
law vested, and in pursuance to the sbsve or
der os said couucii, do hereby give public proc
shall be held in said city at e places above
on November End, a u. is86, to
determine whether said city shall make such
arc Issue said bonds on the conGi |
tions set out in said petition.
Such election shall in all respects be con-
Quoted. the returns made, result ascertsine'i /
and declared, all as provided by lsw for general
elections.
In witness whereof l, B. ", AIdrich, mayor
of Wichita, Kansas. have hereEnto So. my
hand. st the city Of Wichita, tEis lst dsy OF
October, lSS6-
b W ALpBrcH
Mayor OF Wichita, Kansas.
Attest FEED SctAITSEk, City Clerk.