, 1886-03-20
PROCLAMATION.
sotlce Of Special Election In Laramie
County.

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March 10, 1856.
WHEREAS. by virtue Of an act Of the
Legislative assembly Of Wyoming Territory,
entitled, AN act TO authorize counties in
the territory Of Wyoming to issue bonds
Tor the purpose of aiding the construction
Of railways, ~ approved Feb. q, 1886, it is
made the duty of the board Of county
commissioner u call an election Of the
qualified voters, when proper application
shall be made for the issue Of bonds under
the provisions OF said act: and,
WHEREAS, the Cheyenne 4 Northern
Railway company" did, ON March 6, 1856.
make proper application in writing To the
board Of county commissioners OfLaramle
county, Wyo., asking that u vote of the
qualified elections OF said county, be taken
upon the question OF aiding in the con-
strucIion OF sand railway, within said
county, the number oil milcs for which
subsidy in bonds is asked being one hun
bred aud twenty-five at the rate Of thirty
two hundred dollars per mile.
the bonds TO run Tor thirty years, but
redeemable ut tho option Of the
county after fifteen years, and TO draw in
terest from date of delivery until paid at
the rate Of six per centum per annum,
payable annually.
The proposed route Of said railroad as
set forth in said application being as fol-
lows: From the city of Cheyenne in a
notherly direction over the most eligible
route 10 be selected by said company TO n
point as near as practicable to the Silver
Crown mining district, thence in a norther-
ly direction over the most eligible route,
to be selected by said company to a point
in the vicinity Of Iron Mountain, thence
in a northerly direction over the most
eligible route, To be selected by said com.
pany to a point on Chugwater creek,
thence in a northerly direction over the
most eligible route to be selected by said
company to the Laramie river, thence in
a northerly or northeasterly direction over
the most eligible route to be selected by
said company to a point on the Platte
river in this county and west Of Fort
Laramie.
1t being also set forth in said application
that said company vii IN the
location and construction of said road
within ten days after the subsidy
hereby applied for, is voted and will
complete at least seventy five miles of
said road within said county, within
one year from date of commencement, and
fifty miles in addition to the seventy-ive
miles within said county, within two years
from the date of commencement.
Now, therefore, public notice is hereby
given that an election will be held in said
county of Laramie. in Wyoming Territory,
on the Goth day of March, A. d. 1886, for
the purpose of voting on the question of
issuing the coupon bonds of said county
TO the mount of four hundred thousand
(4OO, 900 dollars, to aid in the construction
of said Cheyenne 4 Northern railway, >
upon the conditions herein set forth, and
subject to all the provisions of said act OF
the legislative assembly OF Wyoming
Territory.
The following are designated as the
precln2ts and voting places at said cleo
ton, TO wit
Cheyenne No. Pioneer Hook and
Ladder house. Seventeenth street
Cheyenne No. Alert Hose house.
Bear Crcek-Gardner Bro. $ ranch.
Bordeaux-John Hunton Co. s ranch.
Cheyenne Pass-D. LAnnon's ranch.
Chugwster-Swan Land and Cattle
~company's store.
Egbert-U. p. station house.
run Lafau4lt 0uhh ~. ~ Dflth =
ranch
Granite Canon-U. p, station house,
Hartyille-C. W. Nylon's store.
Hat Creek-John Stories store.
Hawk Springs-T. NJ. Henick's house.
Horseshoe--Morran's store.
Lance Creek-999 ranch.
Laramie River-Teschemacher 4 de
Billier Cattle company store.
Litde Bear-L N. Bard's store.
Lower Horse Creek-School house.
Pine Bluffs-H. StuTth's store.
Platte R~iver-Frank NJ. Watson 5 store.
Pole Crcek-F. W. Schwartze's store.
Rawhide Buttes-R. Thorp's store.
Ranningwater-Baker 4 Johnson's
store.
Silver Crown-W. NJ. Ferguson store.
Upper Horse C~reck-School house.
By order Of tho board Of county com
missionen Of Laramie county. Wyoming.
GEORGE w. HOYr.
LsEAL- Chairman of said Board.
Auest.J0Hs X. JEFFREY,
County CLERK and Clerk OF said Board,