The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-14

sas, duly made and caused to he entered Of
record upon the journal OF said Board the
following order, to-wIt:
STATE OF KANSAS,
DICKINSON COUNTY,
Before the Board OF County Commission.
ere within and for said county and state.
In the matter OF subscription to the capt.
al stock of the Omaha, Abilene and Wichita
Railway Company, by Dickinson county,
State OF kanSaS.-Ordcr:
And now, to-wit, this sixteenth day of De-
rember, A. d. 1885, at special meeting OF
the Board Of County Commissioners of said
rounty OF Dickinson, there being present
Samuel Br1cker, chairman, and Nathan
. Bievins and Henry W. Kandt, members
thereof and Richard Warning, Clsrk OF said
county, the petition of Jacob May and
others, which said petition, emitting the
names submitted thereto, is in words and
figures ss follows. wit:
PETITION.
To the honorable Board of County Com
missioners of Dickinson county, state of
Kansas:
WHEREAS, The Omaha. Abilene & Wichita
Railway Company, q corporation duly Or
gsnized and existing under the laws OF the
state of Kansas, proposes to construct ana
operate a railroad of standard guage from
the city OF Wichita, in the county OF Sedg-
wick, in the State of Kansas, through the
counties of Sedgwiek, Harvey, Butler,
Marion, Dickinson, Clay and washington, IN
of Omaha, in the StateOt Nebraska, as au-
thoriZed by its charter, and in so doing TO
construct, operate and maintain said rail-
road into and through said county OF Dick
THEREFORE, We, the undersigned, being
more than tWo-ffths of the resident tax
payers OF said county of Dickinson, respect
fully represent TO your honorable body that
the electors of said county of Dickinson are
DESTROYS of subscribing to the capital stock
OF said Omaha, Abilene & wichita Railway
Company, to the amount of one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, for the purpose OF
aiding in the construction of said railroad,
as provided by chapter lo7 of the laws OF
1876 and amendments thereto, and we do
hereby petition your honorable body, that,
pursuant TO the said statutes OF the State
of Kansas, and al special cleo
ton to be called by you for such purpose
you do su bmit, and cause TO be submitted,
TO the qualified voters of said county of
Dickinson, in the manner provided by law.
q proposition to subscribe the said sum OF
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars TO
she capital stock OF the said Omaha, Abilene
Il Wichita hallway Company, by issuing
the bonds of said county OF Dickinson Tor
the SUN OF one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, in sums of i've hundred dollars
EACH payable in twenty years from the
date thereof, with interest at the rate OF
per centuln per &nnum, payable semI-annu-
silly, to aid in the construction OF said
Omaha Abilene q Wichita Railway Com
pany, from the southline OF sa,d county OF
Dickinson to the city OF AblIene, and from
the city of Abilene TO the north line of said
county, upon such line and route as said
railway company may ADOPT.
The conditions upon which it Is ASKED by
your petitioners and proposed TO make sucn
subscriptions, and the manner OF carrying
out the same, are as follows, to-wIt: The
board of county commissioners, for and on
behalf of said county of dickinson, shall
order the county clerk of said county To
make subscription in the sum of one hundred
and fifty Thousand dollars, in the name of
said county, TO the capital stock OF said
Oma ha, Abilene d Wichita Railway Com
pany, and cause the bonds of said county 10
be issued as provided by law, IN the sum OF
one hundred and fifty Thousand dollars, in
sums of five hundred dollars each with inter
9 est coupons attached), maturing in twenty
~years, with interest at the rate of six per
centum per annum, payable semi-anEuaIly.
Provided, however, that no such bonds 30
issued shall be delivered to said railway
company, except as hereinafter provided.
When said Omaha, Abilene Il Wichita Rail
way Company shall construct railroad OF
standard guage, and have the same In opera
ton for the carrying OF freight and passen-
gers from some point on the south line of
said county OF Dickinson to point
within one mile OF the court house
in the city of Abilene, said board
OF county commissioners shall cause the sum
of eighty Thousand dollars of said bonds 20
issued to be delivered to the said Omaha,
Abifsne, and Wichita Railway Company,
upon the delivery to the treasurer OF said
county, of eighty thousand dollars stock in
said railway company; and vixen said rail
way company shall have constructed and IN
operation railroad OF standard guage, for
the carrying of freight and passengers from
the south line OF SAID county TO some point
on the north line OF said county, then The
said board of county commissioners shall
cause TO be delivered TO SAID Omaha Abilene
Il wichita Hallway Company the remaining
seventy thousand dollars OI said bonds, upon
the delivery to the county treasurer of said
county of The further amount OF seventy
thousand dollars stock III said railway COM
pauy. Provided, however, that unless said
Omaha, Abilene u Wichita Railway Company
shall construct and operate said railroad as
herein provided before the 3st day OF De-
cembor, a. ID. 1851, the said railway company
shall not be entitled TO, and shall not receive
said bonds of said county.
- AND provided further, that the number OF
miles OF railroad constructed within said
county, between the south line OF said cOun-
ty and the city of Abilene, shall be not less
than twenty miles; that the entire number
of miles of railroad constructed within said
sounty shall be not less than thirty-seven
and one half miles, and that in no case shall
the total amount of county, township and
city aid to said railroad company exceed
four thousand dollars per mile Tor each mile
of railroad constructed by said company
within said county,
And your petitioners pray that the form Of
ballot TO be used ~ SUCH speclul election be
as follows: Each ell ctOr voting tor the prop
Osition shall have written or printed on his
ballot: For the subscription TO the capital
stock of the Omaha, Abilene Wichita Rail
way Company" and each ClectOr voting
against the proposition, shall have written
or print ted on his ballot: Against the sub
scriptIOa to the capital stock Of the Omaha,
Abilene & Wichita Railway Company"
Coming on Ter hearing, and The said board
Of county commissioners having examined
eaid petition and the names subscribed
thereto, and having heard the evidence OF
witnesses ana being fully advised in the
promises, do ind that SAID petitiOn has been
signed by more than twO-tifths OF the resi-
dent tSz payers OF said county Of Dickinson,
and that the prayer of said petition ought to
be granted.
And the said board of county commission
ers do further find that in addition 20 the
limitations and restrictions set forth in said
petition, that the interests of said county of
Dickinson require that said Omaha, Abilene |
4 Wichita Railway Company construct snd
maintain depots at the following points IN |
said county of Dickinson, In addition to the |
places named in said petition. tO-Wtt: within
one mile OF the ne pot of The Z. y. Il W. 2. W, |
al the town ot Hone, within one mile OF the |
school house il the city of Enterprise, and |
within one mile OF KeSSe b3um'S mil, at the |
town OF Industry; and Il il hereby expressly
understood and agreed, thaC said county of |
Dickinson shall not subscribe. 10 the capital |
stock s,sof said CluRali3. "A hlienS Is Wichita /
Railway Company unless said company snail |
comply with the conditions and restrictions |
of this order, As well rs OF said petition. Ii |
is therefore, by said board OF county COM |
mi>sioners ordered, that the prayer OF said |
petition be, and the same is hereby
granted, and that Il special election be held
In tue various war ana voting precincts OF |
said county of Dickinson, on Tuesday, the |
purpose or submitting said proposition 10 |
the electors of said county OF Dickinson.
AND II Is TURNER OTIercU ILal ssIU election
be held, the returns made, and the result 4
ascertained and declared in the same man.
ner as provided 10y law for general elections,
that each elector voting tor the proposition
shall have written or printed on his ballot /
"Eor tine subscription TO tine capital STOCK of /
the Omaha, Abilene and Wichita Railway /
Company" and each eiector voting against i
the proposition shall have written or printed I
on MS ballot Against the subscription 10 \
the capital stock of the Omaha, Abilene and 4
Wichita Railway Company"
And it is fu1 Their ordered by said Board o. 4
Commissioners that the sheriff of said
county of Dickinson, make proclamation
and give due notice of said special election, |
es provided and required by law.