The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-09-12
Ordinance No. 7ls.

duly approved and publlahed In the saline
County youRsAL on the Eh day Of sep,sm-
Der, A D., is. to-vit;
Ordinance No. 7ls.
oRprxAscE AuruoRfzisG, DIREcTrxs
AxD CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTios II
TaE CITY 90 sALIHA, KANSAS, FoR THE
PURrOsR oE sUnHITTfNG 10 THE QrAL-
IFfRD VorKRs OF SAID CfTT, PROPosIriOS
10 AUTHORIZES SAID CITY 10 ISSUE IFS BONDS
LARS, ToR THR PURPOSE OG AIDISG THE
OmAHA, KANSAS a soCTHERS RAiLwAf
COMPANY ~ sEcUEiHg AND PlTIEo roR
AND TRRMINAL FACILITIES, AID TO PIX A
TINE POE srcH SPECIAL ELEcrfos.
wHEHEAs, A petition signed by A. n.
Clafin and So others of the resident tax
payers Of the city o. s.lina, ksn.as, and be-
payer % said city, has been on this 8th day
% Aug, 80. presented 70 the Mayor and
Council Of saidelty ioS the eonsiderltion aud
Petition " IN the signatures thereto omitted,
4 in words and figures n follows, to-Nit:
PEIITToS.
To Ia Mayor daf COHacii Of fhr cry ~ So
Ifaa, SaIfRe County, EdSsds:
wethe undersigned citizens and taxpayers
q the city Of sallns: in .ns STATE tS Of ksssa;
taxpayerS OF said city OF Saiina, and state OF
Kansas, petition the Mayor and Council
men Of said city 90 submit at sP.riAl
proposition to authorize said city OF Sallna
10 issue its bonds to the amount of twenty
thousand g2OW dollars, for the purpose Of
aiding the Omaha, Kansas a Southern rail-
way company In securing and paying for
land, for the right OF way, depot gronnds aud
terminal facilities
The conditions upon which said bonds shall
be voted aud issued to the stld Omaha, Kan
aas a Southern railway Company are ns FOL-
lows viz: Sald company shall couS;ruri the
line OF Failroad standard gauge inciudlnE all
49, haN
cars running thereon nom some point on the
north line Of Saline County, Kansas, Va
point within the corporal Ion limits OF said
city OF SalinR. together with fright and
passenger depot, situate within one mile
hon the intersection OF INN avenue with
Santa Pc avenue In said city Of Salina, on
When said the omaha. Kansas a Southern
railway company shall hsve constructed It's
said line OF railrtad, nun some point on the
north line Of said Saline county, into said
city OF 5alina and tO the point b-fnre lnii-
Gated with said track, switches and pissen.
ger and freight depot ~ before set h'rth, und
have the ears running thereon within the
time alove stated, then the Mayor and
Counciimen Of the city of Salina shall issue
20 said the Omaha, Kansas A Southern rail-
way company said twenty thousand Ialuol
dollar OF loiltls, said tonds Ia be issued In
sums OF ave huBdre,i t'sOn dollars, each pay
able In thirty ~ years rum date issued,
bearing six per cent Interest, payable semi
annually. both principal and Interest pay-
And We pray that said Mayor and Cnuncil-
men upon presentation OF this petition, duly
convene and make an order, which or'ler,
shall embrace the terms aud conditions oi
this petition and such other conditions as the
Mayor and COuncllmen deem u advisable to
make, fxing the time for holding said
special election, which we pray may b-
held as by Law provided under chapter ",
laws OF Kansas, lsss, and determine whether
such bonds shall he Issued, and the form Of
a.. Ia
for and against said proposition, NJ sub
mItted, shall be as follows: Each qualified
voter voting for said proposition, shall have
printed or written ON the ballot, "for the
Bonds" Each qualified voter voting against
said proposition shall have printed or writ
ten on his ballot, Against the Bnnds" And
WHEREAS, The said petition having bcen
duly filed and seI down for hearing, and the
Mayor and COuncilmen having duly rN-
afnIned and considered the same. aud being
iuliy advised In the premises, do find and
declare that the said petition Il In writing
and that u II signed by more than two-nnhs
Of the resident tax-payerS ofthe said city Of
Ralina, Kansas, thai " designatrE the Oma-
In. Kansas Southern railway company, as
the company 10 whirh u Il proposed Ia cx-
tend aid by the issuance Of bonds Ia aid said
railroad In defraying the expenses of secur-
d nT S"9 grpunds and terminal fssIites, and
the amount Of bonds tO br voted an1 issued
by said city. That u sets forth the manner
and amounts Of said bonds, when and where
thereon. and the other conditions necessary
thereto; also the form Of the ballots Ia he
used nj said special election Ca ~ orlereNi
for and against the Issuance Of said bonds,
and the petition Is In all respects In con-
formlty Ia law.
Nov therefore, be q ordained by the Mayor
and Councilmen the city Of Salina, Saline
sECTiON /. That a special election be, aud
the same Is hereby Ordered 90 take place In
the CITY Of saiina, Kansas, ON the Isl day oI
shall be submitted Ia the qualified electors
Of said city, for their acceptance or rejection,
the following proposition:
county OF Saline, aud state Of Kan.
aas, isSue Its bonds Ca the amount of twenty
thousand dollars In amounts of i've hun
dred dollars each 10 the Omaha. Kansas a
Southern railway company, or beareT, pay
able thirty years from date of Issue, bearins
Interest nj the rate of six per cent pei nnnum.
payable emi-nnnunily with Interest cou pons
attached. both prIncInaI and Interest IN, N IN
at the fiscal agency Of the state of Kansas nj
New York City, I'd bonds to I've issued oti
the following condition, viz: 80 soon said
proposition shall be determined In the afiirni-
alive by n canvass of the votes cast nj such
election, and - sBon n the said Omaha,
Kansas a Southern railway company shall
have constructed said railroad Of standard
Euage, Including all necessary side-tracks and
| switches nun some point On the north line
of Saline County, Kansas to q point within
the corporate limits Of the City of SalInn. and
n
and freight depOts within Que mile oT the
Intersection Of iron avenue with Santa W
avenue and shall have constructed
suitable passenger and freight deIot'
within said city and shall have the
cars running ON said raIlroad ready
for business, then said Mayor and Council
OF said city, shall cause such bonds with con.
pons attached n afores I'D TO he issued in the
| name OF said city Of Salina, Kansas, and
shall deliver the same tO said railroad COM
pany.
SIC. . That the Mayor oT said city al
/ Sallna, Kansas, b. and II hereby authorizes,
and directed TO issue his proclamation call.
ing such special election, which proclama.
tlon shall contain n copy Of this ordinance
/ and shall specify the time when said election
shall be- held and the place where IN each
ward Of the said city the polls will b. open
aud designate In each ward three electors Ca
act n judges and two electors to act as
clerks OF such election, and shall give the
form Of the ballot Ca be used theTrat and
shall canse such proclamation Ia b. pub
lis1ed In the SALINE COUNTY JOURNAL foi
| three consecutive weeks before the date al
| said election.
SIC. 5. That the form Of the ballot 90 bs
a sesl at snch special election for or against
said proposition 20 submitted shall be a.
folloWs: Each qualified voter voting for
said proposition shall have printed or writ
ten on his ballot "For the bonds" Eaeh
qualified voter voting against such proposition
shall have printed OF written ON his ballot
Against the Bonds"
SIC. I. That this Ordinance shall take
effect and be In forre from and after Its pub
location In the Saline County JOURNAL
Passed and approved September 81, lssa.
G. u. USDERwOoD, Mayor.
.s.L} City cisfs.
Now I, 4. n. Underwood mayor Of the City