Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-10-13
Notice of Election.

Notice Is hereby given, pursuant to
the provisions of Chapter Thirty
four [34] of the general statutes of
1873 and particularly of the provi.
sions of Sections Ninety-two 1921 to
Ninety-seven [97] inclusive of said
chapter. and acts amendatory
thereof. of an election to be held by
the legal voters of the town Of Belle
Prairie, County of Morrison, State Of
Minnesota, to be held on Monday the
23rd day Of October, 1898. The polls
will he opened at nine O'Clock IN the
morning and closed at five O'Clock
in the afternoon of said day at the
usual place OF voting in said town to
vote upon a proposition made to
said town of Belle Prairie by The
Mississippi and Leech Lake Railway
Il railroad CORPORATION Or
ganized and existing under and by
virtue Of the laws of the State of
Minnesota, which proposition was
delivered to me as town clerk by
said railroad company and fled in
my office this 3rd. day Of October,
and is as follows:
TO Henry Rasicot, as Town Clerk of the Town OF
Belle Prairie, in the County Of Morrison and
State of Minnesota. l. t,@E e.: -%fa5
Sir: Then Mississippi and Leech Lake Railway CON-
,pany, q corporation duly organic. d, created and
existing under and by virtue OF the laws OF the
or O4 o. Il
Belle Prairie in said Morrison county, in the
struction of Its railroad in said Morrison county
as hereinafter more fully set forth, hereby makes
and delivers to you as such clerk OF said town OF
Belle Prairie. this proposition in writing, towit:
: lThe said TheMississippi and Leech Lake Railway
company desires aid from said town of Belle
Prairie in the said county Of Morrison which shall
consist OF the bonds of said OF Belle Prairie
maturing thirty 1907 years from the date thereof
and bearing interest ut the rate OF five 10y
per cent per annum, said interest payable semi
annually -on the first day of January and the
first day OF July, principal and interest payable
at the First National bank of St. Paul In the city
in denomination Of one thousand dollars 81, CO0)
each par value, and the amount IN the aggregate
at par value, to be the sum OF five thousand dol
lars the sans TO be given e. the sud
pany to aid In the Construction of q standard
gauge railroad in said Morrison county from d
point within the limits Of the city Of Little Falls
In said Morrison county. thence southerly to The
city of St Cloud, or the station OF Albany IN ,ae
county OF Stearns, In said state OF Minnesota, as
may be determined by the said The Mississippi
to be designated by the said railway company
between said city Of st. Cloud and station of
albany on the line of what is generally known as
1t being understood and agreed that the said
The Mississippi and Leech lake Hallway COM
pany WILL at the time that the bonds herein
provided. have deposited With said escrow those
certain ten 10, bonds of the town OF Belle Prai-
RE, dated August /, 1857 each. at par value, one
thousand dollars t$l ,000l issued to the Little
Falls " alter Power company Of Minnesota, to be
cancelled and surrendered to the authorities OF
said town Of Belle Prairie Us q condition prece-
dent to the delivery TO said The Mississippi
and Leech Lake hallway company OF the bonds
of said town OF Belle Prairie he rein asked for to
be given said railway company to aid in the con-
strnction OF Its railroad az herelnbefore set
forth.
Itbeing understood and agreed that snid The
Mississippi and Leech Lake Railway company
passage OF cars thereon. it's said railroad as
described, to be designated as here
inbeiore provided. on or before two years from
par value Of the bonds Of said town 81 Belle
Pratrie( being the aid bonds here n asked for)
are placed In escrow as hereinafter provided for.
Tho said ave thousands dol,a.s par yalue Of
bonds asked for In this propOsltion) to be deliv-
cred TO said The Mississippi and Leech Lake
Railway company when IT, said railroad shall
be completed and ready for the passage of cars.
and within the time, as hereiHbefOre provided
for. he sefd i've thousand dollars. par value.
81 the bonds q said town of Belle Prairie tbe,nR
the bonds asked for In this proposition1 to- be
issued forthwith after the election provided by
law, and placed with III. r. Upham, president Of
the First National bank OF So Paul, Minnesota.
~ such TRUSTEES and eusfodtaD Of said bonds. to
deliver the same 10 the said The Mississippi and
rs; l g. ksil.sy company Mp,s The comples
hut at the time Of such delivery said trustee.