Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-04-25
NOTICE 1
TO the voters of the City of Mnnchee f.

To the 0oters of the City of Ranches ten.
| UetGaCdTe C0ctaty, IOU0:
You are hereby Notified that on the
2Srd. day of April, 1900, petition was
presented tc the City Council of said
CITY OF Manchester, Iowa, signed by
resident freehold tax payers of said CITY
OF Manchester, Iowa, which petition
was in words and figures following to.
wit:
ITO TIE CITY COUNCIL OF TIE CITY
OF MANCHESTER, IOWA:
Tho undersigned, resident freehold
taxpayers of the City of Manchester.
Iowa, respectfully ask that the question
of aiding the MANCHESTER AND
ONEIDA RAILWAY COMPANY.
said Company being railroad company
incorporated under the laws of the
State of Iowa, in the construction of
projected, ordinary or standard gauge
railroad, through and from the said
City of Manchester, Iowa, to the vii.
age of Oneida in Delaware county,
Iowa, by the levy, collection and pay
ment to said Railway Company Of a
five (5) per cent. tax on the assessed
value of the property in said city
of Manchester, be submitted to the
voters of the City of Manchester, Iowa,
at special election called for that pur.
pose; and that all of said tax shall be
collected in one year, and that no part
thereof shall become due until said pro-
posed line of railroad is fully COM
pleted from the southwesterly angle
of the intersection of the right
of-way of the CHICAGO GREAT
WESTERN RY. CO., and the
right-Of-way of the CHICAGO, MIL.
WAUKEE Il ST. PAUL RY.
Co., at or near the village of Oneida,
Delaware county, Iowa. to a point OF
place in said City of Manchester, Iowa,
at least sixty (60) rods insideOf its cor
poration limits; and that the said part of
said railroad, which is to be fully COM
pleted before any part of said tax shall
become due, shall BIO so completed on
or before December 1, 1901, and such
completion shall be all the work re-
quired to be DONE"
That said City Council of the City
of Manchester, Iowa, being in regular
session on said 23rd. day of April, 1900
and said petition being filed, said city
council found that said petition was
signed by a majority of the resident free
hold tax payers of said City of Manches-
ter, Iowa, and said council thereupon or.
dered that Special Election for the
purpose set OUT and prayed for in said
petition be held on the 9TH. day of May,
A. d. 1900.
You are therefore notified, that by
order of the City Council of the City Of
Manchester, Iowa, q Special Election
will be held in the City of Manchester,
Iowa, at the various voting precincts as
follows; in the First ward at the har.
ness shop of s. A. Steadman in said
ward, in the Second ward at the coun-
Gil chamber in said ward, and in the
Third ward in the residence of W. q.
Hitchcock in said ward, on the 9TH.
day of May, A. d. 1900, at which Special
Election will be submitted to the
voters of the City of Manchester, Iowa,
the question of aiding the Manchester
and Oneida Railway Company, said
Company being railroad company in
cOrporated under the laws of the State
of Iowa, In the construction of pro-
jected, ordinary or standard guage rail
road through and from the said City of
Manchester, Iowa, to the village of
Oneida in Delaware County, Iowa, by
the levy, collection and payment to said
Railway Company of five (5) per cent.
l6A OAi glo dsscSscu fdlu6 VI LQ0 pro-
perty in said City of Manchester, Iowa,
and the whole of said tax to be collected
in one year, but no part thereof shall
become due until said proposed line of
railroad is fully completed from the
Southwesterly angle of the intersection
of the right-of way of the Chicago
Great Western Ry. Co., and the right
of.way of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
Saint Paul Ry. Co. at or near the vii
liage OF Oneida, Delaware County,
Iowa, to 9 point or place in said City Of
Manchester, Iowa, at least sixty (6O)
rods inside of its corporation limits.
And the said part of said railroad, which
is to be fully completed before any part
of said tax shall become due, shall be so
completed on or before December L,
1901, and such completion shall be ali
the work required to be done.
Dated this Gath day of April, 1900.
Attest: s. A. STEADMAN,
II. r. ROBINSON, Mayor.
City Clerk.