The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-25
ORDINANCE NO. 175o.

An ordinance approving the petition Of
resident taxpayers, upon the proposition
that the city of Wichita issue and deliver
to the Kansas City. Mexico and Orient
Railway company the bonds of said city
to aid said railway company in securing
and paying for right-of-way. depot
grounds and terminal facilities, calling a
special election, and providing for the
issuing of the bonds of said city:
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Coun-
cilmen Of the City of Wichita:
Section l. That the petition signed by
NJ NJ. Murdoch and others, being more
than two-ffths 90 of the resident tax
payers Of said city of Wichita, upon the
proposition that the city Of Wichita issue
and deliver to the Kansas City, Mexico
and Orient Railway company, its sue
cessors or assigns, the bonds of said
city, to aid said railway company in Sc
curing and paying for right-ofway, de-
pot grounds and terminal facilities be-
and the same is, hereby approved; and
the said petition is hereby ordered placed
on file in the office Of the city clerk.
Sec. .. Be it further ordained, that,
pursuant to the prayer Of the petition
I
nance, that special election be, and the
same is hereby called. to be held at each
of the regular, legally established voting
places in said city, on the goth day of
November, 1900, at which special election
there shall be submitted to the qualified
voters Of said city of Wichita, the propo-
sition contained and stated in said Pc
tition. and upon the conditions therein
stated, as follows:
'Inasmuch as the Kansas City, Mexico
and Orient Railway company proposes 10
construct a line of railroad in and
through the corporate limits of the city
of Wichita, in the state Of Kansas, and
obtain therefor a right-of-way and depot
grounds through and in said city, and
establish and maintain terminal facilities,
a. hereinafter described, we. the under
signed. being more than two-ffths of the
resident taxpayers of said city, respect
fully petition and request the honorable
mayor and councilmen Of the said city
of Wichita to call a special election TO
be held in said city, for the purpose of
submitting TO the qualified electors there
of, a proposition for said city of Nich-
tia to issue and deliver to the Kansas
City, Mexico and Orient Railway COM
pany, a corporation organized and exist
ing under the laws Of the state of Kan
sas, the bonds of said city, TO the amount
of thirty thousand dollars $4,000 for
the purpose Of aiding said railway COM
pany in securing and paying for land for
right-of-way. depot grounds and terminal
facilities, as hereinafter described Said
of FIVE hundred dollars CS59O and num-
bered from one 81 20 sixty (50) con-
secudvely, each payable TO the Kansas
City. Mexico and Orient Railway COM
pany or bearer twenty years after date
redeemable, however, at the pleasure OF
the mayor and councilmen Of the said
city at any time after ten C0) years after
the date Of their issue; and each bond
TO bear interest at the rate Of four per
cent 20 per anuum, with semi-annual
interest coupons attached. payable on the
first DAYS Of January and July Of each
year the principal and interest of snch
bonds to be PAYABLE at the fiscal agency
OF the state OF Kansas in the city OF
New York
The conditions upon which the above
proposition is made and said bonds are
to be issued and delivered and the fun
description OF said terminal facilities are
as follows:
That the said Kansas city. Mexico and
Orient Railway company. lis successors
or assigns, shall construct It's line into
the city Of Wichita. and acquire the
necessary right-of-way and depot
grounds. therefor. and establish. acquire
construct. equip and put ii operation in
said city division terminal facilities to
consist az freight and passenger division
terminals. locomotive or round house aud
principal machine. manufacturing and re-
pair shops for the company'S lines, at
which AL work conveniently accessible 70