The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-24
published august - lsci).
- 49,


Attest: J. L LELAND. City Clerk
published august - 1900.
ORDINANCE 30. 1SsS.
An Ordinance Authorizing Special
Election in the City OF Wichita. Kan
sas. 10 submit to the Qualified Electors
OF the City q Wichita Proposition to
Issue Bonds il the sum OF Fifty Thou
sand Dollar. Csc. o0o0oA 70 be used BY
said City IN The Purchase OF Lands for
Park. all as set forth IL said Ordi-
nance.
Be it ordained by the Mayor ard Council
men OF the City OF wichita:
Section / That 9 special election IN
the city OF Wichita be held under and
by virtue OF the provisions OF chapter I'D
OF the Laws Of Kansas A. D. 1SSS 70 su-
thorize the purchase OF land for park
purposes. which election shan be held as
hereinafter provided IN this ordnance.
Sec. ?. That the proposition be submit
ted 20 the duly qualified electors of the
said city at said special election as fol-
lows:
Shall the city OF Wichita issue bonds %
the amount OF Fifty Thousand Dollars
(SSeO oo.c) payable 70 bearer. bearing in-
terest at a rate not 20 exceed six per cent
per annum. with coupons attached 20
each bond for the semi-annual interest
thereon and each bond shall be payable
at a time not 10 exceed twenty CeW years
from the date and issue thereof said
bonds 70 be nfty bonds or one
Thousand Dollars 81. 000.OD each. and 10
be issued under chapter $50 Of the Laws
OF Kansas A d. lSse. and said bonds 90
be payable 80 the option OF said city IN
two % years from the date thereof OF az
any interest payment thereafter.
That the proceeds OF said Fifty Thous-
and Dollar bonds shall De used by the
mayor and council OF the city Of Wichita
to purchase the following described land.
situated IN the county OF Seegwick and
state Of Kansas. to-vit;
Beginning 81 the northeast corner OF
Ohio avenue and Fifteenth street IN the
city OF Wichita: thence north eight hum
dred and fifty $50 feet % a point. thence
east 70 the center OF Chisholm creek.
thence following the center Of Chisholm
creek in north and east direction 60
a point two hundred COO feet west OF
the west line Of Cleveland avenue we're e
extended from Thirteenth street north.
street were It extended east from wash
ington avenue: thence west on the north
line OF Fifteenth street 50 extended %
the place OF beginning. contaipins ten QD
acres more or less. al lying IN the south
east quarter Of section nine CD. township
twenty-seven CD. range one Cd east In
Sedgwick county Kansas
Sec. 8. The mayor Of said city Is hereby
authorized and directed 20 issue hts proc
Iamation. setting forth said proposition.
calling for such special election 20 sub
nit said proposition TO the duly ouaii-
fed electors al said election. such proc
iamatlon shalt be signed by the mayor.
attested by the city clerk. under mo
seal OF said city. and IN such proclamation
the mayor shall designate the time and
places Of holding such election and the
date nxed for such special election shall
not be less than twenty days nor more
than thirty days from the date ~ tbs
proclamation. said proclamation 70 be
printed and published IN The wichita
Daily Eagle and Tho wichita Daily Bea-
con I'm az least three issues ~ said daily
papers prior % said election. said cleo
ton shall be held the returns made ara
the result asccrtained in the Esms man
nor as provided BY law for general elec-
tons
Sec. The form of the ballot 70 q
used at such special election shall ba
prepared and Issued as required ~ law.
ana shall have printed thereon. FOR ths
purpose Or submitting said propoaitloa-
the following Language.
Shall the following be adoptedf