The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-27
MAYORS PROCLAMATION.
ELECTION PROCLAMATION FOR
PARK BONDS.


Whereas, on August p. a D., 1901, the
mayor and councilmen Of the city OF
Wichita. duly enacted the following ordi-
nance:
An Ordinance Authorizing Special
Election in the City OF Wichita. Kan
sas, to Submit to the Qualified Electors
of the City OF Wichita Proposition 70
Issue Bonds in the sum of Fifty Thou
sand Dollars (S55,0o0.0O to be used by
said City in the Purchase of Lands for
Park, all as set forth in said Ordi-
nance.
Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and Council
men of the City of Wichita:
Section / That a special election in
the city Of Wichita be held under and
by virtue Of the provisions of chapter $50
of the Laws of Kansas a. D. 1879. 10 au-
thorize the purchase Of land for park
purposes. which election shall be held as
hereinafter provided in this ordinance.
Sec. 2. That the proposition be submit
ted to the duly qualified electors Of the
said city at said special election as fol-
lows:
Shall the city Of Wichita issue bonds to
the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars
$50, 10000 payable to bearer, bearing n
terest at a rate not TO exceed six per cent
per annum, with coupons attached TO
each bond for the semi-annual interest
thereon and each bond shall be payable
at time not to exceed twenty COO years
from the date and issue thereof. Said
bonds to be fifty bonds of One
Thousand Dollars CS1, ooo.eO each, and to
be issued under chapter 100 of the Laws
of Kansas A. D. 1889, and said bonds 70
be payable at the option Of said city in
two % years from the date thereof or at
any interest payment thereafter
That the proceeds of said Fifty Thous-
and Dollar bonds shall be used by the
mayor and council of the city of Wichita
to purchase the following described land,
situated in the county of Sedgwick and
state Of Kansas, to-wit:
Beginning at the northeast corner Of
Ohio avenue and Fifteenth street in the
city of Wichita; thence north eight hun
dred and fifty $50 feet to a point; thence
east to the center of Chisholm creek;
thence following the center of Chisholm
creek in a north and east direction to
the west line of Cleveland avenue were it
extended from Thirteenth street north;
thence south to the north line of Fifteenth
street were it extended east from Wash
ington avenue; thence west on the north
line Of Fifteenth street so extended to
the place of beginning, containing ten QO
acres more or less, all lying in the south
east quarter of section nine co., township
twenty-seven CD, range one % east in
Sedgwick county, Kansas.
Sec. 8. The mayor of said city is hereby
and directed TO issue his proc
lamation, setting forth said proposition,
calling for such special election to sub
nit said proposition TO the duly quail
fed electors at said election; such proc
lamation shall be signed by the mayor,
attested by the city clerk, under the
seal of said city, and in such proclamation
the mayor shall designate the time and
places Of holding such election and the
date fixed for such special election shall
not be less than twenty days nor more
than thirty days from the date of the
Said proclamation to be
printed and published in The Wichita
Daily Eagle and The Wichita Daily Bea-
con N at least three issues of said daily
papers prior to said election. Said cleo
ton shall be held, the returns made and
the result ascertained in the same man
ner as provided by law for general cleo
tons.
Sec. 4. The form of the ballot to be
used at such special election shall be
and issued as required by law,
and shall have printed thereon, for the
purpose of submitting said proposition, /
he following language:
Shall the following be adopted?