The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-09-24
HE ARKANSAS VALLEY INTERUR-
BAN RAILWAY COMPANY.
PETITION

PETITION
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council
of the City OF Wichita:
Inasmuch as The Arkansas VALLEY In
terurbsn Railway company corpora
ton organized under and by virtue OF
the laws OF the state OF Kansas. proposes
10 construct line of railroad from the
city OF Wichita. Kansas IN a southerly
direction TO the city Of Arkansas City.
Kansas, the undersigned. being more than
two-fifths OF the resident tax payers Of
the said city OF Wichita. respectfully petit
ton the mayor and council Of the said
city OF Wichita TO call a special election
in the said city. at as early a Aate as
practicable and legal. at such special cleo
ton. 10 submit 10 the qualified electors Of
the said city a proposition that said city
issue its bonds 20 the amount Of Thirty
Thousand $50 0oo) Dollars and deliver said
bonds 10 the said The Arkansas Valley
Interurban Railway company 70 aid the
said railway company In securing and
paying for lands for right OF way. depot
grounds and terminal facilities within the
city Of Wichita. under the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth. Said
bonds to be Of the denomination OF Five
Hundred $500 on Dollars each. NUN berins
from one TO sixty consecutively: payable
to the said railway company. or bearer.
twenty l20l years after date. redeenable
however at the pleasure Of the said city
at any time after ten 40 years after the
date thereof. each bond bearing interest at
the rate OF four and one-hslf ga per
cent per annunn. payable semi-anuuaiiy.
as per interest coupons thereto attached.
payable on the first days Of January and
July Of each year the principal and in
terest of such bonds 20 be payable at the
fiscal agency OF the state Of Kansas in
the city OF New York In the state II
New York The conditions upon which
said bonds are TO be issued and delivered
TO the said The Arkansas Valley Intsrur-
ban Railway company are a. follows
That said railway company. its success
sors OF assigns shan build a standard
gauge railroad % be operated - rlecfric-
lty. from point IA the city of wichita
20 a point or the south line of ths county
Of SedEwick Kansas and thence ia
southerly and southessieriy cirectien
toward the city u Arkansas city. in Cow
ley county. Kansas with a suitable pas
ssnger and freight depot within The said
city u Wichita. that the sad company
shall also maintain - principal repair
shops and car barns IN or near rte city
OF wichita. and thst the sid company
sha44 commence the eousSrEction of the
said road on or before thr nrEf Gay ef
May. 1874. and that st least forty -n*s
ts5) miles of the said road. cognBs srcluE
81 th- said city - wickifa. must p com
pleteA and in operation or Or before the
GTst day q May igs. unless 10 corEtrse-
ton thereof ~ delayed b. acts a Prov
eence. strikes. or iuJgnctions. and thzt
when the said road is - egnrtrscted ard
81 operation fo- fhs sai6 fo-fv-1vs 49,
miles ard when the said Gepef- repair
shopa and car barns in or near ~ city
q Wirhits arr built then 'he Faid bonds
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30 Dollars snail - issBe6 and eeiy-Tse
70 the said railway COMPANY.
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