The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-27


said city OF wichita, praying said mayor
and councilmen TO submit to the qualified
voters of said city a proposition that the
city of Wichita issue and deliver to the
Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway COM
pany the bonds of said city TO the amount
of Thirty Thousand $4,000 Dollars TO
aid IN securing and paying for right of
way, depot grounds and terminal facili-
ties, all upon the conditions as set forth
in said petition, which petition, signatures
being omitted. is in the words and figures
following. to-wit:
THE ARKANSAS VALLEY INTERUR-
BAN RAILWAY COMPANY.
PETITION.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council
of the City of Wichita:
Inasmuch as The Arkansas Valley In
terurban Railway company. a corpora
ton, organized under and by virtue OF
the laws of the state of Kansas, proposes
to construct a line OF railroad from the
city of Wichita, Kansas. in a southeriy
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
city of Wichita to call a special election
in the said city, at as early date as
practicable and legal. at such special cleo
ton, to submit to the qualified electors OF
the said city proposition that said city
issue its bonds to the amount of Thirty
Thousand (s3O, o0W Dollars and deliver said
bonds to the said The Arkansas Valley
Interurban Railway company to 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 (s5o0O0 Dollars each, numbering
from one to sixty consecutiyely; payable
to the said railway company, or bearer,
twenty COO years after date, redeemablc,
however, at the pleasure Of the said city
at any time after ten Qo) years after the
date thereof, each bond bearing interest at
the rate OF four and one-half C12) per
cent per annum, payable semi-annually.
as Der interest coupons thereto attached.
pavable on the FIRST days OF January and
July of each year. the principal and In
terest of such bonds to be payable at the
the city of New York, in the state OF
New York. The conditions upon which
said bonds are to be issued and delivered
10 the said The Arkansas Valley 1nterur-
ban Railway company are as follows:
That said railway company, its success
sors or assigns, shall build standard
gauge railroad TO be operated by electric
ity. from a point in the city of Wichita
to point on the south line of the county
of Sedgwick. Kansas, and thence in a
southerly and southeasterly direction
toward the city of Arkansas City. in Cow
ley county, Kansas, with a suitable pas
senger and freight depot within the said
city of Wichita; that the said company
shall also maintain it's principal repair
shops and car barns in or near the city
of Wichita, and that the said company
shan commence the construction OF the
said road on or before the first day or
May, 1904 and that at least forty five
45) miles of the said road, commencing
in the said city of Wichita. must be- COM
pleted and in operation on or before the
first day of May, 1906. unless the construc-
ton thereof be delayed by acts of Provi-
dence. strikes CT injunctions; and that
in operation for tn. said forty-five (45)
miles and when the said depot. repair
shops and car barns in or near the city
of Wichita are built. then the said bonds
to the amount of Thirty Thousand $780,
Oo0 Dollars shall be issued and delivered
to the said railway company.
The said railway company shall also
establish and maintain in the said city
of Wichita its principal offices.
1t is expressly understood and stipu-
lated that none OF the above bonds shall
be issued and delivered by the said city
OF Wichita until each and all Of the above
conditions shall have been fully COM
piled with on the part of the said rail-
way company.
We further respectfully petition that
said special election be held conformably
to and as provided for by the laws of
the state OF Kansas applicable thereto.
and that the said bonds be issued and de-
uvered to said company in accordance
with the 1901 compiled laws of the state
of Kansas as set forth in Sections 1907
5ele inclusive and that the form OF bal
lots to be used at such election shall be
as follows
proposition shalt have printed or written
on his ballot For bonds to The Arken-
sas Valley Interurban Railway company"
and each qualified voter voting against
said proposition shall have printed or
written on his ballot. Against bonds to
The Arkarsas Valley and Interurban
Railway company"
The said mayor and councilmen upon
presentation of said petition found the
same was IN writing, in due and legal
form and was signed by more than two
fifths (2-9 OF the resident tax payers of
said city, and said mayor and counciimen
thereupon granted the prayer Of said pc
tition and ordered that special election
be held at the legal voting places in said
city on the eth day Of October. 1893. 10
determine whether said bonds shall be
issued upon the terms and conditions
set out and stated in said petition. and
said mayor and councilmen further or
dered that in the event n majority OF the
voters at said special election cast their
votes in favor Of said proposition. and
when the said railway company. its sue
cessors or assigns, shall have complied
with the conditions stated in said petit
ton. then the mayor of said city shall
duly sign and the city clerk shall duly
attest and seal with the corporate seal
OF said city and issue and deliver to the
said railway company. its successors or
assigns, the bonds of said city TO the
amount OF Thirty Thousand ESQ. aol Dol
lars. OF the number. determination and
terms and bearing interest as set forth
and stated in said petition: and said
mayor and counciimen further ordered
that the form OF ballet 70 be used at said