The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-10-01
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shops and car barns in or near the city
OF Wichita, and that the said company
shan commence the construction or the
said road on or before the first day OF
NAY. 1904 ard that at least forty-five
(s5) miles os the said road, commencing
in the said city of Wichita. must be com
aIeted and in operation on or before the
first day of May. 1896, unless the construc-
ton thereof be delayed by acts Of Provi-
dence, strikes. or injunctions; and that
when the said road is so constructed and
in operation for the said forty-hve (i0
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 (sSo.-
000) Dollars shall be issued and delivered
to the said railway company.
The said railway company snail 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 c0nfoTinably
TO and as provided for by the laws Of
the state of Kansas applicable thereto,
and that the said bonds be issued and de-
rvered TO said company in accordance
with the 1891 compiled laws of the state
OF Kansas as set forth in Sections 5907-
1912 inclusive and that the form of bal
lots TO be used at such election shall be
as follows:
Each qualified voter voting for said
proposition shall have printed or written
on his ballot For bonds to The Arkan-
sas Valley InteyuTban Railway company"
and each qualified voter voting against
said proposition shall have printed or
written on his ballot, Against bonds to
The Arkansas 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 (2-0 of the resident tax payers Of
said city, and said mayor and councilmen
thereupon granted the prayer OF said pc
tition and ordered that a special election
be held at the legal voting places in said
city on the 9th day OF October. 1903 to
determine whether said bonds shall be
issued upon the terms and conditions
set out and stated in said petition, and
said mayor and councilInen further or
dered that In the event a 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 peti-
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 10 the
amount OF Thirty Thousand ($3)o )ooo) Dol
lars. of the number, denomination and
terms and bearing interest as set forth
and stated in said petition; and said
mayor and councilmen further ordered
that the form of ballot TO be used at said
special election shall be in the form stated
in said petition. and that said special cleo
ton be called, held and the returns there
Of made and canvassed and the result
declared in all respects as provided by
law for the holding of general elections.
It was further ordered that legal notice
OF said election be prepared and pub
Hshed as provided by law.
Wherefore, the said city clerk, under
and pursuant to the direction and order
of the mayor and councilmen Of said
city hereby gives public notice that said
special election was ordered and called
and will be held in said city of Wichita
at the usual and legal voting places
therein on the 9Th day OF October \. D.
1898, between the hours designated and
fixed by law.
In witness whereof the mayor and coun-
cilmen Of said city Of Wichita have
caused this notice to be signed by the
mayor and attested by the city clerk Of
said city with the seal OF said city this
10th day Of September. 1898.
B. r MLEAN.
Mayor OF the Said City of Wichita
Attest: J. L. LELAND. City Clerk
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