The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-29
THE ARKANSAS VALLEY INTERUR-
Ran RAILWAY COMPANY.
LEGAL NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELEC-
TON TO BE HELD OCTOBER
9Th 1909

4Ody OF september, lYJ5, there was pre-
ss.snted to the mayor and council of the
Ny of Wichita (said mayor and coun-
! cilmen being duly convened in regular
session. a petition duly signed by two
fifths co of the resident tax payers of
said city of Wichita. praying said mayor
and councilnen TO submit to the qualified
voters of said city proposition that the
city of Wichita issue and deliver TO the
Arkansas Valley lnterurban Railway COM
pany the bonds Of said city to the amount
of Thirty Thousand ($3a.oOo) Dollars to
aid in securing and paying for right of
way, depot grounds and terminal facili-
ties, all upon the conditions as set forth
iu said petition. which petition. signatures
being omitted is in the words ana 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 southeriy
direction to the city of Arkansas City.
Kansas the undersigned, being more than
two-hfths 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 date as
practicable and legal at such crecial cleo
ton. to submit to the qualified electors of
the said city a proposition that said city
TsI-s
Thousand Geo, 900 Dollars and deliver said
%onds TO the said The Arkansas Valley
Interurban Railway company to aid the
said railway company ia 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 Cs5OO.0O Dollars each. numbering
from one 10 sixty consecutively; payable
to the said railway company or bearer.
twenty Coz years after date. redeemable.
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-ha!f (41a) per
cent per annum payable semi-annually.
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 TO be payable at the
fiscal agency of the state OF Kansas. in
the city of New York, in the state of
New York The conditions upon which
said bonds are to be issued and delivered
to the said The Arkansas Valley Interur-
ban Railway company are as follows:
That said railway company, its success
sors or assigns. shall build a 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 its 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 of
May. 1904 and that at least forty-five
(45l 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. or injunctions; and that
kssen the said road is so constructed and
f$ operation for the said forty-ive (45)
.4les and when the said depot. repair
( saops and car barns in or near the city
gof Wichita are built then the said bonds
TO the amount OF Thirty Thousand (S3o
oool 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.
II 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
20 and as provided for by the laws Of
the state of Kansas applicable thereto,
and that the said bonds be issued and de-
livered to said company in accordance
with the 1891 compiled laws of the state
of Kansas as set forth in Sections 1907
Es12 inclusive. and that the form Of bal
lots 10 be used at such election shall be
as fellows;
proposition shall have printed or written
on his ballot. For bonds to The Arkan-
sas Valley Iuteyurban 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 couneilmen upon
presentation OF said petition found the
same was in writing, in due and legal
form and was signed by more than two
flfths C2-5l or the resident tax payers of
said CITY and said mayor and councilmen
bereupon granted the prayer of said pc
- ion and ordered that a special election
- 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 councilmen further or
dered that in the event 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
q said city and issue and deliver to the
said railway company. its successors or
sssigns the bonds of said city 10 the
emount of Thirty Thousand Cs5o.ool Dol
lars. Of the number. denomination and