The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-10-01
THE ARKANSAS VALLEY INTERUE-
BAN RAILWAY COMPANY.

LEGAL NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELEC-
TION TO BE HELD OCTOBER
9TH. 1903
Notice is herby given that on the l4th
day of September. 1893, there was pre-
sented to the mayor and council of the
city of Wichita (said mayor and coun-
cilmen being duly convened in regular
session. a petition duly signed by two
ffths CO OF the resident tax payers Of
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 (s3OOoO 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 Honora BILE Mayor and City Council
OF the City of Wichita:
Inasmuoh 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
10 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
,1sf 81 Ns ST
city Of Wichita 10 cali {, 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 cf
the said city a proposition that said CITY
issue its bonds TO the amount II Thirty
Thousand (s3o.coo) Dollars and deliver said
bonds TO the said The Arkansas Valley
Interurhsn Railway company - aid the
said railway company in securing and
paving for lands for right of wsy. 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 % Five
Hundred CSSo0cN Dollars each. Numbering
from one TO sixty cousecutively; payable
TO the said railway company or bearer
twenty CeN years after date. redeernable
however. at the pleasure Of the said city
al any time after ten Gsl years after the
date thereof. each bond bearing interest at
the. rate Of four and one-half tiss) per
cent per annurn. payable seIni-annuaiiy.
as per interest coupons thereto attached.
uavahle on the arst days Of January sfd
Iuiy Of each year. the principal and in
te-est Of such bonds 10 he payable al the
fiscal agency Of the state Of Kansas. IN
the city OK New York. in the state Of
New York. The conditions upon which
said bonds are 10 be ISSUED and delivered
20 the said The Arkansas Valley IaferGr-
ban Railway company sre as follows;
That said railway company. its succss-
sors CT ass gns. shall basld s standard
gauge railroad 70 De operated by electric-
ity. from point in tho city oc Wichita
70 poia, on the south line Of the county
OF Sedgwick Kansas. and thence il a
southerly and southeasterly direction
toward the city OF Arkansas Ctr, IN Cow
lev county Kansas, with q suitable pas
senger and freight depot within the said
city OF Wichita. that the said company
shall also maintain its principal repair