The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10

Commissioners of Ellis County. Kansas, to
Herman J. Thoien. John Jacobs and ".
J. Helm met at the Court House at 10 100
a m, this date as a Board OF CanvaSsers
Bond election held IN the township OF Big
Greek and Lookout IN said County on the
Soth day Of January. 1917 Present also
On motion made and duly carried, Her
man man J. Ih .2l was elected Temporary
proceeded to canvass the returns Of said
election
Journal Entry No. l
Office OF the Board Of County Commission
ers Of Ellis County kansas
the Board of County Commits Of FL
lis County. Kansas. are duly convened IN
there being present, W J. Helm, 5Onn ia
cobs and Herman ThOle1, members OF the
Board and Geo II Brown, County CLERK Of
said County The said meeting IS held as
by law provided and in pursuance OF
order OF said Board at 10 o'clock a N OF
said oay for the purpose of canvassing the
the returns of a certain election held
the both day OF January. 1917, to determine
whether the township of Big Greek should
issue bonds IN the sum of sixty thousand
dollars IN denominations of FIVE hundred
dollars (S5OO) each, to aid the Anthony &
paying for lands upon = which to erect
or construct shops, rOundhOuses or other
facilities on its railroad line IN said town
ship
And therupon the said County Clerk.
produces to said Board the returns made
to him OF a certain special election which
held IN the township of Big Creeb II
Ellis County, Kansas, on the 3Oth day o.
January, 1917, ar which special election
there was submitted to the qualified cleo
tors OF said township proposition to issue
the bonds Of said township in the sum O.
sixty thousand dollars IN denominations OF
$500 each to aid the Anthony & North
ern Railway Company IN securing and pay
ing for lands upon which to erect
struct shops, roundhOuses or other teminal
facilities its line of railroad, specI-
fled n the petition for said election and
the order OF said township board calling
the same, and to be upon the terms and
conditions and subject 20 the provisions
! and st-puIatIons in said order set forth
OF Kansas. And the said Board of CONT
Commissioners proceed to forthwith opea
and canvass the said returns OF sad spo-
cal electIon and as result of such can
vass find and declared that at said cleo
ton neld there were 1877 votes cast b.
the electors OF said township upon the pro
position submitted aforesaid; that OF
the said ballots cast 146 were for yes
IN favor OF issuing said bonds and AZ
were for no. being against issuing tbs
bonds and that said proposition received
IN its favor d majority OF 81 votes cast
at said election and duly carried SAID
Board further finds that due notice OF said
election was given according to law and the
same was held IN all respects required
said Board further finds that the bal
HOts used in special election in words
and form and figure as follows, to-wit:
To vote, in favor of any question sub
mitted upon this ballot make a cross \
mark IN the square after the word Yes
after the word No
Shall the following be adopted:
SHALL Big Creek Township, in Ellis Coun-
ty, Kansas, issue and deliver to the An
thony & Northern Railway Company its
successors assigns, hundred TWEEN
ty bonds of five hundred dollars f(S5OO)
each of said township, payable in thirty
cent per annum, payable semi-annually, to
aid the said Railway Company in securing
struct or REJECT shops, roundhOuses or other
terminal facilities, or for securing water
privileges and constructing water works
and water pipe lines needed to supply water
for such shops, roundhouses or other ter
minaI facilities
Done at the office of the County Com
nissioners OF Ellis County, Kansas, this
Signed, H ]. Tholen,
John Jacobs,
w J. Helm,
Commits ers-
Attest: Geo H. Brown.
County Clerk
And now on this End day of February
1917, the Board of County Commits sione-s
of Ellis County, Kansas, and the County
Clerk of said County are duly convened IN
the Office of said Board of County Commits
sion at the Court House in the City OF
Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, there being
present w J. Helm, John Jacobs and Her
J. Tholen members of said Board and
Geo. H Brown, County Clerk OF said COun-
ty- The said meeting is held as by law
provided and in pursuance of an order of
the Board of Commits iioners of Ellis Coun-
t., Kansas. at 10 100 o'clock q m, of sad
Gay for the purpose of canvassing the re-
Creek township, Ellis County, Kansas, on
the 30th day of January 1917, to deter
mine whether said township should sub
scribe to the stock of the Anthony & North
And thereupon the said County Clerk
produces to the said Board the returns made
TO him of a certain special election which
was held N the township of Big Greek IN
Ellis County, Kansas, the both day %
January, 1917, in pursuant to order made
! by said Board of County Commissioners ~
/ which said special election there was sub
united to the qualified electors of SAID
4 township q proposition to subscribe for one
/ hundred and fifty shares of capital stock
/ of the Anthony & Northern Railway Com
Dany IN the name and behalf of SAID
/ township and deliver in exchange therefore
! thirty 600 bonds of five hundred dollars
/ (S50C) each of said township. specified
| N the petition for said election upon tbs
! terms and conditions and subject to the pro
| VISIONS ana stlpulatlons IN sand order Sc
/ forth and n accordance with the laws OF
the state of Kansas And the said Boar
/ of County Commissioners and the sale
! County Clerk proceed to open and canvass
the said returns of said election and
result of such canvass, find and declare
! that at said election so held there wer,
1877 ballots cast by the electors of saiC
| township upon the proposition submittet
/ as before said; that of said ballots so cas-
| 146 were for yes" in favor OF subscribing
for said stock and delivering the bond4
subscription to the stock and the delivery
of the bonds therefore and that said propo
SlJiOR reserved IN It's IaNOr a majority o
90 votes cast at said election and was duI,
carried Said Board further finds that du
notice OF said Lection was given accordin,
to law and that the same was held in a
respects required by law. Said Boar
further finds that the ballots used in sal
special election in words and form
and figures follows, to-wit:
To vote in favor of any question sub
mitted upon the ballot make a
mark in the square after the word Yes.
To vote against it make similar mar
after the word NO
Shall the following be adopted:
Shall Big Creek township in the
County of Ellis, Kansas, subscribe
for hundred fifty (15O) shares
of one hundred dollars $1,000 each
of the Capital stock of the Anthony
& Northern Railway Company Cor YES
said corporation under another corpO-
rate name) and deliver in exchange
therefore thirty 600 bonds of five
hundred dollars $500 each Of said mo
township. payable in thirty years
900 with interest at the rate of
i've 90 per cent per annum, payable
| Therefore it Is now ordered, by the sai
1 Board OF County Commissioner for Al
I on behalf of said township, that the CouT
/ ty Clerk of said Ellis County in the naE
] and behalf of said township, forth vi.
i subscribe TO the capital stock Of the Al
/ thony & Northern Railway Company afor
4 said for hundred fifty (150) OF Il
Capital stock to be paid for in bonds