Wichita eagle., 1886-10-01
sEEICE GE


FiP.sT VICE PREsIDENrAND GEN. MANG'E, :
TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. L, 1886.
Hon. ". p. Campbell City Attorney, Wichita
| Kan.
DEAR SIR am in receipt OF yours Of the
10th, and in reply | can only repeat what |
Healy and Alien, members of your city coun-
| ell. and to which you ailude, viz:
| If the city Of Wichita will deed 20 this
| company, without restrictions or objectiona-
ble conditions, the strip of land in Fifth ave
nue., west OF our present right OF way, fifty
feet ia width by about eight hundred feet
| in length, extending from Douglas avenue to
a point about one hundred and twenty-five
! feet north OF First street. as described on a
| blue print tracing which | loaned to Messrs.
| Healy and Allen, this company will erect on
said land, near Douglas avenue, q respectabie
| anu comnodlous passenger station, and will
commence the erection as soon as practicable
| after said deed has been property executed
| and delivered to the secretary of this com
z, pany. | think it would bo safe 10 say that
| this proposed Improvement would be com
! pieted ready for occupancy by not later than
the first of June next Should the weather
during the winter be favorable, in all proba-
bility it woald be completed very much ear
lier
IN this connection desire to assure you
and the honorable body YOU represent that
we fully appreciate the Importance OF the
enterpTis;ng city OF Wichita as q commercial
center, as it exists today and p-ospec.ively
therefore. 50 far as it is consistent FOR us TO
do 50, it viii he or effort to All. in its pro
gress. Very respectfully yours.
{. ". SaITB.
When the letter received from Mr.. Smith
had been read Mr.. Heaiy moved that the
city attorney be instructed to draw up an
ordinance allowing strip OF ground on
Fifth avenue between First street and Doug
las avenue. icing fifty feet wide and six
hlndred feet long, to be donated TO toe Santa
Fe company for depot purposes. Ills motion
did noS seem to voice the sentiment OF the
council as it did not iai supporter.
Il viii be noticed in Ir Smiths letter that
he IS mashed on crossing First street
In referring to thai fact NJ. Healy
statei that when he aud Mr. Allen made
their famous Topeka trip he succeeded in
getting Mr. Smiths love for First street Tilted
AMI ne had ia a half way manner decided to
b. content with roaming about between
First AMI Douglas.
Richay-I think this is tie frs, time we
haze ever had the Santa Re under our arm
/ ioa't think that road has any right over
there ! think we lad best hold some claim
to that avenue and allow other roads 70 enter
the city over the Santa Fe road AS it is
that company have moaopolized that avenue
wll.a they were only allowed part OF it.
They want to yes exclusive control Of that
arenue in order 70 proven. the city from
ever alIowin. otte- roads to come do vn there.
That artistic depo. talk is TO get secure
rigdt-of- ssaY Gl,i exclusive control Ii that
company wants . have any business with
Wichita ,eE .aem come in and talk to Us. /
d3n's So TIA, any OF Us are bound TO take 3
free ride W 70 Iope&a to see them IN view
of she fact tia, il IS ioaotfui whether they
hare sny se-lrs right 70 ;as snolnd they
n,w occupy. move that a committee OF
three oa appointe. - investigate that mat
ter
lis motion failed TO get seco2d
CaaP5ell-WouIi IKE 70 ak SonassAiny IN
r.,-arg: % tbs correspondents. As viii be
seesl frosa the letter OF Mr. Smith he has
nos answered. wat was desired The
city coun-il can no. make deed 20 them or
- anyone, any part OF stres.. That be
lonSs 10 The pablo 70 tss kept .cs,ea for lie
yv.blic. L Is q question wna- they want
Vii they be satislsei with ihe vacation oi
that strip Of land: isouli tia. suit thsza or
uots it YVES vacated ard they went ahasd
and crested deiess, tha n-x. day sfser II
was completed the city coa.G order them to
move IL /. 3 vacation vii 10. silt ihsEa
why don't ;aey say sos There i nothing IA
tbs. letter ssaas indicates what they want