Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-26
Daily eagle
PEACE!
A Grand Roundup in Street Hallway Matters
The Racket at Last Ended.

A Grand Round-Up in Street Railway Matters
The Racket at Last Ended.
After the last regular council meeting,
at which the franchise of the Central ave
nue. and Eastern Motor ling was extended,
repeated conferences were held between
representatives of the Wichita City rail-
wav company, the Eastern motor line anu
the Wichita and Suburban railway COM
pany, erdeavoring to reach a settlement,
if possible, of the difficulties between all
three companies, which have been aSlta6
ing the public and the city council Tor the
last year.
The city railway company appears mai
" to have concludey that it would prefer
to make a concession to the motor line
comnanies of certain streets and certain
territory of the city, provided the latter
companies would agree to accept these con-
cessiens as final for period to be agreed
on between the companies.
The negotiations were conducted by Mr..
Kos. Harris, attorney for the City hallway
company, together with MIR. Dixon, MI
. Rouse and other prominent members
thereof; and by Geo. L. Douglass, attorney
for the Motor Line companies, together
with Mr.. Strong, president of the wichita
& Suburban, and Mr.. Matthewson, presl-
dent of the Eastern Motor Line company,
and others directly connected Herewith.
The result of it all was an agreement IN
substance as follows:
That the City Railway company should
withdraw all opposition to the completion
of the Eastern Motor Line company on First
street as far west as Main street where it
is 10 connect with the track of the Wichita
q Suburban; and also Withdraw all Oppo-
sition to the extension Of the Suburban
track down Market street from Tenth
street to Elm street, and thence along
Elm street to a connection with It's present
track on Water street. This is what Is
known as the Market street link" which
was so much talked of and discussed in
the city council last fall, and which was at
that time strongly antagonized by the
City Railway company.
The latter company also agree to unite
with the motor line companies in asking
the city council for the passage of the
necessary franchises for the building OF
these roads.
1t also agrees not TO antagOniZe the con-
struction of the Eastern Motor line under
It's franchise; and not to antagonize the
building of any line of the Wichito and
Suburban in any territory on or north Of
Fifteenth street, or on or east of Hy-
draulic avenue, north of First street.
The Wichita and Suburban and Eastern
Motor Line company, on their part, agree
not to build or project any line outside of
those limits, except the Market and Elm
street line, and the line covered by the
franchise of the Eastern Motor Line COM
pany.
This agreement is to continue until the
1st of June, 1890, and, unless the city of
Wichita shall then contain $4,000 bone
fide residents it is TO continue one year
longer.
The agreement is signed by the various
stockholders and officers of both companies
and is expressed as having been entered
into lin good faith" The contract con-
tains numerous other provisions not neces-
sary to be enumerated here. Amongst
them is one which requires copy to be
presented to the city council and the city
council is requested to cause the same to
be spread upon its records.
A Joint meeting of the franchise COM
mittee and the railroad committee was
held on Thursday for the consideration of
the arrangement proposed, which seemed
TO meet with the approval of all present:
and, on the request of a number of the
city council, his honor, the mayor, called
special meeting of the council yesterday
morning for the purpose of considering
the ordinances petitioned for, which il
passed by the council, would effect The
settlement proposed between the warning |
companies.
The council met accordingly yesterday |
morning, all the members being present |
except Mr.. Buckridge, who is said to be !
out of the city. The session lasted for /
some time and considerable discussion was |
entered into upon the subjects under con- |
sideration; but the council seemed unan- |
imously rejoiced that there was some |
prospect of peace on the street car question |
for two years at least.
The franchise committee reported the |
First street ordinance, which after due |
consideration was passed. The Wichita |
and Suburban ordinance making some !
changes i'll the right of said company
north of the packing house, and adding
the Market street "link'' WAS then re- |
ported from the franchise committee and |
after full discussion was also passed; the /
vote being unanimous on both ordinances |
Provisions were inserted in both orii- !
nances requiring the companies to carry
passengers on the line Of either company
for one rate of fare.
1t was stated by Mr.. Douglass on behalf |
of the Wichita 81 Suburban railway and /,
Eastern Motor line companies, that it was !
the intention to operate the two lines prac- /
tically as one line, so that passengers could |
he carried from the east side of the city !
rb to,h
over the Suburban line without change of |
cars to the stock yards and packing house, |
all for one rate of fare, This aspect OF the /
case seemed te meet the approval of the /
council, which after the business was
transacted, promptly adjourned.
ART EXHIBIT OF THE PARK SCHOOL
Yesterday, the closing day Mt the Park !
school, there was made a decidedly inter
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