Wichita eagle., 1889-09-03
EIGHT" EXACT.
THE TIGHT" OVER THE CITY RAIL
WAY FRANCHISE
Glaze, Makes a Swipe on 'Banquets AT
ter Council and the $4,000 Lum-
Der Bill Tossed Over the
Mayors Veto.


the eight" will meet it.
The sewer contractors bill OF So,4o0 for
lumber in brick sewer was allowed, having
been passed over the mayors veto.
While this matter was under discussion
Mr.. Glaze made some inquiries about BAN
Duets given members of the city council
by corporations they had favored by their
vote in the council, and inquired If the
lumber bill would bring the banqueting
members an entertainment after last
nights session. He also observed that he
had wondered at the people remaining quiet
long concerning the councils actions, and
he was glad to see communications IN the
papers On matters pertaining to certain
council affairs His remarks were heartily
cheered by the lobby.
Coffin assailed the city railway ordi-
nance for its lack of paving provisions and
dealt with it in such a manner as to get
enthusiastic encouragement from the
lobby.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
Council was called TO order by Mayor
Clement, with members Healy. Barns,
Johnson, Carson, Downing, Schnitzler,
Herrig, Coffin, Glaze, Wright and Will
Jams present.
The report Of the committee on opening
Water street near Orme was read allowing
damages of 5000.
Carson moved it's adoption, with Schnitz-
Ter second.
Glaze moved to amend to add 800 for
opening Fourth avenue north of Oak
street, with Coffin a second.
Sohnson said he did not think 1t wise to
appropriate g, 100 for opening streets now.
He moved substitute to lay on the table
which was announced lost on a viva yocl
vote. but names were called for by john
son which lost with only johnson in the
affirmative.
Mercer asked what the city gets for the
500. when Glaze said it called for land
50 by 420 feet.
The motion As amended prevailed.
The mayor called for report of commit
tee Oh rules when Coffin said it was ready
but not signed, when Barnes was called by
the mayor to sign the report which be did.
The report was given over to the tender
mercies of the clerk and commenced
to read 1t was noticed the report as sub
mitted did not allow meetings to be held
after ! p. M, which means council shall
adjourn before that time and had nothing
to say about when meetings should com
mence. After the reading was completed
Healy moved the report be printed, twenty
COPIES, and given to each member for con-
sideration and to be acted upon at the next
meeting The motion prevailed and there
was some smiling around the tables. The
report had hung fire for months and it
has been suspicioned that there was a
cause for it the same as a cause for most
everything If the report had been sub
mitted some time ago it was thought q
majority would have knocked it out of the
box.
The franchise committee reported City
Railway company ordinance and Carson
ventured the remark it was official"
The clerk read the ordinance which show
ed it to last twenty-one years; the poles to
be in the center of the street where double
tracks, poles to be three inches in diameter
eighteen feet high and of iron, the John
sUown rail on Main from Twelfth street to
Waterman; on Douglas from Hydraulic to
Main and the system to be changed to a
standard guague Nothing in the new
ordinance construed to impair the
rights of the company in the old ordinance.
Work on the new system TO commence In
ninety days and nine miles to be compiet-
ed in twelve months. When gross receipts
90 over 100000 per annum the city to be
allowed five per cent.
Mercer moved adoption of ordinance
when he was apprised that that was not
the proper motion. The mayor inquired
if ordinance had been printed, when Car
son said it had, and bill was presented.
The committee favored its adoption but
the report was not signed. in fact no report
submitted except verbally. sThe mayor
wanted report in writing when Healy
moved the ordinance be placed on its pass
age with Mercer promptly a second.
The clerk commenced to read while the
lobby was unusually quiet. The city rail-
ing people seemed to be much interested.
When the first section had been read Coffin
said the meeting today had resulted in an
agreement to have certain things in the
ordinance which had been left out and he
did not want to be dealt with
in such manner and would oppose the
ordinance as Il was presented.
The second section had the clause, CITY
of Wichita, its successors or assigns"
Uealv did not think that was a good
expression"
The mayor suggested that perhaps the
property owners might not want poles in
middle of the street.
Schnitzler said the majority on Douglas
avenue wanted pole in the middle Of the
street.
Healy said personally he did not want
poles in middle Of the street. but he be-
lieyed a majority wanted poles in the
center.
The third section as submitted called for
Johnston" rail It was inquired if that
should not be YOUNGSTOWN" rail. and it
WAS finally agreed by the champions of the
ordinance TO allow that change.
1t was noticed that the ordinance wanted
to live twenty-one years, when healy said
the company had claimed 1t wanted only
the same rights formerly enjoyed, and
moved that the life of the ordinance be
eighteen years.
While certain sections were being read
in former ordinances the members,
some of them, seemed 10 give
little attention, Some read, show
programs and others newspapers. 1t was
said at this moment by some of the spec
tators that the ordinance would pass.
There was a clause: when the gross re-
ceipts reach 500. 600 per annum the com
pany shall pay TO the city per cent per
aunum of gross receipts
The mayor inquired If the old company
bought out all other lines. would the re-
ceipts of the combined company be sub
ject to the per cent.
Carson answered in the affirmative,
when 1t was replied that the city attorney