The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-24
wIcHITA's FsElGaT RATES

( TIE city cJuncil Monday night decided,
/ by Il unanimous vote. 10 take MP the freight
/ rate question before The state board of rail
/ road commissioners and push 1t withou,
. delay Au advisory committee OF citizen.
consisting OF j. Z. Howard. George L
/ Pratt ami George C. Matthews was ap
pointed AMI requested 10 act ia the pre-
/ parat.on CT the complaints 20 be Aled b.
( the CITY before the railroad commission.
Is City Attorney Myatt : already loaded
down with the large amount of routine
city work Mr Douglas, was engaged: 70
assist N presenting The complaints 10 The
/ commission.
The intention Is to take up and prssen
Oh behalf OF the city every well founded
complaint OF unjust or unreasonable
! freight rates charged by the
! railroads entering Wichiea- The commit
tee held Il nesting yesterday afternoon
and issued the following statement and
invitation 70 al, citizens having com
plants OF unjust and unreasonable freight
rates 70 present them 10 the committee for
classification and arrangement:
To the Public:
The city council has appointed the IN
dersisped and requested US TO acs as al
advisory committee IN the work OF pre-
sentiug to the board OF railroad commits
sioners al we'll grounded complaints of
unreasonable freight rates affecting this
community.
Tue law under which such complaints
are to be presented is as follows:
1t shall bs the duty OF said commissioners upon
the comp aiuE AMI application of 4 he mayor alt
Solllei OF a. ci.y o. Lls x 81 4t5 - NE -
TO MAKE an examination OF ne rae o. freight tarlI
charged by anv such company, and Of the condition
ope alton o. any railroad, any pstt OF Whose 10
cation lies with the limits Of sccn cliy or town
ship. II lyon such an exam
nation 4 shan appear to said commissioners that
the complaint e=ed BY the applicants or getii o;i
ers be well founded they s!iaH 80 adjudgs; and
they snail then and there decide what : a reason
abe charge for suc iru--lts, AID shall INFORM me
corpora iOl operating such Railroad company OF
iher adi Indication VII Alh ten days ant snail AFRO
section OF this act, aud shall cerlfs 70 such ccn-
painanrs he result OF such adj Indication; and sgch
ADJ 20 cetlcH -h1ii be pr!na fsie evidence o. wnaJ
i reasonable charge III al actions for such ser
In all cases where complaint shall be made in
accordance with said provision that an IN son
abe charge Is made. o. that the rates charged for
lteisht are unjust, unieasonsoe, or eAlortiohate
aud the board shall find such complaint 70 be true.
they shall require niodtzi charge fer the service
and shall certify their finding TO the managing Off
GER Of the read against which complain; : fnade
ana the rates 50 determined ny TIE board 20 % fe~
sonagle shall be by the railroad company aHectet!
thereby. accept ed ana posted up IA Sptt oti=
D ace III each depot The line o. road that
be designated By said board; and such rates 50
found all in all actions arising many court the
state ne taken 10 ne redsohabc coilTena'ilon iot
the services Tor which they provided until the
contrary IS proven; and all compensation dema adet
o. received BY any -uch railroad company IN excess
Of the rates determined b. me bolt4i sha IN any
>uch action be taken To be unjust, unre37onbe and
extortIouate Until the contrary - proved.
1t is the purpose of this committee to
examine the complaints OF our citizens
and to have them classified and prepared
for presentation 10 the commission. This
committee will be in session beginning
Thursday. May 18th. from day to day, and
all citizens of Wichita having complaints
to make of excessive or uureasona bic
freight charges by any railroad entering
this city are invited TO meet US at the
Office Of the Fair association in the base
ment of the City building, at 4 p. n.
each day.
at is the desire of this committee to
facilitate the presentation to the COM
mission Of all reasonable complaints, ana
citizens are urged to act il the matter
without delay,
y. +. HOWARD
GEORGE u. MATTHEWS,
GEORGE l.. PRATT"