The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-13


Privilege of Buying the System After
Ten Years and Claims g LIZ Fer Cent OF
All Gross Earnings Above $4,000 An
nuaIIy-Ten Minute service Required on
Main and Douglas.
The city council in special session last
night passed an ordinance granting the
new street railway company a twenty
year franchise There was no discussion
no wrangling, and not a dissenting
vote
Some weeks ago the company submit
ted an ordinance in which their ideas OF
a suitable franchise were set out, but the
council refused to pass it and the city
attorney was requested 10 draw up an
other The latter was taken up in pri-
vate conference by the city attorney,
council committee and the railway COM
pany and agreed upon.
The ordinance passed last night allows
the company thirty days in which 10 ac-
cept the proposition and begin work and
gives till May, 1898, TO complete the re-
building. The franchise is for twenty
years and calls for new cars, ten minutes
service on Main and Douglas.
The city requires the company 10
pay 2zs per cent of all gross earnings
in excess OF $50 900 per year into the city
treasury. In full the franchise is as fol-
loWs:s
An ordinance authorizing the Wichita
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successors or assigns TO construct, oper-
ale and MAINTAIN lines of a double and
single track electric railway, furnish
light and power along the streets, alleys
and avenues in the city of Wichita, and
furnish light ard power to the sltizens
of said city.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Coun-
c.lmen Of the city of Wichita:
Section /. That the Wichita Light &
Power company, a corporation duly or
gained and existing under the laws Of
the state of Kansas, its successors and
assigns be, and the same is hereby
authorized, empowered and granted the
right to construct, operate and maintain
its railway. either single or double track
upon and along the streets and avenues
of the city of Wichita, Kansas, and also
10 supply electrical power for manuf9c-
turing and other purposes and furnish
electric light upon all the streets, ave
nueS and alleys of and within the limits
of the City OF Wichita, Kansas, except
as hereinafter provided: Provided, now
ever. that said company construct, oper-
ate and maintain all of its lines Of street
railway in conformity to the provisions
hereinafter specified, and shall at all
times be subject to all reasonable regu-
lations which may hereinafter be requir-
ed by ordinance. The franchise and
rights hereby granted to said company,
its successors and assigns, shall contin-
ue for a period of twenty years from the
date of acceptance OF the provisions OF
this ordinance by said company through
its president, which acceptance shall be
within thirty days OF Disqualification of
this ordinance and shall be filed with the
city clerk of the City of Wichita.
Sec. .. The said Wichita Railway.
Light & Power company shall. within
thirty days from the date of the accept
ance of this ordinance enter upon and
actively begin the construction and
building OF street railway system in
the said City OF Wichita as hereinafter
provided, and shall prosecute such con-
struction and building diligently to COM
plet,on and shall have the same fully
completed, equipped and in opera ton On
or before the first day of May, 4. d.
1898 The construction of the said street
railway shall include the necessary
switches and turnouts and the equip
ment shall include the furnishing and
operation of not less than ten new, mod
ern and first-class cars, heated with cleo
tricity and not less than ten new. mod
ern and first-ciass open cars. The closed
cars 70 ne operated during the cold
season and the open cars to be operated
during the warm season. Double tracks
shall be constructed and operated on the
streets n said city where double tracks
are now and heretofore have been oper-
ate1 by the Wichita Electric Railway &
Light company. provided. however, that
no rights are hereby granted TO said COM
10 said company 10 construct a street
railway on either Of the following de-
scribed streets in said city. to-wit: En-
poria avenue. Lawrence avenue south
from Thirteenth street, Park Place ave-
nue. Waco avenue.
Sec. 8. The sad Wichita Railway,
Light & Power company is hereby
granted the right 10 erect and maintain
Its poles ana lines necessary 10 be used
in the construction and operation Of
said overhead wires Electric Motor
Railway System upon the streets. ave
rues and alleys Of said city before men,
-,,,~raSa os
-,ars OF said company by electricity and
Is hereby granted the right 10 erect and
maintain its poles and wires upon the
streets and alleys Of said city according
70 the regulations hereafter contained,
necessary II be used IN furnishing cleo
tric light ana power as provided by this
ord nance: provided that said poles and
wires shall be so placed as not TO IN
necessarily obstruct public travel, and
further provided. that said poles shall be
Rected under the direction and supeTvis-
ton OF the City Engineer Of said city,
and shall fbe erected at said places a :
eaii engineer may direct; and further
provided that no poles shall be erected
~ IN area Of squares formed by the
intersection Of streets, avenues Or alleys,
and further provided that me poles used
for overhead wires FOR the said street
ra!lroda. where doGble tracks are main
tainei. shall be OF iron, all poles shall
be properly ornamented and shall be
kept at all times properly painted, ana
shall be not less than eighteen feet in
height above the ground. and wherever
said company lays double track on any
street or avenue on which Il intends -
operate cars. the said poles shall be
niacad in the center Of the street and