The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-13

| CT destruction Of shade trees along the
streets and highways OF said city, it Is
provided that said company, its success
sors and assigns. are hereby prohibited
from cutting or trimming of trees, except
4 under the direction Of the street COM
| missioner. or some person duly author
4 lied by the city council SO to do. -.
| SECTION g. Each and every passenger
on any car operated by said company
/ may be required on entering the car to
pay fare of not more than five cents
4 for riding in any car from any point along
| the line Of said railway TO any other
poin; to be designated by said passen-
ger. providing that passengers so pay
| ing fare shall be carried from point to
point with safety and reasonable des-
patch 10 the end of any line, or to the
End of the regular run Of the car on
| which the said passenger takes passage,
end said passenger shall be entitled to
| transfer to any other car continuing in
| the same Giro Ction and without delay on
| The part OF said passenger. 70 enable said
passenger 20 reach his destina ton with
out paying {. second fare; and provided
further. that children less than five
1 y
parent Of guardian, or some other per-
sen in charge thereof, shall be allowed
| to ride free.
| Section 10. II at any time the city
council shall deem 1t necessary to the
| interest OF the city to construct a street
railway on any other street within the
corporation of the city Of Wichita. on
which there shall DE at that time no
street railway in operation, and the city
council shall give notice TO the aforesaid
Company, The Wichita Railway, Light
and Power company, and if said, The
Wichita Railway. Light and Power COM
pany, shall fail to construct and operate
street railway on said street or streets
within six months Of said date Of said
notice, then the said The Wichita Rail-
way, Light and Power company shall
! forfeit the right Of way on said street
or streets specified in said notice.
Section ii. All rolling stock, live
stock, repair shops and the business Of
fee Of said company shall be kept in
Wichita.
Section IL. The City of Wichita re-
serves the right to take up track or
tracks, and remove the rails Of said
company. when necessary to effect any
public improvements. The taking up
and relaying Of such tracks and placing
the roadbed in its former condition, to
be done at the expense Of the city. with
on. any unnecessary delay.
Section Is. The tracks, and cars pro-
PEELED thereon, may be used for trans
rortation Of passengers, and material
and supplies to be used in the construc-
ton, repair and operation Of said rail-
way. as said company may require, and
for the conv eyance Of such property as
it may desire. and in no case shall the
cars On said railway be propelled by
seam locomotives.
Section "A. The cars OF said railway
shall at al; times be entitled to the
track. and the driver Of every vehicle on
lie track or by the side thereof, shall
turn such vehicles out, upon the ap-
proech OF any car so as to leave the
track unobstructed for the passage OF
such car, provided that steam or other
fire apparatus Of the City OF Wichita will
at all times when answering an alarm
Of fire have the right Of way where pos
sible, upon, over and across and along
the tracks Of said company, and that the
cars of said company shall be stopped
when apparatus Of the City Fire De-
partment is within distance Of three
hundred feet Of said company's cars,
and said cars shall remain at standstill
until said fire apparatus has passed.
Section Is. No cars in any case in the
business portion Of the City Of Wichita,
ehall be run or propelled at a rate Of
speed more than eight miles per hour,
and when cars are turning corners from
one street 10 another. the car shall not
go faster than three miles per hour. In
suburban districts cars may be operat-
ed at rate Of speed not exceeding if
teen miles per hour.
Secion 18. Upon the expiration Of the
grant Of the franchise under this ordi-
nance. and in case the same be not re
newed or extended. or upon the failure
Of said company to operate said line OF
railway. the said Railway company shall
cease TO run its cars and may immediate
ly remove the track from the streets, and
such streets shall be placed in thorough
repair by said company in such man.
ner and form as may be prescribed by
the mayor and city council
Section II. That when in any year the
gross receipts Of said company shall
amount to $780, 10000 or over, per an
mum, the said Railway company shall,
during such year only. pay to the City
OF Wichita the sum Of two and one-half
per cent of the gross receipts and the
daily receipts, books. etc, of said COM
pany shall at all reasonable times be
open for inspection Of a regularly ap-
pointed committee from the city coun-
Gil, at the comQany's Office, and il shall
be the duty of the secretary of the COM
pany to render TO the mayor and council
men OF the City OF Wichita, verified
quarterly statement OF said company's
gross receipts, and said company shall
pay to the said city the sum of two and
one-half per cent of all its gross receipts
in excess OF said sum of $100, 10000, at
the emo of each year.
Section. Is. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in full force from and after
its publication and acceptance by said
Railway company.
An amendment was made to the pres.
emit ordinance relating to the material TO
De used in the construction Of sidewalks
There will be no more plank walks al
lowed 10 be put down. They mus, be Of
stone. cement, brick or cinders
An ordinance compelling al bicycle rid
ers 10 go a; rate Of speed OF six miles
an hour when on the sidewalk, and four
miles an hour when a: crossings. and 10
have bell firmly attached 10 their wheel
and ring when within twenty fee; OF a
pedestrian. was offered. The bicyclists