The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-19

Rails Have Been Rolled and shipped.
The city council met last night in
special session to approve the bond sub
mitted by Mr.. Church, and also to pass
an ordinance repeating previous ordi-
nances and franchises relating to street
car privileges.
Mayor Ross was in the chair with the
following councilmen present: Messrs
Miller, Reese. Handley, McIain. SUIT
ton, Minich, Allen, Young, Crib and
Herbig After City Clerk Kramer read
the call Mr.. Young moved that the
council eliminate the old contract and
approve the bond for the light company.
The following communication from
Mr.. Church was then read:
Whereas, The mayor and city council
Of the city of Wichita are about to re-
peal ordinance No. S37, entitled, "An or
dinance authorizing The Wichita Elec-
tric Railway Company, its successors OF
assigns to contruct, operate and main
tain lines OF double and single track,
electric railway and horse railway along
the streets and avenues Of the city of
Wichita" Approved March %, 1890, and
published March 81, 1880.
And, whereas, The Wichita Electric
Railway Company and its SUCCESSORS
and assigns are obligated to pay take.
to the county treasurer of Sedgwick
county, Kansas, in the following
amounts, for the taxable years OF 1897:
Personal property. thirteen hum
dred and seventy-seven dollars s1377. 90
Paving, eleven hundred and sew
enty-one and 33-1OO dollars. .s11n A
Reserve "B' Jewellers Second
addition, four hundred and sew
enty-five and 49-100 dollars. IS AIS. 40
Now, in consideration that the city
council of the city of Wichita shall re-
peal ordinance No. S37, and other valua-
bic consideration, the undersigned, The
Wichita Railway, Light and Power Com
pany hereby agrees and guarantees that
said taxes so assessed against the prop
city Of said Wichita Electric Railway
anu lSiSHi Company, VIII NC pdiu ny ifC
said company, its successors and as
signs on or before the first day of May,
1898, and In the event that said Wichita
Electric Railway and Light Company or
its successors shall fail to pay said taxes
by said date. then the undersigned. The
Wichita Railway, Light and Power
Company hereby agrees to pay said
NIT ir,}o eSf nd
penalties as may be due thereon.
Witness our hands this 18th day Of
November, A. D. 1897.
THE WICHITA RAILWAY, LIGHT
AND POWER CO,
BY HERBERT B. CHURCH,
President.
Attest: A. c. JOBES. Sec'y.
Mr.. Minich moved that the communi-
cation he placed file for the present,
which was adopted.
President Church was asked to tell the
council when work would begin. He
said that he had meet one of the rail-
way officials on the street here and he
had told him that he had received no
tice from his superiors in Chicago. tell
ing him that his road had received a
contract TO ship seventy cars of freight
to Wichita for the new street car COM
pany Continuing. Mr.. Church said that
he had received word that thirty car
loads of white cedar ties had been
shipped from Michigan TO Wichita.
Work would be commenced immediate
ly upon their arrival. He thought abou,
Wednesday OF next week. The iron rails
had been rolled, and one of the three
arc light machines was finished. When
Mr. Church had finished, Mayor Ross
said:
I'm glad to heart II. This Is dam
gerous place to live DE- something isn't
done soon
City Clerk Kramer then read the bond
which had been given by Mr.. Church.
II was as follows:
Know all men by these presents, that
the Wichita Railway, Light and Power
company, as principal and the City
Trust, Safe Deposit and Surety COM
pany of Philadelphia, a. surety, are