The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-15
published Aug. Is, 1879
ORDINANCE NO 1441-


| single track electric railway, furnish
| light and power along the streets. alleys
and avenues in the city OF Wichita. and
| furnish light and power to the sitizens
| Of said city.
| BE it ordained by the Mayor and Coun-
c!lmen Of the city Of Wichita:
Section l. That the Wichita Railway,
Light & Power company, corporation
duly organized and existing under the
laws of the state Of Kansas, its success
ors and assignsbe, and the samei 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
TO supply electrical power for manuf9c-
turing and other purposes and furnish
electric light upon all the streets. ave-
nues and alleys Of AMI within the limits
OF the City OF Wichita, Kansas. except
as hereinafter provided: Provided, how
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 reasona BILE regu-
lations which may hereinafter be requir-
ed by ordinance. The franchises and
rights hereby granted to said company.
its successors and assigns, shall con,in-
lie 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 the publication Of
this ordinance and shall be filed with the
city clerk OF the City of Wichita.
Sec. g 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
pleuon and shall have the same fully
completed, equipped and in opera ton On
or before the first day of May, \. D.
1898. The construction OF the said street
railway shall include the necessary
switches and turnouts and the equip
ment snail include the furnishing and
operation of not less than ten new. mod
ern and first-claSs enclosed cars. heated
with electricity and not less than ten
new, modern and first-class open cars.
The closed cars to be 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
in said city where double tracks
are now and heretofore have been oper-
ated by the Wichita Electric Railway &
Light company, provided, however. that
no rights are hereby granted to
said company TO construct 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. and Waco avenue.
Sec. s. The SAID Wichita Railway,
Light & Power company is hereby
granted the right TO erect and maintain
its poles and lines necessary to be used
in the construction and operation Of
said overhead wires Electric Motor
Railway System upon the streets ave.
Hues and alleys of said city before men,
toned, for the purpose of propellng the
cars OF said company by electricity, and
is hereby granted the right to erect and
maintain its poles and wires upon the
streets and alleys of said city according
TO the regulations hereafter contained,
necessary 10 be used in furnishing cleo
trio light and power as provided by this
ordnance; provided that said poles and
wires shall be so placed as not to I'M
necessarily obstruct public travel, and
further provided. that said poles shall be
erected under the direction and supervis-
ion of the City Engineer of said city,
and shall he erected al said places as
said engineer may direct; and further
provided that no poles shall be erected
in an area of squares formed by the
intersection Of streets, avenues or alleys |
and further provided that the poles used
for overhead wires for the said street |
where double tracks are main !
tainei, shall be Of iron, all poles shall |
be properly ornamented and shall be !
kept at all times properly painted, and |
shall be not less than eighteen feet in |
height above the ground. and wherever |
said companylays double track on any |
street or avenue on which II intends 10 |
operate cars, the said poles shall be |
placed in the center of the street. and |
the wires shall be supported by arms ex-
tending on either side from said center
poles. and said poles shall not be less /
than 125 feet apart; provided further |
that when the said company shall lay
any double track or tracks upon any
street or avenue which IS now
by single tracks it
snail place iron poles between
said double track with an arm on either
;ide to support the wires, and shall re-
move all poles from the side OF the street
Is soon as possible after placing said
,oles n the center of the street: and pro-
Yided further that where said company
shall have a single track, the poles shall
,e placed between the curb line ans ;he
Sidewalk, and all poles shall be placed
inder the direction of the City Engi-
.eer. AL trolley wires shall be protected
~ such guard wires as the Fire Marshal
Il the City OF Wichita shall approve;
Provided that in the event OF any dis
,greemen: arising between said COM
,sny and the City Engineer in the con-
truction OF any lines or line in said city.
hen the matter shall be brought before
he City Council and by them adjusted,
nj the action Of said Council n such
natter shall be final.
Sec. & The tracks Of sad railway COM
any shall be laid and maintained on the
established grade Of said city. and in the
vent that the present grade shall be
hanged then the said railway company,
Is successors or assigns. shall conform
ali tracks ana roadbed % such new
rade al their own expense. Said track
hall be constructed so as not 10 inter-
ere with the fiow a. water IN The literal