The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-19
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Of the United States, well and truly {
be paid to said City OF Wichita.
The conditions Of this obligation ar
such that, whereas the said WIGHT
Railway, Light and Power company ha
entered into a contract with the sal
| City OF Wichita, Kan, to furnish ON
hundred and fifty $50 arc lights Of 200
standard candle power, to be used Il
lighting said city under said contract
for period Of five years; and
Whereas, Said Wichita Railway, Lgh
and Power company has agreed to hay
its plant in active operation and fur
nish one hundred and fifty $50 ar
| lights for the use Of said city 10y May I
1898, and
Whereas, The said Wichita Railway
Light and Power company mas agreed
with said City of Wichita that in TIT
event said company shall fail to fur
| nish said city with one hundred ant
fifty $50 arc lights on May 1, 1897, i
will forfeit and pay 10 said City o.
| Wichita, as liouidatej damages and no
| as penalty, the sum Of ten thousand
dollars (s10eOo0)
Whereas, Said Wichita Railway, Ligh,
and Power company has, by virture OF
a franchise heretofore granted to it by
the city council Of the City of Wichita
agreed to put in operation street rail
way in the City of Wichita, as desig-
mated in said franchise. by May l, 1898
Now, if the said Wichita Railway
Light and Power company shall fully
perform its contract with said city in
furnishing the lights for the use of tine
City of Wichita, by the time, to-wit:
May 1. 1898, and in the manner specified
in said contract, shall pay all dam
ages. penalties and forfeitures imposed
by said contract about to loe entered in
to with said city, then this obligation
be void; otherwise to remain in full
force and effect.
Mr.. McLain moved that the bond be
approved, which received a second and
was unanimously adopted.
Mr. Young, with Mr.. Minich as sec
ond, moved that the rules be suspended
and the ordinance be put upon its pas
sage, provided that the taxes of 1897
due the city from the old company be
paid by the new company if they can
not be collected from the former own
ers of the street car company. This
motion embraced the Church commu-
nication, which had previously been laid
ON the table, The motion carried unani-
mously.
The following ordinance was then
read:
An ordinance repeating certain ordin-
ances and franchises heretofore grant
ed to certain street railway and motor
railway companies, which are herein
after specifically designated.
Be it ordained by the mayor aud coun-
cilnen of the City of Wichita:
Section /. That the following ordin-
ances granting franchises to certain
street railway and motor railway COM
panies be, and the same are hereby, re-
pealed. as follows, to-wit:
Ordinance No. 263, entitled IAN Ordin-
ance authorizing the Wichita City Street
Railway company to construct and oper-
ate street railway along certain streets
and avenues, approved June 26, 1882,
and published June Is, 1882.
Ordinance No. 81, entitled 'An ordin-
ance authorizing the West Douglas Ave-
nue. Street Railway company to con-
struct, operate and maintain line Of
street railway along certain streets and
avenues in the city of Wichita, Kansas"
approved June 30, 1886 and published
July 2, 1886.
Ordinance No. ABS, entitled "An ordin-
ance authorizing the Garfield Motor Line
to construct and operate rail-
way along certain streets and avenues"
approved May 16. 1887. and published
May IS, 1887.
Ordinance No. 494, entitled "An ordin-
ance authorizing the Wichita Street Rail-
way company to construct, operate and
maintain a street railway along certain
streets and avenues in the city Of Wich-
tia, Kansas" approved December II,
1887, and published December q, 1887.
Ordinance No. 52s, entitled IAN ordin-
ance authorizing and permitting the
Street Railway company TO lay
IT, rails on extensions within certain
defined limits in said ordinance and
section five 90 Of ordinance
No. 494, approved December Il. 1887, and
published December q, 1887" approved
April 9. 1883, and published April IL, 1888.
Ordinance No. 1885, entitled AN ordin-
lnce authorizing the Wichita City Rail-
way company. West Douglas Avenue
Street Railway company. Garfield Motor
Line company and West End Motor Line
company to consolidate under the title
# the Wichita Street Railway company,
with all the rights and privileges enjoy
ID by said first four named companies"
approved December II, 1887, and pub
ished December "a, 1887.
Ordinance No. 597, entitled IAN ordin- |
ance authorizing the Wichita Street |
Railway company to construct, operate |
md maintain street railway along |
South Seneca street." approved October !
., 1855, and published October %, 1883. |
Ordinance No. 424, entitled IAN ordin- |
lnce authorizing the Wichita and Sub |
iroan Railway company 10 construct |
md operate a railway along certain |
streets and avenues" approved April %, |
SS7, and published April q, 1857.
Ordinance No. 442. entitled AN ordin-
,nce amending section one OF an ordin- |
nee entitled An ordinance authorizing |
ne Wichita and Suburban Railway COM
'any TO construct and operate a railway |
long certain streets and avenues" ap-
proved June 1, 1857, and published June
!, 1887.
Ordinance No sos. entitled AN ordin-
nee authorizing the Wichita and SUD-
iroan Railway company TO extend it's
treet railway" approved January %,
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