The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-09-14
Terms of Agreement For Street
Railway and Electric Lights
Passed BY Council.
WILL BE SIGNED TODAY
Arc Lights to Business r1en and Private Consumers
Not to Exceed So Per Month"; -Incandescent
Lights, all Night, so 1onth.

The city council nat at $50 yesterday
afternoon in adjourned session to grant
the franchise TO the Wichita Street Ran-
way company and 10 make a contract for
lighting the city. Those present were;
Mayor Ross and Councilmen Mclean.
volk, Smith, Crib Herbig. Reese, Allen
and Guthrie
Mayor Ross announced the purpose of
the meeting and instructed Assistant City
Clerk Seweu to read the franchise. Mr..
Smith moved that the rules be suspended
and that the franchise be placed on its
passage when read by sections. Carried.
There were several amendments to the
franchise. In section Mr.. Mclean moved
that University avenue. on the West Side,
be exempt from any street railway along
that avenue. Carried.
Mr.. McLain amended section as fol-
lows: That the company be compelled to
put q plank on each side of tne rails at
street crossings. and all rails weigh not
less than forty-dve pounds on dirt roads.
Carried.
MI SuAAlu dLlclucu StCA4OIA y I4ldb al
lines start their cars at a. m. from the
corner of Main street and Douglas avenue.
Carried
Mr.. Reese in section amended so that
the service to Falrmount would be thirty
minutes instead of forty. Carried
Mr. Herbig in section Is moved that the
company pave all streets where the road
Is operated, maintain and construct all
pavement ON any streets where in the fu-
ture paving may be laid Carried.
An ordinance authorizing the Wichita
Railway Light and Power company, its
successors or assigns. 10 construct, operate
and maintain lines Of double and single
track electric railway. furnish light and
power along the streets, alleys and ave-
nues in the city of Wichita, and furnish
light and power to the citizens of said city.
BE 1t Ordained by the Mayor and Council
men OF the City of Wichita:
Section l. That the Wichita Raj way
Light and Power company, corporation
duly organized and existing under the laws
OF the state Of Kansas, its successors and
assigns be, and the same is hereby au-
thorizedo empowered and granted the right
20 construct, operate and maintain It's rail-
way-either single or double track-upon
and along the streets and avenues of the
city OF Wichita, Kansas, except as herein
after provided: Provided, however. that
said company construct operate and main
tain all Of its lines Of street railway in con-
tormity TO the provisions hereinafter
specified; and shall at all times be subject
10 all reasonable regulations which NAV
hereinafter be required by ordinance. The
franchises and rights hereby granted TO
said company. its successors. and assigns.
SHAH continue for a period Of twenty years
from the date Of acceptance of the provi-
sions OF this ordinance by said companv.
Through its president, which acceptance
snail be within thirty days OF the publica-
fion of this ordinance and shall he fled
with the city clerk OF the city of Wichita
Sec. 2-The said Wichita Railway. LIGHT
ana Power company shall within thirty
DAYS OF the date Of the accept9nce. Of this
ordinance, enter upon and actively begin
the construction and building Of A street
railway system in the said city Of Wichita
as hereinafter provided. and shall prosa-
cute such construction and building dill
gently 70 completion. and shall have the
same fully completed. equipped and in
operation on Or before the first dav Of
April. A. D, 1890. The construction Of tha
said street railway shall include the fur