The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-16
published Sept. Is, 1881
ORDINANCE No 1534.


An Ordinance, authorizing the Wichita
Railway, Light & Power company, 1t:
successors or assigns, to construct, oper.
ate and maintain lines of a double and
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 citizens
of said city.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council
men of the City Of wichita:
Section l. That the Wichita Railway
Light & Power company, a corporation
duly organized and existing under the
laws of the State Of Kansas. its success
sors and assigns be- and the same is here
by 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, 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 reasonable regulations
which may hereinafter be required by or
| dinance. The franchises and rights here
! by granted to said company, its successors
and assigns, shall continue for a period
of twenty years from the date of accept
| ance 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. 2. The said Wichita Railway, Light
& Power company shall, within thirty
days of the date of the acceptance of this
ordinance, enter upon and actively begin
the construction and building of a street
railway system in the said City Of Wich-
tia as hereinafter provided, and shall
prosecute such construction and building
diligently to completion; and shall have
the same fully completed, equipped and
in operation on or before the first day of
April, A. D., 1899. The construction of the
said street railway shall include the nee
essary switches and turnouts and the
equipment shall include the furnishing
and operation of not less than ten new,
modern and first class enclosed cars
heated with electricity, ard 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 op-
Grated during the warm season. Double
tracks shall be constructed and operated
on the streets in said city where double
tracks are now and have heretofore been
operated by the Wichita Railway and
Light company, provided, however, that
no rights are granted to said company
to construct a street railway on either of
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city, to-wit: Emporia avenue, Lawrence
avenue, Park Place avenue, Waco avenue
and University avenue.
Sec. 3. 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 construc-
ton and operation of said overhead wires
Electric Motor Railway System upon the
streets, avenues and alleys of said city
before mentioned for the purpose of pro-
pelling the cars of said company by cleo
tricity, and is hereby granted the right to
erect and maintain it's poles and wires
upon the streets and alleys of said city
according to the regulations hereafter con-
tanned, necessary to be used in furnish
ing electric light and power as provided
by this ordinance; provided that said poles
and wires shall be so placed as not to
unnecessarily 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 be erected at such places as said
engineer shall direct. And further pro-
vided that no poles shall be erected in an
area of squares formed by the intersec-
ton Of streets, avenues or alleys: and
further provided that the poles used for
overhead wires for the said street railway
where double tracks are maintained. shall
be of iron; all poles shall be properly or
namented and snail he kept at all times
properly painted and shall not be less
than eighteen feet above the ground. and
Wherever said company lays a double
track upon any street or avenue on which
II intends to operate ears, the said poles
shall be placed in the center Of the street
and the wires shall be supported by arms
extending on either side from said center
poles and said poles shall not be less
than l25 feet apart. provided further that
when the said company shall Law any
double track or tracks upon any of me
streets or avenues which are now occu-
pied by single tracks Il shall place iron
poles between said double track with an
arm on either side TO support the wires
and shall remove all poles from the side
OF the street as soon as possible after
placing said poles IN the center Of the
street; and provided further thai where
said company shah nave a single track.
the poles snail be placed between the curb /
lines and the sidewalk and ali poles shall
be placed under the direction of the city
Engineer. All trolley wires shall be pro /
tected by such guard wires as the Fire
Marshal OF the city Of Wichita shall an
prove; provided that in the event OF any f.
disagreement arising between said COM
pany and the City Engineer in the con
Strucuon OF any lines or line IN said city.
then the matter shall be brought before /
The City Council and By them adjusted
and the action or said council IN such
matter shall be final
Sec. 4. The tracks Of said Railway /
company shall be laid and maintained f.
on The established grade Of the said city.
and in the event that the present grade /
snail be changed then ;he said railway 4
company, its successors or assigns. SHALL /
conform said tracks and roadhed % such
new grade at their own expense said s
track snail be constructed so as not 10 (
interfere with the G7w OF water in the /
lateral and cross cutters and in such a /.
manner as nos 70 prevent che crossing OF I
streets BY teams and wagons az any point I
wt'h safety. and place plank on each side I
OF each rail az road and sidewalk cross 4
ing on unpaved street The entire line Of /
single track shall, As near as may be, /
coincide Win the center OF tie streets. |