The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-23
TEAR Up THE TRACK
Council Passes Resolution That
Street Cars Must Go.
TWENTY DAYS THE LIMIT
Other Interesting Details of
the Council Meeting,

| within thirty days.
Mr.. Ed Vail. on behalf of the City
| Hospital. addressed the council, asking
! thai the motion that rfle council pay slOt
| of tfae $50 for sewerage connection be
! granted. He made a detailed report and
| gave considerable information, The coun.
| Gil passed the ordinance granting che
| $780,
! Claims and accounts were read by City
| Clerk Kramer and we're. on motion, re-
| ferred TO the proper committees.
| Under the head of petitions and COM
munications, the following sidewalk petit
tons were read ami passed:
A ciader walk five feet wide on the east
side OF Market street between Eighteenth
and Nineteenth streets Carried.
A ci1der walk I'VE feet wide on the
east side of Waco avenue, between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets Car
ried.
A cinder walk on the north side of
Thirteenth. between Fairview and Waco.
Carried.
permanent walk Ave feet wide on the
east side of Emporia, between English
and Kellogg.
A permanent walk on the west side OF
Fourth avenue. between Oak and Central.
No width was specified and the petition
was referred back to petitioners.
A permanent walk on the east side of
Water street, between Second and Third
streets was granted.
A permanent walk on the west side of
Water from Third 10 Central. Carried.
A petition which had ben granted at a
previous meeting to- a permanent walk
between Main street and lot Sc on the
south side OF Central avenue, was re-
ferred 70 the public improvement COM
mittee.
The Central Christian church asked
that certain taxes be related by the city
council. They made the following re-
port:
General taxation .................$ 1891 50
FaVinS tax .......-.. ............. 81. 40
Sewer Observation-Disclosures. 81. SO
Iotal .........".-.............. o0z. 81
Mr.. Guthrie moved that the tax be
abolished. Mr.. Handley moved as an
amendment that the paving tax be ex-
cluded Carried.
The city treasurer's report was read
and ordered placed on file.
Mayor Ross, on the recommendation OF
Fire Marshal Walden, asked that Mr.. H
D. McVeay succeed Mr.. George F. Stew"
art. city electrician, resigned. Carried.
A gasoline ordinance was allowed to go
over until the next regular meeting at the
suggestion Of Fire Marshal Walden.
The following resolution was read and
passed by the council:
An ordinance repeating ordinance No.
S37, as amended by ordinance No $50. en-
titled, IAN ordinance authorizing the
Wichita Electric Railway company, its
successors tor assigns TO construct. Ier-
ate and maintain Mines Of double or single
track electric railway and horse railway
along the streets and avenues in the city
of Wichita"
Be 1t Ordained by the Mayor and Council
men of the City of Wichita
That, Whereas the said Wichita Electric
Railway company. its SUCCESSORS or as
signs have failed to construct and operate
a street railway in the city of Wichita
as contemplated by ordinance No. S37, as
amended by ordinance No. $50, and,
Whereas, The Zines OF street railway
now occupying the streets of the city of
Wichita under said franchise is an oo-
20 the public streets of said city
and a menace to the safety of the travel
ing public and dangerous 10 life and limb
OF all persons who may ina occasion to
use the public streets of Said city
Section 1. That ordinance No. s37, en-
titled ''An ordinance authorizing the
Wichita Electric Railway company It's
SUCCESSORS or assigns TO operate and con-
struot lines of single and double track.
electric railway and horse railway, along
the streets and avenues Of the city OF
Wichita as amended by ordinance No $50, |
be and the same is hereby repealed; pro-
vided, that all rights that the city may
have in and TO the property Of said rasl-
way company, It's SUCCESSORS or assigns is
hereby reserved and saved 10 the city OF
Wichita
Sec. . This ordinance shall take effect
and be in fun force and effect from and
after its publication in the Wichita Daily
Eagle.
Approved mis- 2sd day of August. A. D.
1898.
An ordinance repeating ordinance No,
1Al. entitled. An ordinance authorizing
iilC w 4Altltd INdtAN6Sr Light ana over
company. its successors or assigns 10 con-
struot, operate aSd maintain lines of
double and single track, electric railway.
furnish light and power aiong the streets.
alleys and avenues in the city Of Wichita,
and furnish light and power 70 the csti-
zens Of said city"
Be II Ordained by the Mayor and Council
mon OF the city OF Wichita
That. Whereas the slid The Wichita
Railway. Light and Power company. Its
successors or assigns have wholly faxed
10 construct operate and maintain lines
OF double and single track efectric railway
and furnish light and power along the
streets. alleys and avenues N the city u
Wichita. and furnish Sight and power to
The citizens 81 said city; ard.
Whereas, The said. The Wichita Rail
way Light and Power company. its sue
cessOrs OF assigns have failed and neglect
ed to operate. conStruCr and main tain an
electric railway and hight company, as
by said ordinance. within the
time therein mentioned: ard
Whereas. BY the terms a. said ordinance
all rights granted TO sad, The Wichlta.
A DAINTY DISH.