The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-01
STREET CAR ROUTE
Several Changes From the
Original Plans.
MUST BEGIN IN TWO WEEKS
Or City Council Will Meet and
Declare Money Forfeited.

Work will begin on the new street car
system before November "A. which is the
time given by the city council. The pres
ent road will not be molested or torn up
until the very last possible moment. The
work to be done VIII probably commence
on the streets where there is no line at
present.
Mr.. H. B Church was seen yesterday.
He said that the rails had been rolled and
were being piled up into the yard Of the
Federal Steel company. They would have
been shipped before now, but there Is
dearth of railway cars. All Of the con-
tracts have not as yet been let, but they
will be during the next ten days.
The route as intended several months
ago has been changed some. II will be
better for the general public under the
change than was the original route. The
line as now intended Will be as follows:
Beginning on the corner OF Main and
Douglas, north to Twelfth street, east on
Twelfth 70 Market. TO Thirteenth, east
10 Topeka South on Topeka 20 Douglas.
west to point Of beginning or the corner
Of Main and Douglas. This virtually
makes a belt line. A line branching off
the main line will go west on Central ave-
nue. 10 the east end OF GriswoId park.
North on James street across the Little
river. through Riverside park to Riverside
avenue, thence across the river west OF
the Greiffenstein bridge to Carlos avenue
until Eleventh street Is reached East on
Eleventh street TO Wichita. north to Thir-
teenth, where connection is made with the
belt line on Main street. North on Fair
view to Carey street, east on Carey 10
Market, north on Market to Twenty-first,
east to Lawrence, where the line termi-
mates. This is at the packing houses A
branch line or spur will bs run off the
Main street dine to wherever the power
house will be located. Another branch
will start from Main and Oak, go east
for over 2 mile until Piatt avenue IS
reached. Up Piatt avenue 10 Park street,
east 10 Hillside avenue, north 10 Thir-
teenth, east to Paramount avenue to Fair
mount college. The present line which ex-
tends east on Thirteenth from Main to
Fourth, north on Fourth to Fifteenth and
thence east to the college, will be repaired
and put in good order and cars will be
run over tDlS IOuIo every nOuT lot Iile
accommodation of the people living in that
part of the city. This will give two lines
to Paramount. Mr.. Church said yesterday
this old line. however. would be torn up
unless it paid to continue Ii. The line
will go east on Douglas to Mosfer avenue,
five minute service being given from the
corner of Main and Douglas 90 Washing !
ton avenue. This passes the depots on
Douglas. A spur one block long will go
north on Fourth to First street for the
accommoda ton Of the Auditorium. On
South Topeka to Lincoln, west TO Main, !
where the line comes into the South Main |
Street line. which extends south to the |
Fair Grounds. This makes another belt |
line for the south part of the city.
Starting from Main and Douglas, west |
on Douglas avenue across a new bridge |
into West Wichita, the lines will run on 1
Chicago avenue to Seneca street, south /
to Maple west to Hiram. south to Uni |
versty avenue where the lie will ter |
inmate. The above is the route as now /
Mr.. Church gave it out positive |
yesterday that work would begin before |
the end of the month If work does not |
begin before November "A the $4,000 in |
cash, together with the $4,000 bond, Will |
be forfeited 10 the city.