The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-07-15
STREET RAILWAY SURE
The County Commission
ers Grant to the lola
Rapid Transit Co.
the Use of the
Highways.
lola TO LaHARPE.
The Directors Mold a
MeetiDg aDd Arrange
to BegiD Work at
the Earliest
Possible
Ho6r.
THE ROAD is A SURE GO.

The REGISTER has already noted
the organization of "rbe lola Rapid
Transit Company" and it's applics-
tion to the Board Of County Com
missioners for the use of part of the
public highway between lola and La
Harpe Cor the purpose of constructing
aud operating street railway con-
Meeting the two lines. The applica-
ton was heard by the Commissioners
last Saturday and acted upon
favorably, the conditions upon which
the franchise was granted being as
follows:
Let. The said, The lola Il. Il. Co,
is granted TO use for said purposes 20
feet of the south side OF the pnbiic
road leading east from the city of lola
to point where IL intersects the pub
lie road leading south to LaHarpe, all
in said county of Allen, the said 20
feet to be taken off the west side of
the public highway leading south to
LaHarpe, provided Eat said company
may at any point Intermediate he
tween lola and LaHarpe have said
public road with its line and return 10
the public highway or not as it may
TO them he advisa BILE, hut the terminal
point in this grant to be LaHarpe,
Allen county, Kansas.
End. That If at any time 1t may he
deemed advisable by the Board of
County Commissioners of A lien
county, Kansas, the said, The lola II
Il. Co. shall be required to erect aud
construct a woven wire fence not less
than tour feet high with posts not ex-
ceeding i6 feet apart0n the north side
of its track leading east aud west aud
on the east side Of its track where IL
runs north and south. aud in case
such fence IL erected suitable cattle
guards shail he placed at all public
roads aud at least one stile placed he
tween public roads for ingress and
eRress of passengers.
3rd. That said Company to place
the pu bic road in the same condition
they tind IL when constructing their
lin 1; aud provide suitable drainage 20
keep the water from their riyht-ot- WY
off of the public road, and further SAID
Company shall forever keep and save
harmless the county of Allen OF and
from ali damage, costs ar charges
caused hy the erection, construction
aud operation of said railway
Attn. That said Company shall conf
me 1ca Operaei ions on said road within
six months from this date, and flush
and complete aud operate same he
tween lola and LaHarps within Is
months from his date. otherwise the
privileges herein granted 10 be
forfeited and null and void.
9th. That within 10 days from This
date the said, the l. r. II. CO., shsll
file with the County Clerk their nc
cept0nce In writing Of the terml and
conditions nf the above grant, other
wise to he null and void.
r.. ID LACEY.
j. Nj. MCDONALD,
JAS LOCKHART.
On Saturday evening the directors
of the compsny-W. :. Hendricks,
Geo. A. Bowlus. A. w. Beck, l.. l..
Northrup, f. X. Taylor aud w. j.
Evans-held meeting, amt dtfectet
their secretary, Mr. Beck, to begin
correspondence at once with supply
aud equipment houses.
The company has not yet decided
whether II will put in cable,
dummy ar electric line, hut it will
probably be the last named.
Thnea Ia n.,Ity
with this enterprise the wisdom Of
which the REGISTER IL disposed to
question: And that il the location OF
the road A-a at present contemplated
ths tnr. sf er crI1-ing Rock creek,
WI he n halt mile distant from the
Missouri Pacific railroad. OF course
all the smelters and other factories
which 1t Ia intended to reach, will be
located near the Missouri Pacific.
Hence the Rapid Transit line will
have to land its passengers half mile
from these factories or else run spurs
IN to them Why would il not he
better to run the Rapid Transit line
right out parallel with the railroad
drack IOf course II those owning the
aand needed Tor IA right of way should
bnsist on high price for the com