The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28
ANNUL THE FRANCHISE
Street Car Company Have No
Rights Any More.
OTHER COMPANIES NlBBLE
Many New Sidewalks Ordered
Built.

In the absence of Mayor Ross, President
Of the Council B. F. Mclean occupied the
chair All were present except Mr.. Hand
ley. The minutes of the last eating were
read and approved
Councilman Reese, chairman Of the COM
mittee on railroads and street railways,
made a verbal report. He said:
II have been in correspondence with an
eastern gentleman who will come here and
put in an A No. l street railway and
light plant if given the privilege Of the
streets before leaving for this city; that
is, he wants to know that if given the
contract ne can begin at once
Mr.. Reese moved that the present fran
chise be annulled. City Attorney Adams
said that they had forfeited their fran
chise by not complying with their part
of the contract. Mr.. Reese continued and
said that ne had talked with Mr.. w. Q.
Church, who said that they had a firm
whom they were confident they could get
the necessary funds to build the line if
given a little time. Mr.. Reese said he
told him if he would put up s100 900 in cold
cash as a guarantee the time probably
would be extended. He said Mr. Church
expressed a desiN TO comply with this
proposition. Mr.. Mclean said that MIR.
Church had told him that they were GO
ing 10 put up the amount mentioned.
Mr.. Reese then made the following mo-
ton, which carried: That the city attor-
ney be instructed to draw up an ordinance
annulling the franchise This motion is
only matter OF form, as the franchise is
already annulled, according to competent
legal authority.
Mr.. Cubban said: Some of US would
like to know what ever became of the
bond put up as a guarantee by the
| Church company"
Mr.. Adams said that the surety COM
pany had been notified that by the nom
compliance of the Church company's con-
| tract to furnish light that they had for
| feited the 10000 bond, and that the city
| held the surety company liable. So far
| nothing has been received from them. He
/ thought an answer would be forthcoming
soon; if not, suit would be commenced.
Mr.. Allen asked that the city clerk be
requested to advertise for bids on a per
manent sidewalk between Second TO Cen
! trail on the east side of North Emporia
avenue. Carried.
Mr.. Herbig asked that permanent side
walks be granted TO the residents resid-
/ ing along the east side of South Market
street between English and North Nor
ris; west side of South Market street
from English TO Morris; east side OF Law
renee between Lincoln and Douglas. Car
ried. Also a cinder walk on the north
/ side of Gilbert from Main TO Lawrence.
Mr.. Guthrie asked for a permanent walk
on the west side of Waco from Second to
Third.
BY Smith-"That city engineer be in
structed to receive bids and present them
| at the next council meeting for a new
road scraper." Carried.
Mr. Cuban asked for a permanent walk
from Topeka TO Emporia on the south
side OF Thirteenth street. Carried
Mr.. Guthrie made complaint about the
| telephone poles which were strung along
! Waco avenue. He said they were out be-
! yond the curbing and hlndered the scrap
ers and other Improvement work. The
city clerk was notified 10 have tho COM
pany set the poles within the curbtng.
Mr.. Cuban, chairman of the sewer and
| drainage committee, said that he had seen
Mr.. Sullivan, WHO insisted upon 500 per
! month. no compromise. The city a;tor-
nev was instructed to furnish the best
means to get control OF the dam. MIR.
Cuban moved that the Sullivan dam
property be condemned and that the city
own it, Carried.
Mr.. Reese reported for special commit
tees. He said that the light and street
car committee met in the office of Mr..
Volk on Saturday and met Mr.. 3. A.
Ward there. Mr.. Ward offered 70 put in
a first class street car line, contingent up
on receiving a contract to light the city
for ten years Mr.. Reese said the prices
were binding and he thought too high. sc
he could not recommend the proposition
Many claims and accounts were read
The following new walks were ordered
Permanent walk FIVE feet wide on the
east side OF Topeka, between Orne and
Lincoln. Permanent walk ten feet wide
on the east side Of Market street from
the alley between Douglas and William
street Permanent walk FIVE feet wide or
the Yves, side of Lawrence from Central
/ 70 Second Permanent walk five feet
wide on the west side OF Market from
| Park to Elm, Permanent walk i've fee
wide on the west side OF Lawrence from
oak 10 Walnut Ctnder walk four fee
vide on the west SIDE Of EmpOria from
Harry 10 Wichita and Western track
This was referred 10 the councNmen q
the First ward. Cinder walk FIVE feet wide
on the north side Of Seventeenth stree
from Fasrview 10 market. Cinder wall
FIVE feet wide from the ives; side OF Mar
ket from Seventeenth - Eighteenth
Csnder wax ave feet wide from the norts
side Of Eighteenth between Market ant
Topeka Permanent walk Eve feet w.c'
on the west side OF Emporia between
Orme and Second Morris.
A petition was read asking that ~
Seventies street bridge be repaired. I
was referred 10 the committee on pEbAt
Improvement. A petition was read sign =
Continued on Second Fage)