The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-23
TEAR Up THE TRACK
Continued from Fifth Page.)

from the city 70 so occupy the public
streets OF said city; and,
Whereas, The said street railway com
panies. their SUCCESSORS and assigns have
| allowed and permitted the road bed Of
said street railway to become and remain
I in a dangerous condition; and,
| Whereas. ne said street railway COM
! panies, their successors and assigns have
| allowed and permitted to operate and
continue to operate and propel over said
| defective road bed, defective and danger
Gus cars, which are a menace TO the pub
lie safety and an obstruction to the streets
anu thoroughfares of said city, and are
dangerous TO life and limb; therefore, be-it
Resolved, by the mayor and councilmen
of tn city of Wichita, That the said, The
Wichita Electric Railway company. its
successors and assigns and The Wichita
Railway, Light and Power company, its
successors and assigns be and they are
hereby ordered to remove from the pub
lie streets of the city Of Wichita all ral-
way tracks. cars. poles and all other APP
purtenances used by them in operating
said pretended railway; be It further
Resolved, That the city clerk Of the city
OF Wichita is hereby required to notify
said, The Wichita Electric Railway COM
pany, its successors and assigns and The
Wichita Railway. Light ana Power COM
pany, its successors and assigns to remove
from the public streets of the city or
Wichita, within twenty COO days from
the giving Of notice. al rails, ties, road
bed poles, cars and appurtenances to saic
railway company; be it further
Resolved, That in case the said Wichita
Electric Railway company, its successors
and assigns and the said Wichita Rail
way, Light and Power company, its sue
cessors and assigns shall fan, neglect or
refuse TO remove said road bed, ties, rails,
poles, cars and all other appurtenances
constituting said pretended railway, then
and in that event the city engineer of the
city of Wichita is hereby authorized, in
structed and empowered to remove from
the public streets of said city all rails |
ties, poles, cars and al iother appurten- |
anceS used in operating said pretended |
railway; and the said city engineer is |
hereby authorized and empowered to cain |
to his assistance sufficient help and labor /
to make said removal.
An ordinance was passed for miscel- |
laneous purposes.
luton, which was carried:
Be it resolved by the mayor and council |
that if the Wichita Railway, Light and |
Power company shall deposit $4,000 in |
cash with the CITY treasurer within two |
weeks ito be held according to a proposed
contract heretofore authorized by the
council the mayor and council Will re-
enact the conditions heretofore enacted
giving said company a franchise, with
certain notifications heretofore agreed
upon.
A controversy about hot water being
turned into Chisholm creek by the Dold
Packing company caused considerable
1t was referred to the COM
mittee on sewers.
Several bids for sidewalks were opened
and given to the lowest bidder.
The bill against the Dold Packing COM
pany for 800 for fire protection was
brought up and the city clerk was asked
to write the company regarding the mat
ter.
On motion the council adjourned