The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-01
NEWSTREETC CAR DEAL
Proposition Submitted by
Henry C. Scott.
FRANCHISE Is OUTLINED
And Submitted to a Special
Meeting of Council.

C. Scott of st. Louis for the construction
of a street railway. Mr.. Scott is the
president of the company which operates
the property in Wichita Of the wichita
Gas, Electric Light and Power companE.
The proposition he submitted is the re-
suit Of a conference between Mr.. Scott
and Councilman Cubbon, chairman OF the
street railway committee Of the council,
and IS merely given to the council for
consideration and action at a future
meeting. The proposed franchise was read
last night, referred to the franchise
committee and will be acted on later. 1t
will not be discussed by the council I'M
til reported back from the franchise
committee, which committee consists Of
Cubbon, Herbig and Schell. 1t provides
for tracks from the corner Of Main and
Douglas:
To Dold packing house.
To Paramount college by way Of Maple
Grove cemetery.
To Friends university.
To lincoln street south on Main.
Through Riverside park from south to
north.
To Hydraulic on East Douglas.
There must be not less than twelve
cars which 1t is stipulated shall be kept
in good repair and properly painted.
The service to the depots and to Muir
dock avenue on North Main street is to
be a ten minute schedule. To Fairmount
once an hour. To the Friends school
and to Hydraulic on East Douglas ave-
nue., thirty minutes. Work is to begin
in sixty days from the date Of passing
the ordinance and the lines are to be
completed within one year.
The cars are to be operated sixteen
hours a day.
The company is TO be allowed TO aban-
don any lines that do not pay the ex-
lenses Of operation at the end Of one
year.
The proposed ordinance in full Is as
fcllowsi
ORDINANCE NO. -
An ordinance granting to Henry c. scott,
his associates, successors and assigns,
the right to construct, operate and
maintain lines of double and single
track electric street railway over AMI
along the streets, avenues and alleys
In the city o: Wichita, Kansas.
Be II ordained BIZ the mayor and coun-
c.I"1Gn Of the city Of Wichita, Kan
Section THAT Henry C. Scott, his as
soc;stes, SUCCESSORS and assigns be, and
tbey are hereby authorized, empo xered
and granted the richt to construct, e.
81 ate and maintaia a system Of cleo.
street railway, C'.ter double or single
tuck. upon AMI along the streets and
avenues of the city Of Wichita, Kansls;
and to erect ard maintain the neces.
sary BUILDINGS and II achinery for op rat
ing said system CT electric street rail-
ways BY electricity; to erect and maintain
their poIee. C. tfhCad wires ana lines; to
law road beds and rails, and, In sh 1rt.
70 do all construction necessary fer tie
construction, OF e. alton and maintenance
Of theic electric railway system upon al
the streets and avenues of said city. ex-
ccpt as hereinafter provided.
Provided. hover er, that the said Henry
.. Scott, his a.aO"iates, successors end
assigns, shall construct, operate and
maintain all their lines OF street railway
in conformity with the terms, conditions
and provisions hereinafter specified, and
subject to all reasonable regulations
which may hereafter be required by or
dinance duly passed by the mayor and
council Of said city.
Provided, however, that no rights are
granted to said Henry E. Scott, his asso-
ciates, successors and assigns, to con-
struct q street railway on either Of the
following described streets in said city,
tO-wit: Emporia avenue. Lawrence ave-
nue., Waco avenue and University ave-
nue..
Sec AThat the said system Of electric
railway TO be constructed. operated and
maintained by the said Henry c. Scott.
his associates, successors and assigns
shall consist of and include at least the
following lines, extending from the cor
ner OF Main and Douglas avenue, namely:
To the Friends University; to Dold
packing house; to Fairmount by Maple
Grove cemetery; to Hydraulic avenue
on Douglas avenue; to Lincoln street;
and through Riverside park from the
south to the north side; and on Topeka
avenue from Douglas avenue to Thir-
teenth street
Sec a-The said Henry c. Scott, his as
sociates, successors and assigns shall,
Of this ordinance as hereinafter provided,
enter upon and actively begin the con-
structiou and building Of a street rail-
way system I'm the said city of Wichita,
rs herein provided, and shall prosecute
such construction and building diligently
to completion and shall have the same
fully completed. equipped and in opera
ton within a period OF one year from
said date; and agrees TO have con-
structed and in operation not less than
one-half Of said system within the period
OF SIX months from the said date. The
construction OF said street railway shall
Include the necessary switches and turn
outs and double track where double
tracks have heretofore been operated by
the Wichita Railway and Light COM
pany.
Sec. 4.-The equipment OF said street
railway shall consist OF not less than
twelve vestibule combination omen and
closed cars OF the latest and improve5
pattern. and such cars shall AT all times
be kept in good repair and properly
painted.
Sec. 5.-T'he tracks OF said railway shall
be laid and maintained on Ihe established
grade Of said city, and in the event that
theS present grade shall be changed then
the said Henry c. Scott, his associates.
successors and assigns shall conform said
tracks and roadbeds to such new grade
so as not to interfere with the flow OF
water in the lateral and cross cutters
and In such q manner as to not prevent
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