The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-23
published December q, 1891

the Streets, Avenues, PUBIC GROUNDS
and Alleys in the City of Wichita, Kan
sas.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Council
men of the City OF Wichita, Kansas:
Section 1. That Edward Woodman, his
associates, successors and assigns, be and
they are hereby authorized, empowered
and granted the right to construct, oper-
ate and maintain a system Of street rail-
ways, either double or single track, over,
upon and along the streets, public
grounds and avenues of the city of Wich-
tia. Kansas; and to erect and maintain
the necessary buildings and machinery
for operating said system OF street rail-
ways by electricity or other motor power
except steam and animal power, to erect
and maintain their poles, overhead wires
and lines; to lay road beds and rails ana,
in short, to do all construction necessary
for the construction, operation and main
tenance of their railway system upon all
the streets and avenues OF said city, eX-
cept as hereinafter provided Provided,
however, that the said Edward Wood
man, his associates successors and as
signs, shall construct, operate and. main
tain 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 ordi-
nance duly passed by the Mayor and
Council of said city. Provided, however,
that no rights are granted TO said Ed
ward Woodman, his associates, successors
and assigns, to construct street rail-
way on either of the following described
streets in said city, to-wit: Emporia
avenue, Lawrence avenue, Waco avenue,
University avenue and Park Place ave-
nue., nor any of the public parks of said
city except over and along such routes
as shall be hereafter designated by the
Mayor and Council of said city.
Sec g. That the said system of street
railways to be constructed. operated and
maintained by the said Edward Wood
man, his associates, successors and as
signs, shall consist of and include at least
the following lines extending from the
corner of Main and Douglas avenue, VIZ:
To the Friends University; to the Dold
Packing House; to Paramount College,
via Maple Grove Cemetery; to Mosier ave-
nue. on Douglas avenue; to Harry street,
via Main street or Topeka avenue; to
the corner of North Topeka avenue and
Thirteenth street, via Topeka avenue,
and through Riverside Park from the
south to the north along or over route
to be designated by the Mayor and Coun-
ell of the city Of Wichita.
Sec 8. That the said Edward Wood
man, his associates, successors and as
signs, shall within twenty days from the
publication Of this ordinance procure by
purchase or otherwise, the title to the
property now owned and used by the
Wichita Electric Railway and Light COM
pany for street car purposes in the city
OF Wichita and shall within one hundred
days from the acceptance of this ordi-
nance repair and rebuild said system of
street car lines by laying new rails on
new ties on all paved streets where said
system is now operated, and provide and
operate at least eight additional good cars
on said system by electricity, and to
make such temporary repairs of the over
head system of wires and the tracks Of
the whole of said system as may be nee
essary to put the same in good and ser
viceable condition for temporary use until
a new system of street car lines shall be
constructed as hereinafter provided, and
operate the same regularly until said
new system is completed.
Sec T. That the said Edward Wood
man, his associates, successors and as
signs, shall within one hundred days
after the date Of acceptance of this ordi-
nance as hereinafter provided, enter upon
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building of a new street railway system
in the said city of Wichita as herein
provided, and shall prosecute such con-
struction and building diligently to com
pletion. and shall have the same fully
completed, equipped and in operation
within a period of one year from said
date unless said Edward Woodman, his
associates, successors and assigns, are
prevented by injunction or other legal
proceeding from entering upon the streets
of said city, and prosecuting the work Of
construction and operation of said rail-
way. In case they are so prevented. as
aforesaid, the time which they are
prevented from prosecuting said work
shall be added to the limit Of the time at
which they are to begin and finish said
work under this ordinance; and agrees
to nave constructed and in operation not
less than one-half Of said system within
six months from said date. The con-
struCtion of said street railway shall in
clude the necessary switches and turnouts
ard double tracks where double tracks
have heretofore been operated by the
Wichita Electric Railway and Light
company in said city and bridges over
the Little Arkansas river in Riverside
Park. which bridges shall at ali times be
kept painted the same as the other PARK
bridges.
Sec. 5. The said system OF street rail-
way shall be equipped with not less than
twelve Oh new vesti5ule cars OF the
latest improved pattern. with seating
capacity OF not less than twenty-eight
(2S) persons each, and all cars shall
at all times be kept in good repair
properly painted and heated comfortably
during cold weather.
Sec 6. The tracks OF said railway shall
be laid and maintained on the established
grade Of the said city. and in the event
that the present grade shall be changed
then the said Edward WoOdman. his asS0-
ciates. successors and assigns, shall con-
form said tracks and roadbeds to such
new grades as not 20 interfere with the
flow OF water in the lateral and cross
cutters, and in such a manner a. 70 not
prevent the crossing OF streets ~ teams
AID wagons al any point with safety
The entire line Of single track SHAH -
near as may Dc coincide with the center
o. the streets. avenues and highways
over and along which the same may pass
unless otherwise directed BY the city en-
gi7eer: Provided. that in the event o. 4
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