The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-12
PASS THE FRANCHISE
Council G ants Rights to New
Street Car Company.
ONE HUNDRED DAYS
Allowed New Company to
Repair Old Line.

At last nights meeting Of the council
the franchise printed here in full was
passed looking TO the construction Of q
new street railway line in Wichita. The
vote was unanimous and the opinion Is
unanimous that the city viii get a new
road this time.
After the regular meeting an executive
session was held 10 consider the matter
Of lighting Mr.. Mckinley, who will
have direct charge of the work OF build
ing the line. was at the council meeting
last night and as soon as the detail
arrangement is completed here he will re-
turn TO the east and begin Immediately
to contract for material 10 begin repair
ing the line.
City Engineer Jackson made short
verbal report to the council Of his trip
from Wichita to South McAlester for the
purpose Of selecting a general line of sur
vey for the extension Of the Kansas Mid
land to be known as the Wichita and
Southern. His statements were about the
same as have been published in the Eagle
He says that there IS good coal within
125 miles Of Wichita, and more or less of
the mineral the rest Of the way 10 South
McAlester. There are. he says, large
areas of good agricultural and grazing
land and a resourcefuI country that
Wichita iobbers cannot now reach
An ordinance was passed for jogging
Central avenue from Main street TO Wich-
tia street It is widened ten feet in some
places.
A committee was appointed to appraise
the damage TO property owners.
Following is the street car ordinance:
An Ordinance granting 10 Edward Wood
man, his associates. successors and as
signs, the right 10 construct, operate
and maintain lines Of Double and Single
Track Street Railways over and along
the Streets, Avenues. Public Grounds
and Alleys in the City Of Wichita, Kan
sas
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Council
men Of he City of Wichita. Kansas:
Section l. 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-
ita, Kansas; and 10 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, and,
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-
eept 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 10 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 a street rail-
way on either OF the following described
streets in said city. to-wit: Empo1a
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 p That the said system OF street
railways to be constructed. operated and
maintained by the said Edward Wood
mar. his associates, successors and as
signs shall consist, of and include al least
the following lines extending from the
corner Of Main and Douglas avenue. viz;
To the Friends University; 20 the Dold
Packing House; 10 Fairmoun- College,
via Maple Grove Cemetery; TO AIosisrave-
nue. on Douglas avenue; 10 the corner OF +
South Main street and Harry street; 70
the corner OF North Topeka avenue and
Thirteenth street. via Topeka avenue, +
and through Riverside Park from the
south 10 the north along or over q route
to De designated BY the Mayor and Coun- .
ell of the city CT Wichita
sec. g That the said Edward Wood .
nan. MS associates. successors and as .
signs shall within twenty days from the
putication Of this ordinance procure by .
pl rchase or otherwise. the title 10 the
property now owned and used by ihs
Wichita Electric Railway and Light com
Tany for street car purposes in the city
OF Wichita, and shan within one hundred
days from the acceptance Of this o-di-
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 row operated. ard provide and .
operate al least eight additional good cars f
on said system BY electricity, and %
make suca temporary repairs Of the over
head system o. wires and the tracks =
the whole % said system as may be nec- F..
essa~y ID put the same IN good ard ser
vicezhIe condition to- temporary use until .
a new system o. street car lines shan ~
constructed as hereinafter provided. and E
operate the same regularly until said
new system : c9mpletsd-
Sec T. That the said Edward Wood
man. his associates Successors and a.
signs shah within ore hundred days
after the date ot acceptance % this or5i-
nance - hereinafter provided. enter upon
an actively Begin the construction ard
building OF Eew street railway system
in TIE SAID cisy II wichita a. herein
provided. ana shan prosecute such coz
st-5cj-cn aud building diligently 10 com
pleci9n. and shzU have re same fallT
completed. equipped ans N operation
WITHIN z us~E-F II o-s rez~ from esfE