The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-15

That no rights are granted to said Henry
c. Scott, his associates, successors and
assigns to construct a street railway on
either of the following described streets
IN said city, to-wit: Emporia avenue,
Lawrence avenue. Waco avenue. Univer-
sity avenue. nor any of the public parks
Of said city except over and along such
| routes as shall hereafter be designated
by the mayor and council Of said city.
Sec. 2. That 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 corner
OF Main and Douglas avenue. viz: to the
Friends University: TO the Dold packing
house; to Falrnount College via Maple
Grove cemetery; to Mosier avenue on
Douglas avenue; to the corner OF South
Topeka avenue and Harry street; to the
corner of Topeka avenue and Thirteenth
street via Topeka avenue, and through
Riverside park from the south to the
north side through or over a route to be
designated by the mayor and council of
the city Of Wichita
Sec. 3. That the said Henry c. Scott,
his associates, successors and assigns
shall within sixty days after the date Of
the acceptance OF this ordinance as here
matter provided, enter>upon and actively
begin the construction and building of a
new street railway system in the said
city OF Wichita as herein provided, and
shall prosecute such construction and
building diligently to completion, and
shall have the same fully completed,
equipped and in operation within a period
Of nine months from said date; and
agrees to have constructed and in opera
ton not les than one-half said system
within six months from said date. The
construction of said street railway shall
include the necessary switches and turn
outs and 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 all times be kept
painted the same as the other park
bridges.
Sec 4. The said system Of electric
street railway shall be equipped with not
less than twelve Q2) new vestlbule ad-
Unstable open and closed cars of the
latest and improved pattern and with a
seating capacity of not less than twenty
eight (20 persons each. and all the said
cars shall at all times be kept In good
repair, properly painted and heated COM
fortably during cold weather.
Sec. s. The tracks OF said railway shall
be laid and maintained on the established
grade of said city, and in the event that |
the present grade shall be changed then
the said Henry C. Scott, his associates, |
successors or 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 a manner as to not prevent |
the crossing OF streets by teams and |
wagons at any point with safety; and |
planks shall be placed on each side OF |
each rail at road and sidewalk crossings |
on unpaved streets. The entire line of |
single track shall as near as may be coin /
eide with the center OF the streets, ave-
nues and highways over and along which |
the same may pass unless otherwise d.
rected by the city engineer: Provided,
that in the event OF a difference between
the said city engineer and the said Hen
~ c. Scott, his associates. successors
and assigns as to locat ton OF said tracks,
the same shall be referred for decision
10 the city council. whose decision in the
matter shall be final.
The tracks OF said railway system shall
be constructed with what are ordinarily
termed ST. rails, and the same are not
10 be elevated above the surface of paved
streets 10 exceed one-haIf inch, and on |
inpaved streets the same are not to be
elevated above the surface of the street
% exceed one and one-half inches; and
Ill rails laid on paved streets shall be at
east S. pounds per yard In weight and to
,elaid on timhers deep enough below the
surface OF the pavement to allow the
pavement blocks now used on said streets
20 be laid on a level with the surface OF
he streets: all rails on dirt streets TO be
rot less than * pounds per yard in
weight Said track shall be Of standard
yauge OF four feet and eight and one
lalf inches. Said track and road-bed are
o he maintained az all times In good con-
lition. The railway track, turn-outs.
idetracks and switches shall be laid so
Is not to obstruct public travel more
han necessary.
Sec 6. The poles and wires Of said rail-
yay system shall he so placed as not to
ohstruct public travel. and
he same shall be erected under the d.
edition and supervision OF the city ensin-
er. All poles used for overhead wires
or said railway system on paved streets |
hall be OF iron and not less tran one hun
red twenty-five feet apart and no poles !
hall be erected IN an area OF sqdares
ormed by the intersection OF streets. !
venues or alleys; all poles shall be |
laced between the curb lines and the !
idewalk. and all poles in the park and /
within a radius Of one and one-half miles
z the corner OF Main street and Douglas !
venue shall be kept properly painted.
III trolley wires shall be protected BY ! 4
uch guard wires rs the fire marshal OF
he city 81 Wichita shall approve.
In the event of any disagreement aris-
ne between the said Henry C. Scott, his .
Ssociates. successors and assigns and
he city engineer in the construction OF |
ny line or lines IN said city. then the
halter shall - brought before the city
ouncil and be by them adjusted, and the |
ction OF said council on such matter
hall be final
All poles and wires at all times shall Be
ept in good condition by the owners %
nd operators II said railway.
Sec {. The cars Of said railway shall
e operated for period ot not less than
Ixteen hours OF each day. and for twelve |
ours OF each day the cars shall run at
ltervsls OF ten minutes or less on Doug
IS avenue from the corner. OF Main
.-est to the Chicago. Rock Island and
acific railway: ana On Main street from
he corner OF Douglas avenue TO Murdock \