The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-10

second-ProposItion from F. A. Brook
Boston.
Third-PropositioR from ]. o. Burdette
Boston.
Fourth-Proposition from Chicago man,
represented BY J. o. Davidson.
More may spring up before next Mon
day evening. The street railway propo-
sltion at Wichita Is not bad one. The
investment is not risky. 1t is good. other
cities Of smaller population and less life
and business have better lines, longer
lines than Wichita has; which pay.
First-The Baker proposition: Clifton
Baker, president of the Topeka street
railway, which is now being reconstruct
ed. Mr.. Patten an expert on street rail-
ways, now manager of the Topeka street
railway were in Wichita last Saturday
and went over the Wichita system thor
oughly in company with Mr.. Fred Bent
ley, their representative here. Mr.. Baker
and Mr.. Patten represented certain CAPT.
talists in the east whose names they
would not give. It is thought that these
capitalists are ]. Kennedy Todd & Co.,
These or other capitalists sent Mr..
Baker and Mr.. Patten here to look over
the Wichita line and determine whether
IT was a good investment. Mr.. Baker and
Mr.. Patten went over the line carefully.
They returned to Topeka and made a
favorable report to the eastern capital
lists.
It Is said that their plan contemplates
the construction Of entirely new lines on
Main and Douglas and Topeka avenues:
the complete repairing of the West Side
line. which they report in fairly good
condition; the repairing Of the bridge
across the big Arkansas, the raising of
low Joints and lowering OF high centers
and the addition Of a permanent ground
wire on the College Hnl line; similar
work on Fairview. South Main and Fair
mount. new cars and new power and new
equipment in the service, with a new line
to Riverside, GFiswold and Griffenstein
parks, In other words their proposition,
It is said, contemplates new lines down
town and the Reconsideration Of. those ont,
lying lines so that they WIN give satis-
factory service with Frightening and
perfecting OF the whole systefh. Mr.. Fred
Bentley was seen last evening by 4 re- !
porter for the Eagle and said: 81 expect
to have by next Monday evening a prop
osition which 1 will lay before the coun-
ell. The council should not grant the
Scott proposition. It should. instead Of
giving Mr.. Scott sixty days to begin |
work, give thirty more days for other |
and then thirty days after
that for Mr.. Scott to begin operations II |
others are not accepted.
The proposition which Mr.. Bentley rep
resents has many adherents in the city. |
but as In all other cases the primary de-
mand is that the city be asked to wait /
no longer for a system.
Second-The proposition of F. A Brook |
of Boston: The truth Is that-F. A. Brook |
has as yet made no proposition what /
who, for Church and Ellis, put up the /
SO. 900 which was forfeited to the city /
for failure to comply with agreement.
Mr.. Brook wants his money back. Mr..
A. c. 1obes OF the National Bank of Com
merce has been In the east two weeks.
part of the time comforting with Mr..
Brook. He is expected home today or
tomorrow and 1t is considered as alto
gether probable that he will bring with
him a proposition and will place It be-
fore the council next Monday evening
His proposition will probably comprise a
system with an unusual outlay.
and an accompanying provision that the
city return to him the sl0.O0I 1t is said
that the Brooks plan, when last heard
Of, contemplated an outlay of $S0l.f0O.
Whatever the proposition contains.
whether there is to be one. will be set
tied on Mr.. Jobe's return home.
Third-Mr. ]. Q. Burdette. a friend OF
Messrs. Church and Euis living in Bos-
ton. knows about the street railway in
Wichita ana the investment offered here.
He is favorable TO an investment and
only point he would contravert about It
Is said would be the service beyond Ger
tain time limitations. He has teiegraphed
10 a friend here in Wichita and sent him
q proposition TO submit 10 the council
The friend has telegraphed back TO Mr.
Burdette TO come To Wichita before next
Monday evening and be on the ground
himself. 1t is not known whether Mr..
will be here or not Il Is thought
he wilt
FOURTH. O. Davidson of this city IS
'aid TO have in Chicago 4 friend who f.
leSirous Of putting in a line here; who
the situation and believes a
,yStem would he a paying concern. He
ias been notified of the proximity of
conclusive action on the part of the
,ouncIl and a proposition may come from
lin next Monday evening
Back Of all propositions Is the anoInal-
,us position OF the controllers OF the
present line. II is a mystery to almost
III men who have concerned themselves
With the street car matter. The Wichita
inc was originally bonded as high as
$50 eco. A syndicate OF four Keene, New
hampshire banks came In possession OF
he bonds from the Citizens Bank OF
Wichita. In MAY. Isi. this syndicate
which, In connection with the railway
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