The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-03
Citizens DenounCe the Pro.
posed Street Car Franchise.
PROTESTFRoM College HILL
Meeting Adopts a Formal Pro
test Against Any Adoption.

protest against the granting Of the propO-
sition for a franchise submitted by Mr..
Scott of st. Louis.
The crowd cOngregated at the top Of
College Hill, at the home Of Misses
Sargent, and was the biggest crowd Col
lege Hin had ever got together.
The Scott proposition with other cur
tailmnts cuts College Hill out OF a line.
The people on College Hill have unlin-
tied faith in the future Of Wichita They
have built out there IN the belief Of The
city's coming greatness in population.
There have been times In the past twelve
years when some Of them were on the
tlirk Of doubt in this matter. but since
the city has begun growing they regard.
as they express it in their protest. Scots
proposition as one to dwarf the city, and
they warn other sections of the city that
under the proposition Mr.. Scott has the
right to cut OF and ruin any portion Of
the city within a year.
Nearly every one OF the people pres
emf. and they represented every section
east Of Chisholm creek, denounced the
Scott proposition as faulty and called On
the council to refuse to grant IL.
The meeting was so much more largely
attended than was expected that It was
decided to form an organization and
make Il permanent and hold other meet
ings. Reverend Mr.. Fleming, Mr.. John
r. Reese and Mr.. A. A. Hyde were ap-
pointed a committee to draft a plan for
the new organization similar to the one
in existence on the West Side, and to re-
port at the next meeting, August IL
It was asserted at the meeting that
when the College Hin line was run with
regularity it had paid well. A committee
Of thirty Of those present were appointed
to appeal individually to the councilmen
not to desert College Hill just when that
portion OF the city is growing and i'm
proving.
Mr.. I. p Campbell was selected as
chairman Of the meeting and Ed. Hyde
as secretary. and after preliminary talks
by Ben Aldrich, Irwin Stratton, Reverend
Fleming. J. Giles Smith, E. T. Allen. B.
D. Allen. Mr.. Reese. A. A. Hyde, r. p.
Dodd and others. a committee of seven
was appointed to draft a protest This
protest was prepared and adopted unani-
mously. 1t is as follows:
PROTEST.
Whereas, An ordinance was submitted
to the mayor and city council Of the city
of Wichita on Monday night last and
since Thea published in the city papers.
wherein fand whereby certain rights.
privileges ana franchises are granted and
given to one Henry C. Scott ana his sue
cessors. being a franchise to construct
aud operate a street car system upon the
streets OF the city Of wichita; and
Whereas. The said mayor and council
have the same under consideration: now
therefore we. the citizens Of Wichita, be-
ing patrons OF the present street car sys-
tenn and residing in the eastern part of
said city, and on what Is known as Col
Iege Hill. in public meeting assembled.
hereby protest against the giving and
granting OF the said proposed franchise
by the city authorities. and hereby call
uponthe honorable mayor and city coun-
Gil to protect the citizens Of Wichita.
and more especially those Of her citizens
living in the eastern part Of said city.
a gainst such unjust Inequitable and par
tial treatment: and as some Of the rea-
sons for this protest we would state:
Ffrst-It f. one and one-ha1f miles
from the proposed east end OF said street
car line to the east side OF settlement
on College Hill. There are forty-five
residences one mile east Of the proposed
east end Of said strest car line. being as
far east as Hillside avenue and between
Central avenue on the north and Kellogg
street on the south. all dependent upon
and users Of any properly constructed
street car line TO College Hill. There are
seventy families east OF Chisholm creek
between said Kellogg and Central ave
nues and west Of said Hillside avenue. all
dependent upon and users OF any proper
" constructed street car line on Doug
las avenue and to whom line terminal
ing at Hydraulic avenue would be OF no
value or convenience.
secoud-Many Of the aforementioned
families have built or bought their homes
because a street car line was built and
has been in continuous operation along
Douglas avenue to the present terminus
COR more than twelve years last past
and because the existence Of said line
made. and sim makes. said territory de-
sIrable place Of residence. ard 70 deprive
these usorle now OF street car privileges
will not only greatly depreciate. II not
destroy. their homes. but also a. the same
time deprive them Of vested rights sc-
1uired under existing franchises.
Third-There Is on said College Hill =
puhlIc charitable institution. to-wit. the
rhIldren's Home. whose usefulness would
be greatly curtaIlsd. and by the granting
NJ said franchise the value OF an insti-
tuition IN which the entire city has an in
,erest and a pride. almost wholly de-
stroyed
Fourth-There Il directly south Of Col
ege Hill a large ard valuable college
building which. In ali probability. with a
growing city VIII in the near future be
converted into q usefus and valuable IN
.tisutiou. but which viii be OF little or
no value to It's owners or the public Il
he proposed franchise IS granted
Fifth-The citizens of Wichita ~ the
eastern part OF the city are entitled TO
he benefits Of the public schools. but are
,bIIged to send their children distance
r from one and One-half miles TO two
md one-half miles 80 al the grades
.bove the nfth grade. ana many % them
ire wholly dependent on street ear &C
70 get to ard from school.
md II the proposed franchise Is adopted
riII be deprived OF school privileges en-
ireIy.
sExth-There e large patronage 70 q
,oilexe HIN street car lire outside Of ana |
'eyond TIRE territory above NAMED occu-
led BY gardeners and fruit rzissrz whose
,roparsr ana bustEess wfn bs injured er
sstroyed By the granting o. the proposed |
rnnchise.
ssrsrth-The Proposed Franchise makes /
| possShae for said Henry c. scost % /