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

surface of the streets; all rails on dirt
streets to be not less than forty-eight j
pounds per yard in weight except on out 4
side lines, where lighter rails may be !
used. Said track and roadoed are j
half inches. Said track and roadbed are I
to be maintained at all times in good !.
condition. The railway track, turnouts, !
sidetracks and switches shall be laid so |
as not to o3struct public travel more |
than necessary.
Sec. Z. And provided further. that all I
poles used for overhead wires shall be
placed on the curb line, and shall be of
wood properly shaved and uniform size.
and kept properly painted at all times I
and shall be not less than eighteen feet
above the ground; and shall not be less
than 10 feet apart; and further provided.
that all poles shall be placed under the
direction OF the city engineer. All trolley
wires shall be protected by such guard
wires as the fire marshal OF the City OF
Wichita shall approve. In the event OK
| any disagreement arising between the
said Edward Woodman, his associates.
successors and assigns, and the city en-
gineer in the construction of any line or
lines in said city, then the matter shall
be by them adjusted, and the action of
said council on such matter shall be
| final.
All poles and wires shall at all times
| be kept in good condition by the owners
of and operators of said railway.
Sec. S. The cars of said railway sys-
tenn shall be operated for a period Of not
| less than sixteen hours each day, be-
| ginning at terminals at $50 a m. Of
each day, and for twelve hours OF each
day the cars shall run at Intervals of ten
minutes or less on Douglas avenue. from
| the corner of Main street to the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific railway, and on
Main street from the corner of Douglas
avenue to Murdoch avenue; and at inter
walls Of twenty minutes or less on Topeka
avenue to Thirteenth street; at intervals
of thirty minutes or less from Douglas
| avenue to Harry street, via Main street
or Topeka avenue, to the Dold packing
house, to the Friends University, from
the corner of Douglas avenue to Mosier
avenue on Douglas avenue, and at inter
walls of sixty minutes or less to Fair
mount College and through Riverside
park
|
be provided with headlight and signal
lights at each end, which light shall be
so placed that it can be seen readily at
| a distance of two blocks; and a bell
shall be at all times attached to the ears,
and such bell shall be rung on approach
ing street crossings, to warn the people
of the approach of the car. No car in any
business portion OF the city shall be run
or operated at rate of speed more than
| eight miles an hour, and when cars are
turning corners from one street to an
other the cars shall not go faster than
three miles an hour; in suburban dis
| tricts the cars shall not be operated at
a rate of speed exceeding fifteen miles an
| hour.
/ Sec 9. The rate of fare for any con-
| tinuous and regular trip from one ex-
IRENE point to another on any line of
said street railway, including transfer
! from one of the lines to another, may
! be, but shall not exceed, five cents; and
! the said railway system shall be required
to give transfer tickets from one line Of
its railway to another for a continuous
! passage without extra charge, but not
! for the transfer on a parallel return
| route Provided, that children of less
! than five years OF age, when accompanied
/ by parent or some other person in charge
thereof. shall be allowed to ride free: and
provided, further, that all policemen and
! firemen of the city of Wichita while in
the discharge of their duties and wearing
uniforms or displayed badges Of Office
shall be allowed to ride free.
! Sec. 10. All rolling stock. repair shops
and the business Office OF said railway
system shall be kept in the city of
! Wichita.
! Sec. II. The said city of Wichita re-
serves the right to take up the track or
tracks and remove the rails of said rail-
way system when necessary to effect any
public improvement, the taking and re-
laying of such tracks and placing the
roadbed in its former condition to be done
at the expense Of the city without I'M
! necessary delay.
Sec. u. Whenever it becomes necessary
to remove snow or ice from said tracks
/ it shall be distributed over and along
sa.7 streets so as not to obstruct the free
use and occupancy of the street by the
/ public.
Sec. g. The tracks and cars propelled
thereon may be used for the transfer OF
such materials and supplies to be used
in the construction, repairs and operation
OF said railway as said grantees may
require, and for the conveyance OF such
other p. operty as they may desire in the
operation OF said street railway system.
Sec L. That to prevent the destruction
and mGtilation of shade trees along the
/ streets and highways of said city. X IS
/ provided that the said Edward Wood
man. his associates. successors and as
sizns, are hereby prohibited from cutting
/ or trimming trees except under the d.
rection Of the city engineer. OF some per-
| son duly authorized By the city council
| so to do.
/ Sec H. The cars OF the said railway
system shall at all times be entitled 70
| the track. and the drivers Of any vehicle
on the track or by the side thereof shall
! turn such vehicle out upon the approach
I Of any car; provided, that steam or other
FIRE apparatus OF the city OF wichita snail
! at all times when answering an alarm OF
| FIRE have the right q way upon over.
across and along the track ~ said railway
system and the cars II said railway sys-
ten shall be stopped Immediately upon the
| sounding % the fire alarm and the ap-
prosch of FIRE apparatus, and At al times
I ;he cars shall he stopped when the appsF-
a.ls Of the fire department shan oe within
a distance q ao9 feet % the cars q said
railway. and said cars shall remain al
a standstuI un;u said ere DEPARTMENT has
passed.
Sec II II at any zine the said council