The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-16
COUNCIL TO DECIDE
Bn Telephone Franchise Mat
ter Tomorrow Night.
hEW BRICK BUILDING
TO Be Erected If Missouri
Kansas Co. Is Successful.

At the session OF the city council or
tomorrow night viii come Up the quss-
ton Of granting the telephone franchise
50 much talked of and so much sought
after BY different companies. This is one
Of the most important actions that the
city council has been called upon TO de-
eide upon for some time and effects The
business interests Of this community at
large
It is probable that the 8nssouri-Kansas
Telephone company VIII secure the fran
chise. This company has lines over the
city. ana their appliances are now in
Splendid condition. only recently a new
Switch board Of late pattern was placed
5e position, at a cost Of several thousand
dollars. The lines have been EXTENDED
and now comes another proposition If the
franchise is secured by this company.
Some weeks ago Superintendent Nc
Daniel went before the council and stat
Cd that they would erect a building for
The telephone exchange which would be
oae of the finest business blocks in the
city. The building Is to be near the busi-
ness portion Of Wichita and as soon as
possible the erection is to begin.
The location for the new building has
been decided upon and the he ephone
company has an option on the lots. The
location is not for from the present Of
flee and viii be easy Of access TO the
business men Of the city. The exact To-
cation is not given at this time for obvi-
GUS reasons
Yesterday afternoon Superintendent
Mcdaniel of the Kansas City Office, was
IN Wichita and had a conference with the
franchise committee Of the city council
The committee consists Of Nessrs. SchelI.
Dewey and Dawson. The entire matter
was gone over and the chances are that
the franchise win 20 TO the Missouri
Kansas people. The committee has en-
dorsed the idea and now all that re-
mains to make It a so IS the vote Of the
members Of the council
Superintendent Mcdaniel was seen yes
terday by a reporter for the Eagle and ia
reference to the matter said; 81 came
here to look after our interests and have
just had a conference with the franchise
committee Of the council Everything
looks favorable and am in hopes that
we viii get the franchise. We have con-
stanuy kept our lines up in this city and
ne think that our business has been sat
.sfactory to both Wichita people and the
members Of our firm"
''What about the new buildings. Mr..
McDaniels2"
ut is rather late in the season to be
gin the building of that but however. If
we ger the franchise we viii have the
work begun just as soon as the material
can be gotten We have an onti0n on
the location and as soon as the franchise
IS granted VIII close up the deal
''The building VIII not be more than
two blocks away from our present loea-
ton and win be near the center Of our
phone system. It looks strange that we
should want to tear UP our offices here
after having SO recently placed in 20
sition this switch board but this is just
what we VIII do
mo city VIII have q more complete
system or better building than the
Anssouri-Kansas people and Z am sure
that the citizens Of Wichita wiz rea ze
This fact when the structure IS COM
pleted."