The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-24
To BUILD CAR BARN
Street Railway VIII Make I'm
prOVementS.
EIGHT NEW STREET CARS
Will be Purchased by the
Company,

At the meeting Of the board q directors
o. the Wichita Railroad ana Isrht Gonna
~ last night u vas decided 20 build z
new prick car barn z5x59 feet and with
room 70 hold IS cars Il VIII be Construct
&C on the lot recently purchased by the
company. located across the street from
The present power house. The work or
the new building VIII be c-unenced Is
soon as the plans cen be MADE.
The company also decided % purchase
eieat new c4-s FOUR sumner and four
winter ears, Of The latest ard rost nod
ern L2e- The open cars VIII 30 LONGER
tr-n those now IN Use Two o1 them VII
pe trs--ers. something never before tried
oy th@ company in ttls ci-y. The closed
cars WlL D. entirely new and via have
co-1-e saShes al the window s. This VIII
great iuurCr e1le-t C-e- -he cid
cars IS u E-I allow the windows % be
ol-- down ever with the g-arl raL
t-e company also decided - purchase
another Transformer which VIII ado a CO.
Is--ty g 81 mere are llElts 10 she plant.
Ar Nelson 7il submit % the council q
prcpoSilil1 Tor lights AT present the
electric lights COST the CRY $3.50 r-r
year and they rll only I'll ore o'clcek.
~ present the contract Is Tor I'VE years
Vow -r Nelson viii ofr-- q add six
more -s-ls. - C1eL All night and M
Qer iI-lear contract win charge the
CITY $3.50 Per year 10r rre lights
ne question OF commercial lighting for
l1-s -l-F was also taken u1- TIE COM
Qary has &C present two lzo-Kw genera
tors r. is plant with e caraclry Of ? Cd
ln1aT- descent lights, or 115l ilcariesce1-
and lD are lights Thece machines are
standing icle Al present ard The COMPANY
decided thar II rhey cozld Est contracts
Tor hsEtS 1or Oue-nEiI o. TIE capacity OF
the machines. r1ar IS, u iuczulIesceuts al
~ cents Per Esh- per year ard 20 are
hsa-s AZ sl45s per year PER light. that
they would begin commercial lighting
2 ms would be only for midnight service
unless the city decided 10 tsse up the
proposition fcr all -lgh- fights. rren the
commercial lights could have al night
Service
The members Of the company here are
George T Duncan. president q the V-ich-
ia R1ilrcad & Light company. John =.
Durham. vice PRESIDENT EIward Woo5-
man. secretary and treasurer, Harry But
Ter sEd NJ ,. Mckinley. directors. WIKI
the eN-er ZION az L- Mckinley who lives
~ Champaign. Illinois all Of the gentle
men i've IT Portland. Maine. The party
VIII remain here r-day and probably to-
TuorroW
I1cr arrived yesterday morning and
spent The daT going ovcT The ltHes u the
company here and inspecting the power
plant To-Day they viil drive over The city
ans may possibly locate another line
Tor rhe south part u The city The meu-
bees % tr= e7cpsrv were more man sur
urisal Is Wichita some u- trzm could
hardly believe thai tl-re was suck
city il the west Those who acre here
LAST vesr we're greatly surprised Al the
amount 81 building done il this city.
Th=v also went u The packing house and
veEr OVER rLe WORK a. Dold ana through
Cu5aEvs
1lr Nelson VIII remain In The city sew
erli lzys bg- The 0-rzr members ~ che
company E-Il leave this evening This
company 0Ers several E-=s q railroads
- Ili1ois ana indiana ana they are On g
+cur o. inspection of all -helr property.