The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-24
OFFICIAL
Published Oct. q. :sO1.
ORDINANCE No. 1871.


Brown, his Successors or Assigns. the
Right 10 Construct, Operate and Main
tain Telephone Exchange, Telephone
Lines and Appurtenances and Under-
ground COnduits and Gables n the City
Of Wichita, Sedgwick County. Kansas.
Be It Ordained. by the Mayor and Coun-
cimen OF the City OF Wichita, Sedg-
wick County. Kansas.
Section One.-That The riglt and privi-
lege be. and The same IS hereby. granted
10 said Frank l. Brown, his SUCCESSORS.
or assigns 70 construct. operate and
maintain q telephone exchange. telephone
lines. poles. wires and cables and
mains. Viaducts, cutters, manholes, con-
Quits and underground cables and wires
along in, through. under ard across the
public streets, avenues, alleys, bridges.
viaducts and public grounds. except pub
] lie parks, in the city of Wichita. Kansas.
necessary for the purpose OF oyer
ating said telephone exchange and
telephone lines and affording and
rendering the usual facilities and ser
vice by such telephone lines and telephone
exchange and necessary for the trans
mission Of electric current underground by
means OF wires and cables, providing that
the said Frank L. Brown. his successors
and assigns. shall construct, operate and
maintsin said telephone exchange lines
and appurtenaDces in accordance with
the provisions, terms and conditions here
7 matter contained and subject TO all reas-
enable regulations which the mayor and
council OF said city may hereafter make In
relation thereto by ordinances duly
passed.
Sec. 2 The said Frank l. Brown, his
successors or assigns shall place their
wires and fixtures in c0nduits under
ground. within the territory Of said city,
bounded as follows. viz:
Beginning at tho south line Of English
street where it intersects with the
west line Of Water street; thence
north along the west line Of Water
street 10 its intersection with the
north line of Third street; thence
east along the north line Of Third street
TO its intersection with the west line Of
Main street; thence north on the west
line Of Main street to its intersection
with the north line of Elm street; thence
east on the north line Of Elm street 10
its intersection with the east line Of Mar
( ket street: thence south ON the east line
of Market street TO its intersection with
the north line of First street: thence east
on the north line Of First street to its in
tersectiou with the east line of St. Fran
els avenue; thence south on the east line
Of ST Francis avenue and Tremont street
to the interseetion-of the last named street
with the south line of English street,
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street to the place Of beginning. Provided
That such poles and overhead wires may
/ be erected and maintained within the ter
! ritory described as may be used in con-
Meeting telephones used within said ter
! ritcry with the conduit system Of said tel
! ephone exchange. And the said Frank !.
1 Brown, his successors or assigns shall
also extend said conduit system and I'M
/ derground wires from a connection with
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/ on Douglas avenue TO the west line OF
Waco avenue also from a connection
/ with the conduit on St Francis avenue
| east two blocks either on English, VIII
/ liam or First street. or Douglas avenue,
J or one of the alleys between said streets
/ Provided, That in crossing under any rail-
road tracks the city shall compel said rail-
/ road company 20 remove any unnecessary
/ distractions and to permit the cOnstrUc-
1 tor Of Caid line Of conduit and that a
| spur of said conduit system shall be run
/ east from Market street on Central ave
nue. TO st Francis avenue.
Sec. 8. Whenever the poles used in the
! construction of said telephone lines shall
/ be set in any alley. they shall be located
/ in such a manner as to least inconven-
| fence the public or the adjoining property
| owners.
/ Whenever the poles are erected in the
street they shall be placed, in all cases
when practicable on the outer edge OF the
/ sidewalk just inside the curb stone. and
on the line dividing the lets one from the
! other, and in 40 case to be placed 50 as
| to obstruct the drainage or the streets
/ or to interfere with any sewer or other
public work; and all poles maintained by
! the said Frank L. Brown, his successors
/ or assigns, in the territory bounded as
/ follows. shall be painted. to-wit,
Bounded on the north by Thirteenth
! street: on the cast by Hydraulic avenue;
on the south by Lincoln street from Hy-
/ drauliC avenue to Wichita street. thence
north 10 the track Of the Wichita * West
/ ern Railroad company; and west To Ever
EFT street. thence north on Everett street
from the tracks of the Wichita & West
/ ern Railroad company 10 Chicago or
/ Douglas avenues; thence east on Chicago
! avenue to the east end Of the bridge across
Arkansas river: thence north with the
meanderugs Of the east bank Of the Big
and Little Arkansas rivers TO Thirteenth
street
Provided That all Of said telephone
/ lines, poles wires. mains. viaductts, gut
tiers. manholes and conduits used in con-
/ necti0n with q telephone exchange such
/ rs is contemplated By this franchise shall
/ be so located. constructed and maintained
( in such q manner as % least obsJruct the
: streets, alleys and public grounds ol said
. CITY. consistent WIN Ll-c --A-tl7--t-47 "a
/ good service by said telephone exchange,
and TO this end the city council, or city en-
! gireer. or someone designated BY the city
I council shall at all times Zoe consulted as
. ID the location and construction ~ SAID
| poles. couduits manholes and appliances
( used in the construction OF said telephone
exchange.
Sec. l. That 10 prevent the destruction
OF shade trees along the streets and
% Sc lfa
the said Frank J.. Brown. bis successors
or assigns. are hereby prohibited from cut
ting and trimming trees except where
. they so ohstruct the wires u said tsie-
! phone exchange as - prevent good SER
vice 10 its patrons and then ONLY under
. the direction Of The city engine z or scrre-
( one authorized by the mayor and council
% surer7i Use such trimming.
Sec. ?. That the cherges 30 the patrons
. OF said telephone -hanE- tar tne use
Of exchange TEL phones shall b TO more
than Th.rtv Dollars per year ior 9tfees
and business houses nor more tlan
Eighteen Dollars per year tcr residences
and rot more rnan Twelve Dollars Itr
. wear for residence telephone on party
lines. with nat more thar four talanl- mes
( O. line Cor either wan or desk tae-
/ phones Provided That SIX Dollars 1s-
year may Dc adde's % these rlt ter 90
telephones useo outside CT y terrt9rf tnl
{ mics square Wre -hr C-Hrer ~ said
square 81 the intersection 70 y i1
and Douglas afear-- and SID tctE17
shall be- iuraisEe5 for sid p-lces ar-
place w.t1il Tho corporate .Inits ~
ci.r. Vi.tl- uillrirl e- aas l
/ between the citizens ~ Niel--1 lr
make application rr- SEGA
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