The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-29
WANT 4 FRANCHISE
New Telephone Company
Applies TO City Council.
LONG DISTANCE ONLY
Company VIII Not Oppose
Concern Operating Here.
ONG DISTANCE ONLY

A r. Champlin OF Newton appeared
before the city council at its regular ses-
sion last night to present an ordinance
granting him permission TO operate a
long distance telephone service in this
city. The ordinance expressly provides
that the company he represents shall not
operate an exchange in this city. In ex-
planning the document, Mr.. Champlin,
who was present at the meeting of coun-
ell, stated that his company is known as
one of the independent companies-that
1 is, it does not operate in connection with
( the Bel system as do the other telephone
companies. The independent company
now operates in Oklahoma and in a num-
/ Der Of towns in this state, having in all
about 100 exchanges. The people con-
Meeting with their lines, ne said. desir-
ed communication with Wichita and it
is in difference to their wishes. he re
marked. that ne presented The matter 10
council.
The matter was referred to the fran
chise committee for recommendation.
| The ordinance IS as follows:
An ordinance granting to a r. Cham
pin, his heirs or assigns. the right TO
operate and maintain a long distance
! telephone line or lines into and through
the city of Wichita, Sedgwick county.
Kansas, and such other lines as may be
required. for establishing telephones in
/ different parts Of the city, for connection
with the long distance line or lines, in
order that the lines fay be readily aces
sible to all parts of the city.
Be it ordained by the mayor and coun-
! cilmen Of the city of Wichita:
Section THAT there Is hereby grant
ed and given to A r. Champlin. his
heirs or assigns the right to erect and
maintain a line Of telephone poles and
wires aIond the side Of any public street,
! alley or avenue in the city OF Wichita,
Sedgwick county, Kansas, except Main
street and Douglas avenue. of said city;
! Provided. said telephone wires shall be
! erected on telephone poles Of the size
used by the telegraph lines; and said
wires shall be at an elevation above the
! ground common to telegraph and electric
light lines in said city. Said telephone
I
of the sidewalks. along the streets and
avenues of said city. and the outside
limit of the alleys.
| Sec 2-Said telephone poles and wires
! shall not be erected so as to in any man
ner obstruct or interfere with any street,
alley, public or private sidewalk. or Gross
walk. gutter. or curbing, or sewer in
/ said city.
! Sec. 3.-The grantee, his heirs, and as
( signs shall remove their wires after for
| ty-eight hours notice. on request OF the
chief Of police, to permit moving houses
along the streets. the expense Of remov-
/ ing said wires to be borne by the house
mover.
Sec 1T is expressly understood that
nothing in this ordinance shall be con-
/ strued to give the said A. R. Champlin,
! his heirs or assigns, the right to give
! telephone exchange service in said city,
/ the lines, telephones and apparatus to be
used solely for long distance telephone
business.
Sec. 5-The rights and privileges here
4 by granted TO A r Champlin his heirs
OF assigns, shall be for a period Of TWEEN
/ ty years
Sec. 6.-This ordinance shall take effect
/ and be IN force from and after its pass
age and approval and publication in the
( official paper Of the city Of Wichita. state
/ OF Kansas. and the acceptance BY the
/ said A. r Champlin
/ The Merchants club Of Kansas city
/ recently adopted resolutions recommend
/ ing that a bill be drafted making a ma
/ terial change in the manner Of providing
/ funds for the Improvement Of all public
/ streets. The action Of the club vas not
! approved at the recent meeting Of the
/ mayors and city attorneys Of al first
/ class cities If the state and the city
/ council OF Wichita adopted the follow
/ Ing resolutions. which are self-expiana-
tory:
Whereas. Senate Bin No. 100 reative TO
Z the Improvement II streets. now pending
( before the legislature n the state % kan
sas. contains many provisions which
would practically prevent the improve
ment Of streets ~ paving or otherwise
+ and thus retard the growth and progress
of This city; and
Whereas. We are unalterahly oppoeed
to any law which provides for ths issu-
R ing q tax bills Tor the cost q public
I Improvements; and
Where's. Said bnl. r the same should
+ become q law. would materially increase
I the cost o. improving che streets OF oar
city and untnstiy impose upon ths a5iac-
( ent property owners the cost<of paving
( the intersections q streets ard alleys.
Be it resolved. 6y me mayor and coun-
cnmen II the city o. wichita. That ~
hereby resnertftliv request al enc senz-