The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-18
Is A SECOND
COMING?
Another Street Railway Sys-
tenn for Wichita RumOred
ON MARKET AND WILLIAMS
South Topeka and to LinwOoG
Park Proposed Routes.
GAS COMPANY is SAID
To Be Ready 10 Ask Franchise
of the City.
GAS COMPANY is SAID

A second street railway for Wichita.
This was the news that reached Wichita
yesterday afternoon in the shape Of d
runor which grew stronger as the day
wore On. AID although nobody would
TAX authorauveiy on the matter or
rather agree TO be quoted. enough was
discovered by midnight TO confirm The
story that there is proposed for this city
another electric line, on streets not
touched by the present company and il
sections it does not reach.
1t IS said that the plans have all been
made and that the whole transaction has
progressed to the point where the route
70 be asked Of rhe city council are prac-
ticaliy decided upon
1t IS said the Wichita Electric Light
Gas & Power company win be the build
ers Of the new system. This is the com
Dany OF which ar Scott Of St Louis.
who is in the command OF large capital.
Is the head. and 1t is known that IL has
long been his desire 10 put a street rail-
wa system into this city
As nearly as could be learned the new
line VIII eover Wichita extensively.
should il be built The main east and
west line viii run on Williams street.
from the Santa Fe and Orient depots 10
the new wholesale districts: the line
reaching the north side win 90 Up Market
street and the lire TO the south side
down Topeka avenue II is also proposed
u put line south through the sixth
ward 10 Linwo0d park. IL could not be
discovered what streets viii be used,
but this viii b. great convenience %
til people Of that section Of the city.
ard vii be q property boomer in a beau
tifui part II the city. The new system
also proposes a line wesr0n Lincoln
street across <he river 90 the site Of the
Orient car shops
Another line which 10 is said the new
company viii ask VIII be one 10 the
northeastern section Of the city above
NUrdOck avenue
Among those who heard the news last
svening little else was talked about. The
availability Of North Market street for
e street railway was granted on all sides
L is a paved business street upon which
the first electric dine buiit in Wichita
was located The center OF the street
was never paved. ard has been some
thing Of an cye-sore 10 the people Of that
thoroughtare- who 70 say nothing Of the
advantages OF street railway, VIII be
glad 90 see the center paved, as IL VIII be
II occupied by a railway.
The proposed line south on Topeka ave-
nue VII compAcate matters IN that Por-
ZION OF iae city where controversy
over a route mas been n progress.
Ihe IRE along Williams street which
is short block from Douglas. IS re-
garded as a good route. reaching two
oepots. TWO OF the largest hotels, the
Federal building and the Municipal
building, besides directly connecting the /
two wholesale districts
II was too late last evening 10 look up
the matter Of franchise but It is said
that the present company. the Wichita
Electric Light Power and Street Rail-
way company has franchise on all the
streets In Wichita except the few which
are exempt hy special ordinance; and
that II the council asks the company 20 .
put down line on any street and IL does /
not comply within six months. the coun- I
eli can then grant the franchise on that /
street 70 any other COMPANY
Ever57Fhere LAST night the story Of the +
second system Of railway for Wichita /
srowta IN the esteem Of eastern capital.