The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-18
FRANCHISE ON
EMP0RIA AVE.
Street Car Line May be Built
on That Street.
TO BE BUILT BY JUNE |
Residents Have Consented to
Have Line on That Street,
TO BE BUILT BY JUNE

The city council at its meeting last
night granted TO the wichita Railway
and Light company franchise over
South Emporia avenue The ordinance
passed was az follows
An Ordinance Granting to the Wichita
Railroad and Light Company, its sac
cessers and Assigns the Right to Con-
strUct. Operate ard Maintain Lines OF
DoUsie and Single Track Street Rail-
ways over ard Along South Emporia
Avenue in the City Of Wichita. Kan
sas
Be II Ordained by the Mayor and Coun-
eilmen Of the City Of wichita.
Section l. That the Wichita Railroad
( Light Company. its successors and as
signs, Be and they are hereby authorized
and empowered and granted The right TO
construct operate and maintain a sys-
TEN Of street railway. either double or
single track, over. upon. and along South
EmPoria avenue. in tAe city OF Wichita,
S, Kansas. Ans said railway. its successors
and assigns are given the power TO main
tain its poles. overhead wires and lines
construct its road bed and lay rails and
81 short. ds all construction necessary
FER the csnstruetisn. operation ard main
tenance Of its street railroad. upon said
South Empcria avenue This grant snail
continue from the date Ct the accept
ance Of this ordinance unaH the 22nd day
OF January. 1891. which acceptance shall
be within thirty days from the publica-
ton thereof; provided that at least one
mile OF ssid railway on South Emporia
avenue south OF Douglas avenue, shah
be completed and in operation en- or be-
fore the first cay of June 1903.
Section 2. This franchise is expressly
made subject 10 al the conditions, rights
privileges ard liabilities sf Ordinance =
ISL. q the City Of Wich.ca, granted
te Edward woodman, December ., 1893.
and subject t. the fur her condition, that
all passengers on the South Emporia
liRo or any extensions thereof. shall be
entitled te be transferred free Of charge
to the lines operated under said ordi-
nance Ne. 1911; and thst eli passengers
on the lines now operated or which may
be hereafter operated BY the said rail
rosd and light oeApsay shall be entitled
to Re transferred fres OF charge TO the
South EmPoria line or any extensions
thereef; and that the line OF railroad TO
BE- constructed and operated under this
franchise. shsn Be operated in connection
with the other lines operated by said
railroad and light company. in the City
Of Wichita. in every way the same ss
81 though the South Emporia line had
been constructed under the original fran
chise Ma. 1s1; and that the operation
ara management or the railroads author
tied under this franchise and under the
franchise granted by Ordinance no. 1911
shall never BE separated.
After its passage By vote of ten to
two the following resolution was passed;
Resolved. that it is deemed necessary
by the mayor and city council and TO The
best interest Of the city to have a street
railway constructed On South Topeka
avenue. from Douglas avenue to Harry
street. and the city Clerk is hereby
directed TO give notice in writing 10
the Wichita Railway and Light com
pany OF the adoption Of this resolution
and to furnish said company with "a
copy Of the same. and further. to notify
Eaid Nichita Railroad and Light com
pany that II said company shall fail to
construct and epe-ste 4 street railway
on said street. as provided in this resolu-
ton within six months after the date Of
receiving such notice that The right OF
way IN said street granted 10 said com
pany by Ordinance No. 1871 viii be for
feited - provided by Section IS of said
Ordinance No lsI1
Thus ends for sine at least the South
Empsria avenue street csr line cortro-
Versy. Last summer the company wish
ed to buils its line down Emporia avenue.
II had E franchise oyer Topeka avenue.
but it 5ia nat want 10 use this street.
claiming that il was TOE near the Nsla
street line. ana for several either rca-
sons. An ordinanc. was prepared aal
discussed IN regular and special council
meetings. The PEOPLE Of ,hs1 section ~
the city protested and retained attorneys
40 fight the matter These stto-neys an
Beared before the council ana prot. ted.
ard they protested before the Fl tncEise
and license cemmittse The ustte~ huag
IRE fer several neRths Finally the ori-
ent railway came along and wanted 4
right q Wy Up fremont STREET TIE
Emporis avenue residents hal aaosaer /
cause for = kick. The railro.5 within
ore block II their street wou,d De a p
whele lot worse than stree, car Ere
on their street The wholesale i1sn II
THE Es-t End objected 10 the Orent
coming up fremont street ard the Em-
poria avenue PEOPLE seconded their obfec-
ton. Finally the Orient Was given 8
right of Way along the river and the SIN
poria sveHue residents readily gave - r
consent e the building Of The street car