The Topeka state journal., 1902-12-02
FOUR new LINES.
VineWOod Plans Extensions of
Their City Line.
Asks the City Council for
Another Franchise.
WOULD REACH POTWIN
Route Selected Is West on Sew
enth Street.
Martin and Dennis Addition to
Be Reached on Lincoln.
WOULD REACH POTWIN

Four different extensions are provided
for in a franchise ordinance introduced
before the city council last night by the
Vinewood Park Railway company. The
ordinance was referred to the commit
tee on streets and walks for considera-
ton.
The four extensions are as follows:
1. To the Rock Island depot.
q To Potwin and Auburndale-
8. To Washburn college and Martin
& Dennis addition.
4. To Douthitt tract.
The extensions if built as proposed
will provide two north and south lines
across Topeka, one on Lincoln street
and one on Tyler street.
These two loops on the Washburn col
lege- Martin & Dennis line, one loop be-
ing in the locality northeast of WASH
burn college, and the other being around
the heart of Martin & Dennis addition.
The ordinance as introduced proposes
several alternative routes and it is left
to the council to select whichever is
deemed best for the city.
Manager Frank G. Kelley says: I'VE
do not ask for both of the alternative
routes, it should be understood, but we
want the council to look the field over,
and after consultation with US, to give
US whatever route is deemed best. l be-
Heve that Topeka is now of such size
llldI We dIG WdIIdHbC0 All OaAAAAA6 wv
north and south lines through town.
This enables people to go from the
northwest part of town to the south
west part, and vice versa, without going
clear down town.
In details, the routes proposed are as
follows:
No. l. Beginning at Fifth and Van
Buren, north on Van Buren to the street
or alley between First and Second,
thence east to Kansas avenue: or, from
Fifth and Quincy. north on Quincy to
the street or alley between First and
Second. thence west to Kansas avenue
No. 2. From Van Buren and Seventh
west on Seventh to Horne, on Horne to
to and across Willow. thence on Wood
lawn from Willow to, Park, on Park 10
Stevens on Stevens to- Exeter, on Exeter
to Irving, on Irving to Warwick, on
warwick to and across The Drive, Au-
burndale. on Waite to Cross. on Cross
to Story.
Or, leaving the above described route
at Sixth and Haynes. on Sixth to Lin
denwood avenue. on Underwood to
Duane. on Duane to Irving, extended on
Irving to Exeter
Or. leaving the above described route
at Stevens and Duane. on Stevens to
Exeter. on Exeter to Irving.
No. 3. From Seventh and Lincoln or
route No 2, south on Lincoln to Euclid
avenue thence south on Lane tcontinu-
alton of Lincoln at this poinO to Nine
teenth, on Nineteenth to Buchanan,
north on Buchanan to Euclid, west ofs
Euclid to Warren. north on Warren to
Walnut east on Walnut Cor Efficiently
and Piercy to Lincoln.
No f. Beginning at Seventh and
Tyler on route No. P south on Tyler to
Douthitt avenue, west on Doathitt ave-,
nue. to Western avenue.
Or. beginning at Seventh and Polk
south on Polk to Douthitt avenue.
The streets and walks committee will
likely report on the ordinance at the
council will in all probability grant
whatever the committee recommends.
LICENSE ORDINANCE SIDE
TRACKED
The much discussed license ordinance.
which has been pending six months,
came before the council last night from
the hands Of the license committee.
big fight was evidently brewing in
regard to the license insurance COM
panies, and the council by unanimous
vote agreed to leave the ordinance over
to the next meeting for consideration
Several members of the council ex-
pressed a desire to go through the ordi.
nance, and the clerk was instructed to
have copy prepared for each member
of the council.
AUTOMOBILE ORDINANCE PASSED
Councilman Wolf made a losing fight
against automobile speed, and tried to
fix the limit to six miles an hour on
Kansas avenue and side streets, and IL
miles a n hour on all other streets This
section was allowed to stand at eight
and 16 miles an hour as recommended
by the committee.
The ordinance as passed provides that
automobiles must be equipped with
alarm bells or some other means of
warning vehicles and pedestrians. Auto
mobiles must not exceed a speed of six
miles hour in turning corners.
The penalty for violation of the orcii-
nance was fixed at a fine of from S. to
$50.
CITY FINANCES.
The pay roll of the fire department
! for the month of November was ST.
+ 9S5.70; for the police department, ST.
S91.78; city officers and councilmen,
81. .O89 20; sanitary department, $441. .0S
department, $59S.5O; electric light plant,
$610.83
The receipts of the various depart