The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-26

/ stationed there 20 arrest the men II they
attempted 70 tear Up the pavement The
company had not received q permit to
cross the street. and no lines or grades
and tie police refused 70 allow them =
cross until such permit was presented
Although the foremen OF the ballast
gangs working near Neodesha had re-
csived notice 70 be ready 10 come 20
Wichita al any tine and bring their men.
the employees did not know what was 70
6e done until after six O'Clock Saturday
I night \ short tine before I'VE o'clock
| Saturday evening a messenger brought
I word % the gangs that they were %
/ come 70 Wichita 70 do little work Inc
. zen did as they we're hidden and ten min
utes after six o'clock the three trains
left Neodesha- One was loaded with
ties and rails Another with crushed
rock ard spikes. boards and tools. The
third train was made up Of boarding cars
for the men. IN the ballast crew were
about ninety men. and several section
gangs were picked Up on the way. and
: also the emergency crew az Neodesha
/ IN ali. % men rode into Wichita and
worked nearly SIX hours without anyone
4 knowing it. The work wos done under
I the supervision OF General Roadmaster
/ Sampson. Robert Holland and J F. shee-
/ han roadmasters. with r kensrigsn as
foreman.
The train pulled into this city few
minutes after Z o'clock. and the men
went 20 work Immediately. The ties were
/ lifted from the cars and laid IN place
I There vas very little taking. The men
/ had received instructions before the train
I reached Wichita and they knew just
/ hat 70 do Only one-third as many ties
( we're laid as is usual for the company
/ wanted 70 get that line down quick.
+ When the ties were laid on one end.
+ that part Of the gang was sent south OF
F Douglas avenue, and the rsilmen came
/ or There was such a large force OF
men that the rails were lifted from the
cars and laid on the ties without noise.
There was no Spiklng done until after
daylight but the rails were in their place
and al that was needed was to guage
them and spike them 10 the ties
People living within twenty feet Of
the track laying did not know WHIST vas
going on until they awoke sunday morn
.
The men did their work with ease BY
daylight and had the ties Iati for seven
blocks and most Of this distance was
covered with rails.
The ties were laid Just on top Of the
ground. There wss no effort % put the
rails On the street grade and this will
not be done for several days yet. When
the track crossed 3 street a car 81 crush
Cd rock was pulled in on q track and
dumped and soon q crossing vas fixed
and the street vas made passable.
There vas quite a bit Of rxcitsment
early il the morning when the people
OF the neighborhood learned what was
going on They gathered in groups and
discussed the matter The runur was
current that this was the Orient stealing
q march on The Frisco. but ,vheh tHs
people saw the names on the cars tiIal
carried the material they changed their
minds. The workmen also informed th4
people that this was the Frisco THAI was
laying the new tracks
Except when il was reported that the
company would attempt 10 cross Douglas
avenue with the new track there was
little excitement except few who rallied
gainst the police for not enforcing the
law which prevents labor on Sunday.
a large crowd was about the street all
day, watching the men work and ask
ing questions
The foreman Of the gang acknowledged
that the work was being done on Sunday
% prevent anyone from getting an in
junction against them. The companys
attorneys have advised that the ordi-
asnces passed BY the city council CIV
ing the Orient right OF way over that
street a. a special session were Illegal
and would NOT stand in the courts.
When the city council granted the
Kansas Midland railway a right OF Eay
OF Mosley avenue, it reserved the right
TO put another road or that street. The
first ordinance granted the Kansas Mid
land, which contains these provisions
as follows,
The first Two sections OF the ordinance
are as follows.
ORDINANCE NO. SO.
Published December =. 1855
An ordinance granting the right Of way
. the Kansas Midland Railway COM
pany over certain streets. avenues and
alleys IN the city OF Wichita. and the
right TO construct. build. operate ard
maintain rs railways thereon; also. reg
ulating the construction and rlaizte-
nance of tracks and street crozs.aCs
and the stoppsge % trains On such
crossings, aud granting time II which 10
select the line desired.
Be Il ordained by the Mayor and CoGu-
cilnen q The City az Wichita;
Section :. That the right OF way be.
ard the same Is. hereby granted % the
Kansas Midland Railway company. rs
successors and assigns, to construct.
build. operate and maintain the main 1ne
o. It's railway ard side tracks aud
switches a7purtenent thereto. over.
through, along and across the iIne OF
rseht q way II the city q Wichita il
the county o. Ssdgwick snd The state
O. Kansas. hereinafter set forth and
designated
Commanding AZ the north line q TIE
city q wichita where said line IS inter
sected by Washington avenue; thence
scgth aloag and upon Washington avenue
&c The track OF the ST Louis and san
Francisco railway. ard from the present
lIacE e the s. Louis and Saa Francisco
railway south and along Dover street
n Nosisy avenue. theaes south along
ard upon sEosley avenee 20 Grace street
thence south along and upoa Grace stree
L. TIRE alley in santa Re addition. az the
south end Il Grace street. theace along
sIoas and upon Mosiey avenue 20 ths
south lire q said city. THIS I-e being
Washington avenue. from the 1orrh lire