The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-05
WEST END TO
HAVE DEPOT
Orient Gets Right of Way
Down Wichita Street
FRANCHISE WAS GRANTED
At Special Meeting Of the City
Council Last Night
FRANCHISE WAS GRANTED

ne orient passenger Ce1OL VII De
located facing Douglas avenue and be-
tween Wichita street and the Union mills
property. such vas the ordinance grant
Cd The company at a special meeting Of
the city council last night The ordi-
nance passed grants the railroad com
pany q right Of way on Wichita street
north from Lincoln street to Lewis street
The franchise is not granted as far north
as Douglas avenue but it requires the
COMPANY 10 erect a passenger depot on
Douglas avenue and have It's freight
depot Just south Of Us passenger stat,oa-
Either the railroad must purchase the
necessary ground for their tracks from
Lewis street % Douglas avenue OF The
city must open the street to give them
right Ct way 70 their depot
When the councu was called 70 order
By Mayor Mclean the can was read and
followed b. the reading Of the proposed
ordinance. NJ. Webb. superintendent OF
the Missouri Pacific then asked perrlis-
sion To speak ahieh was granted. Air
Webb stated that TT. Russell Hardils-
general manager Of the Missouri Paci-
nc, had prepared 81 borste plans S9r The
building Of terminals and many other inn
provemenrs IN This city and these plans
would BE- presented AZ az early date. The
speaker was not al liberty III This time
70 make known what these plans We-c
or how extensive Improvements they
covered. but said that il would require
the expenditure CT many thousands Of
dollars Ar. Harding said the saperin-
tendent would b In Wichita Within the
next two weeks and he win have the
plans for the terminals These sgI be
presented to the council ard let them
See what his company expected % 90.
BE believed Chat when the council once
saw the plans they would not grant the
Orient q franchise in that section Of the
city He did rot wish the council 20
think that he antagonize6 the Orient He
wanted II TO come and be given good
location but the Missouri Pacific had
some plans Of their own to do some
improving and they needed the land 70
Be taken BY the orient IN order 10 carry
out their plans
He further stated that NJ Harding
wo1ld De before the council two weeks
The road would not ask the council 10 do
anything bur when the plans were shown
he firmly believed that the council would
See its way clear 20 keep the Orient out
OF the much coveted ground.
Mr.. Burton was the only member Of
the council present opposed the road
being given the west end location. he
asked that -t be referred until 1Tonday
evening and voted against the PROPOSE
ton every time Couacnmen Dat fdson.
Dawson. ernan. Mckee. Beuew. Smith.
ScheH ard Pierce voted for The PROPOSE
tion. Councilmen Isley, LuliEg and Rey-
Mods being absa- IT.
Mr. Burto9. asked ". G Edwards. con-
t-acting agent Tor the Orient II the
west end route was satIsfactor- ~
Edwards stated that personally he pre-
ferred the fremont street line bur he
understood from the coniDanys repre-
sentative in this city. a. y. Denny. that
the engineers preferred the Wichita street
line and that De believed that either route
would be satisfactory 10 The company.
The following IS the ordnance granted
last night.
An Ordinance Granting a Right-of-Vay
10 the kansas city. NsNco & orient
Railway Company over and Upon
Wichita Street and Across Lutersectus
Streets and Alleys in Tie City OF
Wichita
Be L Ordained by the Mayor and Coun-
cilinen Of the city Ct Wichita;
Section l. That q risht oI way be. and
the same is. hereby granted 70 The kan
sss city, Mexico & orient Railway COM
pany. its successors and assigns q To-
cate. construct operate ana maintain its
lire e railway consisting % at least two
tracks with telegraph lines and az recas-
sarv s.Jetraczs and turu-ol-s. over.
along. and uron Wichita street in the
CITY Of Wich.ra. extending from the
south line Of Lincoln street north 70 the
north line Of Lewis avenue, being each
and every parr and portion IF said Wi1h-
ita street. as now dedicated or esta5-
Ished ard each and evesy part thereof
as the same may Hereafter p. altered,
dedicated or established. between the
to points. and such rshr-cf-vav shail
extend TO. over and across al streets.
avenues. and alleys interseed-E said
wichita street as now established cr q
Be established by alteration d-d--a-or-
or otherwise. between SAID points
sec Thar the riSht frnchise e-f
privilege Be. ara the same IS hereby
granted Il the sald Kansas l.,y
3 orient Railway Comrl1v IFS s-cces-
so-s and assigns. to continuously operate
IS road ard use the tracks ana rishc-o5-
way mentioned in the fist section u this
ordinance. in connection with passn-