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

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pany in the propositions submitted to
the city Of Wichita for the voting Of
bonds to said company, then said COM
pany shall forfeit the right 10 occupy
said route under this ordinance.
Bee 2. Said railway company shall
construct, build. operate and maintain the
track constructed by said company, its
successors and assigns, over the above
route or line to be selected by it in such
manner as not TO unnecessarily obstruct
the sidewalks and cross-walks Of said
streets and such tracks shall be con-
structed, as near az practicable, with the
Level Of the grade of such streets and al
Ieys and shall at all times be properly
balasted and maintained in such condi-
fiOn. and said company shall construct
and maintain crossings properly planked
so as TO prevent all friction at the streets
and avenues where its railway shall in
sersect streets and avenues and said COM
pany's cars shall not be permitted to
stand on any such crossing longer than
I've minutes at any one stoppage.
APPROVED December Il. 1886
B. " ALDRICH. Mayor
ATTEST: FRED SCHATTNER,
city Clerk"
The ordinance in the third section says
thai the franchise shall be perpetual
after the company has complied with the
provisions Of section one and section four
says that the compdny shall file with
the CITY clerk its acceptance within thirty
days Of the acceptance Of The ordinance.
The Frisco officials claim that there
Is no restriction as TO the number Of
switches they may build on the street
under their franchise. They say they
can OH that street flill OF switches
There is no city executive in the city
st the present time and tn heads Of the
departments have entire supervision yAe
question was raised among the city off
Gals to whether the cI-y could step
the road building across Douglas avenue
under their ordinance City Egineer
Harding was the most Interested as he
would have to give the lines and grades
for the crossing. He produced the ordi-
nance book and was OF the opinion that
81 the Frisco demanded the grades he
would have TO give them ani other city
officials in the building concurred IN this.
The mltter was taken TO &c city sttor-
ney who said that at first glance lie Wss
of the same opinion but h=forc giving
definite decision he asked more time 10
look into the question.
The company has not asked for the
permits but MI Harding says that he
VIII give them 70 the company whenever
asked for as he believes that under the
ordinance he cannot do otherwise
Mr.. Carl Gray. superintendent Of trans
portation, who is in charge of the work
last night said:
In working out some plans in connec-
zion with future improvements which
have been decided on for some time and
only consummated very recently, the
Frisco is compelled to utiflza the whole
of Mosley avenue and in doing this have
proceeded under a franchise granted to
them a number Of years ago. II was
deemed better in order to avoid legal
complications. to handle the work as we
did on Sunday. There was not the least
friction with the city authoyativcs. nor
was it the intention to c,oss Douglas !
avenue without consultation with the
proper officials. 1 believe tie people OF |
Wichita, from past knowledge vi The |
Frisco's attitude toward the city win
reaiize that our action was prompted
by p desire only to perfect plans which |
win be actually pleasing 70 Al business |
interests"
The new track Is connected by n switch I
with the main track t,st above Third
street A few rods south Of Douglas
avenue Il is again connected by switch /
There is A small break in the new track .
Just south of Lewis street but this VIII be
PIT in today. South Of kellogg another
switch Joins the new track with the main :