The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-18
NO VINEWOOD LINE
Judiciary Committee and Own
ers Disagree.
Conditions Imposed Which Com.
pany Rejects at Once.
Will NOW GO HOME.
Mr.. Wilson Says Topeka DOesn't
Want the Line.
An Exciting Time at the Meets
ing This Morning.

At a meeting of the judiciary com-
mittee of the city council this morning
the promoters of the Vinewood Park
railway fatty refused to accept the COM
ditions proposed by the committee for
the granting of the franchise, and the
committee viii report to the council
that it is unable to reach an agreement
with the hackers of the road.
l. E. Myers. the professional railroad
promoter, employed by the VinewooE
Park people, made a frantic effort. His
language at times was distinctly disre-
spectful to Samuel T. Howe, chairman
of TIE committee Mr.. Myers did not
help the cause of the Vinewood enter
prise materially.
Everett W. Wilson, who represents
the financial end of the enterprise. said
after the n Getting:
Il leave for home this afternoon. To-
peka does not want the road We can't
get together with the council"
OF the seven conditions proposed by
the committee, three We're Objectionable
to the VineWoOd company. The seven
conditions were as follows:
l. City to be protected from damage
suits.
2 Company shall not sell line without
consent Of the city.
3. Company shall file annual report of
financial condition
f. Company shall not issue mortgage
bonds in excess Of so per cent of cost
of railway.
3. City shall have right to lower rates
of traffic.
6. Company shall dismiss all litigation
against city, and pay all costs.
z. Five thousand dollars cash deposit
| by the company guarantee of good
faith.
The company objected to the second.
! third and fifth requirements, and refus-
/ ed to continue the negotiations unless
I fhacn T,r-OvfcionC cbn1ll6 hn E4r
1 or amended.
MYERS GIVES VERDICT.
] The meeting commenced shortly after
/ 10 o'clock this morning, being a con-
tinuatiOn of the meeting held Thursday
| evening. The Thursday evening meet
/ ing accomplished little, except that the
/ two members of the committee present.
/ Mr.. Howe and Mr.. Rergundthal. agreed
that the best route for the proposed
/ road was east on Seventh to Van Buren,
/ north on Van Buren to Fifth, east on
Fifth to Quincy, and south on Quincy to
/ Seventh, forming the loop
Il have here" said Mr.. Howe this
morning, "a copy of the conditions
which the committee has agreed upon
think there viii be no further objection
to granting the franchise"
After the conditions were read in full,
Mr.. Myers said with considerable show
I of wrath:
'sWen, do you want to know what Z
! think of that papeF2 I think it is a care
/ fully prepared document drawn up for
the purpose Of barring the Vinewood
/ park enterprise. If Mr.. Wilson takes my
advice he will go back home on the first
train" And Mr.. Myers brought his fist
down emphatically on the table.
'.As far as am concerned" said Mr..
/ Howe, coolly, L propose to vote for no
/ plan without restrictions such as these.
Mr.. Myers then went on to analyze
the conditions imposed. He said the
| one concerning d sale to a Kansas City
road cast a cloud on the title. Under
| that regulation, Mr.. Wilson could not
! even give the road to his heirs when he
/ died" declared Mr.. Myers
! WOULD SELL OUT, ANYWAY.
Then Mr.. Myers made a very import
/ ant statement. which clearly indicated
the purpose of the Vinewood park com
pany in fighting the provisO against
/ selling
IF I had my way he said, I'D let
you gentlemen put in a proviso not to
| sell to anybody, and then I would go
/ ahead and sell when I pleased, and I
| wouldn't ask you for permission, either.
| You can't keep Mr.. Wilson from selling
/ the road. You can't do anything in re-
! striction of trade. Any provision such
| as this is absolutely no good. 1t does
| not keep US from selling when ever we
want to. The only thing is that it
| makes a cloud on the title"