The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-18
NO VINEWOOD LINE.


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After the meeting closed Mr.. Myers
dictated the following statement PEI
sonally to reporter for the STATE
~The company will agree to a pro
vision in the ordinance prohibiting 1t
from selling leasing or cOntracIlls
with any company, corporation or IN
dividual owning or operating railway
line to Kansas City, but 1t VIII not
agree never to sell its property to any
body"
forced2" asked the Journal reporter
1T isn't worth a , RESPONDED
Mr.. Myers frankly. but it keeps the
cloud off our title"
CLOUD ON TITLE
A peculiar thing about the objections
raised by the Vinewood agitators was
that the points they objected TO We're
all claimed by them to be contrary 70
state law, and therefore null and VOID,
except insofar as they "elouded the
title
They did not want to be compelled
to make annual reports, because the
statutes do not require it, and because
the city railway does not have to do So
They wanted this part Of the ordinance
made general, so that it would eaten
the city railway.
Il am in favor of q, general ordinance
OF this kind" said Mr.. Howe.
$50 am D" said Mr.. Bergundthal.
Can the city attorney tell US whether
we could enforce such an ordinance
against the city railway, under its eX-
7 don't think you could said City
Attorney Spencer 1T IS hard to tell
how far general ordinances affect old
franchises"
The objection to the regulation Of the
amount of fare to be charged was
based on the same grOund-that the
state statutes do not provide for such
the pifW railway
IS not SO regulated
IF we were granting a franchise to
the city railway today, these provisions
would go into it." said MI Bergund-
fifteen years ago"
COMMITTEE STANDS FIRM
After the various provisions had been
gone over several times and the at
tOrneys for the WineWOOd interests had
said all they could, and the city at
torney had given his ideas very fully,
Mr.. Myers put the question separately
to both MI Howe and MI Bergund-
thai as to whether they would insist
upon the acceptance of the conditions.
Each answered in the affirmative.
Then we are done, declared Mr.. Ny
ers jun ping to his feet and grabbing his
hat
mo, you can lay your case before the
council, said Mr.. Howe. We will sim
ply report that we are unable to reach
an agreement with you gentlemen"
IF was Mr.. Wilson" declared Mr..
Myers vehemently. Il would collect that
81, 500 judgment, and costs from the city
/ would sell the steel rails in the pres
ent road, I would sell the locomotives
and equipment, and go back to Illinois.
He would have more money al the end
Of y months than he would have by
building this road
Mr.. Myers says" remarked Mr.. Howe,
that this paper was drawn up careful
iy for the purpose Of defeating the
NineWOod park project. I want to say
that drew up thar paper myself. and
the statement he makes is not true.
am in favor Of granting a franchise
under certain restrictions, and / pro-
pose to insist upon those restrictions. /
conceded one point yesterday after
noon in regard to the location of your
loop as you desired it. though I do not
believe that you should be allowed to
cross the avenue. These objections
which the committee offers are the only
ones have ever made"
1T IS A KANSAS CITY PROJECT.
The fact that the Kansas City project
following dispatches which happened to
both arrive today.
Lawrence. Kan, April 1S.-The pro-
moters Of the Kansas City-Topeka cleo
trio line are having some trouble get
ting a right Of way between here and
Topeka. Usually the farmers are ready
and anxious to donate a right of way
for an electric line, but many of those
east or topeka DeneN0 II is a SCQemG
for some regular railroad to get a route
. into Kansas City and they think that
they should be paid for their land.
Guthrie, Ok. April IA territorial
charter was granted today to the To
rel<a Lawrence & Kansas City Electric
Railway company for 20 years to es-
tablish a line between Topeka, kan.
and Kansas City, No, via Lawrence.
kan, the estimated length being IS
miles The capital stock is s., 900 900 and
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