The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-28
FRANCHISES
ARE EXTENDED
Street Car Company Limit
Raised to Thirty Years.
GAS TO TWENTY YEARS
Terms and Condition of the
Two New Privileges.
GAS TO TWENTY YEARS

The life Of the franchise Of the Wich-
Eta Electric Street Railway company was
EXTENDED from twenty TO Unity years by
the city council last might
A new tweuty-year franchise was given
to the Wichita Light and Power com
pany
A prodigtous number OF permanent
sidewalks was deemed necessary and
ORDERED advertised.
These were the main items OF the bust
ness that kept the city council in ses-
sion I'LL nearly midnight
Nearly 35j citizens attended the meet
ing and hints were thrown out that the
street car franchise especially was 70
meet with positive public opposition. but
not a voice was raised by outsiders,
greatly 10 the appointment OF those
who expected demonstratiye expressions
OF protest
1t vas an adjourned meeting and the
business was proceeded with without pre-
liminaries.
Mr.. Scheu began by asking further tine
as chairman OF the franchise committee
for the consideration of the Street Rail-
way franchise Mr. Luling moved that
its consideration be begun at once ana
OF ten 10 two.
Mr. Jobes. OF the National Bank of
Commerce was granted permission 70
build a vault in the alley north Of Doug
las avenue. adjoining the temporary
headquarters Of his bank. TO be main
tanned there for four months or until his
new bank building is completed.
Silas Brown presented petition, which
was referred 10 tbs sewer committee with
sewer from the corner of Waco and Pine
TO the main sewer line a few blocks dis
tant.
Frank WATSON complained that Police
Officer Washburn utilized his team to run
down a runaway and as a result of the
chase one Of his horses died. he asked
$50 for it and the claim on motion of
Luling, was rejected.
The team drivers union asked that none
but union teamsters be employed in the
contract for paving West Douglas ave-
nue.. The petition was referred TO The
paving and scales committee.
On motion of Burton the street force was
ordered 10 raise the sidewalk near the
residence of Mary Peters in the Sixth
ward 10 grade and this alone for a mis-
take made in the official grade The city !
engineer in connection with this. was in
structed hereafter to follow official grades !
regardless OF the wishes Of property |
owners
The city attorney was instructed to draw |
an ordinance defining the sanitary sewer |
limits preparatory 10 doing about Sll.0c0 !
worth Of work in the Third and Sixth |
wards
a petition 10 improve the river bank \
for the protection OF property owners in |
the north part Of the Second ward from |
Water. was referred 10 the public i'm |
provement committee.
Then came a deluge of prayers for the |
building Of permanent sidewalks and !
curbing. one Of which included fremont
street from Douglas avenue to Harry
street Mayor Mclean viewed the matter
with some alarm and expressed the hope
that many OF the streets mentioned were
within the city limits.
on motion of Mr. Davidson. the city at
torney was instructed TO prepare an ordi-
nance authorizing the Street Railway
company TO change their tracks on West
Douglas avenue to conform with a new
bridge the company is about 70 build over
the Arkansas river.
The ordinance extending the life Of the |
Wichita Street Railway company an ad- |
ditional decade. was then taken up. II is |
substantially as follows:
The old franchise remains the same |
but is amended.
renee and Waco avenue and Park Place. /
To build an extension OF the present /
system on South Empo-ia avenue TO Lin I
coin and on some street between Wash !
ington and Hydraulic one mile north and !
south OF Douglas avenue.
To sell twenty-four tickets for one dol /
lar
To operate a line Of track an additional 4
block on North Topeka
practically the same as il is now
o1ompelling an inter-urban road to put
uEs forfeit Of s5.no0. or 10 build ten miles
Of road outside the city limits. before en- (
ttering and occupying a street in Wichita
already occupied by the present company.
Providing that - per cent of the net
earrings Of the corpanv. over and above
the expenses Of operating the road and
profits Of 10 Per cent on the investment
when Wichita shah have reached a po-u-
lation Il i5.eo1. according 70 a United
States census. shall be Paid into the city
treasury.
Repeating that section II the old fran
chise limiting the company to- mcrtgaging
rs plant TO the actual cost Of its con
struction and equipment
The franchise was passed ny a fun vote
except Professor Isely. Who disserteI
Mr.. Isely fought hard for n have Z
designated IN the franchise that cars
should run 10 Fairmount eve-y thirtv
minutes, but his motion 70 have that
proviso inserted was defeated by one
vote.
The main feature of the new franchise
given L the Wichita Gas. Electric Ligh
and Power company is that gas shah be
sold 10 consumers ar maximum price
IF $50 tnstead OF $ as heretofore. iron
PERTAIN conditions the consumers can Sc