The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-17
CITY COUNCIL
GRANTS FRANCHISE
AP. K lying and Company viii
Pipe Gas Here.
MANYPRESENT AT MEETING
BICyCIiStS Granted u Sc of
Sidewalks Again.
MANYPRESENT AT MEETING

Contrary TO expectations the matter OF
granting a franchise TO K p. Tying and
party OF capitalists, who are desiring OF
piping natural gas to Whicita from
t,redonia, came up at a regular session
OF the city council last night, and was
passed by d unanimous vote of the MEM
beers OF that BODY
Practically all the owners or managers
Of large factories packing houses and
other kinds of business were present. An
hour before council meeting time the cor
Tidors of the city hall were swarming
with people, all of wrom were discussing
the one important topic. natural gas.
Although the word has gone out yester-
day that nothing definite would be done
In hte matter until the latter part of
the week at the earliest, everyone pres
ent seemed Of the opinion that the fran
CHS should be granted a once.
When council came TO order and after
= few matters of minor Importance had
been acted on by the council, it was sug-
gested that the proposed gas franchise
De read. This was done. At its close
Mayor Mclean remarked that as there
was large number of the big fuel con-
sumers present at the meeting perhaps
there was some one who would like to
talk on the subject. Mr. Tying was
called and responded.
Mr.. Tying stated that he was well
pleased with the work accomplished by
the committees who have been circulate
Eng gas contracts and reported that 900
people have already signed up. He said
that there seemed no doubt but what
his company had the gas with which to
supply the city OF Wichita in case the
franchise was granted I'VE have eleven
wells he said and we are using the
gas from but two We came to Wichita
In the hopes of finding a market for the
remainder of our supply. Wichita people
seem in favor of the proposition 1t
will cost us you all know. between
one and one-half and two millions of
dollars to carry out our project AS we
have flow of gas anywhere from IT,
10000 to 20, 00000 OF cubic feet where
other compa MES have but seven. we DO
not hesitate to contract to supply Wichita
with gas our prices are right as you
may see by comparing those of other
90 cents and Buffalo 30 cents. l am Of
the belief that gas for Wichita will be
one of the biggest things that can hap
pen your city"
Mr.. Adams. who is president of an In
diana natural gas company. spoke at
short length on the proposition. He
stated that no place where natural gas
was available would people use coal in
preference. Just before leaving home"
he said two o. tho largest manufac-
tuners in the city called at my office and
offered to pay me 10 per for gas
when they could get coal for nearly one
half that price. In my opinion natural
gas is the greatest friend that city
desirious of increasing its population can
secure"
d Fred Dold of the Dold Packing COM
pany, William Brown, superintendent OF
'the Cudahy Packing company, L. S.
Naftzger, j. T. Howard. P. V Healy.
and others We're heard on the subject.
All We're of the opinion that the matter
should be closed at once and each advo-
Gated the plan of granting the franchise
on the spot AIessrs Dold and Brown
both stated that they had already shown
tIelT 1ditn III TIE pltbtSitiola hS oiSiAlAte
the contracts and agreeing to use the
natural gas.
BY the consent Of DIR. Pyng an import
ant change was then made in the fran
chise whereby the consumer of 100000
cubic feet of gas per month will be al
lowed the rate of Is cents Previous to
the change the consumer must use $780,
0Oo cubic feet of the product monthly to
get in on the cheap rate The change was
made for the purpose of letting other
factories and concerns that could not use
such a large quantity of the gas in on the
low rate
A recess % ten minutes was then taken
TO discuss the proposition of granting the
franchise At the expiration of that time
Mayor Mclean again called the council
to order and on motion of Councilman
Burton the rules were suspended and the
ordinance placed On its passage and
adopted by sections The final roll call
resulted in a favorable vote fro mevery
member of the council on the proposition. !
At the conclusion of granting the fran
chise S. l.. Nelson. general manager of
fhe Wichita Railroad and Light company.
who arrived in the city Yesterday after /
moon asked for the floor with perm ssion .
t9 speak on the subject. He arrived at
Band was not aware that the franchise had .
been granted. lie commenced with the +
statement that he was opposed TO grant