The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
FOR new CAR LINE
L.E.Myers Would Extend Tracks
on the South Side.
Cross D0uthitt Place and Unite
Washburn-South Topeka.
WAIT FOR ORDINANCE
Wants Extension of the Time for
Building New Lines.
Mayor and City Attorney Appar.
WAIT FOR ORDINANCE
Mayor and City Attorney Appar.
emily Hostile to Concession.

The ordinance submitted to the CITY
council by the Topeka Street railway
not long ago asking for an extension of
three years to the building time is still
lurking around the office of the civ at
torney awaiting his will and the will of
the mayor. 1t will probably be discuss
cd at the next meeting of the council
at least referred to it's proper source.
This year the six year extension time
OF the Topeka Street railway ended. The
city gave the street car company six
years in which to build up their line
over the city on any street they chose
with the exception of a few streets
named in the franchise. (Topeka ave-
nue., Harrison street. Woodlawn avenue
and the ike). This six years has ex-
pired and in an ordinance introduced
IN the council, the street railway asked
Tor three more years for which to make
street improvements on the line
Inc city ofhcials and the majority of
the councilmen are not very strongly in
favor OF the plan. In speaking with
state Journal reporter this morning
Mayor Green said:
Il don't see why it is necessary for
the city to extend this time to the street
railway. If they desire to make i'm
provements all they have to do is to
make application to the city and OBJ
tain our permission-and I am sure that
it will be granted. 1t is not necessary
to extend this time limit when practi-
cally the same thing can be accomplish
ed with other means"
Attorney Opposes Extension.
When asked what he intended to do
with the ordinance as referred to him.
self and the city attorney the mayor
said:
Il have not made any plans as yet.
,fc ir,or t. ct g.
pose of extending the time with a few
other minor changes and I can see no
reason for this extension as 1 have
stated to you before. But this does not
mean that We will kill the ordinance.
To tell the truth we have not had the
time to go over it thoroughly
Both the city and the street railway
are hunting for an opening in the 9TH
er's walls-according to the opposing
ordinances and resolutions offered
for Councilman Miller from the Second
ward introduced a resolution asking the
street railway to issue transfers from
the Santa Fe and Oakland lines to the
cemetery line and vice versa. This has
never been acted upon finally by the
council and it is known that they are
both hanging in the office of the city
attorney in conference with the mayor.
1t is supposed that the two of them will
be settled at the same time by COM
promise of some sort.
l. E. Myers, vice president of the To-
peka Railway company. has been in the
city the last few days in the interests
of the company and he is spending most
| of his time figuring on extensions. He
said to State Journal reporter that II
the proper consideration was shown the
street railway from the city the COM
pany' would commence work at once on
proposed changes and extensions. The
extensions have been authorized and
arrangements made for the necessary
money.
The most important extension will be
in the south and southwest portion of
the city. 1t is stated by Mr.. Myers that
the street railway will build the South
Topeka line around to Euclid avenue or
Seventeenth street and it will run west
on this street or some other up past
the Quinton line and on to the Wash
burn ''Y'' where connection will be
made thus completing a circuit clear
around the southwestern portion of the
city and giving car service to a large
district heretofore untouched. This would
give seven minute service on these lines,
making a great accommodation for the
growing districts and the additions. An
other plan-and it is simply a plants
to make the lonk talked of extension to
Shorey However. this is still mythical
land the South Topeka Washburn pro-
position is assured if the extension of
time is granted.
In speaking of the transfer ideas as
expressed by the Second ward council
man, Mr.. Myers stated that this would
be out of the question. He said the
proposed change in the transfer plan is
impossible.
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