The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-16

ways craved for a chance to make their
wants appear in black and white and
place them at the door of the railway
company. The points are all important
facts bearing on the operation of the
Topeka Railway company and some of
them are simply points OF the old fran
chise that have never been enforced
because Of the absence of a misde-
meanor clause.
ID The paving of the proposed route
through Douthitt tract will constitute
Uprising No. of the people living
there. They have plead with the city
council for relief and since there seems
to be no chance they have petitiOned
for paving. 1t is thought that this
might possibly have the desired effect
of sending the car line around the old
route planned by the council not long
ago.
(2) THE universal transfer system
is a thing that demands action said
Councilman Howard this afternoon.
I'm a cross town system it will be i'm
possible to travel over certain streets
without paying 10 cents. The universal
system will undoubtedly give some peo-
pie a chance to double up on the COM
pany, but no harm will be DONE" Mr..
Howard is q strong adyocator of this
plan-as we'll as many other points in
the proposed amendments
Big Sum for City.
90 In the payment of a certain per
cent of the net earnings to the city,
there is one way that the clause in
the ordinance can be enforced. This
requirement of ten per cent of the net
earnings over and above ten per cent
of the earnings on the investment has
always been included in the franchise
with the city, but has never been en-
forced. 1t was drawn up in such a.
manner that nothing could be done. 1t
is planned by the city to attach mis-
demeanor clause to this part of the
franchise and then enforce it.
"a The paying of the assessment
against, the railway for Fourth street
is another idea of Councilman How
ard and he will come prepared for
this tonight. 1t seems that the road
was assessed for the paving of Fourth
street west of Kansas avenue and be-
fore the pavement was laid they moved
their tracks to Third street. 1t IS
claimed they did this to escape the
paving assessment. In order to re
ceive their rights, they will have to
explain this action tonight.
CD In case the council allows the
street railway to change their line to
Buchanan street from Clay between
Seventeenth and Twenty-third, it will
be necessary for the company to Dullo
a bridge over the Shunganunga that
will accommodate foot and wagon as
well as street car traffic. 1t is con-
tended by the city that the street car
company uses the Kansas avenue
bridge just built by the city in South
Topeka, and as a return for the kind
ness the company should build for the
city on Buchanan street.
Secret of Measure.
The misdemeanor clause is the Sc
cret, of the whole ordinance. In the
past there has been nothing to bind
the street car company to their con-
tract except the repeating of the fran
chise. To kill franchise is a hard
matter and the city did not feel like
doing it when the railway would only
violate a few of the minor points.
1t seemed as though the company
only violated one point at a time. If
the city is able to make the miSde-
meanor clause pass the council. the
other specifications in the ordinance
will be at their mercy.