The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-12-26


Mr.. Taylor and drawn up by the city
solicitor, in accordance with the in
structions Of the city council, be read,
as a matter of information for the
city council, and the thing was done,
There was a clause IN the street-car
ordinance that covered the grounds
touched in the request fled by the R.
r. Committee.
ANOTHER PROPOSITION.
By this time the meeting was well
warmed up. Chris Winter and w. NJ
Peatman, of the old OskaIoosa Street
Railway Company, that holds a fran
chise for .ne streets of the city until
the first day of January, 1902, were
present, and they made a bid for an
extension of time to comply with the
provisions of the ordinance that was
granted them last spring by the pee
pie of the city of Oskaloosa.
The story, perhaps, is best told in
the words of the communications that
were presented to the mayor and read
before the council, as follows:
OFFICE OF
w. NJ. PEATMAN,
CENTERVuLE, Iowa.
DECEMBER IA, 1901.
W. H. WRAY, Esq, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Dear Sir:-Herewith hand you a
addressed to yourself
and the city council, and if you think
favorable of it would like you to call
the council together and act upon it
as soon as possible. pill" l have no
pledges to make, only what is in the
letters, but feel like making another
effort and hope the city council will
look at it favorable. Please return
the letter to me aIIer you have sub
mitted it to he council.
Yours in faith,
w. NJ. PEATMAN.
DECEMBER IA, 1901.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY Council,
OskaloOsa, Iowa.
GeHtlemeR:-I address you, feeling
that you think and believe that l have
not done my duty in regard to the
street railway and lighting franchise,
but / hope this is not the case, for if
over which / had no con-
troll has made it impossible for me to
fully cOnsUmmate the de2l.
However, l have not given uU. as
the enclosed letter will show. I
have had faith and still have faith
in the enterprise, and if 20. see your
way clear to give me ninety days in
which to close up the contracts along
the lines suggested in enclosed letter.
/ will have the parties come on i'm
mediGteIy after the first of the year.
The enclosed resolution covers the
points that | want acted upon. Ger
tlemen, hoping to have a favorable
report from you, remain,
Yours truly,
w. NJ. PEATNAN.
THE COMMUNICATION"
OFFICE OF
P. X. TYING C CO.,
INVESTMENT BROKERS'.
BUFFALO n. Y, Dec. -, 1901.
w. NJ. PEATMAN, Esq, Centeryille, Ia.
Deer Str:-In regard to OskaloOsa,
Iowa proposition, as we explained to-
you, during the past year. through the
of sickness, the loss OF one of
the firm Of Tying & Co., we have been
unable to handle matters as we hope
to in the future. It has been absolute
ly impossible for us TO make person
al investigation in regard to the 0ska-
loosa proposition, and inasmuch as the
same must have been completed by
January list, we feel that 1t would be
almost impossible for the same to be
completed in that time. However, we
would state that we have investigated
the 0skaloosa proposition from data
and reports from you, and also our
Mr.. l.. H. Tying has been in OskaIoosa
and reports favorably in regard to the
II you can get the time Of compile
lion extended until, say, October LIST,
DR. such time as you would be sure to
be safe in doing, with the understand
ing that the work shall be started,
say, within ninety days, or as soon as
The frost Is out Of the ground, we will |
send our engineer 10 make final ex-
animation and report. II the finding
II the engineer and that OF the writer
your statements and CO. |
neides with our personal inyestiga- |
ion, which, no doubt, It win. we win
AXE the securities you offer and at |
ne terms heretofore agreed upon.
Let us know at your earliest con
lenience, so that we can take the mat
er up without delay. This surely /
viii not diseommode the city In the
east, as II is the season Of the year
When nothing could be done anyway
We are very sorry that this matter has
leen delayed, but the circumstances
AVE been such mat Il was unaYoid-
bile, ana we sincerely hope that you
yill have 20 trouble In getting the