The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23
THE 0. ct. RAILWAY
Board of Trade Investigate and
Endorse the New Road.

lat the court house on the evening
OF Nov. 2, 1901, for the purpose of
discussing the building Of an electric
line from Tama to Buxton via Monte
yuma and Oskaloosa, the project was
most heartily endorsed by the big and
representative audience and it was
voted that Oskaloosa should aid such
line to the extent of 2 per cent tax
upon its completion from Buxton to
Oskaloosa and from Oskaloosa to the
north line of the county. The meet
ing then turned the matter over to
the Board of Trade for further and
proper investigation as to the merits
of such a line, and also the ability
and earnestness of the company or
corporation proposing to build such
line. The Directors Of the Board of
Trade took the matter up at once and
after satisfying themselves that such
line would be of greatest benefit to
Oskaloosa and Mahaska county and
that the company was in all ways in
earnest and responsible, they appoint
ed special committee consisting of
w. R. Lacey, chairman, John R.
Barnes, John A. Kalbach, w. o. Shep-
pard, II. l.. Spencer, Sam Baldauf, w.
H. Kalbach, Hon. L. O. Blanchard
and W. A. McNeill, to take up details
and make technical examination of
the affair, and to draft andmake such
report as in their judgment was due.
This committee for several weeks has
been busy on the many and various
phases of the proposition, giving it
most thorough investigation ''up one
side and down the other" and as a
result of their labors they Tuesday
afternoon reported to full meeting
of the Directors, that in their judg-
ment the building of the Oskaloosa
and Tama Railway would be the great
est benefit ever coming to our county
and that the following petition should
at once be circulated and an election
held for the purposes indicated:
The Petition
To the Council Of The city Of Oska-
Loosq, Mahaska County, Ioaoa:
| 1--WE, the undersigned petitioners,
constituting a majority of the resi-
Dent fresh I'D taxpayers of the SAID
city OF Oskaloosa, do respecLfnlly
ask your honorable council to submit
10 the legal voters of the said city OF
OskaIOosa, at a special election to be
called for that purpose as by law
rovided, giving the notice required
by law therefor, the question as TO
whether tax of two ~ per centum
of tbs assessed value of the property
of. said city of Oskaloosa shall be
levied upon the taxable property
therein on the valuation of the year
1902, as shown by the proper tax
books and records for the year 1902,
to aid in the construction of a rail
road by the Oakaloosa & Tama Rail
road Company, corporation organ
lied under tine laws OF Iowa, its sue.
cessors and assigns, from said city
of 0skaloosa to Buxton, in Bluff
Creek township, Monroe county
Iowa, and from said city of Oska.
loosa to the city of Tama in Tams
county, Iowa.
| Said road after completion to OBJ
crate its cars over its line from Os
kaloosa to Buxton at intervals of moi
more than four hours each way from
six O'Clock q. m, to ten O'Clock p, M
Said tax to be levied in the veal
1902 on the taxable property of said
city of Osksloosa on the assessed
valuation of 1902, at the time OF levy.
!, ing the ordinary taxes OF 1902, an
one-half ~ shall be due, collectable
aud payable upon the following con.
ditions, viz: When said railroad
shall be fully completed and in op-
GRAFTON from Buxton in Bluff Greek
township, Monroe county, Iowa, via
Beacon to the city of Oskaloosa,
Iowa, with new and modern cars and
machinery; and the other one hall
Il (%) thereof to be due, collectable
and payable upon the following con.
ditions, viz: when said railroad shall
be fully completed and in operation
from Buxton in Bluff Greek town
ship, Monroe county, Iowa, to and
through the city of Oskaloosa, Iowa,
to the north line of Mahaska county,
Iowa.
Should said railroad not be com,
pleted from Buxton to Oskaloosa,
and in operation by June 1, 1908,
then the whole tax and levy shall be
null and void, and shall not be col
lectable in whole or in part, and il
fully completed and in operation
from said Buxton TO Oskaloosa, by
June l., 1908, one-halt ~ of said
tax shall be due, collectable and pay
able as above provided, and should
said railroad not be completed from
} Oskaloosa to the north line of said
Mahaska county, by Jan. L, 1904,
said second half Of said tax shall be
void and shall not be due or collect
able in whole or in part, and shall be
absolutely void; and the whole con-
tract and levy and tax voted herein
/ shall become null aud void uuless
work is commenced in good faith on
said line from Oskaloosa to Buxton
by July /, 1902. And this whole con.
tract shall become null and void and
tax uncollectRble, unless right-of.
. way procured and permanent survey
completed on said line from said Os.
kaloosa to Buxton by Jan. 1, 1908.
Dated this - day of -, A. D.,
1902.
Signed-W. r. Lacey, Chairman
, John A, Kalbach, W., O. Sheppard
|, II. L. Spencer, Sam Baldauf,
w. II. Kalbach, L. O. Blanchard,
/, w. A. McNsill, John r. Barnes.
The directors after full discussion
of the petition and the matters In
vestigated by this committee anS
thanking them for their care an,
thorou zhnese IN theifmatter. unan