The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23
STREET RAILWAYS.
Council Makes Special Order Of
Electric Line Proposals.

met last evening in a continuation OF
the regular session OF the month, for
the purpose Of taking up the several
street car propositions that have
come to the city in the past few
months. IT was street car meeting
and little else was talked but street
car propositions. But one member
was absent.
Or. Clark and Mr.. Blake OF the
Oskaloosa and Tama line were pres
emit and told OF the progress Of the
plans for the line. The gentlemen
stated that their company would be
ready to come before the council in
a very short time prepared to state
definitely just what was desired in
the way Of an election and an ordi-
nance for the use Of the streets Of the
city.
Messrs. Harry O'Neill and J.. F.
Springfield we're present represents
ing the Ottumwa company that de-
sires to extend their holdings to Os-
kaloosa and explained to the council
their position and their desires. This
company desired an ordinance for
street railway in the city OF oska-
loosa and the electric lighting bust
ness OF the city together with an or
dinance providing for the running OF
line of railway between the cities
of Oskaloosa and Ottumwa. Com
siderable talk was indnIged in pro
and con touching the details Of the
proposition. The gentlemen men
toned stated that they were DESTROYS
of knowing the feeling OF the council
in regard TO the ordinances that
would have to be secured. 1t was
finally decided to have committee
Of three with the city solicitor added
to confer with the gentlemen and
either have the committee present
an ordinance that the city would be
willing to pass or to have the gentle
men OF the proposed company pres
emit the city with an ordinance that
would be acceptable for action on
the part of the city. The talks and
arguments that were INDUCED in
were beneficial on all sides and the
details of the o'Neill proposition win
R ,st likely be public property
through the next meeting of the city
council.
Mr.. Winter of the Oskaloosa Street
Railway & Land Company had filed
with the city clerk list of twenty
ave or more property owners OF each
ward petitioning as follows:
ITO W. H. Wray, mayor Of the city
of Oskaloosa:
We, the undersigned, being prop
erty owners of the - ward OF the
city of Oskaloosa, Iowa, do hereby
petition you as providedfby Section
776 of the code OF Iowfto submit TO
vote OF the legaf cleo 81 81 ss.ru
city at special or genef-. election
the following question:
Shall the franchise OF an eIeetrfc
street railway granted to the Oska-
looea Street Railway & Land Com
pany by ordinance No. 213 OF the
city of Oskaloosa, Iowa, to be re-
newed and extended for the period
of twenty-five years from the vote ON
Ghts proposition under the same
terms and conditions as contained in
said ordinance No. 213 except that
the time in which SAID street railway
shall be- completed and in operation
shall be Oct. /, 1902, provided, how
ever, that The work of construction
snail begin on or before April IS,
1902.
Shall the franchise for an electric
light and power plant granted to the
tuscaloosa Street Railway 4 Land
Company by ordinance No. 214 of the
city OF Oskaloosa, Iowa, be renewed
and extended for the period Of TWEEN
ty-hve years from the vote on this
proposition upon the same terms and
conditions as contained in said ordi-
nance No. PA, except that the time
at which said franchise shall take
effect shall be Oct /, 1902. aud not
then unless at that time the said Os-
kaloosa Street Railway & Land Com
pany shall have completed and in
operation an electric street railway
as provided in its franchise.n
1t was decided that definite action
would be taken on the calling for an
election on the Winter proposition
at the Injecting designated for next
Monday at which time the Oskaloosa
Street Railway & Land Company
win have been asked to post or de-
post the necessary expense money
for defrayihg the costs Of the cleo
ton. TheEpetitions win also be can
vassed at this meeting to see II they
comply with the law.
The Taylorsproposition was touch
ed lightly at this session and nothing
definite was done with it.
When adjournment was announced
it was with the understanding that
the meeting was to be continued
next Monday evening. A couple OF
bills were. allowed during the even
ing but aside from this no other
business than that pertaining to
street cars was considered.