Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-18
GAR linz EXTENSION
Street Railway Company TO
Build One Mile OF Addition
al Trackaee.
Plan Involves a New Public
Park Schel re Promoted
by Citizens.
Fifty Acres North Of Brick Yards
Purchased Library De-
cision Ratified.

A street car extension necessitatins
mile of new trackage and new pub
lie park are assured for the coming
season, provided no hitch occurs In the
plans, which are already under way to
the extent that fifty acres of land has
been purchased and the Marshalltown
Light. Power and Railway Company
has entered into contract to extend
It's line to the grounds. The plans were
laid before the city council at the meet
ing of that body Monday night, and the
city's cooperation was solicited to the
extent of granting the right OF way on
Summit street from the present ter
minus of the Soldiers Home line west
about forty rods to point near the
city limits. From this point the car line
will extend north to that portion of the
river known as the cutoff" The right
of way over this ground has been pur-
chased and the park promoters have
entered into contract with president
&c. D. Jones, of the street car company,
to donate this. In consideration for the
right of way on Summit street and on
this private ground the company agrees
to build at once and to operate cars
over the line whenever business Will
warrant doing so. 1t also agrees to
double track that portion of the right of
way running from Summit street north
to the river The other parties to the
,rIt o n
Cummings, C. j. Hoyt, Charles Nelson.
C. T. LaPlant and Adolph Kunkel, and
they agree to maintain public park of
not less than fifty acres near the end OF
the line. A tract of about fifty acres
already has been purchased for park
purposes, including all the land includ-
ed in the island made by the CUTOFF
In the river, where the shack of the
Idylwilde Club is now located. Land
for the right of way and the park has
been purchased of Sieg & Size. A. An
son and C. j. Hoyt, at total cost of
about $500. The park opened last
summer by private parties on the north
aide of the river will be abandoned,
and the new plan was evolved for the
reason that the street car company
found it would be too expensive to
bridge the river in order to reach that
ground. Mr. Buchwald informed the
council that at any time the city de-
sired to purchase the land they would
sell it at the actual cost price to the
park promoters, altho the land is in
creasing in value all the time. The
council deferred the matter of granting
the right of way and grading Summit
J.,1, y,fe
Wednesday afternoon the counoilmen
Will visit the territory in body for the
purpose of making an inspection. The
concession will without doubt be
granted.
At the meeting of the council Mon
day night Mr. Fisher wanted to get af-
ter the glucose company for it's failure
to operate its plant. He called atten-
ton to the fact that in the original con-
tract entered into between the company
and the city. the loan of $4,000 to build
the sewage plant was to be forfeited If
the company ceased to operate the fac
tory. and there was a further agree
Inent to build and operate a syrup plant
employing not less than $50 hands. Mr.
Fisher wanted the city solicitor to de-
termine whether or not the city had
fulfilled its part of the contract and
whether or not the glucose company
had violated its agreement. DIR. Har-
ris was of the opinion that the contract
was not effective until the sewage plant
was completed. Mr.. Mcclure said the
original forfeiture clause had been cut
out of the contract when 1t was sent to
Chicago for the signatures of the glu-
cose officials and its absence was not
noted when II was sent back. Whether
or not the mayor at that time, Mr..
Pierce, knew of the change he could not
say. No action was taken in regard to
the matter.
Mr.. Mcclure submitted a report of
the joint meeting of the library trustees
and city council. which was held last
Friday evening, in which the corner
portion of the city lots, seventy-five by
ninety feet. was set aside for the IL
brary building site. The action was
ratified without discussion and without
dissenting vote. This action settles
definitely the location of the Carnegie
building.
A written opinion of City Attorney
C. H. Van Law relative to the claim of
IaPlant Bros. for $4,000 for failure to
supply cinders the contractors were to
haul to the sewage disposal plant was
submitted by the sewage committee.
The solicitor holds that the city is not
liable for any portion of the claim, I'M
der the terms of the written contract.
Chairman Mcguire. of the special
sewage committee, reported that the
two Morris pumps purchased by the
council had arrived and were at the
sewage plant.
Mr.. Fisher called up the petition of
the residents of that portion of the city
west of Ninth street, asking that that
section be set off as sixth ward. He
argued that this rapidly growing por-
ton is entitled to representation, and
moved that the ordinance committee
and solicitor be instructed to draw up
an ordinance in compliance with the re-
quest. Messrs. Mcclure and Kreutzer
opposed on the ground that the request