Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-06
TWO STRINGS ON
CENTRAL SHOPS
Marshalltcwn in Postition to
Make Trouble Ii Removal
is Attempted.
Contract on Record by Which
Company Would Forfeit All
the Property.
Covers Lands, Buildings and Ap.
purtenances, Including All
Machinery.
Second Contract in Which Cen.
trail Would Forfeit 100000
in Cold Cash.


accept the removal Of the headquarters
offices of the Iowa General gracefully,
but when it comes to the shops the sit
uation is different. No move has been
made recently. so far as known, looking
towards the removal of the general
shops from this city, altho some of the
citizens, fear this will be attempted In
the near future. In view of the claims
Marshalltown has on the shops, their
general Importance to the city, and the
fact that the general public is not con-
versant with the contents of the exist
| ing contracts, copies OF the same have
| been procured from the records of
County Recorder Pa cked's Office and are
| printed in full, with the exception of
some of the notarial certificates, which
are Important only in their legal sig
nificance.
The first contract is embodied in the
deed to the lands on which the shops
and tracks are nov located, and was
entered into Oct. Is, 1871, between the
General Iowa Railroad Company and
John A. Turner, Delano I. Smith and
Edward Willigrod, trustees represent
ing the citizens of Marshalltown. About
forty acres of land was given to the
company in return for the permanent
location CT the general shops and an
eighteen stall round house, and also the
making OF this city as one of the divi-
sion points, the company agreeing to
forfeit this land and all the buildings
fba fnr, in ia
shops were removed or discontinued
within a period of 100 years. AS this
was ever thirty years ago, the cortraet
will continue in force for nearly sew
enty years.
The second contract, the existence of
which had been lost sight of until Sec
rotary r. e. Sears, of the Commercial
| Club, found ii on the records few days
ago. is between the trustees of Marshall
township, which is practically cock
tensiHe with the city, and the Central
Iowa Railway Company By this con-
tract the township agreed To vote 20
the company a fiye-mill tax to aid In
the building of the line south of this
city. and contingent on the fuliliment
of the other contract to locate and
maintain the general shops in this city.
The company agreed, in return for this
tax, to build and retain the shops in
Marshalltown for 100 years or forfeit to
the township or to the city council of
Marshalltown the sum of 100000. This
contract was filed for record on the
same, day that the deed and contract
We're filed.
The city has never forfeited it's rights
in the various changes in the company
and was never made a party to the
| foreclosure of the various trust deeds.
SO that both contracts are still in eff
feet and binding.
The Deed and Contract.
The deed and contract between the
| citizens and the company are so bind
ing that little uneasiness snolSd be felt
over a possible effort to take the shops
elsewhere.
John Turner, Delano It. Smith. e.
Willigrod and wives to Central Rail-
road of Iowa:
| Know all men by these presents:
That we. John Turner. Delano T.
Smith and Edward Willigrod, of the
| city of Marshalltown, county of Mar
shall and state of Iowa, trustees hold
ing in trust the lands hereinafter de-
scribed and conveyed for the citizens
of said city and vicinity for the uses
and purposes herein shown and ex-
pressed, in consideration of the sum
| of one dollar esd, to US paid by the
| Central Railroad of Iowa, and the per-
| fermance upon the part of said Cen
| trail Railroad Company of Iowa, its
succ essors and assigns of the terms
and conditions hereinafter mentioned
| and contained, to be kept and per-
formed by said company. Its successors
and assigns, have given, granted, con-
veyed and confined, and do by these
presents give, grant, convey and con-
fine unto said Central Railroad Com
pany of Iowa, it's successors and as
signs, subject to the reservation and
conditions hereinafter mentioned, all
our right title and interest in and to
the lots, tracts, and parcels of land
situate in the county of Marshall
aforesaid, described as follows, viz:
.All of block No. one %, all of block
| No. two (2), all of block No. five Co,
and the following: Commencing one
hundred and twelve G12) feet and four
ca inches south from the southwest
corner of lot No. eight (S), in block
No. one %, in Click & Willigrod's adj
dition to Marshall, thence running
north forty-s six (48) feet and four (4)
/ inches, thence east fifty-two (52) feet
and two (2) inches, thence in a south
westerly direction to the place of be-
ginning, all the above described lots
and tracts of land being in Click &
Willigrod"s addition to Marshall, as
shown by the recorded plat of said
addition.
ALSO the following, towit: Com
mencing four hundred and twenty six
| (426) feet south of the northeast cor
ner of the northeast quarter of the
southwest qaurter of section No.
thirty five (35), township No. eighty
| four (S4) north and range No. eight
cen 1S) west of the fifth principal
meridian to point opposite of the
northeast corner of the fence on the
north line of Brown & Williams land
running thence south two hundred and
fifty one and one half (2o11a) feet
thence west five hundred and twenty
one and one-half (5211s) feet, thence
north one hundred and forty six and
one half d46M) feet, thence north
forty eight and one-half (4Sk) feet
east (var. 945) one hundred and
ffty-eigh Q5S) feet east four hun
ldred and three and one-third (403 la
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