Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-10


together with one presented by Coun
lcilmen Psencka, which asked that tn
present line be extended, We're referee
to the judiciary committee for report
1 The circumstances and the resolution
INTRODUCED by Mr.. Webster do no
grant any rights to the promoters o
the new interurban line, but are intend
ed to prevent the present company from
occupying the streets with either
street railway line, or electric poles, o
Il gas mains.s The streets embodied in tn
resolutions are State, Center. Secon,
|avenue, South Third street, Third ave
nue.. that portion not now occupied b.
4 the present company, Church street
Ninth street, Riverside street, Marke
street, Sixth street, Woodbury. street
| Boone street, Eighth avenue and Firs
avenue. Colonel j. NJ. Parker, for thu
new concern, explained that when tn,
city council, on June 80, 1892, granted
TO A. T. Birchard the franchise unde
/ which the present street railway wa!
constructed according to the ordinanc,
| granting that franchise, the compan,
should, for period of five years, have
the right to occupy any and all of thu
streets of the city If it IS so desired
After the five years had elapsed, how
ever, it could not use any of the streets
without first gaining the consent of The
majority of the property owners along
the street in question. AS the five years
had long since passed, the signature OF
the owners along the several streets
had been secured fayoring the new en-
terprlse. in order that the Marshalitown
Light, Power & Railway Company
could not extend it's line upon those
streets. and to enable way being
| opened whereby the council could
grant to the new concern franchise
for that purpose. The resolution was
referred to the judiciary committee.
Psenicka Wants Line Extended.
Councilman Psenicka is fatherng n
resolution which called upon the Mar
shalltown Light. Power & Railway
Company to extend it's present line from
where it ends on South Third avenue to
May street, thence east to Twelfth ave-
nue. and thence north to the Industrial
addition. The resolution accused the
company of not living up to it's agree
nlent at the time the ordinance grant
ing it franchise was passed and, after
severely criticising it for this, proposed
that the company be not allowed to
make any further extensions other than
the ones named. 1t went with the other
referring to street car matters to the
judiciary committee.
LaPlant Bros. File Big Claim.
LaPlant Bros, thru their attorney,
filed with the council a tig claim that
grew out of the CONSTRUCTION of the
sewage disposal plant. They allege
that the city is indebted to them to the
extent of s2,490, due for the hauling of
cinders for the filter beds. They sub
let the contract for the work. so they
allege. at profit to them of $1,000. Ow-
ing to the plant not having been COM
pleted the work has never been finished
and they are the losers thereby. They
also claim a loss owing to money paid
out to facilitate the work. The matter
was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee.
st. Louis Concern Threatens Suit.
The assignee Of the st. Louis Electric
Supply Company, thru his attorney,
Charles Hurd. of st. Louis, threatened
to commence action against the city
unless the $1,219.15 claimed to be due
the company in payment of material
and machinery furnished for the sew
age disposal plant was no.. Forthcoming.
Later in the session Mr.. Henry intro
auced resolution instructing the city
clerk to advertise for all bills owed by
the ST. Louis concern for supplies or
labor secured in this city while they
were installing the apparatus at the
sewage disposal plant. in order that the
city might pay them and deduct the
from the bill by the city. Mr..
Henry's resolution was passed, while
he communication threatening suit |
was referred to the city solicitor.
For Flushing tho Mains.
The water works committee was Civ |
m power to expend, if 1t deemed best, in /
The neighborhood Of $1,000 for a six
nch pressure main from the city wells
@ the old sub-station. to be used for
leaning the strainers in the wells with
'ut rolling the water in them. 1t was
estimated that it will cost about $1,000. L
Postpones Paving Again.
The resolution covering the intent to
awe South First avenue and West H
Church street, which were first intro 4
iuced before the council at it's regular
meeting in January and were postponed
Until the March meeting. were again
postponed until the regular meeting in
April "Reminiscences from property
'wners on South First. Fourth street
md Church street, against the paving
we're placed on file.
Name Judges and Clarks.
The following We're appointed by the
ounciI to act as judges and clerks of
he city election to be held on March 80:
First Ward-Judges, f. r. Carver,
,haries Henry and l. I. Kirby; clerks,
Ians Erickson and Theodore Buchwald.
Second Ward,--Judges, w. r. Rubee.
Fisher and Ralph Mcbride;
Jerks, George p. Powers and L. s. Kill
orn.
Third Ward-Judges, Thomas c.
veatherly, w. A. WATSON and Mark
Wood; clerks, F. A. smith and =. C.i