Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-26
Petitions Prepared and Work
Of Circulating Starts We'd
nesday Afternoon
BANKING FIRMS ALL SIGN
Up to This Afternoon No One Had Re-
fused to Affix Signature to Petition
Calling for Special Election to Vote
a 5 Per Cent Tax--Three Petitions
Out, and Work Will Last Ten Days.

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petition to be circulated among the
resident freeholders of the city, ask
ing the council to call a special election
to vote per cent tax to aid the Union
Traction Company in building its line
interurban railway, began their work
Wednesday afternoon. The part to be
aided by the taxpayers of this city is
that portion extending from Marha.l-
town to Grundy Center. According 10
the franchise granted to occupy the
streets OF, Marshalltown; also according
to thhe articles of incorporation, the
headquarters of the company are to be
located in this city, together with the
plant furnishing the power by which
the road will pe operated.
Three copies of the petition have
been prepared, and are in the hands
of the interurban people. The work
started off with a rush, and at the
close of the first two hours many Sig
natures, including, those of the differ
ent banking firms, had been obtained.
Up to this afternoon no freeholder had
refused to sign the petition.
1t will necessary at this canvass to
have AFFIXED to the petition at least
/ 900 names, as the list of resident
freeholders has increased since the last
petition was circulated. Then $40
names were required for majority.
Three more copies of the petition win
be sent out next week. 1t is expected
that the work will occupy ten days
time.
The petition being circulated is as
follows:
.sTo the Honorable City Council Of
the City of Marshalltown, Iowa: We
the undersigned resident free hold tax
payers, hereby respectfully ask that
your honorable body call special
election for the purpose of hitting
to the legal voters of said city the
question of aiding The Union Traction
Company of Iowa in constructing Its
line of road, by voting for and in its
behalf five per cent tax,
"The question or proposition to be
submitted to the legal voters being
more specifically stated as follows, to-
wit:
.F'irst-The name Of the company to
De dluGu Is LIE AANSSASA NSHAA0
pany, of Iowa.
Secpnd-The part of its line to be
aided is the part running from Mar
shalltown to Grundy Center.
third The rate per cent Of the
tax to be voted and levied, is 5 per cent
| upon the taxable value Of the property
of Marshalltown Iowa, being one quar-
ter of the actual value. Said tax TO be
! levied by the board Of supervisors of
|, Marshall county. Iowa, in the time and
manner as provided by law.
"Fourth-One half Of the said tax to
4 be due, payable and collectable when
! the line of said railway is fully COM
I pleted and in operation from Marshall
! town to Grur1dy Center, and the other
half the followining year.
"Fiftn--The said line from MARSHALL
town to Grundy Center, to be completed
and in operation on or before the first
/ day of January, 1907.
"Wherefor. the undersigned pray that
a special election be called as by law
in such cases made and provided. and
I that the city clerk be authorized and
/ directed to issue the due notice Of
said election