Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-03
expects to build it even tho he is not

expects to build it even tho he is not
bound by contract to do so.
Under these two contracts the tax
aid for the line to the park and to Mel
bourne will be voted on first. If that
carries the city council will take hole
in the matter of an ordinance for ex-
tending the franchise of the local COM
pany, change of rates, etc. When the
council has put into an ordinance what
it will do or will not do the people will
vote again upon the extension OF the
franchise in accordance with the ordl-
nance as passed, the merchants COM
mittee and Browne being the only par
ties bound by this latter contract.
Railroad Aid Petition
To the City Council of the City of
Marshalltown, Marshall County, Ia:
The undersigned petitioners. resident
freehold taxpayers Of the said city. in
said county and state, respectfully ask
that the question Of aiding the Mar
shalltown Electric Street and 1nterur-
ban Railway Company, a corporation
duly organized and incorporated under
the laws Of the state of Iowa, in the
construction Of projected railroad
bourne, Iowa, in said county, and from
the junction Of Main street and Third
avenue. Marshalltown, Iowa, to River
view Park. in said city. be submitted
to the legal voters of said city of Mar
shalltown, and that notice may be Civ
en- of a special election held for that
purpose, as provided by Title 10, Chap
ter 5, of the Code of Iowa, and amends
ments thereto (Code, 20S4, 20S5, 20S6,
2091-a), at which election shall be
submitted the question of aiding said
Marshalltown Electric Street and In
terurban Railway Company in the con-
struction Of it's said line OF railroad be-
tween the points above named, by the
levy and collection of 8 per cent tax
on the taxable property of said city Of
Marshalltown, Iowa, which said tax
shall be levied at the time of levying
the ordinary tax next following. to-wit:
At the regular September meeting Of
the board Of supervisors of said Mar
shall county, Iowa, in 1907, on the val
uation of 1907, at the percentum afore-
said One-half of the tax so levied
shall be collected at the time of collect
ing the said ordinary tax levied in 1907,
and due and payable in 1908, and one
half Of said tax shall be collected at the
time of collecting the said ordinary tax
levied in 1908 and due and payable in
1909.
Said railroad may be operated as a
steam railroad for the space of one
year, should the Marshalltown Electric
Street and Interurban Railway Com
pany SO desire, but after said one year,
said railroad is to be operated by cleo
tricity or electric current, or some i'm
proved motive power other than coal
burning steam locomotive.
The amount Of work to be done be-
fore said tax shall be paid to the said
Marshalltown Electric Street and In
terurban Railway Company shall be as
follows, viz: The grading. bridging,
track laying and the construction of a
standard gauge line of railroad, with
steel rails Of not less than sixty pounds
to the linear yard, which work shall be
completed between the points above
named and the road in operation be-
tween the points above named by the
first day Of July, 1908. and the running
Of train of cars over said line between
said points shall be sufficient evidence
Of the full completion thereof as above
required, which conditions shall be
performed before said tax, or any part
thereof, shall become due, collectible,
and payable, and if the road is not 50
fully completed between the points