Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-07
AGREE ON
PETITION
COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION COM
MiTTEE AND INTURuRBAN
PROMOTERS MEET
MAY ASSURE PROJECT

tumwa Free Hold Property Owners
One Provision That is Considered
Safeguart
The 1nterurban committee appointed
by the Commercial association to con-
slder the proposition of the Ottumwa
& southeastern Interurban Railway
company, has reached conclusion as
TO the form OF petition to be signed by
the resident free hold taxpayers of OF
tumWa and to be submitted to the city
council, asking tina. three per cent
tax be voted in aid of said railway The
committee has moved along conserv-
alive lines to safeguard the PROPOSE
ton in every proper way and to secure
guarantee from the promoters of
the proposed Interurban Railway COM
pany that the road will be built within
reasonable time or the tax become
null and void and in that case Ottumwa
would be able to tender the same to
some other company. The final de.
cision of the committee was that the
Interurban Railway company should
thirteen miles of said road next to
Ottumwa and that this thirteen miles
Of road shall be graded, bridged and
ties laid thereon, all within fourteen
months after the time the tax is voted.
II this Is not done, then the entire tax
is to be void. With this provision in
the petition the committee is able to
heartily recommend it to the property
holders of Ottumwa with recomenda-
lions that they sign the same. The pro-
ceedings of the committee and the full
text Of the petition follow herewith:
"The interurban committee met at
the Wapello club. Major Mahon, ]. 7.
Hackworth, w. T. Harper, Jr., G. j.
Ekfelt, w. J. Donelan, A. w. Lee, J. K.
Dysart, J. w. Neasham, J. A. Phillips,
B. F. SHUTS, A. G. Harrow and Geo. +.
Heindel of the committee, were pres
ent Major Mahon presided HI. j.
Ostdiek, G. A. Walsh and 10 R. ia
ques were present representing the in
terurban railway company.
after some general discussion as to
the terms of the petition it was moved
and seconded that this committee will
approve the petition for special cleo
tion provided there is inserted therein
Immediately following the provision
requiring actual work on the construc.
ton of the road to be begun within
eight months from the adoption of the
tax, the following provision: And the
right of way for thirteen miles of said
road next to Ottumwa shall be pro
cured and thirteen miles of said road
next to Ottumwa shall be graded,
bridged and ties laid thereon, all with
in fourteen months after the time the
tax is voted, and in the event that
either of these is not done within the
respective times herein stated, then
the entire tax is to be void The mo.
tion was unanimously carried by a
rising vote.
"At the request of Mr.. Walsh, a com,
mittee composed Of Major Mahon. w.
A. McIntire, j. K. Dysart and B. F.
SHUTS, was appointed with power to
name such persons as they see fit as
members of committee to assist in
circulating and procuring names to
the petition for election.
Adjourned.
Geo. F. Heindel, Secretary"
| Hon. w. A. McIntire and John G.
| Jordan, members of the committee,
who were unable to be present, ex.
press their hearty approval of the &C.
ton taken at the meeting.
The Petition.
The full text of the petition as ap.
proved by the interurban committee
| of the commercial association and &C.
cepted by the Irlterurban company, is
as follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of the City of Ottumwa,
| Iowa:
We, the undersigned, resident free
hold taxpayers Of the city of Ottumwa,
Wapello county, Iowa, do hereby petit
ton your honorable body, and ask,
that you submit, to the electors OF the
city OF Ottumwa. the question of vot-
ing in aid of the "Ottumwa and South.
eastern Iowa Interurban Railway com.
pany.' "a corporation organized under
the laws of the state of Iowa) tax of
3 per cent on the dollar, upon the as.
sessed value Of all of the taxable
property within the corporate limits
of said city of Ottumwa.
Said tax to be levied and collected
as follows: One-half, the first year
that it can lawfully be levied and col
lected, after having been adopted at
the special election to be called for
that purpose, and the other one-half,
the year following. Said tax to be
paid to said "Ottumwa and Southeast
ern Iowa Interurban Railway /. COM
pany," at the following named times,
and upon the following conditions:
One-half of said per cent tax is to
be paid, when the said "Ottumwa and
Southeastern Iowa Interurban Railway
company shall have fully completed
its main line Of standard guage street
and interurban railway, with not less
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