Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-22
He Contracts To Buy In Case
Tax Is Voted For An In
terurban
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING HELD
Citizens Will Canvass for Petitions for
An Election--city's Street Car Lines
To Be Doubled and an Interurban
To Milwaukee Railroad Will Be
Built.

a letter received tC5ay from HAM
ilton Browne, who is at Independence,
contains these portentious words. Il
contract with Jones and Hovey," which
means that the contract for the pur-
chase of the property of the MARSHALL
town Light Power & Railway Com
pany has been closed, probably con-
tingent only upon the voting OF tax
aid for the extension which Mr..
Browne purposes to build to connec-
ton with the Milwaukee railway.
An exceptionally enthusiastic meet
ing OF citizens was held in the council
chamber Wednesday evening. at which
time q committee, with A. A. Moore as
chairman, was appointed to organize
general canvass for petitions for
tax aid to be conducted by volunteer
canvassers from among the citizens.
Mayor Insle due presided, and stated
that Browne mad agreed with him and
with the committee of the Retail Mer-
chants Association to buy the local
plant, extend the street car service
down to the fair grounds, west on
Summit street from the Soldiers Home
gate for a few blocks, around to West
Boone street from Main, either on
Ninth or Twelfth streets, and thence
to the Northwestern station via Boone
and Nevada streets, and further in re-
turn for per cent tax to extend the
n Wi N hn
railroad and north toward Grumpy
Center as far as the present city park,
and to operate an interurban service
over this much of the line, the tax not
to be paid until his extensions are built
and in operation.
Mayor Ingledue further explained
that new light ordinance had been
agreed upon between himself and Mr..
Browne to be presented to the council
for consideration, which would provide
for an extension of the lighting and
street railway company's franchise
fourteen years, and in return Mr.
Browne would guarantee to build the
above street car extensions, to install
gas service to the extent of sixty feet
without charge whenever patrons
wished to use gas, and to reduce the
present electric light rates. The mayor
expects to draw up a contract and an
ordinance with Mr.. Browne covering
these points imm ediately.
Mr.. A. A. Moore spoke briefly OF
his personal knowledge of Mr. Browne
when the latter was building the Ma
son City and Fit. Dodge railroad, later
when he was building the Newton and
Northwestern, and he had always
found Browne to be honest and a man
who did things. Moore favored the
scheme
Mr.. George Gregory had been on
committee to investigate Browne, and
he had been satisfied that Browne was
all right.
Mr.. B. F. Nichols was enthusiastic
for the interurban. He had seen his
old home town of Huntington Ind,
given new life by the interurbans built
there, town property and farm lands
along the line had increased in value
tremendously and the convenience of
the road made life in Huntington al
most ideal.
Councilman Isenan spoke of what
he had seen in Ohio along the inter-
urban from Akron to Cleveland, and
for Marshalltown.
Councilman Clarke believed that the
only way to resume was to resume and
he wanted start made to building
interurbans even If it did cost tax.
Councilman Herman said that the
only way to do thing was to do it,
citing the paving of the approaches to
the Great Western station as an in
stance, and he wanted this election
called forthwith.
Mr.. L. Z. Abbott spoke Of what in
terurbans had done for Rockford, Ill
Mr.. N. A. Evans told of what a
boom in real estate values interurbans
had given in and around Pasadena.
Cal.
Mr.. e. w. Smith, travelling man,
wanted all the interurbans he could
get at 8 per cent per line.
Hon. George A. Turner wanted a
chance to sign the petition that even
| ing.
Committees will be organized to can
vass for petitions as soon as the con-
tracts and necessary legal forms are
| nranared and signed I'D,