The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29
NAUVOO TROLLEY
LATEST NEWS
Proposition aase TO Promoters Which
Il Accepted Means WORK Be
gins On the Line With
in Ninety Days.
NEW PROPOSITION
Citizens OF Nauvco Held Meeting
and Taxed the Matter Over,
Finally Coming to
Decision.

over the interurhan and believe that
there is yet q good chance for the
line TO be built and built this summer.
The following from the Independent
tells OF the latest developments in the
matter:
The city has been agcg the past few
days over the proposition OF the renew
al of the trolley and water works fran
chises- The interurban franchise ex-
pires on April lst, and as stated in our
last issue, Mr.. Kieran asked for re-
newal of this and also the water works
franchise, offering TO put up q cash
guarantee OF $1,000 that the work
would be completed.
Charles Mulch, who is representing
Mr.. Kieran, asked the city council and
number OF citizens to meet at the
council room on Wednesday evening
for the purpose of laying before them
the proposition and to discuss the mat
ter No action was taken. However,
another meeting was held on Thursday
evening, which was attended by the
council and large number of repre-
sentative citizens ana taxpayers.
A New Proposition.
At the suggestion OF several citizens,
a new proposition, which Mr.. Mulch
thought would be acceptable to Mr..
Kieran, was submitted, and that was
to exempt both the water works COM
pany and the trolly company from city
i taxes for period of twenty years,
provided the water works company
furnish the city free 80 fire hydrants
! for that period-and absolve the city
from the payment of s2,25o water rents
per annum as provided in the fran
chise.
This proposition and the original
proposition was discussed pro and con
and the meeting was a lively one. A
large number of citizens felt that now,
while they hal the chance, the city
should get out of paying thes2, $50 per
year. Several others thought it would
be better to pay that sum, and have the
companies pay taxes, believing the
city would be ahead In the long run.
However the -'free water and exem-
Ition from taxes" proposition looked
like a good thing and motion was
made, embodying this suggestion, car
ried almost unanimous.
The motion also provides that work
on the trolly shall begin in 80 days and
the road and water works shall be
complete in IS months. The $4,000
guarantee shall be placed in disinter
ested parties hands and forfeited to
the city if the road is not completed
in IS months
Mr.. Mulch stated that he would sub
nit the proposition to Mr. Kieran and
telegraph it to him the same night.
No reply has been received from Mr.
Keran up to the time of going to press
this morning. If he does not accept
the proposition another meeting OF
citizens will likely be called to con
slider the original proposition.
The meeting Thursday night was in
formal and the motion that was passed
simply indicated the sentiments OF
those present. and it is supposed tc
guide their council in their action in
formally renewing the franchises and
making new contract which will be
done under the legal advice Of Judge
scofeld The aldermen agreed tc
abide by the suggestions contained il
fha motion carried ar tho roaat:po