Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-10

contract according to the communica-
ton, calls for the turning over of all
the Jones & Hovey assets.
Claims Cash Transaction.
In his communication Mr.. Darling
claims his transaction is cash, and that
Jones e. Hovey will have no further
interests in the public service utilities
in this city, holding no stock or bonds.
He stated that his $4,000 is posted in
the First National Bank as an evidence
of his good faith in the deal Asso-
oiated with him is mentioned the name
Of Mr.. Schroeder, of the Western Trust
and Savings Bank Chicago.
Does Not Quote Rates.
Mr.. Darling says that he has $780,
900 to spend in the rehabilitation of the
plant Just as soon as the franchise has
been granted. AS to rates for gas,
electricity and power, he says, I'VE
propose to give cheaper rates for gas.
electricity and power, and to extend
the street railway lines as may be re-
CURED but he is silent as TO what the
cheaper rates are to be.
Accompanying the communication,
on the mayors desk, were sample fran
chise ordinances. but these were not
made matter of record. The mayor
today refused to make public the rates
as contained in the ordinance. He said
however. that the ordinances were NOT
acceptable as proposed, and that ii
would be necessary to get together or
some OF the propositions.
What Mayor VIII, Demand.
Mayor Ingledue today said that Mr.
Darling or any other person who OBJ
tanned a franchise in this city, would
have % come across with the PROPOSE
lions that he has been contending for
in the sale of the local utilities. Dol
lar gas, within a very few years. would
be demanded. together with cheape,
rates for both electricity and power
the rates for power to be cheaper by
considerable than ever made here be-
fore. The plant must be rehabilitated
and there must be extensions TO the
street car line-one line west of tbs
soldiers home gale to the city limits or
Summit street; a line extending to tn:
south and connecting with loop
probably on Boone street; a line into
the Fifth ward, with a viaduct over the
Third avenue tracks: a line to the city
park. and one to the fair grounds. This
sign up in 0 contract backed by {
fidelity bone that will be large enough
TO rehabilitate the plant. In addition tht
mayor says Mr.. Darling is ready te
guarantee a line of interurban railway
to G-undy Center.
Tries to Present Other Franchises.
Mr.. Gregory made an effort to pre-
sent the franchise ordinances OF Henry
S. Osborne, Andrew Stevenson, and j
II. Mcbride, of the Iowa Railroad Com
panv. who have been trying to get
hearing before the council, and wne
have claimed that they could not gel
such hearing because of the attitude Of
the mayor in opposition to them. MI
Gregory had four ordinances, one OF
gas rates, one on electricity, one fol
q. street car system, and one for power
All with the rates named. Mr.. Gregory
wanted to get all of the ordinances Or
their first reading, and have them be-
fore the council. The mayor ruled thai
the first reading Of the ordinance, priol
TO the vote to adopt, suspend the rules
and pass to a second reading when the
ordinance Is open to amendment ane
debate, did not constitute a first read.
ing Mr.. Gregory challenged the mayor
to look in the proceedings OF the min
ute book, from one cover to another
and find a single instance where hi:
ruling had been that way IN the past
This ruling has no precedent under thu
present mayors term OF Office and none
under any other mayor that anyone car
recall. It was made to choke Gregor!
Of.
The mayor read from the revise'
ordinances Of the city a paragraph re-
ferring to the present exclusive fran
chise of Jones & Hovey, and declared l
was nonsensical to attempt to adopt al
ordinance that conf1icted with the pres.
ent ordinance. How could you gran
these people a franchise" said tn
mayor. when 1t is utterly impossible
for them to get control of the Jones 8
Hovey plant, and Jones & Hovey nave
an exclusive franchise for eight year
longer Do you want to give Jones {
Hovey a franchise for tl1irty-thre
years instead of eighth" This elemen
of exclusiveness was declared to be O
no value whatever by four lawyers a
: the mayors recent mass meeting wheI
the mayor and others promoted a riva
corporation.
Who is Mr.. Darling?
Just who Mr.. Darling is or just whom
he represents, is not made clear in an.
official way as yet. The mayor say
Mr.. schroeder is an officer Of the West
latest directory of the Western Trus
and Savings Bank, published recently
does not contain Mr. Schroeder's nam
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