Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-02
MONTICELLO IS AZ.
TER THE lNTERURBAN
PETITION BEING CIRCULATED
FOR SIGNATURES OF PROP
ERTy OWNERS.
DEATH OF MRS. N. i. B. RICHMOND
Long Time Resident Of Manehes.
ter Passes to her Re.
ward.


issue contained the following inter
esting article in reference to the
proposed Manchester & Davenport In
terurban Railway:
A petition is being circulated for
the signature of the freehold tax
payers of the city of Monticello for
presentation to the city council ask
ing that special election be called
for the purpose of voting upon the
question of the levy of a five percent.
tax in aid of the Manchester & Dav-
port Interurban Railway.
It is well known that the building
of this line has been agitated for
several years. Lafe Matthews. of
Manchester, Father NJ. c. Murphy.
of Argand, J. A. Voorhees, of Month
cello, w. T, Baker of Davenport,
and others along the Vine have per-
sistently worked TOR the accomplish
ment OF, this terprise, sometimes
when there ~ Jared to be little en-
couragsment, bit they never waiver
ed inatheir en- nsiasm, and insisted
that bersistekE effort would at last
result inslaS obstruction.
The corpcration engaged in pro-
noting the enterprise has made
contract with Mr.. Cross for the con-
struction Of the first thirty miles of
the road. That contract requires
cash aid to some amount, which mus
be furnished either by subscription
or by the aid of special taxes. The
subscribers or taxpayers contributing
to the enterprise will be given stock
of the par value of the amount cor-
tributed.
The petition being circulated pro.
vides in brief that the proposed S
per cent tax shall be paid in two
equal annual installments, the first o
which shall not be paid until the
road shall have been constructed
and in operation from Manchester t
Monticello, and the second install
ment shall snot be paid until such
time as the road shall have beer
completed and in operation as far as 4
Olin or in that tneighborhood within
q few miles of Olin. The notice pro
sides that the beginning of the roat
shall be Manchester and 1t shall ent
at Davenport, and be constructe
either by way of Upton or Bennett
The promoters of the enterprise
are receiving good deal of encour.
,agement. Monticello needs another
line OF road, either interurban or
standard guage, which does not be-
long to the company that now owns
the two lines running into our town.
Under the present restrictive legisla-
tive regulations nothing is to be.
saved in freight rates by the service
of competing lines of railway, but
there is striking advantage in the
matter of accommodations ss accorded
where there is competition. This
road would be decided advantage to
Monticello from. the standpoint of
business development, convenience
in travelling and opening of new tri-
butary territory.
1t is to be hoped that the taxpay-
ers of the city will take kindly to a
proposition that has cost some of our
citizens a great deal of time, and If
the election is ordered that the
proposition be given what 1t, should
have, and that is rousing majority
No chances are taken in the voting
of the tax. for if the road is not
completed the taxes are not to be
paid, and if the road is completed we
certainly can afford to pay them.