Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-29
FRANCHISES WIN
OVERWHELMINGLY
OVER eTo I MAJORITY IN PUBLIC
UTILITIES FRANCHISES ELEc.
TON TUESDAY,.
oPPoslTloN's STRENGTH
roTALED ONLY 2es VOTES
Rain Of Afternoon Cuts Vote, But
Still It Is 200 Better Than Two
Thirds Vote, and POI Greater Than
For Last Franeniscs-Every Ward in
City Carried.

BY an Overwhelming majority of 6
to 1, exceeding the expectations of
even the most sanguine of franchise
supporters, the three twenty five year
franchises for electricity and power,
gas. and street railway system, sought
Smith. John a. Reed, and R. S. Cook,
of Cedar Rapids, were carried in Tues
days special election.
For once the people of Marshalltown
were almost unanimous in an election.
Every ward in the city voted big ma
jorities for the franchises. The largest
majority was that given in the Second
ward. where the vote was almost SIC
to l The Fourth ward went almost
to l for the franchises, the Third ward
was little over 6 20 l, the First al
most to l, ard the Fifth almost
to l.
Rain Cuts Vote.
The rein that began falling shorty
after / o'clock. and continued thru
out the afternoon. cut the vote mater
tally, altho. az it was, there were 2oo
votes better than a two thirds vote.
ana larger vote b 29l than that cast
in the Darling franchises election on
Nov %, 1909, with the excitement over
the election much more intense than
at Tuesdays visttio1i. The total vote
cast at the election was 2,257. divided
bv wards as follows: First, 500; Sec
ond, 5S2: Third, 554; Fourth, 5S4;
Fifth. 234.
Opposition Musters Small Vote.
The opposition to the francflses.
headed by Ex- Mayor o. L. 1ngledue'
Ex-Mayor F. Ct. Pierce, T. F. Bradford
and members of the socialist party
was only able to muster total OF 29s
votes. This total was cast against the
street car franchise. The largest
vote for any of the franchises was
ss7 cast for the electricity and power
franchise.
some voters in every ward voted for
only one franchise, and the electrlcltS
franchise appearing first on the ballot
naturally got the vote as against elthe.
of the others. Some votes were cast
only for two of the franchises.
Now for Jones & Hoveys Books.
Mr. j. c. Young, representing the
franchise people, said today that they
would accept the franchises within the
thirty days allowed them in which TO
| accent but he was unable to state
| definitely when they would take pos
session of the present properties. he
thought that it would be within two
or three weeks. He explained that
they had been unable to get access TO
Jones & Hovey's books until the fran
chises had been voted, but that no"
| they would send accountants to indie
! oendence Immediately to examine the
records. If the books verify the rep
reservations made to them regarding
the properties. as they have every rea-
son to believe that they will. the trans
fer of title will be made. Under the
terms of the option Messrs. Jones and
Hovey are to receive cash in full 1or
| their equity.
Cedar Rapids Men Pleased.
! Mr.. ]. A. Reed, one of the grantees.
and the attorney for the group, tel
ephoned Mr. Young last evening to be
sure and express to the people Of Mar
shallrown the company's appreciation
| Of the remarkable vote of confidence
given them in a to l majority. Their
previous polls had indicated that the
totes would go that strong but they
! could hardly believe it to be true until
/ the vote was actually touillSu. Nj .
| Reed wants it understood that his COM
pany is going to get busy right away
to show the people Of Marshalltown
that they have made no mistake. So
t strong a vote for the franchises
strengthens the company-s project in
their bond markets.
Garwin Carries Big.
| The franchise for electricity and
power, sought by j. P. Walters, of To-
| Iedo, with Nj Walters having already
given an option on the franchise to
the Dows group in the event Of it and
the local franchises carrying, was
adopted Tuesday by a vote of - to ..
Garwir IS one Of the towns that is to
| he lighted from the station in this
! city
Vote at Mt. Vernon Today.
| The grantees of the franchises in
this city are TO-DAY holding another
franchise election at Mount Vernon.
where the voters are to pass upon
| franchise for electricity and power and
! for terminus for an interurban rail-
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