Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-17
APPEAR BEFORE COUNCIL WITH
THEIR RATE SUGGESTIONS
AND ORDINANCES.
WILL RETURN THURSDAY;
CITIZENS TO CONFER
Council Will Call in Directors Of Mar
shalitown Club and Labor Leaders
to Consider the New Franchise Plan
Electric Power and Light Rates
FavorabIe-Gas and Railway Exten.
sions Yet to Come.

j. A. Reed ana Il. -. Co0k VINO are
associated .t:h = 2 Smith and W. G.
Bows. Of Cedar Rapids in asking for
a franchise for pubic utilities III MAJ
shalltown. accompanied by Mr.. Young,
manager Of the Cedar Rapids electric
plant, appeared before the city council
Tuesday afternoon to discuss details
as to rates for electric lights, power
and gas.
City Attorney Northup reported that
the proposed draft Of ordinances hao
been examined by him and approved
from legal standpoint The electric
light and power rates proposed seemed
to offer much needed reductions and
met with very little controversy. There
was marked difference of opinion as TO
gas rates and street railway extensions,
but the mayor and councilmen think
that when the franchise men return
next Thursday they will be ready 70
concede terms that the council Will ac-
cept.
1t is expected that when the gentle
men return Thursday with their ordi-
nances in shape for consideration they
will be taken before the board of d.
o group Of union labor leaders TO act
as a third house Of citizens TO consider
the new proposition in detail
Much Development Promised.
Mr.. Reed, the attorney of the group,
told the council that they had already
arranged for the money with which 70
ACQUIRE the Jones & Hovey property.
and that there would be the proceeds
of $3.50. 900 of bonds ready and avail
able for immediate development OF the
properties here in addition 10 the pur-
chase price If their deal goes thru
They said that they had spent $4,000
in one year in rebuilding the Boone
electric plant, which they acquired last
wear. Their plan OF development is 10
make Boone MarshalitoWn and Cedar
RAPIDS electric light and power cen
tiers and to reach out 10 the towns and
villages for twenty-five miles in all
directions for power and light pusl-
ness transmitting the current from the
generating plants al the centers.
No Interuroans Promised.
These capitalists are interuroan
builders at Cedar Rapids, having buil1
the line from Cedar Rapids to Iowa
CITY and are now building announcer
from Cedar Rapids to Mt. Vernon, bur
they specifically refuse TO promise any
interurban for Marshalltown. However
they took good care to include IN tnelf
proposed draft of a street railway iran
chist the right 10 operate interuroan
ears over the street railway lines. from
this il may be dreamed that the llme
might come when these power pants
at Cedar Rapids. Marshalltown and
Boone would be connected with an IN
terurban line.
Pcoular at Home.
The T-R has not wasted any space
boosting the new scheme until ii could
he known what the rates would ne
The people Of this city must pay the
tax for env and all development. and
tho rates for electric lights. gas and
mower determine the tax levy as Il
we're However Mr.. W. G. Dung. edl-
toriaI writer on the Cedar Rapids Ga
zette, has taken it upon himself to send
over a good word for his fellow towns
mon which the T.-R. publishes mere
with for whatever it is worth. he
writes in the hope that il will De pup
ljshed as follows:
1.-THE men back Of the Cedar Raplds
and Iowa City Electric Light ana
Power Company. who have Just taken
ODtfOn the -NdTSlldllto"ii 114N
railway and lighting system. are amons
the most progressive public utltl,V
company operators In the country. Ihe
leading spirits in this company are
Col. William G. Bows and Isaac b
Smith local capitalists. who have won
the confidence Of the people OF TINS
section by fair dealing. The Cedar
Rapids and Iowa City Electric Light
1 end Power Company is one of the most
popular concerns in the country. and
is so popular locally that when 1t re-
certify asked for franchise for an In
terurban line to Mt. Vernon. the re-
quest was granted almost unanimously
with a total vote Of 1000. 1t Is the
understanding that Dows and smith
no have ample financial backing ir
the n. W. Harris Company. OF Chi
caso, will ultimately build two or three
more interurban lines out OF Cedar
Rapids.
these capitalists now own the Boone
lighting plant. and it is expected the!
will seek to acquire other desirable
properties"