Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-20
FIRST CAR RUN OVER NEW ,Ex.
TENSIONS THURSDAY EVENING,
FIVE DAYS BEFORE TIME
SIXTEEN WORKING DAYS
USED TO BUILD LINES
Franchise Calls For Cars to Operate
Over the Extensions by June 25-
Little Moro to Do Before Schedule
Can Be Maintainsd-cars Every
Twenty Minutes.

Five days before its contract called
for operation of cars, the Iowa Railway
and Light Company ran one of its cars
over the new Riverview park and fail
grounds extensions Thursday evening
The franchise agreement is to have Il
car operated over both extensions by
June %. The laying of a mile and a
quarter of Steel and the hari task OF
channeling the concrete pavement
have occupied sixteen working DAYS
time.
At 500 Thursday evening with
Manager Charles Munson at the con-
troller. and Superintendent LINDSAY
acting as conductor, and with fares
amounting to $50. including fares fol-
both motornlan and conductor car
left the Third avenue corner, rounded
the Fourth avenue corner, and sped
north to the park. Returning. the car
was sent over the fair grounds line to
a point midway between Sixth and
Seventh avenues.
ms afternoon car was operated
over the fair grounds route to the end
maintained on the park line today.
More Work Yet to Do.
Delays IL getting material. over
which the local company had no con-
troll. made a difference of at least three
days in completing the work and will
result in costing the company at least
$3.50.
The cross-over and frogs for The
Third avenue, in connecting up the old
Main street line with the new, have
been delayed. and are not expected fo-
at least week.
The standard interurban curve for
Fourth avenue, in leading off to the
park line, is past due a little more than
a month, and the company has no pos
tive assurance when it will reach here.
This delay necessitated putting In an
old temporary curve, which is not fit
ted for modern uses owing to the
f1ange. This curve will have to do I'M
til the new one can arrive, and taking
up the old and replacing it with the
new will cost at least $3.50. The COM
pany wanted to fulfill tbs contract with
the city at all events, and therefore put
in the old curve for temporary use.
To Have1wenty- Minute Schedule.
Manager Munson said today that as
soon as the new lines got to working
smoothly cars would be operated every
twenty minutes. the same as on other
lines. Transfers will be furnished from
the other connecting lines. Additional!
equipment Is to be added to furnish
sufficient number Of cars for the new
lines.
Cement Workers Strike Delays.
A strike Of cement workers employed
by Ely & Carlson, who have the con-
tract for replacing the concrete on the
East Main street paving, where chan
neling was necessary in order to lay
the Steel delayed the completion Of the
East Main street line Thursday. Ce-
men, workers receiving $3.50 for ten
hours work struck for eight hours
work or So per day for ten hours. The
force was replaced by other men, but
DELAY Of several hours resulted.
The street car company Will put IN
temporary bridge over the bayou on
the west side of the park, so that pas
sengers may have easier access to the
park grounds. Later the city is plan
ming to supplant this bridge with
pretty rustic bridge.