Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-01
ESTIMATES EXPENDITURE OF
s3ss GOO TO ENLARGE AND IN.
PROVE PROPERTIES.
WORK ALREADY BEGUN; @
WILL RUSH IN SPRING
Dollar Gas Ratio Goes Into ERECT 10
day-Street Car Lines to Park and
Fair Grounds by June 1-Sum"'~ry
Of Work to Be Done to RehabI'Itate
Properties.


Street car extension 10 hNel
view Park by June 1, 1915.
Street car extension 10 i''
grounds by June l. 1918.
street car extension west on
Summit street 1900 feet west Oh
S+roet car extension into Third
ward within five years
street car extension to SCUM slue
over yiaduct when viaduct IS pu1'''
Double tracking Main street me,
Second avenue to FIRST OF He'
street. 49,, .roo+
Now "Pay-as- you-enter' street
cars. ,.or
Four thousand horse power
power plant.
transmission lines to surround
ing towns. COCO
600 for Improvements.
This summarizes the nnpioNe
endorsements and additions 10 'he pun
lie service utilities planned Tor the heN'
few wears by the Iowa Rall"aE anu
1;gbt COMPANY. The new gas rate
wont into effect today. Some Oh INC
announcements have been begun pa
1icrlarly at the power plant, where al
immense new stack has been oullt anu
ono Of the five new boilers has been
set.
The company promises tha1' Win 'iie
onening Of spring, it will begin IN earn
est the extensions Of street car TRACKS
to the city park and fair GROUNDS
which in fact, it must do, to nave
them finished by June l.
Ono Dollar Gas at Last.
According to it's franchise the com
pany can charge no more than 81 net
ner 1000 cubic feet for gas beginning
with today. The new rate is Sl.lo. out
the man who pays his bill by the
tenth of the succeeding month gets
discount Of 10 cents per 1000 feet. Inls
is a reduction OF an average OF 20
cents per 1000 cubic feet. Under the
Iold rates the householder was paying
from $115 to s1.35 per 1000 cubic tees'
the rate paid depending on the amount
Of gas he used. The average was
about S1!25. The next bills to be palo
will be for gas at the old rate, now
ever as the reading Is for last montn
service.
What Jones & Hovey refused to do,
and what the city had not succeeded
in compelling them to do-lower the
gas rate to 81 or about that rate-Was
ACCOMPLISHED when the franchises
were voted to the Iowa Railway &,
Light Company last May
Street Railway Extensions.
What follows is the statement Of the
company's plans, as nearly as it was
able to definitely announce them at
this time:
The Iowa Railway & Light Company
will, of course, comply with every term
Of the franchise granted them last
Nav. which provides that within one
year, or previous to June !, 1913, the
company will extend it's lines to the
c1ty park. A definite decision as TO the
route has not been made. Two routes
have been suggested.
The first is north on First avenue to
Riverside street, east on RlVerslde
! street to Third avenue. and north on
Third avenue to within 100 feet Of the
present park entrance. This will per
nit Of excellent service for the high
school and provide good service for the
people residing between First and
Third avenues, as we'll as give better
accommodation to the people on Cen
ter street.
Another proposed route, however
may be acted upon. and that IS ex-
tending north on Third avenue tc
within 100 feet OF the resent park ell
trance.
Main Street to Fair Grounds.
Several routes have been suggested
for the fair grounds extension, which
is promised for service previous tc
June / 1913. The probabilities, how
ever, are that Main street will be Sc
lected, as the route for the tracks ex
tends to within $50 feet OF the fail
grounds entrance.
Within two years, or previous t.
June 1, 1914, an extension Of 500 fee
in length will be made west from
Thirteenth street on Summit street
The company hopes by making this ex
tension to encourage the building 0
homes out in the district west Of tn
soldiers home, thus giving Marshall
town an outlet for a better residence
district. This work may possibly b
done during the year 1913.
Other Extensions.
ah Other extensions have not been de
is termined upon definitely, but within
five years, but more than likely soon
M er than that, the district west Of Thir
street and south of Main street vii
K ~ be covered with ample street ca
trackage. This. in addition to the trac
extension over the viaduct should tn
'!viaduct be built comprises the prob
able work. and outlines the futur
street car system Of Marshalltown.
No doubt by the time these exten
sions are all made change in tn
trackage on Main street will becom
necessary, as a double track will b
Installed as far west as First or Sec
ond street to accommodate the in
creased number OF cars.
The ultimate street car system wi
. require five to six cars in daily oper
alton to serve the public SATISFACTORY.
The extensions will aggregate bette
than 12.4oo feet Of new track in ne
"a rerrirory, not including the doub
rack suggested.
New Street Car Equipment.
The standard car adopted by tt
company has a seating capacity
:l1irty-two people. The type Of car wi
~ what u known as the pay as-you