Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-11
EIGHTY POUND STEEL TO RE-.
PLACE THlRTY-FvE POUND
RAILS ON WEST MAIN.
WORK TO BEGIN AS SOON
AS MATERIAL ARRIVES
Expected That Within a Week, if
Weather Permits, Track Gang Will
Begin Work on Line-Steel Ordered
For Park and Fair Grounds Lines
New Crossings at Great Western.

If the material arrives as soon as eN-
work of relaying the West Main street
line OF the Iowa Railway and Light
Company viii be begun in about a
week.
Announcement TO this effect was
made by Manager Charles Munson, of
The company, today. The line will be
rebuilt from Third street to the switch
near Eleventh street.
Altho sixty pound steel was as
heavy as the company desired for the
street railway, it was found impoSsi :
BILE to secure this weight of steel early
enough 20 do the work az the time de-
sired. Eighty pound stuff was bought
Cor immediate delivery, and will re-
place thirty five pound rails which
were laid twenty-three years ago, and
We're second hand al that time. The
new steel is seven-i inch stuff.
1t will only be a question of time
when the entire line will have to be
relaid." said Mr.. Munson, but we ex-
pect 10 relay this portion Of the line
at once, and the rest as soon az We
can"
John Kelly. of Iowa City, an expert
anced track foreman. reached the city
Thursday, and is assem- bling a gang
Of track workers. Kelly will have
charge Of the work under the general
direction OF Manager Munson. In the
meantime the low places on the line
Hill be picked up" temporarily.
This work is going TO cause some
inconvenience 10 patrons" said Mr..
Munson. but l feel sure the people
will bear with us and make the best
Of the transfer conditions until we can
get the new track down. Putting in
50 much heavier steel means bigger
lob than were we replacing the rails
that We have 10 go down deeper. and
do much hauling Of dirt
The ties for the new work nave been
ordered, and some Of them are already
here
Steel Ordered for New Extensions.
The new steel for the c!cy park and
fair grounds extension has been o.
dered. but il g not osi:erei = ca1
reach here before thirty or to--y caEs-
This steel viii ~ % sixty Ponds. 5as-
IT six-inch rails,
New Crossings Also o-ee-ee-
The two new STANDARD crossings ec-
the street raiIHay ltn= cV@- ~ Ct
cago Great Western TRACKS l4~= 1==c
ordered. and will NJ plac=G as s.oc- -
they can De secured. II IA n=zCc----=
the present crossings VII. u r=yet-=-z
The railroad company Kill insca-. and
maintain the north crossing. over is
main line. and the street rai.wa: con-
pany will put in and maintain rh=
crossing over tho two sid:ngs 20 the
south.
First Cars Were Ne".
J +. Roe. president Of the Hampton
Electric Light and Power COMPANY.
and the first superintendent Of the OLD
Marshalltown Light. Power and Rail
way COMPANY here. calls the T.-E~'s
attention TO statement made 20 the
effect that thu new cars placed IN
service by the Iowa Railway and Light
Company were the Ars- absolutely ne"
cars ever in service hers.
Mr.. Roe says this statement IS in
error. and that the arst three cars put
on the Marshalltown tracks by Jones
&. Hovey were new, every inch o.
hem built BY the Pullman company,
This vas in 1892, and Mr.. Roe says the
cars were as good as were made al
that time.
The general impression locally vas
that the cars installed when Jones &
Hoyev took charge of the local uiili-
tie. we're second hand when they were
placed in service here.