Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-01
ESTIMATES EXPENDITURE or
$685. oo TO ENLARGE AND I'M.
PROVE PROPERTIES.
WORK ALREADY BEGUN;
WILL RUSH IN SPRING
Dollar Gas Rate Goes Into ERECT 10
day-Street Car Lines to Park and
Fair Grounds by June 1-sum"srS
Of Work to Be Done to Rehabl'tate
Properties.
ono dollar gas net. The new

view Park by June 1, 1915.
Street car extension to iaii
grounds by June l, 1915
street car extension west on
summit street, 800 feet west OF
Thirteenth. -r.;.s
Street car extension into lh'ru
ward within five years
Straa- car extension to south size
ovar viaduct when viaduct IS puIIt'
Double tracking Main street me.
Second avenue TO First OF 9eco'4N'
street. .+uoo+
New ay-as-you enter street
cars. ,.ar
Four thousand horse power
power plant.
Transmission lines to surroui'u-
ing towns. 1000
600 for Improvements.
This summarizes the iH1PFo'e'i' -
engagements and additions 10 the pun
lie service utilities planned for the heN'
few wears by the Iowa Railway an"
Tight Company. The new gas rate
went into effect today Some Oh 't'e
improvements have been begun par
1icularly at the power plant where al
immense new stack has been built ana
ono of the five new boilers mas oee"
set.
The company promises that, with the
opening of spring, it will begin IN earn
cor tho extensions of street car tracks
to the city park and fair GROUNDS
which, in fact, it must do, 10 nave
them finished by June l.
Ono Dollar Gas at Last.
According to its franchise the com
pany can charge no more tAan 81 net
per 1000 cubic feet for gas oeslnhlhs
with today. The new rate IS sl.1o, Ou1
the man who pays his blll D! t"e
tenth Of the succeeding month gets
discount Of 10 cents per l,o00 1eet. Inns
is q reduction OF an average Oh 20
cents per 1000 cubic feet Cnoer the
old rates the householder was paying
from $1.15 to s1.35 per 1000 cubic -eee'
the rate paid depending on the amount
of gas he used. The average was
about $1.25. The next bills to be palo
will be for gas at the old rate, how
aver az the reading Is for last months
service.
What Jone. & 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 al
this time:
The Iowa Railway & Light Company
will, Of course, comply with every term
of the franchise granted them last
May, which provides that within one
year, or previous to June l, 1918, the
company will extend its lines to the
city 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 RlVerslNe
street to Third avenue, and north on
Third avenue to within 100 feet o. 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 &c
within 100 feet OF the resent park ell
trance.
Main Street TO Fair Grounds.
Several routes have been suggested
for the fair grounds extension. winch
is promised for service previous tc
June / 1913. The probabilities, how
ever. are that Main street will be Sc
rlected, as the route for the tracks ex-
tends to within $50 feet Of the fail
grounds entrance.
within two years. O. previous &
June 1, 1914, an extension of 500 feet
! in length win be made west from
Thirteenth street on Summit street
The company hopes by making this ex-
tension to encourage the building OF
homes out in the district west Of tbs
soldiers home, thus giving Marshall
town an outlet for better residence
district. This work may possibly bt
done during the year 1913.
Other Extensions.
Other extensions have not been de.
termined upon definitely, but within
five years, but more than likely soon
er than that, the district west Of Third
n street and SOutn OF Main street WI!
be covered with ample street cal
trackage. This, in addition to the tract
extension over the viaduct, should tn
viaduct be built, comprises the prob
able work, and outlines the future
street car system Of Marshalltown.
No doubt by the time these exten
sions are all made a change in tn
trackage on Main street will becom
I necessary, as a double track will b.
installed as far west as First or Sec
5ond street to accom- omdate the in
fcreased number OF cars.
l The ultimate street car system vii
Freouire Eve to six cars in daily oper
alton to serve the public satisfactorily
The extensions will aggregate bette
than 12,4oo feet Of new track in nev
erritory, not including the doubl
nlrack suggested.
or New Street Car Equipment.
r The standard car adopted by tn
company has a seating capacity o
r.hirty-two people. The type Of car vii
m. ,rhaf n known as the "pay-aS-you