Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-10

Five blocks OF new double track,
from Second avenue 10 Third street.
costing $4,000, Mill be laid by the
Iowa Railway and Light Company as
soon as the steel can reach this city.
Fifteen thousand additional improve
ments will be made by the company
in lis local gas plant.
! such We're the Improvements made
public today as a result OF confer
ence al Cedar Rapids Monday between
President William G.. Bows, of the
company. and Manager Charles Nun
son, Of the local branch OF the com
pany.
Work on the street car double track
ing will begin probably within six
weeks. the Pennsylvania Steel Com
pany, OF Pittsburgh. being under con-
tract 10 deliver the steel in this city
within I'VE or six weeks.
Viii Lay Six.y-two Pound Rails.
Sixty TWO pound steel will be laid on
the i've blocks OF new work, and the
rails viii be sixty feet in length. Mr..
Munson said today that all the men
The company could secure would be
placed on the work. and he hoped to
have il completed by May l. When
finished the con. pany will have eight
blocks of double track, from Linn TO
Third street
Best Service in State.
Manager Munson said today that.
when completed. the Marshalltown line
would afford the best street car ser
vice Of any town in Iowa Of similar
size The rails have been bought, Mr..
Munson said with a view Of having
them heavy enough 10 accommodate
any future interurban traffic that
might be afforded.
Should Have Been Done Last Year.
Mr.. Munson said that, when his com
pany took over the system from the
Marshalltown Light, Power and Rail
way Company. had it been realized
that the track was in such bad shape
as il is. il would have been arranged
10 get the steel in time 10 have COM
pleted the work last fall. The track
on Main street has gone TO pieces rap
idly during the winter. and now cars
are having to operate slowly over the
worst places.
The trolley wires along Main street
Will be renewed. as heavier wire will
| be necessitated.
Better Schedule Afforded.
When the double track is connected
up Mr.. Munson says thar the company
will be able 10 TUE its cars on a be-
ter and more satisfactory schedule.
and the schedule will be arranged 50
that direct connections will be af
forded at Third street on all traffic
from the west and north
Passengers from the west. wishing to
go north. will be able 10 make direct
connection at Third street, and the
same Will be true of passengers from
the north who wish to go west At
present a wait of from ten to fifteen
minutes is necessary.
Most OF the delay now encountered
in the operation Of cars is due TO waits
at the Second avenue switch for cars
from the west. The soldiers home
I line carries many members of the
home The people are old. and il Is
not possible for them 10 get off and on
the cars as rapidly as younger people.
( The result is that delay of FIVE min
utas is often encountered in discharg-
ing and loading passengers at the SOL
iiers' home gate. This holds car
from the east and south at Second
avenue. awaiting the car from the
west
! Gas Plant Improvements.
Two more benches will he added to
the equipment Of the gas plant making
six benches in all. or daily capacity
of 300. 900 cubic feet The purifying
room is also to be enlarged, and du
/ nlicats machinery will be installed, SO
that in case Of a breakdown. the com :
/ pany will experience no delay in serF-
/ ing its patrons but may connect up
the duplicate set Of machines and OPP
| crate them while repairs are being
made TO the other set. MI. Munson
estimates the gas plant Improvement
al SIS 900.