Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-01
WANT $4,000 TO
BUILD GAR LINE
BILL IN SENATE COMMITTEE FOR
APPROPRIATION FOR ExTEN-
SION TO HOME.
STATE TO BUILD TRACK;
CONTROL BOARD APPROVES
Bill introduced by Senator Arney has
Support Of State Board-Measure for
Special Appropriation in Hands Of
Subcommittee Of Senate Appropria.
ton Committee.

II bill, that Is now In the hands OF
s. senate committee. passes both hous-
es Of the general assembly the tracks
OF the street railway system Of the
Iowa Railway and Light Company will
be extended 20 connect with the NJ. &
s. L. railway and will be built into
the soldiers home grounds. The bill
provides for a special appropriation of
$4,000 with which TO build the extern
sions and buy what right of-way is
needed.
The agreement between the board OF
control and The Iowa Railway and
Light Company Is 10 the effect that II
the state would build the line the pub
lie utilities company would provide
the motive power equipment and oper-
ate it, The bill. which was introduced
by Senator W. II. Arney. of this city,
was prepared by the board Of control.
II was referred 10 the committee on
appropriations and was put in the
hands Of a SUB committee of the sem
ate committee. II is expected that the
bill will be reported out favorably and
viii be passed.
Estimated Cost $4,000.
The estimate of the cost OF building
the line. which was made by the Iowa
Railway and Light Company. was
placed al SIS, 900. This includes new
track and connections, from the N. &
St. L. railroad in the Merritt Greene
land 10 connect with the Main street
, track OF the street railway at Main
and Thirteenth streets. The extension
to the home buildings would connect
with the street railway tracks at
Thirteenth and Summit streets and run
| thru the home grounds To the rear Of
the Quartermaster' office and on to
the power house.
The primary object of the extension
and connection with the steam road is
to furnish traCkage over which can be
moved from he railroads 10 the SOL
diers' home car loads Of freight 10 save
the heavy expense of carriage The
state paid 5000 in 1918 to move
! freight by wagons from the nearest
railroad siding Of the r. & ST. l. at
West Main street, near the city limits.
Tentative Route Surveyed.
Engineers ,or the Iowa Railway and
Light Companv have made survey
] for the tentative route from the N. &
St. l. into the home grounds. The
| connection with the steam railroad
provides for the necessary siding in
the Merritt Greene land, thru which
il would cut for a distance of 500 feet
The connection, as surveyed, is not far
west OF the Twelfth street crossing in
| the railroad right of-way-
svls ~ y
! bends in a northwesterly direction un-
| til it enters South Thirteenth street
! and then turns north until connection
| : made with the street railway line at
Main and Thirteenth streets.
viii Require Much Grading.
| The route proposed thru the home
grounds is just east OF the west drive
! that enters thru the main entrance.
| It crosses this drive neal the main
! home building. continues north to near
| the assembly hal! and then turns east
| north of the quartermaster's office and
on east to the power house.
| Considera BILE grading in preparing
| the right of-way thru the Greene land
| in Thirteenth street and in the home
grounds will be necessary to establish
| a suitable grade The hill in the home
| grounds will have to be cut an esti-
mated depth of three feet near its top.
Plans as to Service.
| The track connection will make II
possible TO move car loads OF freigh:
| direct from the steam railroad to the
home buildings where the freight can
| De readily moved into storage. In the
case of coal, the largest single carload
commodity. arrangements will prob
ably be made to dump ;he cars into
the bins.
i II the extension is bullt 1t is prob
! able the Iowa Railway and Light Com
panv will arrange to extend its pas
senger car service up to the home
buildings, for the convenience Of home
members.
II The public utilities company has al
SO under consideration the moving OF
freight /over this connection and its
Main street line to warehouses in the
uptown business district, especially
to Letts-FTetci.er Company. This has
been suggested as feasible by building
an unloading track alongside the Let's
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