Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 302, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1910 — VOTE FAVORS RAILROAD AID FIVE TO ONE. [ARTICLE]

VOTE FAVORS RAILROAD AID FIVE TO ONE.

Overwhelming Sentiment in Favor of Granting Tax Aid for Building Projected Electric Line. -C Marion township is for progress. There are few standpatters in the matter of progress in Rensselaer and Marion township. The vote on the railroad subsidy Tuesday showed about five favored the tax to one against it. The official vote will be canvassed Thursday at the office of the county auditor. The unofficial returns gathered from the four precincts show the following result: Precinct For Against No. 1 62 22 No. 2 > 104 31 No. 3 ....135 19 No. 4„. 121 is The law provides that the board of county commissioners at the September session following an election favorable to a subsidy shall make a levy on that basis, but it is not ex* tended on the tax duplicate until the railroad is built and can not be collected until the road is built. Simply beginning construction is not sufficient. The road must be built and in operation. If the road is not built within two years the tax is not available and the order for the levy is rescinded. George W. Goff, the local partner of Purtelle, has faith in the backing that Purtelle has and thinks that the road will be built. The support given here by the election is certainly a big boost and will probably influence other townships in voting aid for the road. If"the influence is sufficient to inspire the financial aid sought by Mr. Purtelle the road will built and we believe the people along the route will decide that it was a wise action to vote the subsidy.