Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 231, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1912 — INTERURBAN ROUTE TO BE CHANGED [ARTICLE]

INTERURBAN ROUTE TO BE CHANGED

Mt. Ayr, Roselawn and Thayer to Be Cut Odi—Via Virgie and DeMotte If Present Plans PrevaiL Chief Engineer Wilson is nbt satisfied with the route of the interurban road as originally planned, and if present plans. are carried out the route through Mt. Ayr, Roselawn and Thayer will be abandoned and a new route north from Rensselaer will be selected. This will cut out Newton township in this county also. Tax was voted in Lincoln and Jackson townships in Newton county and by the change of route this subsidy will be lost, but the new route, .being a shorter one, will more than make up for the loss of the subsidies. The present plans are to continue north from Rensselaer, taking in Virgie and DeMotte, crossing the Kankakee in that vicinity. This will be much more satisfactory to the citizens of Rensselaer and Jasper county, as it will open up a territory not now reached by railroad. It is probable that a petition will be presented to the commissioners at the October term asking that another Election be held in Carpenter township vote on the question of a subsidy for the road. It is hoped to hold the election at the same time as the general election in order to save expense