Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-04-25
THEY ALL HAVE A SHOW
Public Buildings for Cities of 1900
and Over.
List of Cities in Wisconsin and the
Upper Michigan Peninsula En-
titled to New Buildings
Under the New Bill.

WASHINGTON. d. c. The house com
mittee on postofices and postroads on
Friday reported TO the house favorably a
bill which has been looked upon as an en-
tering wedge for a systematic reform IN
the matter of the erection of public build
ings. and which is calculated to place the
whole latter of governmental expenditure
for this purpose upon basis that will not
only be economical, but just and fair.
The bill provides for the erection of a
public building in every town of 5000
population and over, 10 be used for post
Office and other federal business. The
provisions of the bill are numerous, and
are intended to guard against eX-
travagance aud injudlciOus expenditure
of the public funds. 1t provides
for the erection Of buildings to cost from
$500 to 81. 900, TO be based upon the
gross income Of the Office and provisions
are made for an annual Appropriation
of $1,000. 900 TO be expended under the
direction of the secretary of the treas
lry. The towns in Wisconsin that
would come under the provisions of this
bill and the amounts Of their average gross
income yearly for several years back are
as follows. running from the highest, a
S25. 600 building, to the middle or $4,000
grade. and then 10 the $l5, 900 grade: An
tigo, "a, 800; Appleton, 3l2, $50; Ashland,
Sl4,22l; Baraboo, $685.; Beaver Dam,
81. 255 Belolt, 81 .O9j: Berlin, 5000
Black River Falls. 1910; Chippewa Falls,
BITS: Columbus, 5j, 54 Darlington 50,
Oh; Delayan. 81 ,257; Depere, s.. Oi5 Eau
Claire $l9. 900; Evansville, S3,O5l; Fond
du Lac. $l4 55s; TT. Atkinson Sj,49l
Green Bay, 81 ,9G5; Hudson. 81, 1876; Hur.
ley, s., j35; GAINESVILLE, Sl7,76 jefferson,
83,U23; kenosha S70I8; Lake Geneva,
SAIL ManItOwoc, 5S.055; Marinette,
$500 MarshfeId, S30Il; Mansion, So,
500; Menasha, 81, LAT ;.Menomonie, 55,227;
Merrill, S., 339; Mineral Point, 63.O63;
Monroe s.. SOB; Neenah. s. 1853; Neills-
Vile S3,534; New Richmond, 1867;
Oconomowoc, $3,738; Oconto, Sf.4S9;
PlattevilIe 81 $50; Portage, 5000; RAJ
cine. s., 04G; Rhinelander, 50, l54; Ripon,
81, 224; River Falls, 53,4l8; Sheboygan
81 ,43l; Sparta, $3.50; Stevens Point,
57,12G; stougbton 1854; Tomah, s.. 257;
Watertowu. s., GjS; Waukesha, $lO24S
Waupaca S3,4i4; Waupm, 33,755 Wau-
sau SI0.lJ4; West Superior, 81, 564 ;
Whitewater 81, Si2.
Of the towns in the Upper Peninsula of
Michigan which come under the opera
tions Of the proposed bill may be mention
ed the following: Bcssemcr, 1854; Calu-
met, 81, $50, Escanaba 81 562; IIoughton,
81 ,2iS, Iron Mountain, s., OBS; Ishpeming,
$ll .Ol3; Lake Linden, S3.00l Menomonee,
81 ,GGl, Neganee, $500; Sault Ste.
Marie. 81, 700.
4 number Of the cities mentioned are in
cities above the classes provided for in the
bill, ana some have bills now pending for
federal buildings to cost from So, 600 to
800, 900, in a fair prospect of passage.
The bill is quitc popular on all sides in
congress, as if offers an easy and safe So
luton of the vcxcd question of expendit-
urea for federal buildings, and fixes limits
for suah expenditure upon just and seem
ingIy fair grounds.