Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-11-16
New Quarters.

per north room In the City building for
the use of the City Council. The room
has been thoroughly renovated, tho floor
and ceiling painted, and the walls NICE
ly papered. The north IL feet are cut
off from the name room by handsome
railing, and inside this railing is built
platform for the Mayor and his asso.
ciate officers, with tables and chairs and
in front of this platform are 6chairs for
the members of the City Council, and
both the floor and platform are covered
with mating, with strip of the same
extending from the railing to the door.
The entire building is lighted by in
candescent lamps, the room to be sup
piled with tables, desks, hat racks, &c.
In the main room in front of the Coun-
cilmen's department are chairs
for the convenience of visitors or those
having business with the Council. and
everything is neat and in order.
These improvements have long been
needed. The business of the city has
steadily grown in Importance, and the
books, papers, and property of the city
lis entitled to convenient and permit
nent place, easy of access, and properly
arranged and cared for.
The committee having in charge the
improvement spoken of, have done q
good work and future Councils Will be
thankful to them for their faithful du-
ty in providing suitable room for
their meeting. The citizens of Missou-
ri Valley will also feel proud of their
City Council room, and congratulate
themselves upon the fact that we now
have one of the hest city buildings in
the west, it is so arranged as to accom-
odste, on the lower floor, the fire team.
hose wagon and ladders; in the next
room the city library ia LOCATED and
the north room is tbs city prison, fur
nished, heated by hot water and light
ed by electricity. On the second floor
is found the flremen's room, furnished
with beds, tables, chairs. SC. and the
other is the council roam ss just de-
scribed. That is our present condition
as q city. A splendid fire department.
handsomely provided fof, y NICE coun-
Gil room we'll furnished; 9 good Gala
boose we'll heated and lighted; fine
city library with good room; an cleo
trio fire alarm system; the most com.
plete waterworks system In the state;
with other minor improvements not
mentioned; with all this the citizens of
Mo. Valley can retire at night and feel
pretty safe from the ravaees Of the
fire fiend,
What city in Iowa of 5000 inhabi-
tants can present brighter page it its
history? Add to all this, the city is
nominally out of debt!
Any citizen of Mo. Valley who does
not feel proud of the present high state
of city improvement aud our pnlimi-
Ted creait must certainly he hard to
please. The city council is working
in harmony for the upbuilding of the
city's interests, and all should unite in
the effort to make all the Improvement
that public necessity demands.
The city now own q water works
system at cost of about $4,000.
A city electric fire alarm system,
A city buildMsss3,ooo.
City tools, scfapsta &p,sAoaoa
4 fair gtoa1d'and improvements in
value not less than $4 600.
A city library So, 500.
This, with city lots and other minor
property will aggregate in value over
Forty Thousand Dollars.
All hail this prosperous young city
| of Missouri Valley.