The Worthington advance., 1900-04-20
BUILD A HALL.
Which the Village is i'm Need Of.
Give Residents an Oppor- I
49,. to Express their
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= At the meeting of the village coun-
Gil last Friday night, the question Of
a new village. lookup was presented
to it for consideration, as the state
authorities had virtually condemned
in the strongest manner the use OF
the one the village now has. and the
matter of :. building a new one was
discussed to some extent.
This is by no means a new matter
of interest and knowledge in this
community, for, during the last two
or moro years the colums of the
A d va n has informed it's num-
ererous readers of the unsafe and
unhealthy condition of our village
lookup, and from time to time has
urged and advised that the matter
be remedied. The A dvance has
also seen fit, after thoroughly con-
sidering this question of good and
sufficient village lookup, to urge
upon the good citizens of our village
the necessity of other public improve
ments, such as a village building,
properly erected that it would con-
tain rooms for village Offices, council
room, place for fire apparatus. Ipub-
lie library, ETC., and has also suggest
ed the propriety of erecting a two
story building for such purpose, the
upper story of which was1 to be de-
voted to use as public hall by the
citizens of our village, as it has been
demonstrated time and time. again
that we are without a public audi
torium large enough to accommo-
date the large audiences that assem-
BILE from time to time at our public
meetings.
Now, as the council has seen fit to
consider the erection of a village
lock up, we would..itagain urge our
citizens to take advantage of the
law, circulate petition, obtain the
necessary signers, call an election,
| and by the ballot order ssand direct
the council to cause to be erected
such building.
This is matter that the entire
public is concerned in, and in which
every man who is a legal voter has a
privilege and right under the law to
express bis choice, and that too, by
the ballot box; and we are thorough
ly convinced that if this matter was
submitted to the. voters of the VII.
lage, that by a vote of ten to one
virtually, they would express their
choice for it's erection.
Tonight, there is to b. a meeting
of the enterprising citizens of the vii.
lage for the purpose of considering
the question of celebrating the Fourth
July here this year, which is mat.
ter of public enterprise that we hope
see carried through fmost success
ully. Now we would suggest that a
few of our enterprising citizens get
together and formulate call for a
public meeting to be held to consider
the question of building public
village hall as we have hereinbefore
suggested. 1t can do no harm to
bold such meeting, and it will give
the people an opportunity to be heard
in the premises, which lis right
and proper, and the result Of snch
meeting cannot help but: assist the
village council in carryingi out the
wish and direction of the citizens and
| voters of their village.
The only. way to make village il
for all to pull together, and when
ever matters Of public interest and
concern are presented, let :the peo-
pie go together, talk and: discuss
such Questions fin a good natured
and intelligent manner, and by so
doing the result cannot help but be
that which is of the greatest interest
to the community.
The next and last number on the
lecture course will be given on Thur.
day evening Apr. 26, play entitled
LA Dolls House" will be the attract
lion. Holders of season tickets will
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