The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-06-07


lage, but owing 70 the earnest effort
|of Senator Daniel Shell, at the last
session Of the legi ,latule, be succeed-
led il having the Law 60 amended that
we would Be able 10 raise an abund-
ance Of funds with which TO build
such 3 bnilding ass would be required.
Another thing about the law az
amended is that il permits the raising.
of funds .for, The purp pose Of = city
hall, market house, engine house, city
Offices, public library q, prison, or
one building for all Or several Of these
purpo es combined !. nd again, il
gives the voters 40 opp portunisy to- ex-:
press their choice ID the matter,
for before any bonds can be issued
fpr the purpose Of erecting
such building OF buildings
The proposition M shall first
be submitted 10 the legal voters With
nsthe limits Of such city, borough or
village for their approval or rejetion;
and ia majority Of the electors pre-
ssnt and voting Is favor 81 proposit--;
ion then3 lien such council shall eproceed
s EstsSas proviidsd bdt fsdch mas
jority - opposed Z Lo bonds shall be y
issued.
81 The new law}that is applicable es- es
pecially to this village siis chapter 2ss
of the General Laws of 100, !, and i i;
provides that for sucn purposes the
inde debtednees Of the village may be IN
CURED to. al amount net 70 exceed
three per cent Of the assessed valua-.
ton and the assessed valuation q. !.
||of this village, according tothes last Z
returns, was about $500, 600 thereby
making ii possible under this law 5.1'1' 1to
raise about $l7 900 for the purp q ct q.
|erecting such 4 bull ling. /, 81, Il
Il il q matter of general knowle ledge,
which We regret very much, that our !
village ,s virtually without g ''lock-.s e
up suitable for ! dog kennel let
alone 4 place for the retentiol ] Of 4 ,'n- ..
fortunate human beings, and the will
age sin need Of : proper place for
the FIRE apparatus. Owing to the: e IN
creased business imp portance: Of the
water works and electric light, il al has 'B''
become necessary for the village 4 g 9
have offices to properly acconmro'd5 a date ls
:its patrons. Another place that is,
needed, IS one in which elections. Lls
could be propely held without com on
polling the voters to climb narrow
and ia some cases, stairs that are are
somewhat shakey, ard having the 2.
voting booths located soF that they,
are l insult iciently y ighted and improper
:ly ventilated. / The village council
should Have . room in which II could
hold ;its meetings, with proper acs. c;
;5ccom1lmod Il "a dationss for the citizens who
often desire % attend. There shoullddS
5bb,ee, i public library IS this village.
aud rooms for such purposes could Y y 81
very "a u, veniehtl 1t q diminish
cost, and d quit properly III include ~
III Ii TIE building that would ccommo.
datelt these other. public essities,
and there should also be q room open
rs thsi public 70 which people visiting
here emporaifily, from the snrrounidl-s AS n
.ing country, could. resort. y s's..
All these public acconam 1dation
and d necessities could Be- incorp Grated
il il i building that would have 81 ~,
second floor : large ( auditorium for
holding public meetlnRs of sall kinds
With I, Il sufficient acco ommod dstion hr all
those Who desire q attend assthe Law
provides the method by which the,
msans necessary can - raised such
. building could D be erected that.
would be an Ornament e the villag