The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-04-17
GREATER OSKALOOSA
Expansion Carries BY a Vote of
Nearly Ten to One.

Nearly Ten to One.
Greater Oskaloosap Is bigger thi,
morning than she was Monday BY
the absorption of about one Il ousanC
acres of territory, added on the
north, east and south of the old city
Alec by the addition of abont twenty.
FIVE hundred people who have now
been brought into citizsDhip.
The vote on the question of extend
ing the limits OF the city taken Mon
day at the supervisors room of the
court house though not as large as
expected in either the district of the
city or the proposed additions was
quite decisive in it's expression.
The vote stood as follows:
For $3.50
Against 80
Majority 1876
Sixteen of the ballots were defs ced
or spoiled and could not be counted.
The total ballot upon the question
| was 992
Mayor w. H. Wray issued the APP
pended proclamation this Tuesday
morning declaring the limits of the
city of Oskaloosa to have been ex-
tended Thus each of the elections
held this year favoring greater
O-kaIoosa has been voted in the
proper way looking toward the ad-
vancement of the city and the furtt-
ering of it's interests.
Let us now look toward the realiz-
alton of the things hoped for.
Mayors Proclamation.
To all the residents within the
limits of the city of Oskaloos a, Iowa,
as hereinafter set out and to whom
it may concern:
"That, whereae, on the 10th day Of
March, A. D., 1902, the city council
of the CRY of Oskalcosa, Iowa, pass
ed the following resolution:
That, whereas, it is proposed to en-
large and extend the corporate
limits of the city of Oskaloosa, Iowa,
q of mile on the north, "a of
mile on the south, and d of mile
on the east. Now, therefore, be it
resolved by the City Council of the
city of O-kaloosa, Iowa, that the
boundaries Of said city of Oskalo 0sa,
Iowa, are defined and hereby declar-
ed to be as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the N. E. corner of
section IS, township rs north, range
Is west, thence west to the north
west ornrr Of the northeast of the
northeast of the northeast of
section ID, township rs north, range
16 west; thence south to the south
west corner of the southeast of
the northeast Il of the southeast d
of section %, township rs north,
range Is west; thence east to the
southeast cornt of The northe st d
Of the southeast of section 10
township rs north, range is west;
thence north to place of beg mn Y,
all situated and lying in Ma.s ka
county, Iowa.
Said territory above described not
heretofore included within the cor
porate limits of said city is hereby
annexed and made part of the said
city of Oskaloosa, Iowa, and the cor
porate limits of said city are enlarg-
ed, extended and fixed as hereinbe-
fore described.
Be it further resolved that the
question to enlarge and extend the
limits of the said city as describe d
above, shall be submitted to the vote
of electors of said city as thus pro
posed to, be enlarge d on the 14th day
of April, 1902, and notice thereof to
b. given by proclamation of the
Mayor of said city of the time and
place of holding the same, setting
forth the exact question to be pre-
sented to the electors for determine
ton, which shall be published in
some newspaper published in said
city for four weeks conse cutively.
The said council shall select three
judges and two clerks for said cleo
zion whose duties shall be The same
as prescribed by law for JUDGES and
clerks of election.
Be it further resolved, that If at
such election, the majority of the
votes are for such extension, the
Mayor shall Issue proclamation an
nouncing that fact, and from thence
forth the corporate limits of said city
shall be enlarged as proposed, and
the said boundaries are defined, de-
termined, fixed and declared to be
as described herein"
And, whereas, on the 14th day of
April, A. D., 1902, at the court house
in said city at the election held under
and by virtue of said resolution for
the purpose of submitting such pro-
position to the electors of the said
city as proposed to be enlarged by |
said resolution, majority of all the
votes cast was in favor of extending
and charging the city limits of ga d
city of Oskaloosa, Iowa, as set GU in
said resolution. There being cast in
favor of said proposition ss6 votes,
and there being cast against the said