The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
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IN NEW CITY HALL
oskALooSA BRICK, WOOD AND
81 LABOR WILL BE USED.
TO BE HANDSOME STRUCTURE
Report Of the Building Committee and
Architect Wetherell as prepared
For Acceptance at Tonight's
Mass Meeting.

DullulnS mSlS uSS4NNA 49,
plans for the building were roughly
outlined at a meeting OF the Building
Committee of the city council with
Architect Wetherell this morning at
the gentleman's Office. The plans and
materials decided upon will be an
nounced tonight at the meeting OF the
citizens at which the building COM
mittee is to make a detailed report.
There is no doubt but that the meet
ing will ratify the work and the de-
cisions of the committee. Work on
the plans and specifications was
commenced by the architect today.
The building is to be erected OF Os-
kaloosa pressed fire brick, such as
have been recently produced by the
local brick plant and which will be
| shown at the meeting this evening.
| These brick are beautiful in color and
in finish and will make a handsome
building. The basement is to be of
Cut Bedford Stone, and the trimmings
which will complete the most beauti-
| full municipal building in Iowa, except
that at Davenport, will be of Terra
Gotta.
Oskaloosa materials are to be used
| throughout the construction where
| ever practicable. The walls of the
fire department will be finished in
| side with this same pressed brick.
The corridors of the building will
| have terrazzo floors, which is the
name for the composition used in the
| floors of the postof1ce, and the wains-
| colts will be of marble or of enam-
eled brick. ...,.
The woodwork of the building will
be of oak throughout, and this will be
finished in either Flemish or Golden
oak effects.
The plan of the building as will be
reported by the committee to the citi-
zens' meeting this evening will be a
modification of the architecht's plans
by the adoption of the recommended
tons and plans of the building COM
mittee. There will be some radical
changes in the room arrangement
from that proposed at the first public
meeting. ~. .-'...'..
The building will be~~6Ox110 feet,
surrounding it will be a small court
yard. On the west will be the main
entrance to the headquarters of the
municipal administration. At the
east end of the building facing the
south will be the fire department,
with the entrance and exit facing on
Second avenue. This avenue is to
be paved between Market and First
streets.
In the basement of the building
will be the flock up" the police court,
police headquarters and a public toll,
ct room.
The first floor will be occupied by
the offices of the mayor, city clerk
and city solicitor, with their private
offices and vaults.
The second floor will be finished up
containing the large council chamber
The offices of the city engineer and
street commissioner, with a room for
the board of equalization. 1t will al
so contain the firemen's dormitories
lockers, and will have a large room
which will be given over to the band
boys. There will be other rooms on
this floor as yet unassigned.
Over the fire department will be
the firemen's dormitories. Over the
stables of the department will be the
storage rooms needed.
The council committee has no writ
; Item reports to offer as to the result Of
its investigation, but it is understood
that the chairman, Mayor Williams
twill probably speak upon the subject
of the trips of the committee.
In substance the report from the
committee will be as follows: The
; ideas of the city hall and fire depart
ment as adopted by the committee
are largely drawn from the visit tc
!. Davenport. The plan of the city
offices is taken somewhat after that
city, the arrangement of Davenport
municipal business being much met
ter than the arrangement in Clinton
or in Albert Lea. Many Of the ideas
I of the fire department are also taker
from the central fire station in Dav
export.