The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-12
UNANIMOUS FOR
A new CITY HALL
EVERY ALDERMAN EXPRESSES
FAVORABLE SENTIMENTS.
VOTERS ANXIOUS FOR IT ALSO
Believed Project VIII Garry With An
Overwhelming Majority-lnter-
views With Every Member
Of City Council.

The proposition Tor a new NUM-
cipal building for Oskaloosa will car
ry at tn coming election beyond any
doubt if the councilmen and city Of
fcials and the local politicians
have the matter in hand. 1t is the
belief of all who have been watch
ing the straws, or bits of CONVERSE
ton and opinions expressed, tina
there is absolute safety so far as the
passage of the measure, should 1T
be brought up be fore the people in
the spring.
The counciImen stand as a unit
upon the question and lend 1t their
personal support. 1t is not the
measure of a party and party differ
ences are forgotten. The PROPOSE
ton mus pass, will pass. The only
question on which they are not
agreed is the question Of the size OF
the majority.
The facts were gone over care
fully in the city offices the other
morning by those who r interest
ed in the matter. Conclusion arriv-
ed at is this: That the contract for
a city hall for the city Of Oskaloosa
will carry the town readily, and will
receive about eighty per cent of the
votes cast on the matter.
The councilmen personally ex-
pressed their opinions in the mat
ter to a Herald reporter. Their es-
Inmates of the vote in their wards
vary some, but the fact that the
building is wanted by their constit-
uents is admitted by all. The esti-
mate on the vote is that between
sixty and eighty-fve per cent of
those votes will be emphatically for
the measure.
Says Councilman Hetherington:
First ward is overwhelmingly in
favor of a new municipal building
for the city. The majority of the
measure will be large. 1t will ne
larger still if the newspapers sue
coed in acqualnting all the voters
with the Importance of this improve
ment. We have no opposition to
fear in this ward, but general
apathy" may cut down the majority.
the measure would receive if every
voter felt it to mis- own interests to
vote upon the measure
"The city hall proposition" said
Councilman O'Hearn, " will pass in
u ward by from one hundred and
fifty to two hundred votes. The
people realize the need Of a proper
housing of the city government and
the fire department"
Second ward" said s. B. Sin
clair, city solon' from that district,
will . poll the largest vote by per
cent of any given the city hall mea-
sure in Oskaloosa. The people in
lat ward realize the necessity OF
the building and are anxious to vote
for the big improvement it means"
can absurdly low estimate of the
per cent of the vote upon the city
hall to be cast in favor of the con
tract, in our ward, would be seventy
per cent" said Councilmen Kenwor-
thy. "The people are undoubtedly
anxious and the measure will surely
carry. Each man should organize
himself into a campaign committee
OF one and work with all his power
to assist the measure at the poIis.
1t is only apathy that we need fear"
Il should think a most conserva-
tive estimate Of the vote on the
municipal building in Third ward"
said Councilman Mccall, would be
sixty per cent of the total vote cast,
In favor of the measure. There is
little or no opposition to the meas
ur cas- people realize the benefit at
tendant, and are willing to pay the
little added cost"
Says Councilmen Cleveland: IL
haven't found a man yet who is op-
posed to the city hall proposition.
They are mighty scarce in my
neighborhood."
Eighty per cent of the votes cast
in Fourth ward upon the measure
will be for it if the predictions of
Councilmen Christie and Augustine
are fulfilled. Mr.. Christie continues,
Il hope the Herald will continue its
policy of pushing the municipal
building. You can't urge the mat.
ter too much. The people can't I'm
derstand it too WE'LL
Councilman DIR. Cole declares
eighty-ive per zen Of the ballots
in Fifth ward are to be for a city
hall, His confrer, Councilman Tur-
ner confirms this estimate after a
careful study of the Fifth ward poll
Dooks. 4 have found" said Mr.. Tur-
ner, in going over the poll books that
at least ninety per cent Of the voters
OF this ward are in favor of decent
accommodations for the city offices
and safe accommodations for the Are
fighters. There Is no doubt but that
the ballot will mean success to the
effort for Oskaloosag pronosad cS,,,