Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-08

err than that will be required for pres
ent and future repairs on the old build
ing, and that every dollar expended
on repairs, is absolutely thrown away.
FIFTH:-That every consideration
of pride and good citizen ship and a
desire to see this county on an equal
ity with neighbOring counties, de-
mand that we vote, yes.
SIXTH:-Every bank in Audubon COun-
ty has a tirStclaSS vaultand in addition
to this the best fire proof safe, that
money can buy, for the protection of
its valuableS. There is not a banker
in Audubon county, that would leave
his valuables over night in any vault
in the present court house, and yet If
every bank in Audubon county should
be utterly destroyed, the loss would not
| be a circumstance to the loss that
would be sustained to the property
owners of Audubon county, should the
present building be destroyed.
Many other arguments could be ad-
vanced in favor of this proposition, if
! this article was not necessarily linn
tied. In contrast for these many rea-
| sons for, have only heard one seri-
Gus objection against it's adoption to-
wit:-That suitable building cannot
be erected for $60,000.00.
AS positive and conc uSive evidence,
that this can be done, | call your at
tentiOn to the above cut, of the Clay
county court house, at Spencer, Iowa,
contracted and completed for SOL 600.
90. | have personally inspected this
building and to the best of my judg-
ment it is in every way adapted to our
needs, and an ornament to any county
| also present sworn statement, by
member of the Clay county board,
serving when the court house was
built in 1900, and | am sure that no
further evidence is required to satisfy
any unprecedented mind that we can
build suitable and beautiful court
house for even less than the sum ask
ed. | will further state that | hold a
statement signed by every member of
our board of supervisors, pledging
themselves to secure plans for the
building and to contract and complete
the same for sum not to exceed the
appropriation asked. Our board is
composed of honorable men and they
will conform literally to their signed
pledge; should the proposition fail
they would at once proceed to build
new vaults, and make repairs for the
two Otf1cGS at any cost not exceeding
$1,000 90. Then comes new roof, a
new front, new floors and vaults for
the other offices, etc, ETC., until our
expenditures for repairs would almost
equal half the cost of new building,
all of which is absolutely wasted and
are so called court house still re-
mains, and inconvenient, and I'M
slightly building and blot upon our
civic patriotism and contradiction
to our prosperity.
Now just one word in conclusion. |
recognize the right of every man to
his own opinion and will have no quar-
rel with anyone who differs with me
on this or any other question.
| believe we are all working for the
same end, to better our own and our
civic condition. | only asked that we
may not be influenced by personal diff
ference or local prejudice and to weigh
we'll the possibility of being penny
wise and pound foolish" Let us in a
broad minded, intelligent and in a
business like manner, unite on Occu-
plying our proper positions as one of
the most prosperous and progressive
counties in peerless Iowa" Vote
YES.
Yours for economy and progress,