The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
HOME MATERIALS
IN new CITY HALL
9sKALoosA BRICK, WOOD AND
2 LABOR WILL BE USED.
10 BE HANDSOME STRUCTURE
Report of the Building Committee and
Architect Wetherell as prepared
For Acceptance at Toniaht's
Mass Meeting.

building were decided upon, and the
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 postofice, and the wains-
colts will be of marble or of nan
eled brick. .....t.
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 recommends
lions 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 b~e~60x110 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 ven 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 fremen'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 d~ormitories. Over the
stables of the department will be the
storage rooms needed.
The council committee has nc writ
ten reports to offer as to the result of
its investigation, but it is understood
that the chairman, Mayor Williams
will 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 to
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
of the fire department are also taken
from the central fire station in Day-
| enport.