Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-10-19
Ask Bluffs to Keep Pledges.

Ask Bluffs to Keep Pledges.
Des Moanes.-The people of Coune..
Bluffs are much worried over the re-
ceipt Of a letter from the state board
OF control. addressed to the city coun-
GIL and the Commercial club. suggest-
ing tho Dro1riety of the redempt1oa
OF certain agreements made at the
tlme the school for the deaf was re-
Dullt and one Of which related to ne
cessary transportation facilities in 60
ing to and from the institution,
Judge q. 8. Robinson wrote the let.
ter, according to the Council Bluffs
recipients, and it suggests to the au-
thor1t1es Of the Bluffs and the Com.
mercial league which made promises
tnat AFTER three years waiting some
Sign should be given Of an Intention
10 redeem the pledges on the basis
Or which the school was rebuilt at
Council Bluffs instead Of being re-
moved to Des Moines.
The letter received by the Council
BUNS officials and commercial organ.
izauon and which is to be presented
TO the meetings of those bodies i'm.
hed1ately as given out there follows:
When the question of rebuilding
The school for the deaf was before the
Thirtfeth general assembly, objection
was made TO the site because it was
at great distance from the railway
station, business houses, churches and
places Of amusement of your city:
IN It there were no means Of transpor.
tatlon to or from the city except by
expensive conveyance and that this
al t.,
TO onlcers. employees and students OF
the school and to others who had &C.
casion to visit it.
This objection was met on the
part OF the city by representations to
the eject that convenient and cheap
means of transportation would be
provided within very short time;
that arrangements had been made for
the construction of an interurban rail
way which would connect the institu.
lion with the city and that this rail-
way surely would be built.
These representations were made
by the newspapers of the city, by
large number of prominent and repre-.
sentative citizens who visited the gen
eral assembly while the question Of a
change of site was under considera-
ton and had hearing before at least
one of the legislative committees, by
many representative citizens to the
legislative committee which visited
The site before final action was taken
by the general assembly. and In other
ways
There can be no doubt that these
representations were relied upon by
the general assembly in making the
general appropriation II did for re-
building purposes and we have hoped
that the representations would be
made good 1t seems to US the people
OF your city are In honor bound to
see that the means of communication
included in representation referred
to or others as good are furnished in
the near future.
I'VE trust that you will pardon our
action in calling attention to this mat
ter, but 1t is of such great Importance
to the best interests of the school that
we can not remain longer silent with.
out feeling that we are neglecting the
interests inptrusted to our care"
Woman to Build at Once.
Impatient over the delay in the
opening Of Fifth street between Grand
avenue and Chestnut street, the Broth
erhood of American Yeomen has de-
cided to go ahead at once with the
erection Of home office building on
ground purchased for the purpose at
Fifth and Park streets. Preliminary
plans for the structure have been
drawn by Hallett & Rawson, archi-
tects.
Henry Lehman, vice president OF
the society, who has the building pro-
ject in hand, has been anxious to
have the matter of opening the street
decided, so that the building could be
erected to the new grade which would
be established in event the street
was opened and brought to an even
Incline.
Eve can't wait indefinitely, how.
ever, on this point" said Mr., Lehman
I'VE expect to go ahead after having
notified the city that if the grade Of
the street is changed after our build.
ing is erected, we shall demand DAM
ages"
The specifications provide for
brick building, four stories and base
ment, with stone trimmings. The d.
mansions are 10Ox6O. The cost will be
about $4,000.