Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-05-15
VIGOROUS CONTEST
OVER COURT HOUSE
SITE IS PROBABLE
Announcement BY Supervisors
OF a Probable Special EIec-
tIon Opens the
Battle.
OLD SITE IN CONTROVERSY
Shall 1t Be Sold or Leased,
and Shall New Building Be
On East or West Side
Is Question.
OLD SITE IN CONTROVERSY

Sioux City. la, May l5 MIN
the prospect imminent of a. Nnte
neX' spring OH cuuntA bond is
sue of Si50,oo0 To $500 900 for a new
court house, the light for loratlon ls
expected now to open in short order.
Already There are the beginnings of a
lineup of the advocates for a west OF
Pierce street or an east OF Pierce street
site for the new building that the
county supervisors have decided TO
hnild If the people viii vote the money
and business men whose interests
would he affected ly whatever action
is taken. Will peradvent,lre line ssp ac-
c"rtlins TO their interests and SO make
the matter of location perhaps para
mount To that of the new building it
self
The supervisors late yesterday aft
ernoon passed resolution declaring it
to be the sentiment Of the board that
an election should he held ON or about
the date of tn city elec,ion next April
To determine il the people ui The county
desire to vote bonds and erect q build
ing, The t@Nt of this resolution fol-
lows,
Resolved. That II is the se,!se 8, this
boar'l that Inc ere, tion of Il new oiirt
county at tla's Time oisho'difs tn MY city
election, 'ains ths last Mondas in March.
This Means a Fight
Some OF the SuperN sols fear. tnat
moro a,aument and difficulty Will arise
o!it of the question OF - site. and
whether the present site shall be re-
tanned. than ont of the inain .propnsi-
tion OF a new court house. Tint, viii
be largelN UP I" the peoli" ct Sioux
City. said Chairman Godfrey DGrst
today III the people of This city cam
N atnjtt;il,l f,,f'fr 10
location, do NOT how IN. super
visors are going To make any head
way"
For the purpose of making II lear
to he public what the board of super
Siso1s contempiates in putting tho
court horiss. proposition up to the peo-
pie. a Tribune raporter SAY" Supervisor
burst TODAY and asked
Question Open to Change.
Has the question TO he submitted
to the voters been decided ulan22 ~
II is impliedin The resolution passes
by the board. said Mr. burst. Ths
question. OF course. has not been form
ally framed for an election and .eotli,:
be changed in amy particular.
Has it been dec!:..d TO sell or to
lease the present .oisrt house prop
ertyr"
1T has not been dericiea
will the proposition carry With it u
designation Of proposed site for the
new court house.
II do not know That is a matter nf
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not determined.
..Will the proposition put a valuation
upon the present building aud sitA.
either for leasing purposes or present
AZ, .,,.
wod ~ ,r'ar", "" .''H ,an:.iy4 Sa hsfnre a
vote is taken as believe the county
wuuli get "a hettcl, prize. BY that pro-
ceaure.'
..fIave the Supervisors .o,selerel th.,
l,rppriotv of' leasing tin. present court
house site With the privilege of iixi;s
a neW Valuation every % or - years"
NO think they viii sell the pres
ent site and VIII vote 10 that effect II
| am on TIN. board when the tilis
comes The county need, the money
that would be derived from selling ths
present site and huNing ore los, cost
~
Resolution a tFeeIer"
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M"''io "hlN ~" tuft'ier Warrant ior
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u''u. as VIZ M""', 70, interfere MIN
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pl"yea
Hold SITE Worth S2oo.oCo.
| II is estimated ny meln;3ers oi ths
| board that the present ground viii
| hring $2G0,0oo, a ne>v aud suitable. To-
| cation could he obtained for S,o.ooo. in
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