Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-19
MEMORIAL HALL
ELECTION ASKED
P-TIT'c.3 Fc7 SPECIAL ELEC.
nc. TO e. CIRCULATED
"WEDNESDAY.
CITY. net couhTY,
TO VOTE ON MEMORIAL
Bend Iosuc Of t2j,cco Asked Ey Mem.
orial Hall Assooiation--Would Pro-
vida Quarters For All Patriotic Or
eani,ations and Auditorium Large
Enough to Entsria Conventions.

GUOHAH ~ A's~' $3.50 49,
Petitions for n rpCcial election TO
vote ON a bond 1. sue of $4,000 ma
turing in ATTY. years, for the purpose
OF erecting In this city memorial
hall.and coliseum were being pre-
pared today and will he put IN circu-
lation Wednesday. The petition, TO DC
circulated by the American Legion
and other patriotic bodies Of the city
holding membership in the Soldiers
and sailors Memorial Hail Asgocia
ton, are addressed to the mayor and
city council, the association havin9
decided to ask a vote for memorial
hall in the city alone.
The attitude Of some townships IN
in the county With respect 60 the aol'-
citation Of funds for a memorial mon
ument in Riverside cemetery was dis
| couraging. and the experience of other
counties, where the town vote was
| favorable and the country vote strong
" opposed to the Issuance of bonds
for memorial hall purposes. led the
association to decide on combining the
movement strictly to Marshaltown.
BY so doing. it was agreed, the plan
originating with the board of supervis-
ors to erect memorial hall, coliseum
and live stock pavilion, could be
evaded. The members of the associa-
ton were strongly opposed to the
erection of hall to be dedicated to
the soldiers af American wars and he
compelled to have live stock sales in
the basement In order to secure ma
jority vote.
Proposals Up to City.
with the city of Ottumwa voting Tor
memorial hall and the country dis,
tricts of Wapello county going nine to
one against, the local association de-
termined to take no chance OF carry
ing the city to lose by an overwheim-
ing vote in the country.
Furthermore it was found there
was a sentiment In some sections
against the bond issue because it was
contended the movement had originated
in Marshalltown for the purpose OF
securing a convention hall for the city
at the expense of the county, The as
ISOLATION had planned, however. to
make the coliseum available at all
times to farmers organizations for
conventions or public meetings.
In fact. basing an estimate on meet
ings held in the city in the past two
years. the farmers Of Marshall county
probably would have been the. princi-
pal users of the building. Farm
meetings held in this city during the
two years period have greatly exceed
ed all other meetings combined.
For Use Of All.
Altho the city will be asked to build
the memorial, so there may be no pro-
test that Marshalltown sought a con-
.vention hall at the expense of the
County. the association desires that 1t
be clearly understood that the memoir
ial is to be dedicated to the soldiers
not Of the city alone but of Marshall
county, The lodge rooms and the au-
ditorium will be available for the use
of all patriotic societies Of Marshall
county alike, and farm organizations
as well as city lodges. labor organi-
cations. clubs or societies may have
the use OF the auditorium for meetings
Such a gathering place will make pos
sible many conventions or state or
district ORGANIZATIONS which now go
to other cities because of lack of
suitable meeting place lin this city.
The first annual meeting of the AM
erican Legion of Iowa was lost to this
city because there was not sufficient
hotel facilities and no convention hal
here. The American Legion meeting
in 1920, it is believed, can be secured
for this city if the coliceum is erected
Petition to Council.
The petition to be circulated
Wednesday. calling for a special cleo
ton follows:
ITO the mayor and city council OF
the CITY Of Marshalltown, Marshall
county, Iowa:
awe. the undersigned legal voters
of the city Of Marshalltown, state or
Iowa, thereby petition you that an cleo
ton be called as provided for in Chap
ter 40 of the laws of the Thirty
eighth general assembly Of the state OF
Iowa, for the purpose of voting upon
the question of memorial building TO
be built in said city and which build
ing is to contain, in addition to general
lodge and other rooms for the use OF
the soldier and sailor and auxiliary or
PLANTATIONS Of all wars, general
meeting hall or coliseum seating from
5000 to 5000 people, and the question
to he submitted being as follows:
"Shall the city of Marshalltown erect
and equip a liberty memorial building.
as provided in chapter ITO of the laws
OF the Thirty-eighth general as
sembly: and issue bonds therefor IN
the amount OF s25O.0o0?'"
Issue Fifty Year Bonds.
The law provided for the issuance
of fifty-year bonds for the erection of
memorial buildings, d tax up to mills
on the taxable value Of the property
Of the city being provided for under
the law. Bonds may not be retired
until five years after the issue. and
the scheme OF taxation prepared by
the association contemplates a small
lew for interest on bonds and small
payment on bonds annually after the
fifth year.
81 Tie association mas t,,,-ial.rslg sssT
eral sites FOR the proposed building
and the entire plans have been dis
cussed by bankers, business men.
heads OF labor organizations and
manufacturers. and has met the APP
prevail Of virtually all who were con-
suited.
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