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Show THE JOINT COMMITTEE Will Meet Tomorrow and Act Upon the Fireprooflng- Plan. Tomorrow afternoon the joint city and county building committee will meet, and it is expected that final action will be taken at that time upon the proposition to complete the fireproofling of the city and county building. There Ij certainly no reason for further delaying action on this most important import-ant matter, for the committee will have before be-fore it all the data needed as to cost, etc., and it bas been clearly demonstrated through The Times tt at the community is unanimously in favor of having this magnificent mag-nificent structure mads fireproof through out. A prominent contractor from Portland, Port-land, Oregon, who wae In the city last week, was amazed to learn ihat there was any question as to tbe advisability of making the building fireproof.' He says that in Oregon, any country town, putting up a structure costing one-balf what this will cost, would firtt of all make it fireproof. fire-proof. The architects, Messrt. Monheim, Proudf oot & Bird, are every day accosted by prominent citizent and taxpayers who desire de-sire to exprets themselves as in favor of the proposed improvement If these individuals had called upon members of the committee, in whose hands the matter rests, all would have been settled before this. It is remarkable remarka-ble how a proposition, to which there is no opposition, and which Is of so much importance, import-ance, should be allowed to drag along as this bas. Every day is precious now, for when the story whicH is now going up is completed, the changejeommences, iron and stone being used inttet'd of wood. Further deity, therefore, mesis delay in conslruc- tioa. wblcb should be avoided. f I ( |