Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-06-27
Citr Imnrorements. No. i.

City improvements. No. 1.
Messrs. Editors-It was with feelings of peculiar
pleasure that read the report of Mayor Bacon, in re-
aton to some improvements that might be and ought
be made the present unsghty, neegant, and iucon
venient City Hall. Why this subject has not been ag
taed before, in city where individuals expend thou
sands in adjoining their own private residences, and
gratifying the humber classes OF society by display of
beautiful architecture, cool and refreshing fountains
and more than beautiful expositions of NATURES choicest
and rarest plants, is mystery us How does city
express to stranger its peace, quieness and order2
By outward manifestations. How shall we Judge of its
thrift, It's increase in wealth. and comfort ofits various
indwellers? Certainly by the air of improvement we
around the beauty of the residences of the rch and
better far the comfortable dwellings of the poor. How
shall we judge OF its public spirit, its city prde and its
love of the beautiful ming ed with the useful! Surely,
the beauty and convenience of its public buildings its
shady parks, ornamened squares, and cool, sparkling
fountains, free alike to the rich and poor tell of
the richness OF its residents, their public spirit city
pride, aye, more-their daily (not Sunday religion.
Look at your gloomy Sate-uison-like City Hall, with
its rasted Dungeons, and tell me if your citizens Pc
nuriousor poverty stricken. Verify, the caaboose of
New Orleans will put to shame your msnamed City
Hall Down with it, is the cry of every one who does
not pinch dollar hard as to make the eagle on it
scream with pain What are few dollars and cents
to thriving, growing, and Notwithstanding city!
Ought our public buildings be reproach on our taste
as city, or our penurousness as people! Who that
loves the heart of the Commonwealth says ave? GA
Freesoer" Yes, and truly he would soil, and freely
too every beauty that exists in the city, stop all orna-
ment to crafty the taste please the eye where these
''eddences Of profit not pretty eear.' Children Of
beauty, plough up your howerbeds, cut down your
namenta trees, destroy fountains for the sevdence
of profit not pretty clear" God save the Common
wealth, if all ''Freesoilers'' are like him.
Does misery in Pine Meadow palate the guilt of
creating it Main street? Does it answer even the
requirements of morality, to say nothing of Christianity
IIo! we pratng sabbath school scholars! Come teach
Freesoiler the little Christian truths you know, and in
std into him ofthe Christianity you possess Does
he assert that worthy mayor advised the erection Of
announcement dwellings for the poor? Assertions are
not proofs, can he find even shadow to support
this malicious, and penurlous prompted assault the
consistency of Mayor Bacon. candid observer mus
discern that convenience is what the Committee
propose, with rfe spent for ornament and aomethin
in convenience, for those who sin. s'Freesoer, % re-
member Him who spoke kind words, and did kinder
deeds to the erring. Not for night did he aug
ment her misery, to whom he said, 'sGo thy way and
sin no more" For my part, would say, remove the
City Hall across the street, where Mr. Aliens residence
is; rnament il after the style of the new Unitarian
Church; buy the Old South and remove it and then lay
out park that end of the Common set it thick
y with Trees have in fountain, no more expensive
than private individuals have and then you will have 4
living, beautiful exponent of your industry wealth, ane
generosity Yes, than that; of your daily chris
tIanity. ID. T. P.