, 1875-01-12
THE ClTY-HALL,
The Movement TO Erect Il In tho
West Division.
Views Of the West-Side Aldermen on
the Subject.
The Scheme Iinpractfcable.


Tor aomo rcason have recently, It is understood,
revived The scheme, aud petitions aro now cir
cuiatiug to bocuro its Endorsement. The argu-
nont used is substantially this: Tie North
hide has the county buildings, tho South Bao
will havo tho Court House. and, therefore, the
West slda should havo tho City-Ila', which
could bo put on the ground now occupied by
the scammon and High Schools. Ills not known
whother thoss nsked TO sign tho petitions do 70
OF to{uao, nor cau it ha ascertained how rnauy
have tllua far attached their names, ance no ona
appealed to could give any information As to
who had the documents. All they knew MAS that
they were circulating.
It will DO remembered that EC00, 900 Of the
canal monoy rccatved from tho Btato waa TO be
devoted TO Greeting City-1fhll on
THE OLD BITE"
Should the building DO located In ths West d.
vision not dollar Of thia money could bo uBed,
and consequently the whoIo cost OF tho CITY,
Hall VIC lid have to be raised by taxation.
For tho purposa at learning what the West
Side Aldermen think Of tho project, a reporter
laut evening. Ali of them orcept ono wero
iguofspt OF the circulation Of tho ret,tonB.-
believing that the matter hsd been buried, and
were accordingly surprised ~heu told that the
Achome bad boon resuscitAted. They oil e1-
than othelA. two or three being Inclined to uain-
tain sicuco Until they had givon the subject
consideration.
AID. n'posALp
thought the West sldo was autltlcd to tho City
Hall, having the largest ehaie of the population,
aud paving tho largest proportion Of taxes. He
was willing to forfeit tho sGutl, ,000 il necessary.
AID. wpoDMAN
deprecated the claims Of Diyisiuna; there should
DO no North Bide, or Wost Side, or South Side
T$ rim fo1r1cil n in ordinarrN laratinn H.
building over the river, which he believed they
would not do, tho Mayor would reto it, and the
ordinance would die. Individually, he did not
favor the scheme, and felt confident that the
people in the Western part of tho city did not
want it. The building FiGhtfully belonged where
it was before tho tire.
AID. CLARK
said tho West Division had threc-ffths Of tho
population. md should have the csv-lial in
t!loir midst. The $G0U, 900 wsH not in tlo Treas
ury It had baen usvd for other fu1da AND.
since tho money WAS not available. ha did not
think 1t matterel much whether 1t was forfeited
or not, ha it would have to be raised again by
taxation. Tho people of tho West Division, 10
lis opinion. would raise thst amount By sub
scription II assured that the City-uall would be
located over there.
AID. cu1LEnroN
wAs opposed to cbango Of location. It WAS ut
torlv uBelesa to attempt to get tho Council to
pass An ordinance authorizing it inasmllcl al
tho negotiations heretofore hold pctween tile
city And county with reference to building jout-
1y, had settled the Bite for All time. The city
officers Should be as near tho courta as possible,
and he believed the agitation Of tho subject waA
nere " buncombe."
AID. cLowRr
had not thought about tho matter At sll, but
would vote against change. "The idea, said
! he. " OF putting tho City-Halt en- the Ecanu,on
| School lot 4 nico ueighborhood that ia. Wo
want the Clty-Hall IN tho midst OF handsome
| strutturos."
AID. o'1ntEx
| looked upon the project favorably, but would
| Tho rest Side had tho SMALLPOX Hospital! The
Hrideweil, tho County-Iiospitai. And sose1A
| other little public bulldings," and certainly
ought to have tue Citv-Hall. on account Of tht
majority Of tho pooplo living within lts limits.
! ALP. BAILEY
WAS decidedly in favor Of 1t. snd would do all II
! his power to pass An ordinance il ono Waa pre-
Bentea. It wnutd bo moro centrally located than
tt built cn Clark street. and more accessible from
al! parts Of the city, Ho lid not believe tht
money, was to DO used for the erection Of City
Hall. tho location cutting no figure whatever
II, however, the money should bo tied up BY the
removal, 1t SHOULD be glyoD to tho School func
| or put ont at interest, 10 that 1he Taxpayers
| would derive Bome bonolit from 1t.
| AID. HEATH
! had net given tho aubjcct much attention, hav
ing hoard nothing SAID IN reference to 1t lately
He, however, mas committed against the scheme
iu view Of hla exartions to get tho Legislature Il
pass tie clause tint tha Uity-1Isll should b<
built wAere It stood ia ante-tto times.
| AID. WATERMAN
said, unlesa better feasons than be had yet hcart
Of we're given for the removal, be would Fose foj
the old site.
AID. cAMPBy1L
| remarsed Look Ut the Council records jus
| ofter the Fire, whcn the matter Of locating tht
| Cny-tIal on tho Weat Sido was broached. AM
k{nr4 rl.u-. r 49, -
silo man, but voted that the 5000 300 be &C
axilc tor the re-crcctiop Of tha building On tn
sito where tho old one stood.
| ALn. CAsE
had not thought enough about tho project t.
give All opinion. Nhilo It was true tho Wes
Side had the largest population, he beloved h
would vote against tho cIaigo.
| AID. CLEVELAND
favored tho removal because the building woul
then be nearer tle centre OF tho city !; and b
Cty-lIaIl could not be put on the West Side, feel
Ing sure that tho property holders thore had sui
flciont interest il tue scheme to pny that amour
to hare tho building atnonX them.
| AID. QuIRK
wDnid vets for the Change X assured that Ii
{G0u,000 could DO used otherwise bis ylew
would bo tIs contrary. Ilalsted and Afadiso
would be central point. especially for tile Wes
Side Aldermen. The Council would not pass a.
ordinance II tho money could not TO expended
aud It WAS absurd to talk about 1t II such wst
| the case.
Thought 1t Was no moro tllau light that the Wos
Side Rioutd have tho City-lIall. Tho CourI
House squato belonged 10 the County, and th
Court uouHe alone should occupy it.
AID auNpEHsoN
had not heard Of tho p1ofect. and would not e1
prosa An opinion until Le had satisfied htmso
cty.
AID, MMnRRTH