Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-07
4 NEW COURT HOUSE.
How it is to be Built-At What Cost
Where Located What 1t Should

Where Located What 1t Should
be.
The HERALD has earnestly proclaimed
the necessity of new court house and
Jail for the use of the people of Los
Angeles county.
The present court room is totally in.
adequate to the proper demand Of. the
business, while the Jail is one Of the
most fearful experiences.
In order to ascertain the views Of our
citizens who are heavy taxpayers re.
porter of the HERALD called on large
number of well known citizens yesterday
to ascertain their views on the question,
with the following result:
OPINION OF HARRIS NEWARK.
'1u my opinion, steps should at once
be taken to build large and noble edi-
ficethat would accommodated both the city
and county. Now is good time to
build it. 1t should be as nearly fire.
proof as possible and should cost about
$3.50, 900, and be both an ornament and
an honor to the town. Money is now
so cheap that long loan could be made
for five or six per cent. interest. The
large lot on the northwest corner OF
Temple and New High street would be
good and central location, with plenty
of room for all the city and county bust
ness.
OPINION OF r. =. SPENCE.
I am in favor of new Court House
and Jail to be built together as soon a:
possible. The old Court House and
Jail property should be sold. They
would bring about $50, 900. which would
erect good building, while the money
to purchase the lot could be borrowed al
a low rate of interest.
The Stephens corral on Temple stree,
would be good lot. I would give
seven acres for site on Boyle Heights.
OPINION OF S. II. MOTT.
Mr.. Mott, of the extensive lumber
firm Of Perry, Mott & Co., was warmly
in favor of building Court House and
Jail. He said, "the old building should
be sold and the proceeds applied to the
construction of new house on the
present county property on the corners
of Spring, Franklin and New High
streets. A good building could be put
up there for SIPS, 600. The various
county offices should be on tho ground
floor and the court and jury rooms up
stairs
OPINION OF LANKERsHIM & VAN NUYs.
These gentlemen both favored new
building, but had no preference tor its
location, only desiring it to be central.
They thought good building would
cost sl25,OO0.
OPINION OF EUGENE MEYER.
Mr.. Meyer said: II am in favor of a
new Court House, and good one. II
should cost at least $3.50, 900, and be
erected on large lot like the Stephens
corral lot on Temple street, or some
other equally as good. The money
could be raised easily, and the work
should be done promptly.
OPINION OF JOHN r. BITTERLY.
Mr.. Briefly said he had two PROPOSE
lions: One was to buy the property OF
Mrs. Doria Jones, on the northeast side
of the Plaza, and the Olvera property,
then, after Bath street should be en-.
larged, to close Vine street and have 9
large building with a series of room.
on the north and east side in tn.
side of the hill as a basement for cell
for prisoners. The location was near t,
the depots and hotels and street cars
His other proposition was to build ,
large, high building ON the site of tn,
present jail and rent series of stores OF
the ground floor to pay the interest OF
the bonds. Either would do, and some
thing should be done to obtain a new
Court House.
OPINION OF J. KIEFER AND co.
The Messrs. Kiefer are warmly in ia
vor of the construction of new county
buildings and would favor the Jones 10
cation or any other central location.
A CAPITAL OPINION.
A prominent hotel proprietor, wht
wished his name withheld, said he wa
in favor of the construction of building
that would be large enough to be used
as State Capitol when the new Stat,
should be formed. until the State O
South California could erect capitol Of
her own. He was not particular as t.
the place of the building, but wanted
the new edifice erected as soon as pos
sible.
OPINION OF 5. G. For.
Mr.. Foy, who has the Oldest mercan
tile establishment in the city, said
''The best place to put county build
ing is on the site of the present Jail
The location is central, the lot is large
and great building should be erected
to accommodate the city and county bust
ness, the whole to be done without any
job or favoritism, probably by day.
work. Others expressed the most earn
est desire to see the good work go on
and hoped our Board of Supervisor
would sell the old building and issu,
proposals for new site at an early day
Lack of space prevents a further state
ment of the views of our citizens on thil
question until subsequent issue of tn,
HERALD.