Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-10-04
JAIL HILL.
tn HEREIS WHERE TREN pOsT.
OFFICE TILL GO.


The Government Architect and Commis
si"ner spends Almost a Week In spring
hsid-H. Is "ssen" bv Several People
Especially the Democrats.
Some time since the GLOBE REPUBLIC, in
obedience to what it considered to be a pub.
lie duty sought interviews with the prom.
inent business men OF Springfield for the pur.
pose OF obtaining their views in regard to the To-
cation OF the postofiice to be erected in this city
With no other motive than to give few ex.
pressons of opinion on this subject the re-
porter went forth, and after a careful canvass
and faithful report from those citizens, not
asking to be inf ,enced by any property or
other personal interest, aside from the general
convenience OF the public, it was fund that
with scarce single exception the people
mostly interested in the building were op-
posed to its location east of the present post
office. number Of sites were mentioned,
with the general understanding that any loca-
ton, within business Limits, would be prefer
able to jail hill.
commission was appointed, consisting of
Benjamin Warder, Charles Bacon, John Kin
name, Fuller Trump and VIM. II. Bee Mr..
kinnane was first appointed president but re-
signed, and VIM. II Blee was made chairman
of the committee. The commission attrsct.d
some attention when they made some demon
stration with view ostensibly OF selecting a
site. The movement did not attract much
attention because of the fact that it was a
fIregone conclusion in the minds of the c,i-
zens that jail hill would be selected as its
site.
This opinion does not apply to all the
members OF the commission, however but
only to majority, and ajority is all that
need be taken into account as regards the re-
sponsibIity.
The general belief that the commission
would recommend Jail hill was strong enough
to induce several Of our prominent citizens to
move energetically in the matter, and a large
number OF citizens signed their names to a
vigorous protest against the recommendation
Of the commission, and Mr.. Oliver Kelly, As q
representative of the protestants went to
Washington and personally laid the protest
before the proper authorities, while I-Mayor
Constantine went to Cleveland to labor with
Senator Payne TO secure his influence against
the action OF the commission. These pro-
tests seemed to have some effect with the
authorities, and Il special comm Missioner was
sent to the city to look over the ground. Ii
is said that when the commissioner arrived
the seductive influences of the majority
Of the commission induced the commissioner
to recommend that Jail hill was the proper
and really the only available spot on which
the Springfield postottice could be placed. But
another vigorous protest followed upon the
heels of the special commissioner, and his re-
port seems to have been tabled On Thurs
day evening another special commissioner, W.
+. Spier, appeared in the city. and registered
at the Arcade. Immediately upon his ar
rival and since, reporter of the GLOBE
REPUBLIC, in silhouette, has been in eye shot
OF the government agent lie proved to be
disposed to keep his mouth hermetically
sealed whenever there was the least danger
OF his talk getting into print, except when
he opened 1t to say that he had nothing to
say.
His movements were o. a very mono,opous
kind, starting at the Arcade and generally
ending at Bee's brewery. Mr.. Blee is the
president OF the commission, and it was only
natural that the special agent should 20 to
the brewery, and in tact there is no more de-
srable place tor high joint conference with
the majority OF he local commission tn an at
Mr.. Blee's place OF business, at least our
Washington visitors find it to be 80.
He TALKS AT LAST
II IS no matter who heard the last commits
soner talk, but he did talk no matter when,
but he talked. II is no matter whether he
was fabricated for the occasion, either.
"iou see" says Mr.. Sper, "it is much
more preferable that the pOstoffice be outside
OF the business center, especially where there is
free delivery of mail matter; il is much
better tor the clerks and is really better tor
the town, because it leaves the site for other
local business which is Of more general use to
the citizens. You know that the fewer boxes
rented the better showing the Office can
make. Under the free delivery system every
carrier renders an account Of every
letter delivered and gathered from
the street boxes. But mail matter
put into the rented boxes 10 not reported,
hence the office can make a better showing
Of the business done. Hence you see that il
is better to have the post office away from
| the business OF the city"
This is the argument used, and undoubt-
edly will be embraced in Mr.. Spiers report
| when he returns to Washington, which he
| will do to morrow, and the people OF Spring
field may settle the question in their own
minds that the new posotfice will be located
on Jail hill, notwithstanding their protest.
LITTLE EPISODE.
tits with the deepest regret that it 10 .