Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-19
Familiar Talks and NeighborIy In
terchange Of Opinions as Re-
CARDS the Coming Public
Improvements.
The Citizens Of Springfield Indicate
Their Preference on a Public
Question-..They are Wor-
thy Of a Hearing, and
Should Be Heard.

| '"y 'bobE-hhPUBLlC OF last issu
contained number Of interviews with III
citizens OF this city in regard to the locatio
OF the new government building. The sam
is continued today with the same end /
view, and that is TO give the citizens G
Springfield an opportunity to express thei
opinions on very important public ques
ton. That there have been mistakes mad
in locating public buildings in the past nee
not be regarded as any sure sign that tn
olunders will be repeated, nor that they Zee,
be. What we have cleaned from this fre
expression is here given as fairly as an nnbi
ased report can give it, and if public senti
ment is stimulated to declare itself agains
what may be public calamity in the i'm
proper location of a costly building, which
may be made both pride as well as grea
convenience to the city and its people, th,
end sought by the Sunday GLoBE- REPUBLIC
Will have been accomplished The continued
testimony is as follows
I. 7. Mast: Personally, | have no place
selected, but what desire is that the govern.
ment building be located where il will be 10
the best advantage of the business men of the
city, as well as the country people. So far
as the city people are concerned, however.
the free mail delivery obviates the necessity.
in great measure, OF going to the postoffice.
nut country people must hunt up the post
office when they come to the city. The
building ought to be Centrally located for the
business OF the city. The southeast corner Of
Center and High streets would be good To-
cation, in my opinion, or the northeast corner
OF the same streets would be equally as good
Either OF these sites are in the center of pop.
ulaton and the center OF business, cas-, and
west, as very little business is done east of
Spring street.
Inc West corner on the Market square
would cost more money than the people
would be willing to pay, but the lots have
mentioned would, probably, no, be very e,-
pensive. If the postotfice should be located
on the northeast corner OF Center and HIGH.
then tne CITY buildings couIu pe I,a,oo %,
the southeast corner, with the market house
IN the rear Of the city buildings, from Center
to Market street, with a narrow street on
each side the market house. This arrange.
ment would locate all the public buildings
centrally, and therefore give more general
satisfaction to majority of citizens of the
city and country. am opposed to having
the city Offices over the market house. The
latter should be plain, two-story building,
with good front on Market, and also on
Centre, the building running the entire length
of the square. The different armories and
police headquarters could be over the market
house, but the other city Offices should be in
building on the other square, and the latter
need not be very large building.
Gen. j. Warren Keifer was found in his
office, but had not thought much about the
ocality, preferring to allow the proper au.
horities and the public generally to settle
The location. The General probably consid-
,red that it was sufficient for one man TO
'uccessfully maueuver the bill through Con-
zress which furnishes the STAMPS" 10 erect
he building. and the GLoBE-REPuBLIc man
vas inclined to take this view Of the situs-
ion on warm day, but the reporter was |
not to escape the ex-Speaker so easily. |
What do they say generally about the To-
alton p he asked.
Reporter. This was a stumper for the |
cribe was innocent OF his notes on the sub
ect.) "Oh! it is somewhat mixed"
keifer: You don't think the people who
'oted the court house down in the hollow
would object to going up the Jail hill, do
'ou7
Reporter: Well since ! come to think of
t, guess mott but great many people pre-
er the King or West corners on Market
quare, or the Parson corner further west.
keiier Well, it would probably cost
O,OOO to put foundation under the build
ng on the Market square; for besides being
wampy land there is the sewer to build
yer. There you see is half the money gone
nd the lot not paid for. In that way you
'ould not have much lett for building, and
is very well understood that the appropria-
on will not be increased.
Reporter: | learn that there is strong
Tort made to persuade the owners of the
ii lot to donate il for the building.
Keifer Well, J hardly think that those
entienen will be persuaded that they are
Die to do that Now il i, were you or Mr..
ichols, OF the GLoBE-REPuBLIo or myself. of
'urse, you know, there would be no trouble
,out the lot.
Reporter: Certainly not, General. {
Keifer; Well, | had though, all the time
lthout really thinking much about it that &
6 Jail lot would probably be selected. /
Thos. F. McGrew, sen.; If possible /, q
ould be centrally located, but have not c
ought much about it and hence prefer to say I
thing more, because my opinion without /
wing thoroughly thought of the matter t
ould be of little value.
Henry Q. Wiseman: sm not In favor n, +
e Jail lot; the West corner Is nv prefer '
&c, and ! find most people Of that opinion
tn whom ] have spoken. The building 4
'tsinly should not 60 above Limestone nor b
'ther west than Market, and it should b, n
,trally located. n
c. G Kirkpatrick: By all means west of g,
nestone; no business men have occasion to n
further east than Limestone. Visitors To :,
city on business would never see TIE m
vsrnment bui lding II east of Limesto ne n
less they made the trip out on purpose. Fl,
rheo. Troupe; prefer the Parson q cor m
, Center and High streeta Nv n.,, AZ