Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-03
Sites for the Public Building.

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post Office and Federal courts, there are
several things which ought to be taken
into consideration.
the building will have to answer the
purposes for which it Is constructed for a
great many years. Care ought to be
taken, therefore, to locate II where 1t will
be convenient for the collection and dis
tribution Of mail matter, and easily &C
cessible a quarter OF century from the
present time.
The city is growing quite rapidly, and
its growth is towards the south. In a
few years, if present promises are full
tllled, it's centre will be somewhere near
the Park.
1t is more important that the post Office
should be located advantageously for
mail carriers and ladies than for business
men, because mail matter is now largely
collected and distributed by carriers, and
ladies have about as much occasion to go
TO the post Office as business men. BUSH
ness men depend upon their Office boys to
look after all matters relating to the post
office, while great many ladies
have to depend upon themselves. Ladies
do not 90 to the post office now because of
Its location, and il Is probable that they
would not go to new post office if it
were near its present location. AS far as
the ladies are concerned it is important
that 1t should be removed from the atmos-
phere OF saloons and Offices.
Strong pressure is being brought to
bear in favor OF three sites. They are as
follows: Corner Of Bryan and Drayt ton
streets, where the Southern Bank is now
located; corner of Bull and Bryan streets,
now occupied by a merchant tailor and
others, and the Union Society lot on Whit
aker street, between State and President
streets.
Many OF the members OF the Cotton
Exchange favor either of the Bryan
street corners. They want the post
office as near to their places OF bust
ness as possible. That is only natural,
but if they were to consider asmoment
they would realize that different loca-
ton, little further away, wouldn't be
ipoonvenieut for them. There are some OF
hem, Of course, who are disposed to think
only of the present, and of their own
immediate interests, because they have
no real estate in the city, and are not in.
terested to any great extent in the city's
welfare. Many of them, however, have
a stake here and expect to make this city
their home for the rest OF their lives.
They ought to be willing, therefore, to
make some concessions for the city's
good.
There Is another thing that must not be
overlooked, viz: the necessity for a quiet
place for the courts. One of the argu-
meuts used to secure an appropriation
for a new building is the impossibility of
hearing satisfactorily in the present Fed
eral court room. 1t would be impossible
to secure the freedom from noise that is
desirable on either Of the Bryan street
sites.
The Union Society lot on Whitaker
street has advantages possessed by no
other location yet suggested. 1t is in the
line of improvement. 1t faces on a street
that is already one OF the principal streets,
and on a square that is rapidly becoming
one Of the most attractive In the CITY.
The Telfair Academy and the Odd Eel
lows Hall, two very handsome
buildings, face upon 1t. The
building could be so constructed
that the court rooms would overlook the
square and the post ONCE would face upon
Whitaker street. What better arrange
ment could there be? There would be
the quiet which the courts desire, and the
convenience and easy access which
are necessary for the post Office.
All about this location improvements
have been made within the last year or
two. 1t is becoming one Of the hand
soonest parts of the city. II the post Office
were placed there ladies would not hest
tate to visit the office. The distribution
and collection Of mail matter will be
facilitated by having it there rather than
close to the Bay, and half century hence
the office will still be In the best part OF
the city.
The price to be paid for a lot is also a
matter of moment. The Union Society
LOT can doubtless be obtained tor a third
less than either of the Bryan street cor
ners. The whole Appropriation is $780,
coo, and the less that is paid for the lot
the better will the building be. The
belief that an additional appropriation
can easily be obtained is erroneous. The
plans will be drawn in accordance with
the amount which remains after the pur-
chase OF the lot, and the building will be
constructed in accordance with the plans.
1t is important, therefore. that there
should be as much OF the appropriation
saved for the building as possible.
The Union Society lot is offered al a
reasonable price, and no individual will
be benefited by the sale of it. The pro.
Deeds OF the lot, if sold, will be invested
tor the Bethesda ASYLUM. The Treasury
agent who is here TO report upon the
sites can hardly fail to be impressed with
the superior advantages of the Whitaker
street site. Many favor the site on the
northwest corner OF Bull and South Broad
streets, and ii is very good one-better
perhaps than any suggested, except that
offered by the Union Society.
The New York Star appears to have
turned it's batteries on some Of the South
eru newspapers. Speaking OF an article
IN the Atlanta Constitution on "Our Di-
minishing Currency" it says: "If our