Evening journal., 1890-07-08
COURT HOUSE LAWN PARK
UNIVERSAL OPINION Fsvoas TIE
PROJECT.

Many Persons Relieve a Park Is Needle
There 1t Would Add to the Beauty q
the Surroundings and Would be Pleas
ant Retroat in Hot Days Like This.
The project to beautify the large Cour
| House lawn, and make 1t breathin
place for the public, is meeting wit
great favor among the influential men Q
the city and the workingmen, who wi
receive the benefit of the improvements
| The city has no more central Location
than the square bounded by Market
Tenth, King and Eleventh streets, an
its conversion into park would meal
relief to hundreds during a warm after
noon.
The objections urged against the pro
iect are that its adoption would destroy
the beauty of the lawn and disturb tn
Court House clerks.
The reasons for its adoption are; Ac
cessable location, beneficial results, need
of centrally-located park. beautifying
the vicinity, the giving Of the most goo,
to the greatest number, and 1.-THE almos
universal favor which has been given Il
the proposition.
The following letter received to-da,
explains itself;
ITO the Editor Of the EVENING JOURNAL
"SIR: l heartily approve the sugges-
tion | saw In your valuable paper In re
gard TO the park around the Court House
1t would be of the greatest value to oui
citizens; the best move for the benefit oil
those who are deprived of the opportuni
ties Of comfort elsewhere and particu
larly for workingmen, aud women and
children.
Il hope our people viii appreciate your
move and have park and seats placed
there Immediately.
II hope our park commissioners viii
take an interest in the matter. | hop.
the honorable gentlemen of the Levy
Court will be so kind as to give permits
sion TO equip such. park
"A CITIZEN"
Many persons have been asked foi
opinions and statements on the project
to shade the Court House lawn, and will
very few exceptions ell responded
Below will be found their unbiased
Ways Of this matter:
Mayor Austin Harrington said 9TH,
square is certainly In bad condition al
present from the loafng at night and
consider any improvement very good. F"
City Solicitor William 7. Lyman said
'If children are to be allowed to make
as much noise as there was made wher
roller skating was allowed, / think the
plan Objectionable, but II good order /!
kept, so that the persons who have work
at the Court House can do 1t without in
terruption, / think 1t would be very
good idea and would be beneficial to the
people and the city"
Lawyer Robert G. Fraim was strongly
in favor Of The project. 1.-THE grounds
required to be beauti6ed, he said, land
this could only be done by the planting
of trees. If seats were placed beneath
those trees 1t would afford pleasant re-
treat for the leisure moments of those
who work within The Levy
Court has complete control of thl
grounds and could prevent it from being
used by the 'loafers" Of the city just al
it prevents the use Of bicycles or roller
skates at present. This would require
no special exertion and could easily b.
carried out
Daniel w. Taylor Of Heald & Co., ant
president Of the Board of Trade: z
should highly approve qf it if it is fxel
up properly TO make a first class park, fo
always did think that there was to
much ground wasted around the Cour
House. But if the thing is not to b
done in first class style, they had bette
let 1t alone
Clerk Of the Peace w. Pierce Biggs
whose Office is in the Court House, says
Il am heartily in favor Of 1t. thinl
the Levy Court ought to have had tree
and benches around here long ago
would, at least, take that crowd 0
loafers off the corner"
Lawyer Henry O. Conrad 'fThe projec
strikes me very favorably; think it is
right good idea"
Judge j Frank Ball: "The plan 4
very good for several reasons. One Is
that the location Is central one Their
are not many breathing places In tn
city. The park could be properl
/ lighted and easily watched to keep dis
respectable persons out.
s. r. Smith, United States Commits
sioner: Il am heartily in favor Of th
people having such a breathing place
and If this could be utilized say 2
ahead and have 1t. All other cities hay
their public buildings surrounded b
such parks.
| Dtpuby 0AHEh VI QulLtu Dlhlt6 OuuI
Glatz; Il think it is good scheme
When passing the Court House of a
evening, you viii see large number {
persons sitting on the coping of th
| Court House square If the square wa
changed into a park, this could
avoided
F NJ Buck, Esq "If it were to /
used by respectable people only an
tramps aud disreputable characters keE
out, am strongly in favor Of the prC
ject."
Senator John P. Donahoe favored th
project THE Court House, bare an
lonely, and the appearance will be muc
improved If the project is carried out
Lawyer Frank ]. Biggs did not car
for expressing an opinion on the matter
Deputyi Attorney General Thoma
Davis did not favor the project. If seat
we're laid out the Court House ground
would be turned into a place of rem
devious for the "loafers" Of the city VIII
would congregate there at ku times q
the day and night, demolish the youn
trees, spoil the grass and demean every
thing within the grounds.
Lawyer John X. Bradford had forme
no opinion on the matter and tn
weather was too hot for him to think
Lawyer Charles M Curtis did not favo
the project. fThe Court House, as
stands, is a magnificent and maiesti
looking structure. If trees be plante
it's present appearance will be spoiled
while the laying out of seats will reduc
1t to the level Of public park
Lawyer Joseph A. Richardson was no
atpresent in favor Of such project
The laying down OF seats would caus