St. Paul daily globe., 1892-01-23
We ought to have hall with seating

We ought to have d hall with seating
capacity of at least 10000.
X. l.. Gorman-I favor stopping work
on the proposed auditorium. & 1t ought
not to be built on the present site. 1t Is
not suitable place because it is too
noisy. owing to the surroundings, be-
sides the site is one of the most valuable
for business purposes. 1t is not the
province OF city to construct a strictly
business block. This property ought to
be sold by the city and the proceeds
used for erecting a. commOdious and
large auditorium, one that will be
large enough to meet the needs OF the
next generation. l favor putting up an
auditorium of 10000 capacity and a pub.
lie library building combined on Rice
park The building ought to be of iron
A sale or the Market house property
would provide fund sufficient to erect
a fine auditorium and library. feel
sure that Qult-claim deed could be Sc
cured If used for the purposes L sug-
gest.
j. L. Kerker, Clerk of the Board of
Public Works. favor changing the
present plans so as to provide a large
hall with capacity of 5000, and to
provide suitable market facilities.
e. w. Peet-I am in favor of q large
ouNitoiiuiu VI puUllC Ddll, DuG ALL hui
entirely pleased with the present plans.
1 am in favor of a central market, and
would favor better market house than
the present one. AS to location of the
auditorium l think more suitable Sc
lection could be made for library and
public hall combined. If the plan of
building an auditorium on the market
house site is carried out think it would
be wise to modify the present plans SO
as to provide better market facilities.
Pierce Butler-I favor an auditorium,
but would choose new location.
Assistant Postmaster Z. Brien-We
want large hall or auditorium.
A. n. Nelson, County Treasurer-Let
US 90 on and build an auditorium. and
be prepared for any emergency that
may arse demanding one. / would
favor any plan that would so modify the
present one as to join with it library.
Hon. Richard A. WalSll-We should
build an auditorium. | favor the pres
ent plan until better one is agreed
upon.
j. G. Donahower. United States Mar
shal-We Weneed an auditorium. Stop the
Broadway bridge project and use the
money in connection with the Sl20,000 to
be raised by taxes for the auditorium
and put up a credtable building.
Sheriff Ed S. Bean We ought to have
an auditorium, but the proposed site is
too valuable to be used for that pur-
pose. 1t would be good plan to sell 1T
for the S400, 900 that it is worth and use
the proceeds in putting uD large audi
torium elsewhere Now, if the city
would buy the Ramsey lots adjoining
the armory and would join with the
guards association and put up large
building there to be used as an audito-
rum and for use of the guards it would
be good thing. The Ramsey piece of
ground is 60Xl50 feet: the armory prop
erty is 90Xl5O feet. That would make
tract 150xl50 feet, and a fine building
could be erected. The Ramsey tract
could probably be bought for $4,000,
and the guards association would prob
apply donate its ground for such pur-
pose. The location would be good. and
a fine building could be erected from
the proceeds of a sale Of the market
house property. There are also other
locations for an auditorium where the
ground could be had for small sum of
money.
Judge John 3. Olivier-I am in favor
of an auditorium, with library CON-
bined, on either the market house site
or Rice park.
Capt. Starkey-Let us have an audi
torium. The present market house is a
nuisance. Let us have auditorium and
library combined, with adjuncts for
promoting a culture of the arts and
sciences.