The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-03


tax payers of Roanoke in favor of re-
moving the proposed new Jail from the
site of the old one and placing it on
some street away from the business and
residence portion of the city. A TINES
reporter intervie wed a number Of them
yesterday and obtained the following
expressions Of opinions:
Thomas M. Wood: 1.-The idea of re.
moving the Jail from the present loca-
ton is a good one. Tho citizens of
Roanoke Tho live. at places remote
from the Jail don't know how obnoxious
it is to people who reside in the juno
diate vicinity"
Capt S. 8. Brooke: 1.-The suggestion
to move the Jail is capital one. The
city could easily buy situation on
some back alley that is not near to any
residence property and locate the jail
there. And besides the city needs the
place now occupied by the jail to build
an addition to the courthouse"
G. W. Q. WoolWine: "I think the jail is
situated il. a very unsuitable place. I
would. not want 10 sec it near my resi-
c-ence and don't think it should be
located near any ones home. 1t would
be good plan to build Jail on the old
town hall site. The present police
headquarters is very unsightly place,
and tho fumes arising from the back
rooms are worry replusive to persons hav-
ing to pass by tho building"
Rush U. Derr: The jail ought to be
moved. This is already one OF our most
important streets, and is the comlns
street Of the town. Jails, however we'll
kept and at best, are unsightly, and it
would be we'll to remove ours now from
one OF tho principal streets. and place it
in some back alley. 1t is only ques-
tion OF time when the city will have 20
keep van and team to convey pris-
oners to Jail, and it will add but little
to the public expense to have the jail
removed to remote place now, and
haul the offenders to prison."
Justice 5. w. Howerton: "The Jail
ought to be on a public street. 1t Is
dangerous to keep the Jail in an obscure
place, especially In times of riot 1t
would be best to put the Jail back and
erecl new building on the southwest
corne. of the same lot that will be
large 81, commodious and that will
furnish a, arters for the mayor, con-
stables, ius, ices OF the peace, police
Justice and pol. ice headquarters This
place is centrally located and with the
building suggested. It would be easy for
any ono to find cay officer. AS it
now exists no one Knows the head
quarters OF a city official.
G. w. Beckner: "While TIE question
OF accepting the Manly bondA is being
agitated is a splendid time for the city
tn In ina 70 80
ing the Jail from It's present site to some
place more remote from the business
and resident portions of the city. The !
Jail is at present situated in q very un.
suitable place. AS the city grows the
mpracticability of having the iail To-
Gated on one of the principal streets will
become more apparent. The ground |
now occupied by the jail is needed to
throw into the lot surrounded by the |
court house, and probably ought to be
occupied by the proposed addition to |
this building"
e. "a. Stewart: ''The present location
of the city jail is very Objectionable.
Such building ought not to be on a |
prominent residence or business street.
There is, l imagine, very little differ
ence OF opinion on this point
b. A. Jones: 81 am opposed to the |
jail beyond the residence and business
portion of the city. There are plenty of
locations that can be procured, and
Council ought not to thrust q Jail upon
the caves Of church"
+. M. Williams: "The Jail ought to be
located outside tho business and resi-
dence portion of the city, as is the case
in all we'll regulated towns. The pres
emit location is the most unsuitable that
could be selected for the new building"
r. II. Gray: The present location
will not do. have known church con-
to be disturbed by the noise
and profanity there. BY all means the
city should be prevented from erecting
the new Jail on Campbell street."
w. Il. Horton: II am opposed to
erecting Jail in place as public as
Campbell street. 1t ought to be as far
removed as possible from the principal
business and residence streets. There
are number Of places the city could
obtain at reasonable price, instead of
locating the Jail on Campbell street.
where 1t will detract from the value of
property"
G. B. Sibert: "The Jail should not be |
rebuilt upon the site of the old one. 1t
ought to be located where it would not |
injure the value of property or annoy
people at the churches or on the streets.
Let us follow the example of other cities
and remove our Jail from among resi-
dences, business houses and churches"
A. s. Hughes: "In view of the reported
scarcity OF money, the present site is
probably as suitable as any the city
could command. If there Is in the treas
ury sufficient money to buy another site
would say remove the Jail. 1 don't
like the idea of sticking such structure
among stores, churches and re sidences.
but with the city it Is question of !
money"