Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-11-24

whether the next county south did 1t
Or not. If you want the commenda-
ion of the people that are watching
he progress of this enterprise this is
Just one of the things you want to do,
and don't you forget it.
THE SITE.
We do not always agree with our
brother of the quill who dips into the
editorial ink bottle for ideas down at
the Register office, but we heartily en-
dorse the stand he has taken in advo-
eating the city park between Putnam
and Butler streets as the best place,
all things considered, for the new
structure. 1t is to be much larger
building than the old one, besides will
have the new Jail attached to it, and
so would cover either of the sites now
owned by the county to such an ex-
tent that both are thus rendered un-
desirable, especially when a park
space can be had for the asking.
All of the newer western court
houses are built in the middle of a
public square, with trees for shade and
hitching posts around for teams. The
result has been that the fine buildings
that they have erected in these public
squares, appear to good advantage and
have the commanding appearance that
such buildings should have and which
they can never have If shut in on ev-
cry side by business structures. Be-
sides if placed on the park lot the
noise of the city streets, including the
constant racket of the street cars, will
be so far away that it will not be an
annoyance as it certainly is and will
be more and more as time advances at
the present location.
1t is the habit of the English people
to build their public buildings as we'll
as their other fine structures, such as
cathedrals and manor houses, by the
side of bodies of water. The same is
true of Germany and other countries.
The reason is plain. Greater air space
is thus obtained, at least, on one side,
and the beauty Of the building is
greatly increased and all its architec-
tural effects either of mass or detail,
are enhanced many fold by this simple
forethougnt of location.
The basement story can be put up
high enough to place the first floor
safely out of high water. The height
thus obtained would greatly enhance
the appearance of the building with
out adding materially to the cost, for
no matter where it may be built, the
first floor will be very much higher
than that of an ordinary building
would be. 1t should be high enough
so that team could drive right into
the basement. The Cincinnati City
Hall has an entrance for teams and
the police wagons drive right into the
Jail through the basement.
If located on the park lot the court
house tower would be seen far up the
Muskingum and from up and down the
Ohio. and would be a pleasing feature
to the city with none of it's beauties
lost by being dwarfed by surrounding
structures.
Then if the city or county, or both,
should put clock in the tower with
dials of the right size, the time of day
could be seen from afar, and if the
dials were transparent with an cleo
trio light inside, the time of night
could be seen as well, from a great dis
tance. Cambridge, Guernsey county,
has clock in the court house tower
with transparent dials and so have
numerous other county towns. Let
us have the pest there is going while
we are building and not build alto
gether for ourselves, but for the COM
ing generations, who will commend us
for far sightedness and for doing the
right thing at the right time