The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-13
N SELECTION OF SITE
Where Shall the Government
Building Bo Loootodq
IN THE BUSINESS CENTER
Some Commanding Location In the Up
Per Part q Town Meets With osn-
sral Approval-0oms q The
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What site shah be selected for Butte's
government building?
There IL always danger Of disap-
pointment In counting chickens before
they are Matched. bu. the fact that the
congressional conference committee has
gone % far as to recommend the ap-
preparation Of $4,000 for the purchase
of a site for a government building in
Butte. has naturally led to much specu-
lation in Butte as to the location of the
building. 1t Is not likely hat the citi-
this matter. Probably. in case the
money is appropriated. an agent will be
sent from washington to select a
site.
AmonR those who have been talking
about the matter for the past few days
1t Is generally conceded that h gov
eminent building should be located as
near as possible to the business center.
not more than a block either east or
west from Main street, and In the up
per part of own rather than in the
lower. The land Ia bad after n gets
down to Park street, and a splendid
government building would surely look
more slightly from a commanding loca-
ton in the upper part OF town.
The city has been building up so
rapidly during the past few years that
sites of sufficient size close to the busi-
ness center are not plentiful. There are
some. though. One location which has
commended itself to favorable commu-
nication is the square which In bounded
on the north by Quartz street, on the
east by Wyoming, on the south by
running midway through the block.
This square has a frontage Of 80 feet
on Granite street. 1t includes the resi-
dences of John Noyes, w. H. Young
and w. o. Speer. and would make as
slightly a location for a government
building as probably could be selected.
This location would necessitate the
tearing down OF the residences OF these
much esteemed citizens of Butte, but
the lots are really too near the business
center to be worth their full value as
residence property. and 1t is probable
that the owners would sell.
Another very desirable location Is
opposite the one just mentioned. This
is the Thornton property. 1t would
face OF Broadway, extend to Granite,
and would reach Wyoming street on
the east. There could be given a 'front.'
age of 225 feet on Granite. but not quite
so much on Broadway, unless the For
bis block is torn down. If located here
the government building would reach
on the west close to the ron block now
being erected by Hennessy.
These are two good locations on the
east side within a block of Main street.
There are two equally good sites on the
west side within a block OF Main street.
There is the old Pavilion property.
This Is a qua bounded on the south
by Granite. on the west by Alaska, and
on the north by Quartz street, and ex-
tending eastward in the block to the
Barnard block. There is nothing but
old frame shacks on this property.
There is a frontage on Granite street
of o $50 feet.
Another splendid location would be
the Kemper property on the old school
lot west of the library building. This
block is open from Broadway down to
Park. extending west to Montana street
and east nearly to the library build
ing. There would be a frontage on
Park n Broadway Of about $50
feet.
Any one of the sites named would
probably fit all requirements. 1t is not
known whether they are for sale at the
figures allowed for the site, but it is
probable that they could be obtained.