The Delawarean., 1900-05-30
PLANS FOR
OPERA HOUSE
Various Sites, with Prices of
Same, Submitted to Citizens
L00CKERMAK STREET MAY GET IT.
Committee Reported Favorab1y Upon
the Cahoon Property and Division
Street Site, Either of Which
Would Bring a Revenue.

The new public auditorium for Dover
is possible if active cooperation on the
part Of citizens and business men can
be secured
The citizens meeting, presided over
by Mr.. Pennewill, re-assembled on
Monday night at the Robbins Hose
House.
George NJ. Jones, chairman of the
committee of five to prepare suggest
ions and secure the prices of various
proposed sites, made complete and
earefully-prepared report The meet
ing heard the report and discharged
the committee after turning the report
over to the newspapers.
The matter may now be taken up by
business men who desire to form a
stock company to build the property
as purely business venture, or it may
vet be taken up by citizens. The com
mittees report in full follows
Dover, Delaware, May %. 1900.
To the Citizens of the Town of Dover:
Your Committee to whom was refer
red the question of investigating sui
table sites for the proposed town hall
would respectfully report as follows:
That they have examined a number
of sites in the town, and ascertained
the prices at which they could be
bought and find the same as follows.
First, lot of William R. Cahoon on
Loockerman street 10 foot front and
extending back to Minor street. Price
$11.250.
Second, lot of James NJ. Kerbn estate
on King street, 165 foot front, extend
ing to the creek. Price $4,000.
Third, lot of William w. Parvis es-
tate on State street extending to King.
Price $690O
Fourth. lot Of John w. Hopkins on
Governors avenue near Loockerman.
Price $4,000.
Fifth, lot Of Caleb c. Pennewill, cor
ner of North street and Governors
avenue. SOx1OO feet. Price $500.
Sixth, lot of R. O. P Wilson corner
of Division street and Governors aven-
lie, 651ax 50. Price $1,000.
Seventh. Rink belonging to Caleb S
Pennewill, corner of Loockerman and
Queen streets. Price $500
Eighth, lot of William r. Cahoon on
Bradford street near Reed, about 55x-
$50 Price $1,000.
NiOth Two lot k,, ~ n
hen, Jr., at corner of Loockerman
street and Governors avenue. Lot to
be donated Mr.. Behen to have the
ground floor for business purposes.
Tenth lot of T. o. Culbreth on North
street, near State, 60x9O. Price $1,50O
Several other properties have been
considered, but by reason of their size
or other deficiency we have not seen
fit to report them.
The approximate cost of erecting a
building suitable for town hall pur-
poses alone has been estimated at from
four to six thousand dollars, and with
business places on first floor at from
seven to twenty thousand dollars, the
large difference in this regard being the
character of the structure to be erect
ed, 1T being more profitable from
revenue standpoint 10 erect IA more ex-
pensive building on Loockerman street
property than Division street property.
The old Baptist Church proposition
is out of consideration, as Miss Com
TphO fhN IN.
rear of the Church, will not sell. We
think that the proposition which was
thoroughly considered some months
ago of remodeling the first floor of the
Court House at a cost of about six
thousand dollars is still open, and is
a proposition we'll worthy of consider
ation, because when the first cost of
this Is over no further responsibility
rests upon the Town or any of its
citizens, because the County would then
have entire charge, and no trouble or
expense in the management would de-
volve upon us.
We have no recommendations to
make regarding any of THE PROPOSE
tions stated, but we do think that some
action should be taken looking to the
speedy erection of the building for pub
lie purposes. 1t will doubtless be done
some time and in some way and 1t is
not fair that THE present inhabitants
of the municipality should be deprived
OF the privileges and advantages to be
derived from having such place for
present use.
We therefore hope that some definite