The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-30
CONTINUE TO DISCUSS CITY THE HALL

building The town Is improving In ether
ways, and think We ought 70 improve
ON the city ball. We nro paying enough
ta5Ysss for II any way; think 3 good
main thing Is TO get building that viii
be on ornament 70 the town. ] do not
think the idea OF the city and county com.
county apart. II would be better 20 have
two modern buildings than one. rhe
money spent IN erecting z ,eostiy court
nice structures | do not sec any Use in
forming a building trust Two pretty edi
fees would be much better 20 look at than
one, even though II were large one.
do not know what a fine building would
cost, but think from Si25,Ooo to $4,000
small enough.
HENRY BRAsHEAR-I think 10000
amply sufficient for market house aud
city hall. The present plans ana specinca.
tons seem to me TO be very good The
proposed building is good enough and hand
some enough TO be credit 70 the city.
don't think that It IL n good plan TO
erect temporary market sheds Until bet
ter building can be put up IL the city
can raise 100000 TO put into a building. ]
think that Is enough. | am well pleased
with the proposed city hail and market
house IN every respect
J. J. sETTEG AsT-it seems to me more
prudent for the city aud county to unite
IN putting up a building that will be
credit to tho town, and have market
house by ITSELF well arranged. one-story
building on the old site would be all that
Is necessary. and theu Pat M a fine build.
i think that the new market house ought
70 cover more ground than the old one and
would advise that a space be left open
on the Milan street side for produce
wagons.
~ am In favor Of really hrst class,
up 10 date market house. with all mod
ern couyeniences. aud see no reason, uu
loss It is a legal one, why tho hounty
aud city can not unite In this movement
JAMES p. GRoGAN-I think that for
IN clty ss large as houston $4,000
wouid not be too much 20 spend on a city
hall and market house. II the city can
not build n Ane ediace now, the old dc.
brls should be cleared awnv and temper
airy shcds put up until handsome build
Ing can he erected.
The unsightly ruins OF the old market
house are whore every stranger coming
into the city can see them tho drst thing
aud they certainly ought to be removed
at once
A. J. BALDWIN, don't think the
building proposed meets the requirements
Of an up to date city like Houston. II
the council can not raise enough money
10 erect hne building, they should post
pone Il until they can think that a
much more ornamental building should /
be erected even II Il has to be smaller /
than the one now contemplated.
II an not IN favor OF tho city and |
county uniting and think that the city |
should build It's own house. I don't |
se o g99a plan atce to qss 4 Pa o.
n the city cant afford to put M q hand. !
some building, II would be better 10 post
pone the work FOR two or three years IN /
this connection, temporary sheds would !
be a good suggestion"
THOMAS W. Ford haven't thought
much about the matter but think that the |
city ought 20 have a 100000 building !
think It Is a good idea to postpone con
struction. II the city Is unable to put no !
a mo building at present think that |
tho city hall and market house should |
be kept separate from the county court |
house. The plan 20 unite would be posi- |
bic, but not practicable.
HORACE BOOTH, representative OF the
International and Great Northern Railroad
company prefer building that would be |
a credit and ornament TO the city. ! don't
believe In cheap affair, which could emily
be temporary. The building should be such
as to meet tho commercial importance anu
all requirements for all time to come.
n. g. FOX, Houston National bank--We !
have competent mayor and competent nj
dermen. / am willing to defer 10 their !
decision In tho matter.
JOHN X. KIRBY The whole Of Market |
square Should be dedicated TO market pur.
poses. l favor the restoration OF the old |
building. construction to be more modern |
and moro artistic, but upon practically the !
same plan. A central market Is desirable |
because II encourages gardening and Il is
always attractive 10 visitors. Tho old mar |
ket was ever source of pleasure to Wis |
itors md a creditahlo advertisement.
7. G. DUNN, Houses bank--air. Porter's |
idea, advanced a few days ago, for the !
city and county 10 amalgamato interests |
and erect a one building on Market square, !
seems 20 me TO be the solution OF the prob |
lem, II the two could be brought amicably |
together The Federal government wants |
building site, and under this plan the
county could sell It's present seat or gov.
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