The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-30
Houston Citizens Are interested In
the New Building.
PRUDENCE AND CAUTION is ADVISED
Business Men Go Into Detsile--unen Of
County and City Receives Attention.
Mary Views Expressed.

The discussion, pro aud con, 10 regard 10
the proposed city hall ana market house
still goes merrily on.
Post representative continued lnaulfies
yesterday among Houston's representa- two
citizens and business men The majority
uphold the Views printed In yesterdays
Post.
There Is yet plenty Of time for the mat.
Ger to receive careful attention before aual
measures are adopted
SOME OF THE EXPRESSIONS.
The following short talks on the subject
were gathered by The Post representative.
c, p. SHEARN--I do not think the build.
Ing proposed for the new city hall and
market house imposing enough for a town
as large and important az Houston.
think that a structure should be erected
that will be a credit to Houston. As TO the
suggestion for the county and city to unite
70 putting up q costly building, 70 be used
both as court house and city hall, ! do not
think that such a union Of interests could
be brought about. II Is better FOR the city
70 own It's own building. The present mar.
ket Is paying interest on the bonds, and
do not see why tho city can't nut uD a
building by Itself without the assistance OF
the county. ! would like 20 see an I'm
posing building go UP, ana think TINT II
the city can not arord to erect such
building az present Il would be better 20
walt uhtil the funds are 10 better shape.
The idea 10 build temporary sheds for
market house until hne city hall Is erect
Cd Ia good one. city Is measured by
US public buildings, md J do not tliuk
$1,000 too large sur 90 spend Tor "a
STRUCTURE ot this Kind I do not think the
building represented by "a. plctuse now On
exhibition Is Up TO the present standard.
J. T.. MAsHAN-The mayor nnd city
council have given more thought 20 this
matter than have. aud / am content 20
leave It In their hands. / th!rk the build
ing proposed is hue enough FOR all present
purposes. ! would not be IN favor OF erect
Ing n tine building unless the CITY has the
mcncv % ply for 10 II It were feasible q
wpuld be n good plan fof the county aud
city g unite, but do not think IL practice
bic.
J F. MEYER--The building proposed for
the new city hull aud market house Is ana
enough, considering the city's heavy debt
The council Is doing well enough 10 GIT
the city hail up as II Is. There IA mis-.
taken idea IN regard 20 this new building
II Is going o. be Il fne building and a good
one, There Ia no use OF the city running
Into debt 20 erect One building whom
there Is no money 10 pay for Il. II Is true
that The new city hail viii not cost ne
much rs the old one. but the builders will
get more for their money this time than
they dic before When this new structure
Is finished Il VIII be a credit 20 the cIty
IL will be as good as the old one, and that
VAS a very fair building ! don't believe
IA pus'poIi Ing matters either. Go ahead
aed 6n'sh It, and after the building Is erect.
ed ~ the council sees At 10 make addi-
tons II viii be- all right l think the plan
70 combine the county and city offices i'm.
practicable.
J. o, RosS-Put up as hne Q building as
the city can pay for II such structure
would be too big for Houston now. let
the town grow to It. You can put me
down as being heartily In favor OF a city
hall and market house Chat will he a credit
as well as an ornament TO Houston and
VIII last as long as the town stands. Hous
ton needs handsome public buildings aud
needs them badly There is no excuse FOR
the city's putting M R cheap structure
Just TO satisfy the present demands Let
US have fine building II we have to walt
for H.
j. J. PAsTOR1zA--I know OF nothing
stronger to say than that am heartily IN
favor Of the plan recently suggested for
uniting the county court house and city
hall In one building. II the city and com.
" Join hands they should be able TO put
up very hne building II the city builds
alone i should regulate the cost of con,
struction by ~ fpanclsl condition, r
think the old location on Market House
square ample enough for both city and
county Offices, or course the city ought
20 have as hne building as the funds
VII allow. You may say that ] am heartily
IN favor Of a fine building and OF unitlnE
the interests Of city and county.
]. n. TAuB-If we are going TO spend
the money we ought to have pretty