Weekly journal-miner., 1909-07-21
SUGGESTS CHANGE
 IN SITE FUR THE HOME
Some Objection to Its Being Located On
 Ground Selected
,From Tuesdays Dailyl


 board of control of Arizona, interest
 is revived in territorial institutions
 and mainly so in that of the Pioneer
 home, which is to be located here
 MT. Foster as a member of this board
 deemed it his duty to visit the city
 and make a personal inspection of the
 ground upon which the building is tC
 be erected. In company with Major
 Doran, the superintendent of the
 home, a visit was made yesterday to the site selected, in the Murphy addition, the deeds for which are now in the possession of the terri tory. This site was originally agreed upon, and the question was said to be semi officially decided at the time the donation was made by MT. Mur' phy.
 Following the visit of MT. Foster however, and the disposition of sew eral leading citizens being heard on the site of this home, there seems to be prevailing on the part of many of our people a desire to have the mat ter reviewed in the hope possibly of a change being made in the selection of a site before the question is finally decided for the permanent location of this institution.
 In speaking on this question, MT. Foster says that while he is in sym pathy with the movement to care for the pioneer and to extend them every comfort possible, he believes, along with representative citizens of this city, who have put the matter squarely up to him, that it is possible to make a better selection of ground than what is shown. He desires to create no i'll feeling toward any one in this discussion, but on the other haid, to harmonize all, and desires above all other things, to see the home built.
 One objection advanced toward building on the Murphy site is the expense incidental to grading the ground, and the removal of the bould- CTS on it, together with the limited area on which to place the structure.
 This meets with general support, as well as are there other objections to advance.
 Several citizens who have been spoken to on the selection of a new site, without any expense whatever attending the acquiring of the ground, believe that there is no more desir- able spot than embraced in lot g in South Prescott, owned by the city. This block lies between Walker and LerOux streets, and is open, not lot being sold or occupied. It is sit uated on a gentle slope, and runs from COrtez to Montezuma streets. Last evening several made a visit to it, and it was their opinion that it would from its elevated topography give magnificent view of all the country, as well would it be seen from all parts of Prescott. To grade it for a building would entail no expense whatever. This would in itself save hundreds of dol lars that would go into the building in the Murphy addition. It is also within easy reach of the city water system, while its drainage facilities would be natural and perfect. It could be conveniently reached by wagon road from Montezuma street without any expense, while from Iortez street but one block of that ihoroughfare would have to be open ed to reach the home building.
 MT. Foster desires this important natter to be settled as soon as pos iible, in view of the fact that on August 9 the territorial board of | equalization will meet to make the | evy for territorial institutions, among hem the Pioneer home. After this s made it will be too late to give | he question consideration, and the ite then selected will be determined | lpOn legally.
 It is very probable that there will 'e a revival of the site question, and f nothing is decided upon to make change, the home will go up on the round selected. Other localities are nder consideration, but as these en- ail pecuniary consideration, it is i'm that they will be enter aimed.