The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-16

] of m. new city hall last nlsnt !naEh-
sd n ms mile pest in the civic I'M
I: nroycnenl OF the city. When the
Times first suggested the building OF
! r. CITY hall nearly FIVE years ago. there
!. was little prospect Of realization with
! I'm a decade. Other problems OF pub
: lie Improvement confronted the city.
!, The paving of the streets was IN It's
inciniency and q score Of other
I municipal problems remain unsolv-
I'D. But from the time Mayor Taylor
:, in his first message to the council rec
omn,ended the plan, sentiment rapid
] lv crystallized until it eliminated IN
tho beautiful building which was for-
,,,,,v converted to. municipal uses
last night.
Costing with its furniture and FIX
: lures but little less h n hundred
thousand. dollars, it stands as a mon
ument IF the rrogressiVeness OF inc
city. 1t is no intended in this article
to describe either the building. It's
fixtures or it's uses. But they can all
he summed up in tho statement that
It is the finest municipal building IN
the state or In the northwest; that II
will, serve it's purpose fully when the
city reaches Il population OF a hun-
drcd thousand. and that every de-
partynent Of the municipal govern
1nent is properly provided with COM
modious and perfectly fitted quarters.
1t will add another strong advertlsc-
,,lent to our long string OF mllniclrai
improvements among which are the
sewerage. paving and modern liGht-
ing system.
n was, Of course. not all civic
pride that demanded the erection OF
the CITY building. There are valua
bic records of the city for when IL
was impossible to procure adequate
fireproof storage. Those records ef-
fected property rights that are valua-
hle now and will become more so as
the city grows. The amplest vault
capacity is afforded by h new
building and it's absolute fireproof
structure makes them as safe as they
can he made by the agency OF man.
As a cold business matter the build
ing is a good investment. The ad-
vantage of having the city offices i'll
one building is apparent. The
stranger who comes TO the city on
business connected with municipal
affairs will he favorahly impressed
the he steps inside the vesti-
bulc. Naturally he will talk about
the city n Its splendid municipal
building elsewhere and Grand Forks
will profit by his advertising.
We believe the cost Of the building
will be returned to tho property own
srs in the increased value Of city
property. This city already has the
reputation Of being tho best city in
the northwest for a home. This rep-
utation is based on fact. too. The
university and city schools offer I'M
paralleled educational opportunities.
The musical facilities have made it
the musical center of tho northwest.
Its municipal progress makes it all
ideal city in cleanliness and convent
once. 1t has the largest auditorium
between the twin cities and the coast.
nc these can now be added the city
hall. The business maj who is seek
ing n location in a live city will find
Grand Forks ideal. II he is looking
for ~ place where he can invest in
ramshackle buildings for high rent. he
will have to go elsewhere. Eu if he
wants a modern Investment in a mod
ern city he will find 1t here. These
things-the home city Inc the ideal
business city--wilI make 9 greater
tienand for property, and as the de-
,nand increases the values will adj
vancc. Property values based or
such municipal improvements are
substantial. They do not depreciate
with every change Of the moon, and
the shrewd investor will not hesitate
to take advantage Of the golden OPP
portunity.
Grand Forks is proud Of her mu-
nicipal progress and proud Of the
visual evidences Of that progress to
which an important addition was
made last night.