The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-04
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"a
ulppositton, In these later stages Of
th' controversy. TO change from one
ppAuion 10 another titi such rapid
iw that u Il hard 90 follow their
ha ans lnronsiHtencteA. and ~ has
es'n impossible 60 pin them down 20
snh honest ana straightforward
stuHnion. Through inaccuracies
III, ,,ss'" ,sinentH aud contradictions
tn"y have reduced themselves 10
az attitude OF merely obstinate aud
sssppll opposition 70 the County and
~ y bpi idinE at Third and James for
Huh The lesser bond Issue Of 1850, =
~ IN proposed.
The truth Ia these gentlemen have
tHHNffed that no sort Of argument
...sl AZ make win stand 80 against
w. Sound business logic which Ia
behind the plan 10 Immediately i'm :.
nsfgxe he county's prenent property
tIhi.d and James and afford much.
n"tuei relief 60 both County and
F,x ny prutlding adequate and CON
nlfnt housing for the transaction
tihs Tot the sake 81 argument. that
w ultimate creation Of tho Civic
tfutrF ~ accordance with the great
ianh Of MI hoKue IA dcsifabis.
.h.se advocates 81 the civic Center
10 pJbiic they wsSld soacs ss W
Tue rfsction 81 the proposed County
atae'st1 uuildine aud the rsllsf Of
prtenl and pressing Necessities. will
sps1fe rather than Interfere with
dde eo.,y p psss s s, .ss s.e ags
may later on desire TO undertake.
hut these Civic Center advocates
VII not admit this fact. and instead
% meeting The issue fairly aud
their sround and viii donbtisas
herp on shifting up 10 the Iast mir.
we when they induced tho County
.,isinissionerw 90 submit Tho propo-
sau@n to bond for 400 900 and
enter, they declared that the peu-
" defeated The whole noEuc Munic-
lpai flann last spring. not because
ei opposition 20 the Civic Center
tie arteFial highways and ether es Z
trnsiNe and expensive features and
qualifications 81 the scheme
These gentlemen then demanded
ihht the people be given opportunity
70 pass directly on the question 81
launching uuon tho Civic Center an
,sfsskins, es building there Court
as % form the fisst uni, ~ he lie
whole civic Center group 81 build
inss ~ IL this Proposition and
nothing else that the County Com.
misstonera have put before the PEG.
issue And YET. every day and .s. very
ntsh ~. the advocates - this lnnue arc
asSiAfins that VIII not commit
TIE people 60 the development of
". whole Sisig Center project "a
more need be done. n ttia 81 soo. oe0
bond issue carries .thAn 20 buy a
picos % land otnewherc North ~
ftne street and build some sort 81
e court House.
This llpr or argument ls plainly
eslculatsd 10 deceive the public. II
- not ~ accordance with the prop
orttion which the County Commas
slorrFs have submitted and n te not
rteh compatible with printed and
written statements coming directly
rem ,ns esdinF advocates OF the
something % their Inconsistency.
quote frem = circular issued BY the
seattle Civic Association. $40 MITE
iulldins sutitl~f civic Center
fscts 10 which the creation - the
Ltxic Csn,ef 10 spokcn 81 az being
the sole object of he efforts 81 thsa~
gentlemen Here is What this cir
~rhe civic Center. when voted.
VII be ssAttic'm greatest advertise.
meut And again seattle viii
io.ss FL. a. pr.s rsga, es,, ,sss ~, ne
civic Center b. a delay
There 10 In this no suggestion 81
siukl~ piee. Of land and a single
building II II frankly ~ advocacy
q fnahinf Start. wi,h ths si.tee..
scheme Of Mr. Boxus
:. Ass!n. IN letter written by Mr.
"a ~ f<wis president Of this seattle
On y Aesoeiation. under date ~ oc-
feaer ssth. the appeal is made for
cen kuttunr 10 the campaign fund.
for I'M reason that money ia essen.
ffENfffae A.f ~ l.
Ntr~ft Issue and the success 81 the
civic Center Issue
IN the Post Intelligence 81 ocic-
s~~f ix7th, 50 an account 81 the meet
ms Of the Municipal League. IN
whichs u u stated that the League
ssaiianx In the Civic Ceutsr accord
Ing 70 the Bosue Plans And the
cpmfrittes report adopted by the
o. concludes with these words.
nsnda that the lt0o.eoo bond issue
fcr The erection Of n County build
fSE In the civic Center erca be ap-
proved ny this League Tine report
"a siGusd BY 6. J. France and others.
srlR lately. after seeing that the
p.opfe have not taken Kindly. any
mere than they dih last sprlug. 90
the enormous expenditure 81 fsD. coo.
0oe which must follow tho adoption
OF the boguc civic Center Plan. aud
bring unable 10 Demonstrate that
the w. zoe. coo would he more than a
costly scheme, the Civic Center ad-
vocntsr have been and are trying TO
dersjve tho people BY striving to-
enlist the support ~ those citizens
House. but who would be opposed
to the whole Civic Center Plan.
On October 1tth. ~ a meeting In
the Queen Anne iIiEh School. Mr. G.
}. France used these words The
direct relation 10 a civic Center"
And again. In circular tsince with
drawn on account Of Its tnc0nsist-
snriea1 entitled Court House Bonds,
4 Vita. Question TO the People" and
lion. sio white building. occurs the
following language "bogue Plans
not Involved" III does not even
commit you TO Civic Center"
" these gentlemen are honestly In
favor OF the Civic Center project.
and would argue that this great arr
tistic achievement II worth she
sio.ooo.o zoe to si7.coo.o 900 that II
would cost 10 buy the land. grade
ana a Pr. up The fir s.v building Hiding q
least permit the citizens to retain
some respect for their zeal and their
disintersated public spirit even
though differing from them on the
nnNttAfthAN VI NNtff an IN
pcnslve Investment at this time But
their ctasions and contradictions
and Inconsistencies have been such
as to show that In this matter, at
any rate. they are not entitled TO
respectful consideration. much less
10 public confidence.
These Civic Center advocates, de-
spite their shifting attitudes. have
not yet been able to offer definite
proposition for tho expenditure OF
The 81 400 900. They know IL will
not suffice 20 buy land, regradc and
erect the Court House designed by
Mr.. Boguc. for the most conservative
estimates OF that undertaking alone
fix "A total cost OF N.S74,000, plus
cost 81 regradc. But neither can
they show that the si.soo.oo win
buy the single piece OF land. put ~
In shape and build any sort OF
County Court House adequate for
present needs. and they do not pre-
tend TO make any provision what
ever TO meet the requirements OF
the City's business.
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