El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-17
URGES 4
CIVIC CENTER
There Should Be Mar
ket House and City and
County Building.

A municipal market house, a civic
center, a public auditorium as a part
of the combination county and city aG-
m"inisTatOn building, which would be
the finest IN the state of Texas, was
what Judge A ;. J. Eylar, of the
ty court, recommended to the business
men at the chamber Of commerce
luncheon Thursday at the Paso del
NoTte.
Judge EyIar advanced the referen-
DUN plan OF deciding upon this build
ing as being a highly proper one. He
told the business men that the city III
county should get together, draft plans
and details for the proposed new build
ing, enclose copies OF these plans and a
ballot IN a letter TO all taxpayers of
the city and county for them to vote
on the project
"Tehre are advantages and ~disadvan-
RACES OF discussing uch a project as
the JOINT municipal building to house
the city and county officials" Judge
EyIar said, When such a project is
discussed, the pubic often loses sight
CT the main issue IN the discussion of
whether the building should be of red,
White or buff brick, whether it should
be two or 16 stories high, should face
north, east, south or west. The people
some times get excited. as they did
a year ago when they got into fractional
disturbance Over the erection of such a
building, and as a result did not get
anything at all At that time some of
the peOple wanted the building, but did
not want the trees cut down. I sup
pose they expected to have the trees in
the building with a cottonwood in the
district court room. We are not going
to allow anything ike this to 5nfIu-
ence US this time.
submit plan to People.
MY idea is to submit this plan to the
people and have KIND OF referendum
vote and let them decide the question
Of dlsDOsing of some property and pay-
ing for hi building from the pro
ceeds, or whether It would be proper to
submit IN the -UarG the r,rnTo0a ~
TO V a bond issue to pay for the
building 1t has. been suggested that
the building contain an auditorium.
rms Is not necessary, but the town
needs an auditorium and it could be
taken care OF III this DuiIding. II has
also been suggested that there be a
market place in the building and the
plans could take care OF that. / am in
favor OF it. one man told me that il
would save 100000 TO the people. at
least. Another man told me that it
s1cercd a disgrace for women to take
baskets on their arms and go to mar
keL Is they aid % years ago. Today
they call up, order q quart of beans
sent out and the price OF delivery is
added to the cost OF operating the store.
But this Is fashionable and it is also
fashionable for the men who pay the
bills to kick about the high cost OF
living. I think we should submit this
TO the people n see what they thinks
of it
City Hall Too Small.
The little city hall is not big
enough and the waterworks is in an
other part of town. The county is
paying rent for the court of civil ap-
peals in the Mills building. There is
need for a new city hall and a new
county building. The resulting saw
ing would mean thousands. 1 believe
we should put up something fine in
one structure. The administration of
business Woul be improved and the
saving in the cost of operation would
save the interest on the ponds I be-
lieve that it should be made a civic
center. There should be all the ground
needed to get the architectural effect
and to meet the greatness of the city
for 50 years to come
Get behind this, arouse public SEN
timent and you will push il through.
The city and county are in a frame
Of mind to put il through and you must
whip US along TO get at IT,"
Judge Eylar also made an appeal to
the luncheon crowd to vote for the
constitutional amendment on Saturday
This was received with applause.
Louis Coggeshall sang two baTitOns
solos during the luncheon.