Arizona republican., 1917-02-01
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Men and women in all walks of life yesterday rallied to the support of the Civic Center project. Recognizing that opportunity knocks at the Phoenix door-such opportunity as comes but once-endorsement and approval of the plan to extend the natural Civic Center already formed through the nucleus of the three fine buildings to the west, by including the Central school block, has become general. Ar guing that few cities have a chance to secure for public purposes an en- tire block unincumbered by valuable buildings and adjoining an already magnificently improved public square, they propose to do their utmost to carry out the plan so splendidly form ulated.
 The Civic League went on record at it's meeting yesterday as approving the Civic Center plan. This organiza- tion has ever endorsed movements that have tended towards the better ment of the city The leagues pres ident was not only in thorough accord with the action taken by the organi- zation but personally advanced tho idea
 Men who have been at the head of Phoenix affairs Women who have worked patiently and consistently to make the city greater and better. These are the clear -visioned people who yesterday presented their reasons for approving the Civic Center idea. They give their reasons in concise and striking language, for they have care fully considered the matter and know whereof they are speaking. These expressions are as follows
 MRS. HENRY D. ROSS-The school 1 .l h r~1fe Tr7a Civic Center We need open spaces.
 MRS. H. B. WILkINSON-I most
 assuredly favor a civic center. It is essential for the city to have breathing space ard important that our public buildings should be grouped. WALTER TALBOT-There is no need to hurry in selling the Central School property. I am in favor of
 civic center. and if plans cannot be
 formed for building one. than it will
 be proper to sell the lot l think that the price offered is too low. MRS. J. L. B. ALExANDER-We cannot afford to let the school property
 go at the low figure offered. 1 am heartily in favor of the civic center plan. The city hall and court house are wholly inadequate.
 MRS. ANCIL MARTINI should like to see the Central school property | used for a Civic Center. We have splendid start in that direction and should continue along that line. The other sites should be used for parks. MRS. J. D. HENDERSON-The log ical place for a Civic Center is the property on which the Central school is established. I certainly favor this | spot as the most desirable in the city for that purpose.
 l HARRY A. DlEHL-I am heartily l in favor of a civic center, and am against selling the Central School property at the present time I be- | ieve though that some action should | be taken to get a satisfactory reply from the county supervisors as 10 what they will do in this regard. It is d l. question of vital importance to Phoe- l nix and 1 am going to vote against selling the land.
 MRS. LYMAN BENNETT - Every public spirited citizen should endorse | the Civic Center plan. I am wholly and heartily in favor of it and believe the voters should look to the good of the | future and not consider the material ! feature of tody.
 H. B. WIlkINSoN-I am going to
 vote against selling the Central School | lot. 1 am for civic center by all means. and believe that now is the ] | advance, demonstrating that civic beauty is to he desired more than l slight reduction in taxes. | MRS. WILLIAM E. DEFTY-A Civic l Center is a benefit to any community. | I heartily endorse the movement to | establish q center on the school prop | erty.
 MISS NELL WlLKINSON-I am for
 the Civic Center-first last and all the | time.
 -J. TOM WHiTNEY-The people
 of the city should be informed what | the prospective purchasers of the Gen. | tral School lot are going to do whether CT not they are going to
 allow it to lay idle, cut it up or what
 sort of building they will erect. No
 one knows who is going to buy the l property. Furthermore I am for re- | taining Che land, and using it to erect 1 another public building, to complete the group of buildings now started. CLYDE M. GANDY-I am for re- l taining the Central school property. ] Continued on Page Seven)