Show A CAPITOL SITE AND PUBLIC PARK tax p proposal ropo salof of the cl city y as indicated in last esst nights proceedings of the municipal council to devote the corporation horation po ration property on arsenal hill to a kite tor for a capitol building and a pub lie park will we believe meet with a hearty beany sustaining response from the great majority of the people were the question to be put to a popular vote it is fair to expect that the tae proposal would toe te endorsed by a very large majority on the consummation coBBum mation of the proposal it will ba b appropriate to change the name came of that fine ein eminence that b y which it to is now designated boeing toeing suggestive of munitions of war while unpleasant memories of a gigantic C explosion which years ago shook the city ironi centre to circumference and destroyed life limb and property are associated with it capitol hill would sound more dignified and bein be in appropriate harmony with the splendid location the new title is sun suggestive estive of the paths of peace associated with civil and aad free government the fo former amet protecting the natural rights of min man and thi the latter insuring their enjoyment to the fullest extent equally by all the prospect from the conspicuous eminence in the northern suburb of our beautiful city is one of the grandest eston on the american continent admissions missions sto to that effect are constantly made by visitors who have traveled in every quarter of the globe this being the case it would be impossible to sect select a more dell delightful adful site for a adric park to which le the public would 16 there are two sources of delight associated with itt it whereas the majority majori tv of resorts of that charac ter or have but one internal beauty it would probably be a considerable sid erable time before the locality could be milde made a thing of beauty and therefore a joy forever but bat nothing dould could impair the pleasure to be enjoyed by th the e lover or of nature in bazl gazing ng apen upen as ar expanse of natural loveliness including city mountain lake and valley since the foregoing wasl wasi written we nave liae learned that the city council committee 0 gnittke the five aldermen committees from the council and house of bf the legislative Asser assembly ably governor til west st and mayor armstrong visited the e hill this morning and selected ti twenty venty acres of land for the capitol site it is needless deedless to say that we are this prompt action tol 10 w to eur ta dekea ken by the city fathers list go |