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Show It is well that the building of the city hall has been deferred. Careful consideration of the mat ter will convince the public that the site at present proposed is not at all suitable. It seems to Le admitcd that 2nd street is the . center of town. That being t"ue, -'- the -ce-t'i't house is. two blocks : -' ii.'.ort'-i of the center, ,.nd it is. """air to tot;" business interests and the tridents of the iouth part of town that the city hall should t-; built at least a. block' sr"ath of Sec ond street, In Washington, the White U'ouse and the Capitol Pt'ilf. 'at opposite ends of the leac.ing thoroughfare. It would be a pretty and practical idea to place the-two public buildings at opposite ends of the business district ia this city. |