Show 1 SQUAB fi we lave felt it unnecessary heretofore to refer to the proposition arx fure the city council to lease the northwest corner ot union lor the erection of bus inosa we alij not believe cucci a thing would meet nill their approval as we were anre it would not with the of the citizens at their biou alst evening they denied the application of sells and and decider atiat alie square bavine been reserved and designed for public purposes should be ina solely for those purposes alie decision we think will meet with gei eral approbation aa aidon the cre atness which lier ad ingres anticipate the of labit nights action faill be more ap pir alie experience exper ienco of other lilies east and nest in aliis same matter of public miyares ooelia not to bo wasted upon w they rsvp had to meet drafta of millions of dollars upon their treasuries to alie very blikh we were at kod to deaso anav oien spaces in hie libart of the city where a bloam of aid a breath of fresh air can be obtained the proposed buildings no matter how ornamental from an architectural standpoint would be but a defacement which would boon ba regretted is plenty of land for business purposes and not a rod too much for public purposes wo expect to see alio day when a city hall beside which alie present elegant will seem dwarfed and iu adorn the centre of union square in the nature of thinka a new coulty building w 11 ll soon be necessary then the ten acres 83 of which now seems superfluous A ill be found none too much to answer the public demand with the buildings which ahall then be erected and the surrounding space beautified in abo highest bayle 0 the gardeners art union square will bo one of the finest spots between alie great lakes and the batern aea |