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Show Armory held UP Till SPRING Work Will Be Started When Site is Purchased By Local Subscription Construction work on tho proposed gden armory will not start until next spring, according to Information ghen out here esterda by persons Interested Interest-ed In the plans. lthough the State has made an appropriation of J95.00U It is pointed out that this is conditional, condition-al, local people being reejulred to raise an additional $16,000 the price of the site This amount hfLs not been collected and the Information Is given out that this nmount must be collected and tho site purchased before the work Is started. The proposed new nrinory will replace re-place the old building on Twent-fourth Twent-fourth street and will in all probability probabili-ty be located at a site Just east of Washington avenue on Twenty-third street. The building will be two stories with a full basement and will be equipped with eery modern convenience. A gymnasium will be one of the new features of the armory while a hall for mass meetings will be located on the first floor. |