. Better Binghamton; a report to the Mercantile-Press Club of Binghamton, N. Y., September 1911. eed of so doing. At the very-heart of the city is the Court House Square—beautiful with its richturf and great trees, in spite of fundamental weaknesses of is of incalculable value. Imagine the commonplaceness of thebusiness section of Binghamton without that focus, and measuringthe value of the plat by the cost of the adjacent land estimate itsmonetary value, the impossibility of duplicating this possession andthe extent of the investment it now represents. Care should betaken to secure
. Better Binghamton; a report to the Mercantile-Press Club of Binghamton, N. Y., September 1911. eed of so doing. At the very-heart of the city is the Court House Square—beautiful with its richturf and great trees, in spite of fundamental weaknesses of is of incalculable value. Imagine the commonplaceness of thebusiness section of Binghamton without that focus, and measuringthe value of the plat by the cost of the adjacent land estimate itsmonetary value, the impossibility of duplicating this possession andthe extent of the investment it now represents. Care should betaken to secure an adequate return. Assuming all the structures in the park to be permanent fixtures,let there be resolve, first, that there be no additions to their , that the social service of the park—the service for which itslocation particularly fits it—be extended, by increasing the numberof benches, allowing them to be placed in the front and side yardsbeside the walks and under the great trees. Some of these benchesshould be reserved for women and children. Third, the jail—it is. Park benches assembled under grated windows 68 ^
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