. Springfield present and prospective; the city of homes . r to educate the public taste. As might be expected from the conditions of business prosperityand freedom from political graft, and from the general culture of thecitizens, our municipal buildings are usually well adapted to theirvarious uses, of good style and quality. Indulgence in monumentalfeatures for the sake of impressive architecture is rare. The pre-vailing and apparently irremovable handicap m all public work isthe constant change of executive. Sometimes this occurs during theprogress of important undertakings, men of differe
. Springfield present and prospective; the city of homes . r to educate the public taste. As might be expected from the conditions of business prosperityand freedom from political graft, and from the general culture of thecitizens, our municipal buildings are usually well adapted to theirvarious uses, of good style and quality. Indulgence in monumentalfeatures for the sake of impressive architecture is rare. The pre-vailing and apparently irremovable handicap m all public work isthe constant change of executive. Sometimes this occurs during theprogress of important undertakings, men of different tastes, diver-gent judgment and, perhaps, opposite ideas as to public economyand utility, are called upon to complete work begun by others whosetastes and intentions they do not approve. Inasmuch as the average sentiment of those to whom the mem-bers of a city government feel responsible and look for their officialsupport is never in favor of that which is absolutely the best, itfollows that the highest excellence is rarely attained in municipal ^*:J^.
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