4The Daily Tar HeelThursday, March 22, 1990
Town hall may be
named historic site
By KIM JASKI
Staff Writer
Chapel Hill's old town hall may
soon be a national historic site, if two
Chapel Hill residents see their plans
succeed.
The town hall, located on the cor
ner of Rosemary and North Columbia
streets, was built in the early 1930's.
It is being renovated now and will
serve as an InterFaith Council (IFC)
homeless shelter.
James Webb, a local architect, and
Mary Reeb helped start the push for
national historic site status for the old
town hall. Together, they paid the
necessary fees to begin the applica
tion process.
Reeb initiated a study of the build
ing, putting together a report called a
"national register nomination." The
report contains the building's history
and reasons for its significance.
The town hall was built when
Chapel Hill was nothing more than a
group of buildings at the edge of the
University campus, Reeb said. Nearly
everything in Chapel Hill was owned
by the University.
A decision was made to build a
town hall. Although the community
wanted it placed in a different loca
tion than the one finally chosen for the
old town hall, the people were ig
nored and it was too late to make any
changes, Reeb said.
"As a result, the town got together
and decided ways they could control
their own destiny," Reeb said. "It is as
if the town of Chapel Hill and the
town hall building grew up together."
The decision to put the old town
hall at the intersection of Rosemary
and Columbia streets sparked the
formation of a town planning depart
ment. It was the first lay organization
associated with Chapel Hill.
"The old town hall is significant in
that Chapel Hill became aware of
itself as a municipality," Reeb said.
The historic site nomination first
was presented to the Chapel Hill
Town Council several years ago and
received positive comments. Next,
the proposal was placed on the State
wide Historic Preservation Advisory
Committee study list, waiting for the
t buildingto be deemed eligible.
It was submitted to the national
committee in Washington, D.C., in
January 1990. The application now
awaits final approval. The process
usually takes between three and six
months, so the town should learn the
outcome by the end of the year.
"It is very nice that they initiated
this project," said Julie Andresen, a
Chapel Hill Town Council member.
"It is a great honor and very symbolic
for Chapel Hill. It also gives the
building a protection because it could
one day be ripped down."
There are no restrictions on the use
of the old town hall and it is now
being completely renovated by GGA
Architects. IFC and the town of
Chapel Hill are each providing half
of the funding for renovations.
"The old town hall is not only a
good example of the Georgian archi
tecture that was being done in the
early 1930's, but is also a good ex
ample of the reuse of a building since
the building is no longer used for its
original purpose," Mayor Jonathan
Howes said.
NoCo governorship amoimg weakest
By DAVID ETCHISON
Staff Writer
A recent nationwide study rated the
N.C. governorship one of the weakest
in the country and has stirred up the
debate about adding an amendment to
the state constitution granting the gov
ernor the power of veto.
The study was conducted by Thad
Beyle, professor of political science at
UNC-CH, for the North Carolina Cen
ter for Public Policy. Beyle compared
the governors' powers in seven catego
ries, including five formal institutional
powers: the length of tenure and seces
sion potential; the power to appoint key
officials; the power to remove officials
from office; preparation and control
over the state budget; and veto power.
The two other powers are the extent
to which the legislature can alter the
budget and whether the governor and
the majority of the legislature are of the
same party.
By giving each category a rating
ranging from very strong to very weak,
Beyle determined that North Carolina
ranks 48th regarding the nation's gov
ernors, better only than Texas and
Rhode Island. Maryland was Credited
with the strongest governor, with
Massachusetts and West Virginia tied
for second.
"Veto is where the big difference is,"
Beyle said. "If the governor was given
the veto, then it would push North
Carolina up. It puts the legislature in a
tremendously strong position. He has
to turn the budget over to the legisla
ture, and they can do whatever they
want with it."
David Prather, spokesman for the
governor, said veto power was neces
sary for a governor to execute his duties
in the best manner possible.
"The governor is the top official
elected statewide by the people. He is
the leader of the state, and as the leader,
he should have a more active role in
legislation," Prather said.
But not everyone agrees. State Rep.
Anne Barnes, D-Orange, said veto
power "puts the executive branch
squarely into the legislative business."
"I believe our government is a bal
anced one, and the result has been good
government," she said.
"I think the governor is tremendously
powerful and influential," said Abra
ham Holtzman, professor of political
science at North Carolina State Univer
sity. "I happen to think Beyle is wrong
when he says there is something special
about the legislature having access to
the governor's budget. There's nothing
basically wrong with our system."
N.C. Gov. Jim Martin is the only
governor in the country without veto
power. Last year Gov. Martin pushed
the state legislature for a constitutional
amendment that would grant the gover
nor veto power, but the bill failed to
pass the House after it was approved by
the Senate.
"I voted against that bill," Barnes
said. "I did not feel that it provided the
right kind of balance."
She said the veto question did not
seem to be a partisan issue. "It's been
known for a long time that both Demo
cratic and Republican governors have
favored this (the veto)."
"We had strong bipartisan support in
both houses," Prather said. "It is more
of a legislative-administrative conflict.
Some legislators are jealous of their
power. A veto can always be overrid
den." However, Holtzman believes a veto
is a very powerful tool.
"Ninety-three percent of all gover
nors' vetoes prevail," he said. "The
threat of a veto is also going to be
effective. The 'invisible veto' magni
fies the governor tremendously."
According to Prather, another at
tempt will be made to secure the veto in
the General Assembly's upcoming,
session. Tentatively, it will provide for
a constitutional amendment that would
grant the governor the right of simple
veto. But it would not include a line
item veto one that would allow the
governor to veto portions of a bill in
stead of the entire thing and could be
overturned by 60 percent of the legisla
ture. Gov. Martin would not be able'tp
use the veto if it were approved because
it probably would not go into effect
until 1993.
"In political reality, this seems to be
the strongest veto we could hope for,"
Prather said.
The amendment would have to be
ratified by two-thirds of each house and
would then have to be approved by a
majority of the state population in a
referendum.
"I don't have a strong aversion to
veto per se as some members do,"
Barnes said. "I'm mainly concerned
with keeping the balance (of power)."
Holtzman does not believe that hav
ing the only governor without a veto is
anything to worry about.
"For some reason, most Americans
seem to think God made the veto," he
said.
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Staff Writer
East and West Germany must work
together to correct more than 40 years
of a "communist commando economy"
in the wake of election victories Sun
day by East Germany's Alliance for
Germany coalition, a West German
official said Wednesday.
Dr. Armin Koessler, press counselor
for the West German Embassy in
Washington, said the two Germanies
could be fully united within the next six
months, but as much as a year and a half
could be taken to ensure a smooth inte
gration of the two states.
"The mandate of the election is for
rapid unification with as few limita
tions as possible," said John Cook,
deputy director for European Studies at
Georgetown's Center for Strategic and
International Studies.
A plan to unify the two nations'
currencies by July 1 has been proposed
by West German Chancellor Helmut
Kohl, Cook said. In this plan, bank
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