The sun., 1878-03-20
LITTLE JOlINNY'S BIG ROOMS.
TRYING TO BiILy 7HE DE riCTO SEC
RETfRY or THE TRE.fSrRr.
The city Hail Iounver. thnttcring About
the seizure of the rost Onicc-uow Large
n Space u Demanded by Ono Little Man.

certain rooms In the now Post Ofllcc to Marshal
H. Blake of the Internal Revenue Service. he
neglected to- consult the incumbent occupant.
little Johnny Davenport In his letter to Mr.
james the de fa,to Secretary did not allow II 10
be Inferred that he had looked over ltlo
Johnuy's head without noticing him hence he
said thnt II thcrc were rooms in the upper |
stories not needed for other purposes. little |
Johnny might occupy them. This meant war.
when the Post once was first completed. In |
1875. the first man to occupy rooms in 1t wns
Little Johnny. He then got three rectangular |
rooms ON the south front fourth story. and n
round room adjoining on the broadway corner.
These he occupied as Commissioner OF Elec-
tions. In 1876 he was made Clcrk OF the United
States Circuit Court. and then he acquired fvo
new rooms In the fourth story. overlooking
Park row, and below them. in the third story.
fNc more. On the CITY Hall Park front lie got
another ROOM Visitors who entered one OF His
three large suites found the doors hc-
tween the rooms open. and usually wan
dcred from handsomely furnished room
to handsomely furnished room without finding
any human bring. II was set up ns theory
that Little Johnny occupied them all because
he was never found twice In tho same room.
His suite on tho south front of the building is
used twice every two years. when Federal on
the long interval nnl two Youths smoking on
dais behind n large judicial desk. THIS Is In
the centre of the lars" room. whose noor Is
| small room on the Park row side II not occupied
at A. and me- small room 9n tnI brGhdway Iva sinhe he
%Rny g%riES y EsSns Gr sn' 'p'" use NV
Tn, round room is carpccd and furnished
w'n mah"Sany wrng % LIS nyn nnn unhfs tn ny U" q"
| the gcn.ratinn now on catth. II IL tl,is suite oi
| t,,sa F.v ltu1 tLts
Of ,hS building qnnoun,ed The De i9,clo
one nisht Of stairs from - the ionrtta
| story and showed him room % feet long. 10
| room than the largest oi the suite down stars.
and nrary 91 u as the cnirs su1i is
was offered t. Little Johnny for use as Com
N -sionor Of Elections. but he absolutely re-
Thc de- IA to Secretary of the Treasury hal
rrdu stcd l.itJe johnny TO give W one ~ his
I've rooms in the third storyto the United states
| District Attorney. Little Johnny went down
-iars resolved to rule or rum u H. c1u,i ny
sISuil .ioy in IT,, huildine'
Wh,p 5 swrrrry Br!St9Ty rcsolved to G1i,. Gr1i,s.t
,rom ,nI pi ia,nE n'iW in ~. d,rd ~
th" ground from the ciiy that supported his
purpose. THIS was that the srqgnd and build.
wHnirvcr than for n POST oGl'c ana for rniiri
States courts. Mr. liawcs tried To- arEu" WITH
the Secretary that hc WAS "a ruryeyor to the Post
Onlcc and T. the United States courts. but he
IitiicJohnny remembered this decision. Ac-
corlingiv. he wrote to ihedc fa'to SECRETARY Of
rnor,s ,nd liza, II r"v.Tue oflicnr sGoWld be-
allowed 10 occupy part OF the building. 1t
might stirup certain yil-disp2s I'd Aldermen e
| to the Government. and not only the site. but
also Mull.4,'s nor,Isseript nine-million s,ruc-
| iurn on top II il. This letter has not yet been
made public. but II T. de- 'rihcd rs tersv and
ful of sall.
Ne~t,rlay Marshal Rl ll,e was In Washington.
| whittier be- won't GO talk with iiic de- iu"to >, re-
i,ry of the Treasury. There are in the Post
Oni. lu,lding IN addition to the Pos, ON ct
anIthc United stat 5 courts. two telegraph
on .c- several steuo-fiph'r-. tho United
States secret SerVir, Agency. the Unurd Stn,os
biiou Commission.
Ia a'."rinn'e with the rredi ton IN liiil
johnny lett r e. the dc ia o. - rotary Of IA
Treasury. the Common conn u pHs-"l. yrstnr
duN, ON motion 81 ALI rWun MORRIS. a r's1lu
! wha,acr the Feleru tioy.rnmcnt haA MT Vii
ai"d iis tin g. the land "n whi. thc FHsi ON q
tuied states courts in violation of tho terns %
The 4. ly Whi h this clly conveyed the land &
Oneoi the objections that Little Johnny urgc
against going into what he calls the attic j. TIA
he has rg'or!7 as 'ommls- "n'r 81 ll". iion
. | that ..-' fhr Government S2nnlu. Thosr yal
uahle r"rnrl- arr nnni.huel M iir," 'Us, ~, ot-
K about tn feet Wide. ton ir't hiEh, ana io'
order IN ans az liuury bedroom.
q Tho TutDl States District Attorney in hi
r. city MT thr TN" Y" decd oi thr i"9t ,Hihrr l'
nj 4. Courtney. H. sand Yesterday that III
' POST ON go Comm, ,SSloi! am oini'L 10 select
IS SIT. wl~ composed OF Mayor ilnlmun, Post
master Kelly, inc lro7id,ni ~ ih. thamhrr ,
- Commerce, tharIn H. Russell hihsol
T. ami one o'hcri They wrre o'cuw.d
; long time. Madison square the sn'
N s. Iaul's Chur b, A.. T. Si"waris corn"
K Chambers street AMI l'r1alway; a corner ,
= Chambers anl Centre Sirori- ana the old flN
r. Points were all dis 'usa"i as ros~lhI" sites, \
- ter long negotiations, the Ald"rmrn resolved
40 give up tn" souil lrrnmo~t lui "i thr CITY liza
r. Park IN constipation OF s3loouo, which NJ
the limit allowed hy Ia" government. The A.
bee sistut Aldermen lu1-rd thr S'ln' r'r"lul "l
t ana thtN tu' Nuil'',t WIS ,i"'.i,h 'N'I - ''
~, poration Couns" Rlehnrd O'Gornnn. to pr
il pnr- the decd 10 the United STAT Coy 'rnm"r
49, Ihrr' were nearly TWO years oi n"Soti
H. ti1n,' Mr.. Courtney cont nnHd. before Il
ds"i was executed. MY r"'ullrc' pn ana "a
II. very po-itiN" on th.~ -nh"i.i' thai IN" dee
IL contained rnsiri i've rlnu- lhiI t!r proper
r.. should MT hc us ID "N"It iNra Post Oli'r ~
'e Tor tine OH 'or- connr ted ihriewth ANA 4
.d | ui'"t states courts, hnl thut ia II
event OF the hullulng cch-lng u be ~
tor such purpose, ~" prop riy shoui N,
revert 10 ih' riY. nay r''"lir won ihu' u
H'"d aS ll'lHrrd 10y me nrppi NNh ''unN
fN lra.k L. b