The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-18
ABouT AN APPROPRIATION.
The Proposed Federal Building for
Dallas The Feeling ofOur CitiSens
~ the Prospects How the
scheme HAS heen Developed,

The people Of Dallas fool oAted over the
prospects Of securing tho erection Of costly
and extensive building by the Federal gov
eminent for occupancy rs u courthouse,
portoiiieo md tho general federal Offices
that ure located IN this city,
Tho publication Ia tho lIERALp few morn
ngs since Of telegram from Washington,
announcing thai ~ appropriation Of $4,000
had been recommended for n building OF this
kind nj Dallas BY subcommittee Of tho
Committeoon Public buildings and Grounds,
was tho first assuring information ~ the good
fortune In store for Dallas In that direction,
Our Washington special this mornig nm,
nOuncc that tho full committee has conourrod
in this recommendation, There Is hardly n
doubt but what tho appropriation will pass
and become law,
A great many of our people become OK
eoodingly active on tho first announcement,
being Indirectly interested parties, having
roNI estate, which IA regarded by them M enl-
inenty eligible sites for the location OF tho
building, From u perfectly reliable source
u HERALD reporter learned OF this activity
and TINT already n score or moro letters, m
"leoors,n had been sent 10 parties having IN
nuence ut Washington, A great many lot
terp have also been written by business men
TO old friends now In Congress 10 enlist them
la tho getting Of the appropriation through.
Correspondence Of this kind Is going on still,
which illustrates that our people aro deeply
dosir W. of securing this excellent auxiliary
10 our prosperity,
Our reporter called on numbered leading
citizens yesterday ~ got their yi0ws Us to the
building aud its probable location. No one
had amy idca ~ to the probable location, but
many SITES could be suggested, and II grcat
many thought they knew (porhnps from
solf-intolcst) "just the place for H."
The Influences thut brought about the
proposed appropriation woro sought for. A
visit 10 the postoilice and n talk with Post
muster Cochran gave some light on tho
subject.
The department nj Washington some time
since were furnished data upon their request
of all the Fed rnl revenue received from
Dallas the Federal business transacted and
Federal patronage bestowed here, to get IN
accurate idoa Of the Importance of this city,
Tho required data were furnished, In add
ton ~ the Government departments being
furnished with this information, the same WAS
sent to the entire Congressional delegation
from Texas to post md guido them.
Tho idea that the postoico will remais
unchanged in Its present location, when the
proposed Federal building is erected, ON ac'
count of the ton year lease between Govern
mrnt and the owner OF the property is erron-
eous. IL was learned that all such cases or
agreements entered into Nrc made subject to
tho erection Of II building By the Govern.
mon itself when il is the lnyNriOle practice
to nhrogt'e tina agreements and occupy the
Government building, aud tins, Postmaster
Cochran sNys, will be the result in this ease
The Postmaster WAS called upon
by the Postoilice Department about
two weeks ago to render II com,
p,rntiye statement Of the revenues and
business of the DnllSs postoice for the nine
months ending March, 1880, with the nine
months mme lately preceding tina, timo.
The report was made out and forwarded,
showing IN increase in the revenues OF the
oiIlc of forty three per cent This state.
ment was asked for to determine what should
be the future allowance for the Dallas office
over present figures. Tho increased allow
ancc will be in proportion to tho increased
revenue rs SHOWN w tnls sthlelilout " 10 w
20 into effect with the opening OF tho new
fiscal year. July lst. Several additional
clerks are to BIO employed, including
night clerk to distribute
mails arriving in the night. The
post-otlices boxes will be put in then imme-
diately on reception at tho office, and the
general delivery mail will be cotton ready so
Ms to be distributed carly in the morning.
The carrier system since its adoption has re-
duced the number ofboxes at the post-otllce
fully fifty per cent.
Ii is generally understood that as soon as
tho appropriation for the Federal building is
passed ana becomes Il law, Of which there is
hardly doubt, MS there is no apparent opp.o-
siton to it, Government architect will DO
sent on to select site, arrange plans and
have building operations started at once.
The appropriation will, in all probability, be
attached rs one of the items to the Omnibus
appropriation bill, which is OF miscellaneous
and Incidental character.