Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-06

Proposals for Leases TO be Filed with
Inspector Booth To-day.

Inspector Booth To-day.
I Post Office INSPECTOR Booth will be in
! the city to-day to receive proposals TOR
/ furnishing a building for the use of the
post office here for the next tour years.
The time for filing proposals will expire at
noon. There are three locations promi-
nently mentioned: the building now oc-
/ chpied BY the post Office, the Southern
( bank building, and the eastern part OF
Warng range, occupied by WHY q clarke
and JaudOn y Brooks.
The proposals Will be forwarded al once,
upon being received by the inspector, 10
the Post ONCE Department at Washing
ton. where hey will be considered.
There is a strong sentiment among Bay
street business men against removal OF
the office from its present lOcatlOn,an per-
maps an equally as strong sentiment in
favor OF its removal. The two locations
most prominently mentioned are the Wa
pies building and the WArine building.
The NEWS has already referred 20 the
changes winch it is proposed 10 make in
the former ia case the lease is effected. The
plans are now complete and in the archl-
tect's hands awaiting the result OF
the negotiations. OF course the improve
ments are conditional upon lease Of the
property, as in any other event they
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commercial purposes. The changes con-
templatel are a removal Of the present
front wall, which Will be replaced by
front similar to that Of the Cotton Elk
change The interior changes will con-
sist in r Encouragement OF the room
now occupied by the registry, stamp,
and money order departments and
The Postmaster's room, so rs
to fit it for the purposes
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departments. The money order depart
ment will be across the hall in the Offices
now occupied by Messrs. K. NJ. Demere
and T.. f. Melville. The mailing depart
ment will be in the rear of the money
order department and connected with the
general delivery department, so that the
whole will be on one floor, under the
direct supervision OF the Postmaster.
The changes TO be made in the Waring
building are not so extensive. and will re-
quire "A considerably less outlay. The
two stores occupied by Messrs. Wylly Il
Clark and Jaudon & Brooks, in case
lease is NEGOTIATED, will be thrown into
one by the removal Of partition. The
rest viii be almost wholly a matter Of fur
niture and equipment.
II Is Understood that a formal protest
Will be made to-day by Bay street Dusi-
ness men against a change in the present
location Of the office.
The term OF the lease under which the
department proposes to rent is four years
from Nov. 80, when the present lease ex-
pires. Representative Norwood, it is I'M
derstoOd, has addressed a letter to the
Post Oflce Department, urging that
lease be made for a less time, in event
that an appropriation for new building
is secured. He is confident shat
this can be obtained at the next
session OF Congress and made availa-
BILE, so that a two or three year
lease at the longest would cover
the entire need Of the department. The
proposals VIII all be for four year leases,
but 10 event the department sees NJ to
lease for less time they win, Of course,
be rejected and new proposals advertised
for