The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-04-27
OUR PUBLIC BUILDING.
Report of the Congressional
Committee Recommend
ing Its Erection.

As is generally known bill has
been introduced in congress making
an appropriation of $4,000 for the
erection of a government building IN
this city. The bill was referred to
the committee on public buildings and
grounds and few DAYS since the COM
mittee male the following favorable
report on the measure, accompanied
by substitute for the original bill
The committee on public buildings
and grounds, to whom was referred
house bill No 1876, beg leave to re-
port:
That the CITY of Sedalia, Mo-, had,
at the date of its last municipal CEN
sus, a population numbering l7,OlS,
and which is now estimated at and
believed to be 10000; that is almost
the exact geographical center of the
state, being The county seat OF Pettls
county. which contains population
of about 40, 600. and mas a property
list of about s10,000,000 that the
city itself has an assessment roll OF
nearly $4,000, 900; that it is one OF
the most important railway centers in
said state, being the focal point OF SIX
railroad connections and the point OF
intersection of the Missouri Pacific
with the Missouri, Kansas d Texas
railway; that it is the division head
quarters of said six lines of railway,
the seat of their hospital and
principal manufacturing and re
pair shops, I'D which are EN-
ployed about 1000 men, and that
in the entire service of said railways
at said point about 8, 900 men are en-
ployed that said city is distant from
St. Louis 189 miles, from kansa:
CITY 100 miles, from Hannibal lot
miles, and Springfield $50 miles, anC
lis the commercial center for large
and populous area of country, having
seventeen wholesale houses, who's
sales amounted in 1884 to 81, 300, 900
a thriving manufacturing business
and al the elements of general pros
perity, including street railroads, q
works, electric lights, telephone sys
tenn, and Holly water works, the lat
ter alone costing $780, 600; that
has nine large public schools. EN-
ploying over fifty teachers
two seminaries. one university
81 churches, 5 banks, 2 daily news
papers, a new court house, costing
with its furniture, $4,000; a fire
mail delivery with 6 carriers, and
postoffice business employing II pei
sons as clerks and other assistants
and which Melted to the government
In the last ten years S123, 529. O2, an
in the last four years S53,oI9. w
total number Of pieces of mail origins
ting in said office In 1888 was 1,5O6
450. and in 1884 LOO, 600 none
orders sold in 1883, about $50, OO(
and amount of money orders paid |
said wear, s105, 416; number req
tered letters handled in 1888, Il. 667
number handled in 1884, U,S9l
Said city has the office of the deput
collector of internal revenue for til
sub district, a board of penslo
examiners, and the office OF Unite
States commissioner for the distric
The postofice accommodations al
grossly inadequate to the demand
The amount provided Tor in the bill
less than the net receipts of the ofti(
for the Fast four years, and is entire
unreasonable.
In view of the foregoing facts, yo'
committee are of the opinion that
public building should be erected
Sedalia, and therefore recommend Il
passage of substitute for said bl
which is herewith submitted.