Daily Republican., 1886-10-05
THIRD EDITION.
The Loca Ion of he rev Post Once.
JooxnuHrcArED.l

Now that the U. b. 6Overnmeni
(tbroush the Collector OF the Port) ha'
sdvertised for pr0posale for suitable
grounds on which 10 erect the new post
Office bu.lding in this city, Il should be
the duty of our business men to en-
deavor TO secure the location OF the
new building at Q point best adapted
to the business interest OF the
city. The location Of the present
post Cfice Ia ON high ground
and Il 10 In close proximity &c
rious city o1icers, near aud easy OF
access to the different railway stations
from which the mails are secured from
and carried to In bulk. At the present
time the q. 3. Government owns q
large piece of land where the present
once now stands, being some "a feet
front on King street, extending at thai
width east on Sixth street about l2t
feet, consequently II the new post cffic'
II erected at this point much less LAND
would have 70 be purchased Get this
plAce) than ut any other place in the
city to erect the new building upon. Ii
addition TO the land owned by the
Government al Sixth and King streets,
there would only have TO be purchased
80 feet additional front on King street
extending back 70 French street, and
GA feet front additional on French
street, exter ding 1T that width west 70
the land owned by the Government on
which the present port Office stands.
Consequently the additional land re
Quired ON King and French should be
purchased for less money than would
have to be paid for an entire new lot OF
14O by 210 feet In any other suits bic
and central point in the city. / think
1t will be universally admitted by the
business men Of this city that the pres.
emit location is the most suitable one In
the city for the new building and there
is surely no place on the west side OF
Market street suitable for the purpose,
as the square between Market and Ship
ley IL % feet short OF size Of the smail.
est diG ension Of lot required by the
Government to ere. The new building
upon This settles the question on
Market street west. To think of erect
ing building such az our post Office
should be, fronting on sbipley, extend.
ing TO or toward Orange street, would
be preposterLus from the fact that the
short distance from Market street to
Sbipley street. causes Shlpley street te
be simply an outlet or back yard for
the properties fronting on M rket stree :
and a mere uusightly appearance Ia nol
fourd in tbs li'y than is presented on
the east side OF Shipley street, mace
such by tie kitchens, ou.-houses and
the back yards OF the Market street
properties having their outlets thereon
of water ard for the removal OF sshes
and other filtb from the Market stree
pfopeItes
1 certainly need not say one singl,
word more &c satisfy every tensible per
son that the location of the new bui d
ing 10 impract cable at any central bust
ness portion Of the west side o. the city
And it 10 not TO be suppos.d that such
an unslgbtly street as Saipley street
would be selec,ed to front tie new
building upon for the sake Of saving q
few dollars In the purchase of land
The location Of the present post ffise Ia
ceBtrAl to the business OF the city, al
In no event should II Q new building BE-
erected south Of Eighth street Tase
for instance the city Of Philsde pbia
up TO three years age; the post office
then was located south of Fifth street
but little over fouI squares from The
Delaware river. Toe city OF Phiisdel
pbia DOW built over extends 10 Sixty
fourth street, and It's new post office II
seventh Of the dis ance from the Della
ware river to its western Quilt up
limits. Our pr eseLt post Office at Sixth
street being fully one-ffth Of the dis
tance north from Christiaua river TO tn,
nortber.y boundary line OF the city
nearly ore mile of which 10 IN farm
lands, and used to day for farming pur
poses. Therefore our new building
should not be erected above Eighth
street, and should not be located west O
Market street. 1t should either from
on the east side of Market, King O
French streets.
The main front either on King stree
or French street won be much batter
than on Market street, from the fac
that there 10 very much greater de
tcent between King a1d French. M.
French and Walnut, than there ie be
tween Market and King st,eet tni
descent Ia a very great advantage.
the main front IL placed On Kin. Tree
or French street the entrance on III
first floor OF the building " ould only b
one Easy step above tie sidewalk; tn
descent would be a great ad vantage 70
drainage, AID st the same time sc cur
sufficient light above ground at the sid
and rear Of the building for the heatip
appsratus room, and rooms for storaR
OF fuel
It lie, therefor a fact self-eviden
that the present location Of the pCs
office, taking In 70 consideration that II
Government already owns some s 90
square feet Of land at this point, is tn
most desirable In the city. If on &C
count OF an excessive Price being aske,
for the land required at this point |
cannot be secured (by purchsse) ei,he
one or the other of the following name,
sites should be obtained, to wit: From
ON northeast corner of Sixth street
southeast corner or northeast corner G
Seventh street, extending from King {
French STREETS, or fronting on Frebc
street and extending to Walnut stree
either at the northeast corner of Bixt
and French, or northeast corner of St. '
enth and French streets. Tie lcca,io
Mt Sixth and French sire cts would cove
the land formerly the Wesley an Fen 81
College property, which can be pun
chased at q reasonable sum Of money
70 far as that property alone is COZ
Ceined, but II the other owners at thi
point should ask an exorbitant price 70
their land, which would be also wante
to make lot sufficiently large for tb
erection of the rev building, then a
tAo uOtLuodst CoTuor Vi ETeuCDi anu D
much higher and more commandiu
eDiDeDce there is one of the best ca
tions in the city for tie new post offic
at this point.
All Of the dwellings fronting o.
French street between Seventh an,
Eighth streets have open lots with n
dwelling on the Walnut street fronts
distant 232 feet from Freu CD street Tn
square from Seventh to Eighth stree
ON French street IL quite level, willis
the fall in this square from French q
Walnut is over twenty feet, particu