Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-12-23
THIRD EDITION.
TaE NEW PosrOFFICE.


Dinacuities He Has Had to Meet
with.
HJn. O. B. Lore came home from
Washington last night TO spend the
holiday recess, when represen tative
Of the Morning News came up with
him and the following talk ensuet:
~ have no doubt Whatever that the
postofiice will be built at Ninth and
Shipley streets. / had q talk with Mr..
Bell, supervising architect of the Trea-
sury, few days ago, and he told me
that there seemed to be no other choice
than that ut Ninth and Shipley streets
unless IL were that ut Seventh and
French streets. which was manifestly
undesirable. He said that the admin
istration was determined to put up the
building for the amount appropriated,
which virtually compelled him to choose
the sight At Ninth and Shipley."
Are you aware" was asked, shat
the Board Of Trade Is contemplating
getting mp protest and sending y dels
CATION OF its mem bers to carry IL TO the
Secretary of the Treasury"
II am afraid that 1t would be uss-
less" said Mr.. Lore. 81 wrote to Mr..
Bell some time ago that did not like
l.
because one of the sites mentioned was
near my property and / preferred to
say nothing about, but to let the oiti.
zens Of Wilmington choose the site. l
did say, however, inasmuch as be had
asked 1t, that my personal preference
would be the present site of the Ebbiti
House and other properties ut Tenth
and Market streets. At another time
told him distinctly that nine-tentbs OF
she citizens Of the city would prefer o
location on Market street
ITO this he replied that II was I'm
possible TO have 1t there, aud that hs
thought he could put mp y creditable
building at Ninth and Shipley streets
and that when 1t was completed the peo
pie would be satisfied. told him that
both streets were very narrow, and 1t
would be difficult TO make IL as salts
factory as on Market street. He replied
that he could set the building in from
the street. This told him, would be
worse yet, as then no one could see 1t
at all unless 1t lowered oeer the tops OF
surrounding buildings. He said that
had nothing TO do with the case. The
building would be let by contract and
would be better building every way
than our Court House
u told him If he succeeded in doing 60
that In my opinion he would be doing
exceedingly well. In letting the build
ing by contract we are sssured of n
better building for S120,OO0 than the
government could put up by davis
work for 600. COO. think when the
building L. com pleted that Ii will be
much more satisfactory than Is now
apparent. AZ far az being near my
property Is concerned, don't think il
will benefit 1t any. The property near
the present postofice lie worth no more
than 1t was when the building was first
put up"
SIS there no prospect for an increased
appropriation"
II fear not, said Mr.. Lore. az wor.
lied for two years TO get the bill through
as It 10. 1t was the hardest fight had
IN Congress. In the first place l had It
tied on as a rider to the Civil Supdry
bill Of the Forty eighth Congress. This
simply gave authority to put Up the
building without making an appropria.
ton. Afterwards by hard work got
the $50, 900 appropriated, although Mr..
Randall war ted TO cut me down to
e'9,0OO. but i prevailed on him 20 with
ara" the objection. | got the bill
through without much help and sym.
pathy from any one in Congress, al
though l must say that ex Postmaster
SWlggett and 3. Redmond Smith de-.
serve great credit for getting up the
necessary data to present to the com.
mittees on appropriations.
This WAS very important work. and
they have never received the proper
creditfor it. don't 400 any way TO
get further appropriation. The ad
mtnistration is disposed TO be eCopomi.
cal, and Mr.. Bayard does not want us
TO ark for more money, 80 suppose we
must make the best OF what we have.
IL is very easy to talk of ConRre S.
msn getting this or that legislation
through, but only those who have been
IN congress can appreciate the Difficult
ties OF 30 doiug. After four years In
congress l am Just getting where can
ges little done. You will notice that
all The important work Ia dons By meo
VINO nave been there many years and
have learned the ropes.
II had great difficulty today 10 yet.
ing the bill through the house max IN 2
Lswes por; of entry. at the last mo.
ment Mr.. Randall was about to object
although be had previously engaged 10
let tie bill pass. He may yet move 10
reconsider the bill, but il he does | viii
fight 1t on tie floor On Monday | ir-
iroduced o bill appHopriatine S25 GOO
Tor postoftice fer New Castle, which |
think can get through. Delaware dc.
serVts more than she has secured from
me government. In the twenty years
from 1861 to 1851 Delawa are paid to The
government in duties revenue taxes
and ether ways, $50 ,00O coo. Fer this she
has received $4,000 for Dostf flee at
D3ytr, Si7 GOO for the present postufice
In this city, and $4,000 for tho new
one; This is too little, but it has been
nard work to get even this II uch. 1t Ia
marc 20 overcome the iaalouay OF our
Philadelphia reizhbors."