The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-11-01
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.
New Jersey May Have to Fight to
Gets Its Share Of Them.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 81. 1e9l.--There is TO
be allvely fight in Congress for public
buildings. A number Of New Jersey
cities will be in the fight bnt they will
have no leading representative on the all
important Committee on Puzzle Build
ings as Was the case IN the last Congress
But their chances are Just as good as the
rest. The time. therefore, Is opportune
to call attention 70 some Ok the facts aud
figures that win be presented to aid New
Jersey cities In their sesreh for public
building.
| The advocates Of Atlantic City do not
rest their claims on the reputation the
place has attsined as summer resort.
although this goes to swell the postal
business. bat upon the more solid has is
Of its growth and standing Of per ma
nent city. The postal receipts, 1t Is point
ed out. are steadily increasing. q sure in
Edex of development. both In pepuiat ion
and commerce, until now II takes rank
In this respect. as the eighth town In New
Jersey. It viii also De insisted that for
Ireasons of economy it would be sound
policy for Congress 20 make early pro-
vision Tor this Improvement, as land at
this place is rapidly increasing in vaiue-
The citizens want a structure to cost
$l50.O00. but it Is not probable that an ap-
preparation in excess Of 100000 can be
secured.
The people Of Elizabeth will also be IN
the race. Their demands. however, are 4
little immoderate--an appropriation OF
$50, 000. One thing viii be In favor Of
this city. Its representative. Geissenhain
err. viii be more experienced IN the ways
legislation, and, in consequences. better
able to make 3 winning dght As said.
there is little probability Of Congress be-
| lion dollars in city where the postal re-
ceipts are barely 40.oo0a year
WORK FOR M'DoNALD.
| Jersey City, too, has claim to urge ia
| the way Of $400. 600 building, and MIR.
| Mcdonald Is likely to have his hands full.
/ The sum named is by no means excess
siye, when the extent Of its postal Bnsi-
ness is considered. These receipts have
/ for several years been about $4,000 and
the net revenue paid into tbs Treasury
has been more than e75. 900 annually. In
addition. Jersey City Is q large manufac-
urged, with q Postoffice building
entirely inadequate for the transaction Of
| the public business, aud IL Is necessary
that Immediate steps be taken 70 secure
| for this city proper acco mmodations-
| The present Post ONCE building, with iEs
sltes cost Aopub Ell, wv bHb TINS repairs
/ and alterations thereto have caused the
| additional expenditure OF SCI, 900.
| Two cities CT the State have g public
| building in prospect, Congress having
| made provision therefor, but unfortun-
ately, not enough money has been granted
| 10 provide structure or sufficient size
/ to accommodate the postal bustuAas. As
! long ago as 1855 Congress appropriated
/ $50 GOO for such an Improvement 81 pater-
/ son, this sum to cover the cost OF
| both site and building, but IL has been
i found that = suitable site could not
1 be obtained for sum small enough to
allow the construction of a building
| within this limit Of cost. It is desired BY
4 the people of Paterson that the cost OF
1 the improvement be incl eased TO 500, 900.
| but this il little higher hgura probably
1 than Congress can be induced to grant
The people OF Camden are in the same
/ boat. In 1887 they secured an apDropri-
alton of 500, 600 for public building, but
after paying over $50 900 for site the
supervising architect found that there
| Was not money enough left to put the
| building required by the public service
AS Camden is the commercial centre OF
4 the southern portion OF the state, he
4 least $50. 600 should be made to complete
| this improvement In q satisfactory man
| ner.
| These are the representative New Jcr-
sey cities that viii be in the struggle for
public buildings. but some Of the minor
| towns are not without hopes OF slipping
| in and carrying OF prize. These places
| are Bridgeton, Morristown, Perth Am
bog, Washington and Vest Hoboken.
| 1t is the usual custom In making
/ D revision for public buildings TO
| favor the place returning the heaviest
postal receipts, and under such rule
| Morrisrown would have the advantage Of
/ the competitors named. as its postal
revenue is over so. 000 annually. The
l least is at West Hoboken, where the re-
ceipts are about 81 900. These last named
places, however, do not stand any show
| for legislative ravors as against those
more specifically noticed.