St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-24
THE NEW POSTOFFICE
viii Equal Any Other in Its
Line in the Coun-
try.
Architect Edbrooke TO Be APP
preached by Sixth Street
Boomers.
Every Effort Will Be Made to
Push the Work For
ward.
A Batch Of Factories Prom
ised for the Eighth
Ward.

There are to be no delays in the cree
ton OF the new governmental buidmg
A large force OF men has been en-
gagged for weeks ia clearing the site do
mated by the city All the oil struct-
urcs have now been pulled down or
removed, and there IS now an open
space from Rice park 10 Market square.
The site is an exceptional one, and may
be said to be in the very center Of
the city. II includes the whole
block bounded on Fifth, Sixth.
Market aud Washington streets.
The last congress has already
appropriated $sJJ,O00 for the erection Of
the building. and it is expected that
this amount will be Increased by $1,000,
90 Hon. J y. Castle IS very hopeful
of getting this increase from the pres
eat congress II he succeeds in this
s.. Paul will eventually have one Of the
finest. t not the finest. public buildings
I'm the Union Mr.. Edbrooke. the gov
eminent architect. has allowed no time
10 be wasted in pr tparing plans for the
new binding. and the proposition is 10
push the Work. The excavations for
tie foundation are now under way.
The building IS for the uses OF the
pOst0tiicr, nted States courts, Gust ON
service aud internal revenue service.
The main entrance VIII be on Fifth
street, Though an arcade, the arches of
which are fourteen feet wide and thrJuE
a massive tower twenty feet square.
rising 1872 feet above the level OF the
sidewalk. Side entrances Will be To-
Gated on Washington and Market
streets. No provision has yet been
made for an entrance on Sixth
street, ana this apparent oversight
has been severely commented upon
This thorOughfare bids fair to become
one of the most important lin the city.
There are enthusiastic citizens who
claim that it VIII be the leading bust
ness street inside of three years. ArChi-
tecU Edbrooke cannot have known any
thing about the Importance OF Sixth
street or he would not have committed
SO grave an error in not providing an
entrance from II into the governmental
OF Sixth street and its right 10
| demand an entrance. it is. to
say the least, very singular thing for
the arctitect 10 provide an entrance on
every other street excepting this. There
cannot be too many modes Of ingrrss
and egress 20 great public building,
and ii does seem exceedingly strange
that Mr.. Edbrooke should have over
looked Sixth street in the way he has.
a concerted movement is 10 be made To
secure an alteration in the plan Of the
building in this particular. Mr.. Ed
brooke is expected in the city IN Il few
days. and the matter is to be thoroughly
laid before him. There can be no doubt
that when he understands the situation
he will readily consent TO an alteration.
The entrance for the receipt and dis
patch OF mai matter will be at the rear
OF the buiIding. facing on Sixth street,
made accessible by a driveway extend
Ing through from Washington 10 Market
street. he main dimensions OF the
building are from east to west and
fronting on Fifth street l22 feet, and
extending back wards from the main
front on Firth street 10 feet The
postoilice viii occupy the entire first
floor and such portions of the basement
not required for the custom service
machinery or storage OF fuel, etc.
he second floor will be taken up by
the custom service, internal revenue.
surveyor general, supervising Inspector
Of steam vessels and pensions. On this
floor an additional staircase is provided