St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-24
THE NEW POSTOFFICE
viii Equal Any Other in It's
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 building.
A large force OF men has been en-
gagged for weeks in clearing the site do
mated by the city. All the old struct-
ures have now been pulled down or
removed. and there is now all open
space from Rice park TO Market square.
The site is an exceptional one, and may
be said 10 be in the very center Of
the city. IL includes the whole
block bounded on Fifth, Sixth.
Market and Washington streets.
The last congress has already
appropriated 500, 900 for the erection Of
the building, and it is expected that
this amount will be Increased by $1,000.
900. Hon. j. y. Castle is very hopeful
OF getting this Increase from the pres
ent congress. If he succeeds in this
ST. Paul will eventually have one Of the
finest. if not the finest. public buildings
In the Union. Mr.. Edbrooke, the gov
eminent architect, has allowed no time
10 be wasted in pr eparing plans for the
new building, and the proposition IS TO
push the work. The excavations for
tie foundation are now under way.
The building is for the uses of the
postOflice, United States courts, Gust ON
service and internal revenue service.
The main entrance will be on Fifth
street, through an arcade. the arches OF
which are fourteen feet wide and throug
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. and this apparent oversight
has been severely commented upon
This thoroughfare bids fair to become
one Of the most important IN the city.
There are enthusiastic citizens who
claim that 1t will be the leading bust
ness street inside of three years. Archi-
tecI Edbr0oke 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
I building. Outside OF the Importance
! OF Sixth street and its right TO
| demand an entrance. it is, TO
| say the least, very singular thing for
| the architect 10 provide an entrance on
! every other street excepting this. There
! cannot be too many modes of ingrcss
| and egress 20 great public building,
and it does seem exceedingly strange
i that Mr.. Edbrooke should have over
! looked Sixth street in the way he has.
! A concerted movement IS TO be made to
4 secure an alteration in the plan OF the
/ building in this particular. Mr.. Ed
/ brooke is expected in the city in few
/ days. and the matter is to be thoroughly
/ laid before him. There can be no doubt
I that when he understands the situation
! he will readily consent to an alteration.
! The entrance for the receipt and dis
/ patch OF mail matter will be at tine rear
/ of the building. facing on Sixth street,
/ made accessible by a driveway extend
ing through from Washington to Market
4 street. The main dimensions Of the
/ building are from east to west and
| fronting on Fifth street 122 feet, and
/ extending back wards from the main
! front on Fifth street 10 feet. The
| postOtlce will occupy the entire first
/ floor and such portions Of the baseme Mt
not required for the custom service
machinery or storage OF fuel, etc.
| The 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