Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-20
VIRGINIA FEDERAL BUILDINGS.
Why Work Is Delayed on Them-BadIy'
Fqipped Architects once.
From our Regular Correspondonti

From Our Regular correspondence
WASHINGTON, July 19.-The people in tho
Office of tho Supervising Architect OF the
Treasury are so slow in commencing tho
work on the proposed government build
inE at Roanoke. Va, that Messrs. Thomas
". Miller, Il. 4. Buckner, and II. Crueger.
OF that cey, came here yesterday to see II
something could not be done TO hurry up
matters. They called at the Treasury,
and had talk with the officials, and the
promise was made that the work would be
pushed as rapidly rs 1t is possible under
the circumstances.
Mr.. William F.. Craig, of Staunton, who
has been here for several days, also called
as the Treasury to inquire about the Staun-
ton building.
The Treasury officials claim that Con-
gress will not appropriate enough money
to give the architect a sufficient 1orco OF
men to prepare the plans, and that until
this Is done the delays will continue.
BY REEDS CONGRESS.
APPROXIMATIONS were made for these
buildings by the Fitty-frst Congress. That
was the celebrated Reed Congress. which
expended SO many millions for pensions
and subsidies that they practically bank
rupted tho Treasury, and the head men
OF tho Harrison Administration saw 10 1t
that scarcely any of the funds get apart
fJr public buildings should be spent.
The Norfolk building. az well as that tor
Eeidsville. in North Carolina, has been
hanging up on the same hook.
DEATH OF MRS. KRNP.
The death of Mrs. Louise Richardson
Kemp was announced here this morning.
Il occurred III this city at the residence OF
her aunt. Mrs. Seawell. Mrs. Kemp was
the widow Of Mr.. Perrin Kemp. of Virgil
MA. and she was q daughter OF the late
Robert NJ. II. and Henrietta Smith. Her
son. Mr.. Henry &. Kemp, Is popular
newspaper correspondent of Washington.
being connected with the bureau OF the
Baltimore sun.
Brief funeral services were held here to-
day over the remains and the luterment
will take place in Gloucester county, Va.
Mrs. Kemp was an estlmable lady.
posr-oFTICE AFFAIRS.
Post-ofices have been established in
Vlrglnia as follows. CattGil, ACcOmac
county. station i. Byrd, Postmaster; +;
Wits, Nelson county, Josephine Z. ROBIN
son, Postmaster.
Changes have been ordered IN Virginia
mail service Gs follows:
Gore, Va, TO Romney, w. Va aiteI
July Zlth extend service from Gore by
Uayfeld and Charlottesville TO Nlnches-
ter. increasing the distance twelve and a
half niles.
Among fourth-class postmasters ap-
pointed to-day were:
North Carolina-AeXander. Buncombe
county, l.. I. Vance rice u. j. Hunsacher,
removed: Blowing Rock, Watauga county.
j. Is. Clarke U,ce Charles Carter, removed /;
Brldgewator. Burke county. }. Il. Rust r.ce
+. A. Seals. removed; Durants Neck. Per-
quimans county. l.. Is. Perry Cice II. A..
Goodman, removed; EllenbOro', Kuther-
ford county, Il. A. Durham C,ce q. Is. Pruett,
removed Glen Alpine. Burke county, Nj.
n. Tennessee rice NJ {. SIgmOn, removed {;
Gum Neck, Iyrrell county, Is. L. owlnkell
ricg A. A. Coombs, removed Lodo, Neck
lepburgh county, j. c. Bigham C,ce {. Is.
Bovles, dead Lynn. Polk county, Annie
W. Pearce u,ce II. +. Bell, resigned; Moy-
ton, Wilson county, J. IL. Applcwhlte r'cs
David Hill, resigned; Olive hlll, Person
county. ". 4. WinsJead ctce W. q. VIM
stead. dead.
Vircinia-B Belmont, Spotsylvania county,
Ella NJ. Graves U.ce &. R.'Peake, removed; {;
Markham, FauquIer county, Ella Adams
rice f.. b. Harrell. removed; Riner, Mont
eomery county. CaInan Lawrence Ctce &. IS.
Turner, removed; Unlonyllle, orange
county, Il. b. Harris c,ce K. l.. Martin, re-
moved Waterfall, Prince William county,
josephine VI. Owens Ulce Mary ). Foley,
removed.
Total number of fourth.cla5s po'tmasters
appointed this day III, 81 Of which were
to fill vacancies caused by death and re-
Colonel 4. S. Buford. of Richmond, is at
the Metropolitan.
Congressman Meredith was making the
rounds Of the departments to-day.
Hon. John r. Ryan. Of Loudoun, was
among to-day's Virginia visitors.