The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-15
PLANS ALTERED.
Railroad Supervision of
the Postoffice.
ARCHITECT JACOBS VISIT.
He Comes From Washington for
Southern Pacific Advice.
MAlL-WAGON GATE CHANGED.
1t Was Placed on Stevenson Street to
Please E1untington's Men-The
Plans Were Here.
MAIL-WAGON GATE CHANGED

The Southern Pacific Railroad Company
has arranged matters with the United
States architect as to how the new Post
streets shall be laid out.
As the railroad was instrument tai in
making the Government select the Seventh
street site those people who are on the in
side, and therefore know what takes place,
manifest no surprise that c. z. Hunting
toms men should Continue to dictate re-
gaTding the United States building.
The general public is nothing the wiser.
although this work goes on continuously
for all proceedings are conducted with the
greatest secrecy possible.
As an example of how quietly such
affairs are managed NJ. b. Levy of 43z
California street stated yesterday that the
railroad and Postmaster McCoppin had
agreed on the arrangement of the ground
floor for mailing purposes.
a representative of the Government /,
named Jacobs, came here from Washing
ton, u. c., week ago. 1t was his SPECIAL
duty to examine the Postoffice siIe on Sew.
enth ,treet and TO consult with the rail-
road magnates and Mr.. McCOpri in for the
purpose of securing their opinions upon
the general outline If the first floor. What
was specifically desired was an opinion
from both, particularly from the railroad.
as TO where the drive in for mail wagons
should be placed. The entrance, as mat.
ter of course, vi cut off considerable
space on whichever side it is placed, and
besides an uDobs lructed street In front is
desired so that mail wagons NAV not be
delayed in passing IN and out. Naturally
enough the railroad company did not wish
that the entrance for mail wagons be on
oi hnr OF ho
would interfere with the electric cars OF
Ihe Market-street system, which will soon
be running south of Market street. So
the problem was solved by changing plans
about so to have the entrance on Steven.
son street.
Mr.. Jacobs from Washington was will
ing. Anything the railroad said was law
despite such a tt fla aS changing ground
plan. The Postoffice plans were In thi;
city in possession of JACOBS, who showed
them to nobody ut,ide those for whom
they were intended, and after submission
at the conference of railroad men they
were carefully gone over ana sealed uI
for return 10 Washington.
Some changes will nave TO be made tt
provide for the mail-wagon gateway ant
alley on the Stevenson-str side. AnC
the streetcar lines viii run W thout OBJ
struction in years to come.
Mr.. Jacobs mission was ended, sand he
returned TO the national capital with hi;
plans and the Southern Pacific blue-penci
corrections for Supervising Architec
O'Rourke to consider
In letter to NJ. B. Levy. who Is inter
ested in The post)ffice construction, Archt
tect O'Rourke stated that owing to an in
sufficient force of draughtsmen the finished
drawings will be delayed some months
However. the first operations on the BIZ
lot. such as grading and moving Of
houses, will begin late in the fall. or a
the fartheSt sometime during the cominl
winter