The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-29
FOR NEW QUARTERS
The PcStOfce Department Accepts h.
L. Franks Offer.
t WILL BE ON BROADWAY
A Three-Story Building to Be
Erected Without Delay Right
In the Heart OF the City
Plans Prepared.

Butte. May 2S.-Postmaster Lynch
received a formal notification to-day
from Washington that the proposition
Of II. l.. Frank. in regard TO the cree
ton and equipment OF a postoffice
building in East Broadway adjoining
the city han. had been accepted and
that the office will be moved TO the new
location sometime prior to August 81
notification from Postmaster Cen
eral Wilson to w. NJ. Jack giving the
required 30 days notice of the cancella-
ton of the lease on the present quar-
ters in the Miners Union hall in Up
per Main street was enclosed and Mr..
Lynch served the notice this afternoon
on J. II. Leyson, who has power of at
torney to act for Mr.. Jack in his alb
sence. The present lease does not cx-
pire for nearly a year and n half. but
the government reserves the right TO
cancel all leases on 80 days notice.
The following is a copy of the letter
received by the postmaster:
Washington. May "a. 1895.
j. II. Lynch, Postmaster, Butte,
Mont.--Dcar Sir: / enclose notice cam
ceiling present lease from August 81,
which you win please serve on the
lessor before the 31st inst. Please fur
nish evidence Of having served the no
tice. l enclose also a copy Of letter ac-
cepting II. l.. Franks proposition.
You Will move the Office to Mr. Franks
building on or before August 81, and
submit an itemized statement of the
expenses incurred to this office for APP
prevail. An inspector will be detailed
to supervise the hitting up of the new
premises. Very respectfully.
IF. III. JONES.
First Assistant Postmaster General"
Mr.. Frank also received the letter
Of ha n Of lie
proposition to-day, and he will proceed
al once with the erection of the build
ing. the ground floor of which must be
ready for occupancy In three months.
The building will adjoin the Goldsol
block on the east and the frame build
ing which now occupies the lot will be
torn down at once. The plans for the
building have already been prepared,
and everything is i'm readiness so that
its construction can commence without
delay. Ii Will be three stories high,
and the main building will be 27x90
feet in the clear. with an l. 4Ox20 feet
in the rear. The ground floor will be
fitted up for postoffice purposes in ac-
cordance with plans to be furnished by
the postofiice department and this
work viii be supervised by an inspect
or who will be sent here for that pur-
pose. Ii will be furnished with all
modern improvements and the latest
conveniences for handling mail easily
and quickly. The new office will have
a floor space of 1920 square feet, which
is an increase of 470 square feet over
the present Office. This additional
space will be decidedly welcome. and
the good ventilation of the new Office
will come to the clerks like the realiza-
ton of n summer nights dream. The
increased room will also allow the
postmaster to have an office which
corresponds to his duties and his posi-
ton. Mr.. Lynch is giving great sat
isfaction in his present position, and
his friends will be pleased to see him
located I'm quarters commensurate
with the dignity of postmaster in
city of Butte's size and Importance.
In this connection IL is only fair to
state that Mr.. Lynch took absolutely
no part I'm the fight over the location
of the postoffice. lie did not register
any kind OF kick or complaint against
the1present quarters. nor did he lend
any support to the efforts that were
made toward a removal of the office.
Two inspectors were sent out here TO
look into the situation and report on IL
fully, and Mr. Lynch felt that they
were fully competent to discharge that
duty without Gny advice or sugges-
tons from him.
The fun history of the fight over the
postofiice has already been published
! exclusively in the Standard. The post
officials came TO the conclusion that
| s., 100 a year was too much rent to pay
| I'm "A city of Butte's size. and reduc-
| ton was asked for. J.-H. Leyson. who
represents w. NJ. Jack. and a commit
| tee from the Miners union discussed
| the matter and a voluntary reduction
| of 500 was made. This was not sat
| isfactory. and bids were advertised for.
| Mr. Leyson's bid was $1,000. and II. L.
| Frank offered to put up building and
/ furnish Il in accordance with plans "a
/ be furnished by the government at an
| annual rental of 5000 The difference
| between this ridiculously low figure
| and a reasonable rental will OF course
| be made up by Mr.. Frank and the 9th
| er property owners and business mer
| of East Broadway. A fact which IL &c
| be regretted is that this great reduc-
ton will greatly discourage the cree
| ton of a public building in Butte.