The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-29
THEY MAKE A START
Citizens Meet to Consider the Matter
of a Public Building.
QUESTIONS TOBE ANSWERED
a Committee Appointed to Furnish
Information to the Supervising
Architect = Marshal MoDer-
motifs Letter to MIR. Mantle.


A large meeting of citizens was held
at the city hall last evening TO con-
slider the matter of a government
building for Butte. The meeting was
called to order by the postmaster,
James II. Lynch. who stated the OBJ
ject. Mayor Thompson was elected
chairman and John F. Davies secre-
tary. The mayor said that the time is
now ripe to act in the matter of a pub
lie building. A movement was started
some years ago, but at that time most
OF Montana's representatives in con-
gress seemed more interested in a
government building across the range.
Senator Mantle has now interested
himself greatly, and the citizens should
do what they could to help him. MIR.
Lynch then read the following letter
fran the architectural department:
Treasurer Department Office of the
Supervising Architect.
Il have TO request that you will, as
soon as possible, obtain and forward
20 this Office the following information
for Immediate use in connection with
The bill introduced in congress by Hon.
Lee Mantle. on the Sd inst, being SEN
ate bin 260, to provide for the acqulsi-
of a public building for the use and
accommodation of the postoffice. inter-
nal revenue and other government
Offices at Butte City, Montana: The
amount of postal receipts during the
year ending June 30. 1886, and during
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1895;
your opinion as to the probable in
crease in the postal receipts in the next
10 years and your reasons therefor: the
number of persons employed in the
postoffice IN the year 1885, and the
number OF persons now employed in the
postofhce: the number of squares feet
OF floor area now occupied by the post
Office for working room inside of the
postoffice screen; for lobby outside of
the postoffice screen; for office rooms of
the postmaster, assistant postmaster,
money order division and each sepa-
rate office of the postofflce respectively,
and your opinion as to the number of
square feet of floor area that will be
required for each OF said purposes TO
provide proper accommodations at
present and for the next 10 years; the
estimated total number of square feet
OF floor feet of floor area needed TO
provide proper accommodation for the
present postal business and for the
prospective increase in the postal bust
ness in the next 10 years; the number
or postofice boxes and drawers In the
postohica screen now in use and the
number required to properly provide
for the present and prospective postal
business, and your opinion as TO how
the letter carrier system has affected
and will affect the number of such
boxes and drawers; the amount of rent,
IL any. now paid for the premises oc-
cupied by the poStoffice: the same char
acter OF Information In regard to each
other government offices as are located
in your city; your careful opinion,
based upon actual real estate values,
as to what would be the probable cost
of land (of such dimensions as you will
be able to fix from your answers to
the above questions), central and con-
venient In location to business and the |
public, suitable for a site for the pro- |
posed building; the populations of the |
city In the year 1885 and in the year |
1895; your opinion as to the prospective |
growth of the city in the |
next 10 years and your reasons there |
for"
Mr.. Lynch said that a number of
questions asked I'm the above letter
would be answered by him, but the |
matters In regard to the population 10 |
years ago and now. and the probable |
population 10 years hence together
with the probable cost of a desirable
site. etc. should be answered by the
citizens. The United States marshal
had figured that 1000 square feet Of
space would be needed for the United
states courts. which would make a
building about so feet front and 1876 feet
deep. There should be a space for a
yard around the building and the lot
therefore should not be less than 100
Ieet front.
On motion of John Caplice.
was decided to appoint a
committee of six to furnish the desired
Information. Messrs John Caplice
r. NJ Patterson. John f. Davies. j II
1eyson, w. II. Young and Eugene Car
OH were appointed as such committee
ma VIII meet at 10 o'clock this morn
ng to get to work
a letter was also read from United
states Marshal McDermott TO Senator
Mantle, suggesting the enlargement of
he southern court district By act Of
congress June 90 1892. the southern
'ourt district OF Montana was made TO
hclude Silver Bow, Madison and Beay-
'rhead counties The suggestion made
vas that the district should he en-
arged 10 include Granite. RavalIi. Deer
-odge and Jefferson counties also. The
'dge or Jefferson county is within four
hiies OF Butte, yet prisoners and wit
lesses from there have TO be taken
'lear over to Helena. In these counties
FAMED Butte lawyers are usually on
ragged and IL would be more convenient
III around for the cases TO be tried i'm
suite rather than in Helena. IL was
hought that at any rate that norton
u Jefferson county below the Wickes
unnel and that portion OF Deer Lodge
ounty below the Northern Pacific main
me should be concluded in the sonth-
IN district. This matter was referred
o the same committee for considara-
ION. and the meeting adjourned for one
week ~ Oiie