The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
MYSTERIOUS AGENCY DELAYS IT
Supervisors, the Legislature, the Chamber Of
Commerce, Board Of Trade and Other
Local Bodies Will Insist Upon
Work Being Begun at Once.

San Francisco wants its Posofce That point which
patience to be virtue has been reached any
OF overcoming Governmental inertia without breaking
windows at Washington the time has employ SAN FRAN
CISCO WANTS HER POSTOFFICE BUILDING! She wants it
badly She needs Her business it. and by the
Eternal and the right that that she has
paid into the treasury Washington within past years.
collected from her Dues see an end to the necencv
and the Palterng that wihhods from her.
is time that this big City just the cause of the
desert Mission and Seventh streets known wondering genera
youngsters grown there the Postofe
e VINO it that stands in the way? Or merely
interest IN washington! Whatever the be should be dis
covered and done away with Construction Postofice
building should be begun al once.
For there has lying treasury
the sum OF $4,000 to the credit of the Federal building
available for immediate say the Commissioners the consuc
ton the building The site chosen paid years ago.
And there the business stopped Some drawings plans were sent
out here early last They approved with
some notifications and finally adopted November of last wear was
ed as the date upon which the spell broenwo
was be commenced
The patient people San Francisco saw the dav 90 bv and +
gh fence around the Postoce site unmovd
November has been followed by January and
and still the supervising architect has sign
The CALL yesterday egraphd correspondent in Wasbno
ton to put the question Mr. "Why and the amazing rep
comes back that the beginning of work as
that the engineers after all these years. problems
to Soe that they only reported the general wav
although over Soooooo paid for upon express
recommendations He adds that the appropriation large enough
e WORK. Dut hseVen years after the report fled
the first that have heard the site are to be
Begun again. for Mr. Aiken unt they completed will be
Impossible Tor MIN to know what kind of building upon
Now nasmuch the the report accepted
ana Aiken hlnSe offered
the building which have been approved explanation Yesterday
must be taken as so much diplomatic lying There other
reason Tor the delay and San Francisco what is
No other city the country subjected to such sights at
the hands of the National Government eight years since Con
made appropriation the construction of
Federal building in this City independent SITE For the site
S25oooo appropriated The site chosen S1o4oooo which
left Of the ready cash appropriated This sum has been
wing the treasury since and available immediate use in
(nstruction
Now think of wth all conditions we have men dragging
wagon about the street begging food for themselves
of
plans agreed and the money the treasury while honest men
camor and Starve for Of
we must discover the mysterious of this delay San Fran
CISCO and the State call Representatives t
lose no time making the discovery and then removing obstacle
to the inception and completion this of S,pe
VSorS Will appeal to them body will ask Legislature to do
the same The Manufacturers and Producers Association Chamber
OF commerce. the City and State Boards of Trade Merchants
ASSOCIATION and every other body identified with interests
OF the Cy should be heard the matter that this disappointing
in the matter the building NAV brought to an end
we want the building and the unemployed
he present PoStofce and Federal building
this country dismal anquated time to begin the or
Of speedy reform