The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-01-22

them as nay btelble."
In the house of representatives last
week, the matter was brought to thu
front in that body by a resolution intro
duced by Congressman Fitzgerald oil
: Coston, asking the secretary Of the navy
} TO estimate the amount of money that
| will be required i. put the frigate in
proper seaW orthy cond ition to make the
, journey, without danger, from Ports
mouth to Washington, to be here used as
a naval museum.
All the New England senators and
representatives are working hard on the
matter, and it goes without saying,
therefore. that the desired result will
soon be obtained r.. -..
The committee on public buildings and
grounds have treated New England
with large amount of consideration in
its recent favorable reports for the
erection of new public buildings
throughout the country, Bridgeport,
Conn, Woonsocket, r. l., Waterbury,
Conn.,, Maiden. Mass, Lawrence Mass,
and Nashua, N. H., being the New Eng
land cities which are on the road to bet
ter facilities for the accommodation of
transacting Uncle Sans business af-
fairs.
In the case of Bridgeport, the COM
mittee reports favorably to provide for
the acquisition of additional land and
the erection of an addition to the GUS
tom house postoffice, etc, saying that it
is absolutely necessary to the proper
conduct of public business in Bridge
port to provide additional building and
grounds. In 1881, the postotfice receipts
of the city were $43,201, in 1891 they were
S77,11 and in 1895 they were $50, 814,
showing the rapid growth Of the city in
that respect. 1t was shown before the
| commit zee, by the present postmaster
or Bridgeport, that it is at times neces-
| Sary to transact the office business in the
Hobbies devoted to public use, and that,
thereby, delay Is occasioned and the
Public greatly disconnected. Photo
graphs of the office with the employees
at work, were filed with the committee,
| and these together with scale draw
| ings of the occupied and vacant space.
| fully sustained the claim that much
| more room is imperatively needed,
which induced the committee to report
favorably on additional facilities for
Bridgeport.
AT Nashua, N. H, there are at pres
ent no accommodations for any federal
service, except in the limited quarters
OF the postotFiCe, and they are not ample
for that purpose alone. The committee
report that Nashua is the second city in
the state of New Hampshire. 1t has
population Of 5000, which is rapidly in
crCasing. 1t is the most Important
railroad centre in the state Six rail-
roads bring business to the ci y and
carry it's products to all parts of the
Union and Canada. It's postal receipts
are about $4,000 annually, and will rap
idly increase with the speedy growth of
the city The postoffice is now located
in private property inadequate fer its
business
On the WoonsCcket building, the COM
mittee report briefly but very much to
the point. finding that Woonsocket is a
ity of $4,000 inhabitants. the third ri
CT the state, rapidly growing into a great
railroad and manufacturing centre, and
having increased of late years at an ex-
traordinary rate in the amount both of
general and postoffice business trans
acted there, the gross receipts of postal
business having aggregated $685. dur |
ing the past year. The present facilities |
are entirely inadequate for the transact |
ton of the pOstoffice business, say the |
committee The amount of the federal |
business at WoonsOcket justifies, and it's
convenient transaction demands, the |
erection of a public building. The COM
mittee believes that such building can |
be erected at a cost, including site, of |
not to exceed $75 900. 1t is, therefore, rec
omrnended that the bill do pass.
In the case Of Waterbury, a bill for
thu erection of a building there was ia
voraby reported in both the senate and
house in the 50th, 51st and SID congress-
es, but failed in the house, not being
reached on the calendar in either case.
1t has passed the senate in each of the
5oth, 51st and SD congresses. The COM
mittee states in it's report on the mat
ter that the business of the Dostoffice has |
so increased the past 10 years that it can
not be properly done without much
larger Accommodations AMI room than
any that can he obtained for a reason
able rent. The registered business of |
the office is exceptionally large. 1t is
larger than any other city of New Eng
land except Boston, and it has stood
second in the list of New England cities
in the registered busin eSs for several
years.
The committee reports the bill for
Maiden, Mass, with an appropriation
1Of SIOUUU. 1nlS Dill is OF very recent
in the house, but Congress-
nan Barrett. in whose district Maiden
Is located, has been hard at work on the
matter, and is naturally very much
pleased at the immediate favorable re-
port of the committee on public buildings
and grounds. The city rs situated five
miles from Boston, at the head of navi-
cation, on Maiden river and is one of the
most prosperous, attractive and -four
ishing cities in the state. The city's
postoffice receipts amounted to $4,000 In
1890, and in 1885 were more than $50. 900.
The force of the postoffice consists, in
addition to the postmaster, w. w.
Sampson, of five clerks and Is carriers.
The committee states that the values of
real estate and rents are rapidly in
Creasing, so that IL would be economy
for the government to furnish itself with
suitable accommodations for what is al
ready an important centre and is rapidly
increasing in size.
The committee reports that 1t believes
that a suitable building for the needs
Of Lawrence. Mass, can be erected for
the sum of $lGj.OOO. The Lawrence
board OF trade submitted to the COM
mittee some reasons as 20 why the pres
ent postoffice accommodations are en-
tIrely inadequate to the needs of the
city. The comn- ittee, in its report, prints