The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-24
Erection Of Public Building May Be De-
Iayed Year or More.
DIFFICULTY IN REGARD TO FIRE LIMIT
Representative Young VIII Introduce
Bill to Expedite hattcrs ns Much
ms Possib'e-Bowden working for
BnrrouEhs-Dr. Wise Put Cog I'm
the wheel.
Especial Cor. of The vlrglnlun)
Washington, Feb. i23, 1913


1t would appear that Norfolk is doom
ed TO disappointmenta again, unless some
active steps are taken to prevent it. At
ter five years OF waiting 1t was believed
thaS when the site for u public building
had been purchased, the award for a de-
sign made, the plans approved! tine
drawings completed and photoglla phed,
the interior arrangements approved by
the Secretary OF the Interior and Treas
ury and Postmaster General, the speci-
fications made and the bids for its erec-
ton about to be invited. that the long
deferred hope of at last seeing Il new
public building erected were about no
be realized. BUT no! At the last MO
ment the Treasury have found q tech
nical flaw that may delay the erection
of the building dor another year.
This Is due to the official statement
Secretary Gage has sent to Congress
on the subject, recommending that as
the act of Congress approved January
I'd, 1891, providing for the erection of a
public building in the city of Norfolk,
Va requires that "the building shall be
tlneXposcd to danger from fire by an
open space of at least forty feet on
either side, Including streets and alleys"
and that as the distance from the near
est corner OF which to the corner OF
the public building Gas the department
contemplates locating .iO Is about thir-
ty-fve feet, he recommends, In order
that building operations may not be de-
l2yed. that such action be promptly ia
ken by Congress as will result In a re-
duCtton Of the fire limit on the southwest
corner OF said building to thirty-fve
feet
This communication has been filed
with the House Committee on Public
buildings and Grounds To accomplish
Snfsf#H tcfs
nave to he introduced into 1.-THE House,
| referred to this same committee, cous;d-
cred, faVora'bly reported 10 the House.
| take It's place upon the calendar, calle
It's chance that the committee will be
call1d some time this session (only one
such call has been mads. this entire
SESSION. or their unanimous consent cb-
tanned. which is almost !nlIi-ssible and
IN event 1t is reached. passed through
iouse. 1t Will then so ITO the Senate,
Where " VIII have smoother sailing All
this under favorable conditions Will
take until near to the end of the scs-
SION, and may so over until Writer The
| outlook is anything but encouraging.
Congressman Young will do what he
can 10 expedite the matter and unless
tha chairman of the committee does so.
MT. aouhg Will introduce n bill to carry
| out secretary Cages recommendation.
| VIII remain for some time devoting him
seif 10 landing Burroughs in the Ports
mouth posttoffice. He can not under
stand the cause in the delay, but is t.1c-
INFANT or the fact that DR. Wise has
temporarily at least, put cog in the
wheel. which has prevented it from re-
FoiVing smoothly. Mr.. Bowden is also
taxing much interest In Secretary
| dagc'5 bill to consolidate NewDort News
and NorRolk-Portsmouth, especially as
he would he legislated out OF oGica bv
me plan. Mr.. Bowden feels confident
me scheme will not go through, but If
II does his friends assert that Mr.
i"owden Will be made collector ,sf the
consolidated ports at the salary iiyed-.
$4,000 per ycar-wh!ch is $1,000 eater
thiln the salary attached to the position
| oil collector at Norfolk.
brady and Bowen called at the White
House to-day and presented the name
OF Judge Edmund Waddil, Jr., 10 sue
coed Judge Hughes.
Swanson, Linney and Pearson made
| vigorous speeches to-day against ap-
! preparation 10 detect moonshiners They
were successful in striking it out Of tho
| Dill In committee of the whole. but
| Chairman Cannon will demand an aye
and nay vote in the Hourse.