Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-06
ALL ARE PLEASED.
Augusta Citizens Express Opinions
Regarding New PostoAice.
Many Say the Most Feasible Plan u
to Build North.

Many expressions Of opinion were
given by leading citizens of AUGUSTA
yesterday, regarding the auuiuoii
10 the post Office. and all agreeu ''i'''
IL the enlargement is constructed ac-
cordiny 10 the design published in yes
terday's Journal, it will make nahd-
some and imposing structure ana VIII
be a splendid addition to the architec-
tu-al beauty of the city, and especlailJ
of Water street.
II am greatly pleased" said Hon.
Charles $. Hichborn, Ito learn that
the chances are that the new post Of
fee extension will be to the north of
the present building on line with
water street If the plan is approved
by the officials in Washington l think
the citizens of Augusta Will be satis-
fed and pleased. The plan as SHOWN
in today's Journal is one that no Au-
yusta citizen can successfully crltlclse.
Such a building will make very hand
some structure. ] was not only pleased
with that plan. but l was also pleased
to have the opportunity to look over
the plans for the interior and exterior
of the proposed new building, winch
Mr.. Kyerson is now preparing. Ana l
can truthfully say that if these plans
are adopted, as they undoubtedly Will
be. the people of Augusta will have no
reason to complain, for the result will
be the erection of a building which III
every respect will meet the require
ments of the large and increasing busl-
ness of the Augusta office. The chang
es which will be made in the interior
will give the office force far better fa-
ciiities for handling the business than
is now possible, and the exterior ap-
y.arance of the building will be great
" enhanced. The plans which Mr..
Ryerson has made are good ones. ana
hope his superior officers will endorse
the plan of building to the north, in
stead of going to the east or the south.
Col. +. w. Plaisted of the New Age.
is also well pleased with the proposed
extension Of the building along the lines
suggested by the Journal.
II have gone over the plans which
MI. Eyerson has made" said Col.
Plaisted, land / am satisfied that the
most feasible plan is to build to the
north, according to the sketch publish
ed IN your paper. today. The PROPOSE
ton to build the extension on the east
could not he entertained on account
of the difficulty in securing firm
foundation in the river side, and the
building could not be extended to the
south without sacrificing the light.
winch is a most important feature. If
the plans to build up Water street are
nanntp will hp
very much pleased. A structure built
on these plans cannot fail to make
handsome addition to the street.
Hon. Herbert NJ. Heath was seen by
the journal representative. He. too.
was pleased with the plans as outlined
in .hese columns, yesterday. He had
not looked iE the matter very care
fully, but he had no hesitancy in say
ing that il these plans are followed, Il
very handsome building would be the
result.
Alderman Samuel c. Manley said the
nroposcd plans should be adopted, for
they could not well be improved upon.
He thought such a building would be
a great Improvement over the present
structure and would make a handsome
the city.
Charles w. Jones. Esq. DR.. l.. L.
Deliver and w. H. Williams, also ex-
pressed themselves in favor of the plan
to build along Water street to the
North.
Walter Fl. Davis, president of the
Board of Trade, spoke enthusiastically
in favor of the plan. as published in
the Journal. and believed such a build
ing would be an imposing and beauti-
full structure He had carefully eX-
amined the plans and WAS glad to have
an opportunity to endorse them in
every respect.
County Attorney Leigh was also free
to express his sentiments in regard to
the proposed addition to the north.
IF wing is built to the east or even
to the SOUTH" said Mr.. Leigh, lit would
be buried out of sight, or it would des-
troy the symmetry of the present
building. BY building according to
the Journal plan the beauty of the
structure would be added to in a
noticeable degree. I hope the plan will
be adopted and that the new postoffice
will be as handsome as your cut of
yesterday shows it will be-"
These expressions of opinion by
leading and influential citizens of Au-
gusta were gathered without effort. and
are not intended to represent the re-
suit of a systematic canvass: but they
do show that in an ordinary course
about town the general sentiment is in
favor of the plan which the Journal