Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-08
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America in Congress assembled, That
the Secretary Of the Treasury be. and
he is hereby, authorized and directed to
acquire, by purchase, condemnation,
or otherwise. additional land for the
enlargement of the site of the United
State postoffice building in the city of
Augusta. Maine: and the provisions of
section one of the Act of Congress
entitled AN Act to increase the limit
of cost of certain public buildings, to
authorize the purchase of sites for pub
lie buildings, to authorize the erection
and completion of public buildings, and
for other purposes" approved June
sixth. nineteen hundred and two, so
far as the same relates to said build
ings. are hereby amended accordingly.
Some action by Congress will prob
ably be necessary as to the purchase
of sites at Bar HarbOr and Calais.
Governor Burleigh states that he will
probably introduce a bill allowing the
purchase of land for the Bar Harbor
postoffice. which is not bounded by
two streets.
The existing statutes provide that all
public buildings must be located on
corner lots. However, there are cOndi-
tons at Bar Harbor which would seem
to warrant ar exception to that law.
1t is probable that something of the
same character will be attempted for
the site of the new postoffice at Calais.
AS things look now there will he no
general public building legislation at
this session and both Bar HarbOr and
Calais will have to wait for their new
postoffices for still another year. The
long session of the Fifty-eighth Con-
gress will probably pass several public
building bills.
Governor Burleigh states that two
special agents of the Rural Free De-
livery Service are at work in kennebec
county. installing a county system.
This is regarded as big improvement
over the town system of rural free de-
livery and assures the adjustment Of
nearly every difficulty encountered in
the town system. 1t is being installed
by the Postoffice Department in few
counties and Governor Burleigh has
been able to influence the department
to put in one county in his Congress
sional district. There are several
routes asked for in the last few
months in other counties of the dis
tTicl, WHICH 1oNGtUOi AtiS
been looking after since the beginning
of the session. AS soon as he arrived
her he made the rounds of the various
departments and took up several mat
tiers that had been pending there.
Among other things he took up with
the pension commissioner number OF
pension cases for veterans in the
Third District and urged that their
papers be FASTENED as much as posi-
bic to adjudication.
The only changes in the addresses of
the members of the Maine delegation
for this session of Congress are for
Governor Burleigh and Mr.. Allen. The
latter is living this session at 81 Il
street northeast. Governor Burleigh is
living at a private residence. 1926 Fiji
teenth street
The death of United States Minister
Buck in Toxic. as announced by cable
was widely deplored here in Washing
ton where he had many warm friends
a little over year ago the minister
was here and spent several weeks, a
portion of that time being quite III at
the Hamilton Hotel He has always
been reckoned as one of the Maine
colony and on his last visit to Wash
ington Journeyed to Maine, visiting
with his brother-in-law, Mr.. Wesley
NJ. Dunn at Waterville, and with other
friends in the State.
Washington does not promise much
legislative activity before the holiday
recess. which. as has already been
stated will begin here about Dec. TO-
A good many members are out of town.
particularly from the western states as
they do not wish to come here and loaf
two or three weeks, while the House is
adjourning from day to day without
accomplishing any legislation Of note.