The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1902-05-02
PASSES THE LOWER HOUSE.
Norfolk is in it for a Hundred
Thousand.
PUBLIC BUILDING ABOUT SURE

The senate and the PRESIDENT VIII
Probably Take Favorable Action,
Then Norfolk viii Have its Long
Desired Federal Building.
Norfolk's dream of securing public
building has passed the dream stage
and there is every probability that the
desire Of the city will shortly be realized
and that the work Of construction will
soon be undertaken, Mayor ID. j.
Koenigstein received message last
evening that should fill the hearts Of
Norfolk people with joy. Il follows:
Washington, d. O., April 29.-Hon.
ID. j. Koenigstein, Norfolk, Neb.
Bill appropriating one hundred thoIs.
and dollars for building ut Norfolk
passed house this afternoon. am con-
fldent 1t will become law. am glad
to have been Of service to Norfolk and
will continue to look after the matter
until we have accomplished desired re.
suit. JOHN 8. ROBINSON.
This means that the lower house of
the national congress has passed favor
ably on the proposition to give Norfolk
a federal building such as will be a
credit to the city and such as the needs
Of the city require. The house of repre-
sentatives has accomplished all that
two republican senators, each with q
warm spot in their hearts for Norfolk
and: Norfolk people, to engineer the bill
through that body there is little question
as to what the result will be there.
Then President Roosevelt will be
called upon to act in the matter and
it is believed that he will be favorably
disposed toward the bill, which carries
with it large number of appropriations,
and if he remembers the welcome that
was given him in this city when he was
campaigning as candidate for vice pres
ident,, during 1900, he will probably have
no.reasonto object to favoring Norfolk
to this extent.
After the president passes on the
matter, and providing of course, that
his action is favorable, it will be placed
in the hands of the supervising archi-
tect at Washington, who will prepare
the plans and take other prelim-
mary steps toward the erection of the
editice. The government lot at the cor
ner of Fourth street and Madison
avenue, at present occupied by the Bap.
tist church and the Macy home, will
have to be cleared and graded. 1t is prob
bable that this will be done this year
and the foundation for the building laid
ut least, this fall.
There is now some interest being
taken as to the style and quality OF
building desired. While this matter
will be largely in the hands of the super
yising architect it is not improbable
that he would be pleased to receivr sug
gestions from the people of Norfolk whc
are most interested in the improvement
The sentiment so far as ascertained il
quite in favor of having the architec
specify brick structure with ston,
trimmings, it being believed that fol
the amount of the appropriation mucl
better showing can be made than in
stone building. Such building woult
be a very substantial structure ant
would be desirable ornament to tha
portion Of the town where the site is 10
Gated. Those who have had an op
portunity to compare the stone an,
brick buildings erected by the govern
ment are unanimous in the senti
ment that the brick buildings
amount of appropriation consid
cred, make much better showing thai
those of stone. The present high pric
of building material is another reaso
why the material should be used tina
would make the handsomest buildin
for the money. When it is considere
that the High school building cost les
than $25 900 some idea of what tn
public building at a cost Of 800, 90
: would look like, may be approximate6
Meanwhile the people are grateful (
$ congress for what it has done for tn
I city and they hope that the apportior
d ment will soon be available for the pul
y pose for which it is intended.
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