The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-22
SYNAGOGUE SITE
FOR POSTOFF|CE
Sc sction Made fer char'ottes-
vile Pubic Building.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND The PRICE.
Mr.. Kemper Gives His Reason for the
Sslec;on-s Status of the Move
ment 10 Buy shafer
Bu,idisg.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND The PRICE

4 tSpccia, Dispatch to The Tires)
WASHINGTON D. c.. November 21-
/ The Treasury Department. maze public
to-day the.report 8of8NIr. Charles G. Kemp
| CT on the Charlottesville postofice site.
/ MI. IL emper# recommends the selection of
/ the site known in Charlottesville as the
.tSynagogue Site on the northeast cor
ner os Market and Second Streets. The
Price TO be paid hy.-tne government is
/ sio.np0 Mr.. Nj. Leterman Ill Wslase name
+ TINS property was onered. named sit,6,o
in his proposal. but nnaitr came down to
5000. at which price tnesfs'te was ac-.
| cepted.
/ AS is usual when a site is TO be chosen
| tor new posto1fce or other government
| building, the people OF CHARACTERISTIC
! have been considerably wrought up on
llhis subject. Several delegations nave
come to Washington to recommend this
Tor thatBsite as being best suited to the
needs of the government Zach site mas
| had its faults mentioned by those DESTROYS
/ OF having the department accept their
| own site.
When asked by your correspondent to-
day his reason for choosing the synagogue
| site Mr. Eenper said: I chose and rec
| commended this site because, in my opln-
| ion. lit lis more ativantageoisly located
Ethan any other Of those sofered. The CEN
| ter OF business and travel in Charlottes-
| vile is on Main street, between Second
! and Third Streets. east. The lott nave
recommended is a very short distance
! from this section It is also in the west
er1i part of old Charlottesville. which IS
| 81 owing west toward the University l
feel. in locating the new postottIce mere.
that the department will be putting 1t
ilnearest the business portion of the city
l. 3y1Io s-if lTftF&
1.-THE county courthouse was urged Very
strongly. a great deal OF pressure was
| hrous hit to bear upon me and upon the
department to select. this site. dld not
recommend it. however because thought
it too far&east and out of the way otssthe
l#traf1ic of the city
SITES IN OTHER CITIES.
With the Charlottesville matter closed,
tIin.choice# of sites iii Richmond and Ports
month still remains. An agent is to go
~ Portsmouth in i short while TO clear
up matters down there In regard 70
the Richmond case. the department is
waiting for the agents OF the Shafef
E,2roperty to say whether or not they VIII
accent the $1,000 appropriated for the
! ,,t,.,. 7s.,..,fs that property. y letter came
I#fo5stt1e Supervising architect this morning
from Senator Daniel asking the status
i az the case. ard Mr.. Taylor was COM
pclied to- reply that the department was
IN tha5 dark and could tell nothing until
tlIe Representatives Of the Skater prop
q ty We're heard from
il they do not agree to. accept the
sl1s.tsro there will he an&effort made TO
| obtain a site higher Up town As the
PROBABILITIES of a public building bill. going
through Congress at the coming session
are very slender Richmond VIII be WITH
.,ut Temporary relief for some time 70
come unless the shafer propertv IS Sc
Fl
- vIRGINI., NOTES
Nh Julian r Hart and Miss sMaude
Trailer. both of Richmond. We're married
here this afternoon by the Rev Dr. W.
M Ferguson. G5,f5 NO 800 Third street,
Northwest alr. and Mrs. Hart are al
the 81. James
Henry c Green was to-day appointed
stcrekeepars and gauger by the Secretary
Of the Treasury for he second l District
z " Pensions GRANTED
The following pensions We're issued 70
+ day: r;n,a-
wilson. Portsmouth. S.; David l'aVen-
North Carolina Originals; Nathaniel
II. e;wyn. Mount Airy, St (war with
snainl; widows minors and dependent
rela tives-Sancy ]. Bateman, F.llzaheth
City. S.