The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-01

Judge Edmund Waddill, sJr.. yesterday
entered a formal order IN tho United
States Circuit Court for. proceedings to be
heard on the 1th day OF February for the
condemnatton Of the Shafer building for
Eedsra! purposes. a-yris
Ms. Charles z. Kenper, OF the otEics
Of the supervising architect OF the Treas
ury Department, gathered ell the Iinfcr.
.tatlon he desired as to- the character Of
building the feusral Government needs
here yesterday morning rand left on the
noon train for Washington. He will make
his report tomorrow.
The Shafer4 building will be. condemned
within the next ten days or two weeks,
either by, q Jury or by commission. T he
government, WILL take charge Of the prop
erty Just as soon as Its check is sent to
Mr. James "A. Moncure,, the agent and
the personal repr esentahve OF the Shafer
estate.
the p6stoftice makes 1t absolutely neo-
essary that there shall be sdd!ti2nal guar
te1s Just as early as they can be pso-
vtded. Some days, especially those on
which. the weekly edition of The Times
Dispatch Is mailed, the people. in the pres
ert postof1cs quarters have not. the room,
necessary Ii which to handle promptly
letters. pa ckages and newspapers.
MoNESTo sHAFER BUILDING
The money order and registry depart
ments and the offices Of some OF the
otler postoftice employees will be removed
to the Shafer building just as early as
practicable. The postoftice people will re-
c.rire all OF the ground floor 5of the Sha-
fer building with the exception Of the
room occupied by John L. Williams and
Sons. There will be no need at present
OF the basement, in which there IS a bar
bcr-ahop and saloon. The tenants on
the second and third floors will not be dis
turted for the present.
After the shafer building shall have
passed into the possession Of the gov
crnment and the present congested condt-
ticn OF the postofhce is relieved. the su-
pervistng architect OF the Treasury De-
partment Will send here three architects
TO LOOK over, the ground and draw plans
for new building.
1t is understood that efforts VIII be
made to have Federal bEildin gto- cost
not less than 100000. This is the sort
Of structure that Will be recommended,
and the Virginia Senators and Represen-
tative Lamb will do all within their
power to gst this appropria Lion
TEMPORARY STRUCTURE.
When the plans for the new building
shall have been decided upon and the
appropriation made, before the work OF
tearire down the present Custom House
and Shafer building Is commenced. the
Cover nment will erect a temporary bui'd-
ing for Federal purposes, to cost about
5000. 1t is pretty generally understood
that the Allan lot, at Fifth and Main. is
favored for the site OF the temporary
building.
When the Custom House is vacated It
is possible, even probable. that the head.
quarters OF the Internal Revenue depart
ment will be removed to Petersburg. but
sufficient force of deputies Will be kept
s4ra to transact promptly allFlocal busl-
ness.
II is thought that after the work upon
the temporary building is begun It WI
requirs a year to, complete It. To erect
q lecmanent Federal building, such as Is,
contenp!a ed wi ] require Ava or six
sears :ilne, as II will ue built OF stone.
80 sem the whole matter up briefly. It
Is probabls that certain departments Of
Inc s.os.aGice vii! be IN .shatsr building
within a month. The work upon tenn
porary Building for Federal purposes will
In al probability be cosn.n"ncsd within
.pe year and completed within two years
Irpn this rlne, when work u pom the per-
g,anent Federal building will be. COM
'menced fA .Htf .a4, t a ls5 st 5.s III 1faia%f