The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-13
Ninety-Two of the Present Force
Granted Increases OF 800 a Year
and Others from $500 to S40O.
NO ENLARGED NORTH FRONT
SCHEME OF ARCHITECTS FOR THE
INDIANAPOLIS BUILDING.
Increased Appropriation to Be Spent
I'm BeautifyinE the Ground, not
the Structure Proper.
special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, March 12-In the an
nual readjustment of the salaries of post
Office clerks Indiana shares well in the ad-
ditional appointments and increases grant
ed. Twenty additional clerks of the 5000
grade are allowed the Indianapolis post
office. An increase Of 500 year is given
each OF ninety-two clerks now employed in
the Office. The salaries of two clerks are
Increased from 500 to $500, one from 1,6O0
90 $780, two from 81, 500 to 5000, and one
from $500 to $500. The appointments and
promotions made in other Indiana post
offices are as follows:
Alexandria-Two clerks increased 800
each and one 500
Anderson-AdditiOna1 clerk and increase
OF 800 for ten clerks.
Attica-Increase OF 800 for seven clerks.
Auburn-One clerk increased 800.
Bloomington-Salary OF clerk Increased
500 and one 800.
Brazil-Two increased 500.
Elkhart-Two increased 500.
Elwood-Two increased 500.
Fort Wayne-Two additional clerks and
nine increased 500.
Frankfort-One increased 500.
Goshen-Three increased 800.
Hammond-Four increased 800.
Hartford City-Three increased 500.
Huntington-Five increased 500.
Jeffers0nville-Two increased S10O
Kendallville-One additional clerk, one in
creased 500 and one 500.
Martinsville-One increased 800 and two
$500
Michigan City-Two increased $780,
Mishawaka-Two increased 500 and one
Mount vernon-one increased 500 and
Notre Dame-Two increased 500.
Plymouth-One additional clerk and one
Portland-Two increased s1OO
Rfchm0nd-Two increased 800.
Rushville-Additional clerk and two in
creased 500.
Shelbyville-One increased $780,
Valparaiso-Two increased 800.
Vincennes-One Increased 500 and two
$500.
wabash-Two increased s100
Warsaw and Winchester two each in
creased 500. and in the postoffices at Ko-
komo. Laporte. Lebanon, Logansport and
Washington one clerk each increased 500.
The changes at all the offices in the coun-
try will take place on July !, the be-
ginning OF the new fiscal year. There are
some thousands or clerks promoted and a
lowed to many OF the offices. The changes
as announced to-day involve approximately
$I.5oo.ooO in increases OF salaries. and action
has not yet been taken as to number Of
large offices. such as New York. Chicago.
gets seventy-five additional clerks and
700 clerks there get increased salaries
At Philadelphia fifty additional clerks and
600 increases in salaries are authorized.
The Postoffice Department to-day an
nounced sixty fourth-class postoffices which
will be advanced to the presidential class
on April next.
Among the appointments made by the
President to-day was that of George Rob
fnson, a dry goods merchant Of Evansville,
Ind. to be assistant appraiser of the port
of New York. Mr.. Robinson has had wide
experience in the dry goods line. He was
with w. II. Block & Co. for some time after
he opened his store in Indianapolis, and
while there married Miss Lillian Stanley,
daughter Of l.. ID. Stanley. of the Associated
Press From Indianapolis Robinson went to
Des Moines. Ia. where he became acquaint-
ed with Hon. Leslie M. Shaw, through
whom. 1T Is understood. the appointment
was made. For two years Mr.. Robinson
has been In the dry goods business at
Evansville.
1t Is stated at the office OF the superyis-
ing architect that the revised plans of the
Indianapolis public building will soon be
completed by Rankin & Kellogg 1t is un-
derstood the architects will not provide an
enlarged north front. as desired by the peo-
pie of the city. They propose that the
money out of the increased appropriation
made by Congress allotted for the north
front shall be largely expended in land
scape gardening and beautifying the plot
OF sround on the north front. 1t is well
known that they are opposed to an elabo-
rate exterior oi the north front. The re-
vised plans probably will be exhibited at
the cornerstone laying March 25. While
the plans as recently outlined to the super
yising architect are tentative IL Is under
$1,000 tns oinSlals approve the intention of
RANKIN & kellogg TO beautify the grounds
on the north front rather than to expend
the money on the building of that end
The Treasury Department will In a few
days formally accept the site offered nv
Theodore F. Rose at the corner of Charles
and High streets in Muncie for the pro-
posed public building at that place. The
consideration involved is $4,000. and a
warrant for that amount will soon be is
sued. The supervising architect to-day re-
ceived favorable report on the site from
the attorney general
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Work on sketch plans for the proposed
public buildings at Muncie. Richmond and
Logansport will soon be started by the
supervising architect Titles have been Sc
cured for sites in these cities. The working
plans for these buildings will be Completed
early In the fall. but building operations
will not be inaugurated for nearly a year.
strong effort is being made by Indiana
men here 20 secure the promotion of Col.
Frank n. Denny, of the marine corps.
Colonel Denny formerly lived In Indianap-
ellis. and his father. ]. c. Denny. was at
1ogusy general OF Indiana from 1sS0 until