The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-15
War Department I'm n Dilemma Over
the Selection of a Location for
the Military Post.
TELEGRAM FROM DOCTORS
WHO SAY THAT VALLEY MILLS is
LIKE A HEALTH RESORT.
Mr.. Overstreet Baked I'm His Plan to
the Arsenal Sewer.

Staff Correspondence of the Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-Between the
doctors and the real-estate men of In
dianapolis the War Department finds it
self i'm dilemma regarding the selection
of site for a military post Secretary
Root and Adjutant General Corbin devoted
some time to-day to the matter. The Sec
retary of war is anxious that the site
should be selected and the negotitions
closed. A telegram was received to-day
from Indianapolis from what the depart
ment terms the "other school of doctors,
which takes issue with the physician who
recently communicated with the depart
ment, and declares that the Valley Mills
site, instead OF presenting bad sanitary
conditions is regular health resort. This
is an indication to the department that the
doctors of Indianapolis do not agree on the
proposition. But the most confusing fea-
ture of it all is the fact that those who are
offering the Valley Mills site want
more money for it than can be
realized from the sale of the arsenal
grounds General Corbin said this
evening that the price asked for this site
is something like $4,000. which Is nearly
$40 600 in excess of what the government
expects TO realize from the sale of the
arsenal. General Corbin said that if the
Valley Mills site could be purchased within
the amount offered for the arsenal. the
deal before he left his Office tonight. But
one of the other three sites, he explained,
is offered at figure sufficiently low to be
purchased with the money to be realized
from the arsenal property. This Is the
property known to the department as
'.Site No. A." and it is offered at $121.0O0
The objection to this site the adjutant
general says, is the fact that there is no
rifle range.
Mr.. Overstreet was surprised tonight
when he heard that the Valley Mills site
along" he said, that this site could be
bought at about the same price which the
government will receive for Its arsenal
property. ! am of opinion that this HIS, Slso, 20
purchased near by"
Representative Overstreet. of Indianap-
oils, this afternoon offered an amendment
to the general army appropriation bill in
the House which provided for the payment
of sewer assessments against the Indian
.apolis arsenal property. These assessments
amount to s4.71256. The amendment was
ruled out on a point of order raised by Mr..
Cannon The assessments may have to be
paid by the purchasers of the arsenal prop
erty. Mr.. Cannon's point of order was
raised on the ground that the government
pays no assessments of this character
IL
sewer is needed the government should
build II. and any one else making the i'm
provement does 1T at his own risk
XXX
Secretary of State Daniel E. Storms. of
Lafayette is at the Willard.
Representative Landis. of Indiana. ar
rived in Washington to-day and found an
accumulation of mail awaiting him. The
rumor that he has his eye on the guber-
material chair had preceded him and he
was asked about it by his friends. He said
that he had not made UP his mind to be a
candidate but there is plenty of time be-
! tween now and the state convention. Mr.:
Lands will recommend the appointment of
Albert Long as postmaster at Wingate TO
succeed w. w. Tiffany, deceased. Among
a number OF invitations TO deliver ad-
dresses which the Ninth district represent
ative found awaiting him was one from
Baker University. of Kansas, for COM
mencement If the date does not conflict
with the Wabash College commencement
Mr. Lands will accept.
Edward s Roberts. of Madison. who has
accepted the position of secretary TO Con-
troller Tracewell began his duties to-day.
Representative Robinson. of Indiana. will
| deliver an address before one of the Ma
! sonic lodges of Washington on the occasion
| of its th.rty-fifth anniversary Feb. %.
w. III. Keckler. of Auburn, Ind, is in
Washington for few days with his wife
| and daughter.
Representative Steele has recommended
| the reappointment of Asa NJ. Bollinger
postmaster at Upland. Ind.
Senator Beveridge's amendment to the
military bill exempting Quakers and others
whose church creeds oppose war from serv.
| ing in the army was successful I'm the Sem
ate to-day, although vigorously opposed