The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-07

port TO this office in which 1t was shown
that he was entitled to $3.50 year.
Nov. II. 1903. the allowance was reduced
to $3.50 year, effective Dec. 1. 1908
South Bloomingvllle Ohio, Feb. 81. 1900.
Upon the recommendation of c. II. Gros-
venor the allowance for separate clerk
hire at this office was fixed at $50 a year
from April /, 1900.
Report Of the postmaster dated Feb. 8,
1900, showed he was entitled to this
amount.
March %. 1900, allowance was increased
from $50 to $3.50 from April I, 1900; moth
ing to show who recommended this in
crease.
Nov. II, 1908, allowance was reduced to
$50 a year from Dec. 1. 1908. based on
report from postmaster Of Nov. IL,
amount.
The clerk hire in Pennsylvania was
looked after by Senators Quay and
Penrose and Representative Butler
and former Representative Showalter.
Senator McLaurin appears for one in
crease In South Carolina; Senator
Kittredge for one In South Dakota.
Representatives Brownlow and Glib
son secured several increases which
have been reduced since in Tennessee.
The late Representative De Graf
fenried was successful in one case
Kearns secured two increases. in
Utah. Six out Of eleven cases in Vir-
ginia are down to the credit Of Rep
rssentative Swanson, while Park Ag-
news name also appears for others In
this state.
Combined Their Efforts.
Senator Foster and Representatives
Cushman and Jones combined to Sc
cure an increased allowance at Day.
afterwards reduced to $3.50 and then
Increased to 5000. Representative
Cushman alone secured an allowance
Of $500 annually for Carbonate,
, Wash, which was discontinued on ex-
animation afterwards;
resentative Dayton secured increases
for West Virginia.
The two cases Of increases for Wis
consin are down to the credit of
former Representative Barney and to
A. w. Machen. ..r
Wyoming had one such increase, to
the credit Of Senator Warren. There
are accounts of lit instances In the
report where members OF congress
have made recommendation In con-
nection with leases Of buildings for
postOf1ce purposes.
The history Of these transactions &C.
cupies 164 pages of the printed report.
An Illustration of the nature Of these
transactions may be had by the fol-
lowing quotation from the report:
Norwalk, Conn-At Norwalk, Conn.,,
salary Of postmaster $4,000, lease of Ave
years at $500 a year, including equip
ment, heat and light-the light being paid
for by telegraph office In the lobby-ex-
PRED April 1, 1902. The matter OF Sc
curing a new lease was referred to As
sistant superintendent White. Upon a
carbon copy Of letter to White, dated Jan.
10, is the following Endorsement:
FEB. 10, 1902.
Promised Jill, member congress-, a
fairly reasonable rental and good office, II
a satisfactory location and building can
be secured. G.. w. b. -....
FEB. 20, 1902, wire was sent to AS
sstant superintendent White at Boston,
as follows:
Congressman Hill wants you to meet
him at Norwalk club, Norwalk. Conn.
Saturday morning, 8 or 10 o'clock.
please arrange to be there and adj
wise me by wire II you can do So
Did Not Want Renewal.
On March a. 1902, Mr.. White reported
that the old lessor did not wish renewal q
lease; that the Business Mems nssocia.
ton desired that the office be located ir
building owned by Mrs. Weeds. that thi:
offer was not satisfactory and the rem
demand was $1,000 a. year.
He reports a conference with a commit
tee at which Hill was present and statee
that he thought he would be able to ge
the postoffice department to furnish tn,
equipment for the Norwalk clubrooms i
they should be selected for the location o
the office.
Two propositions are submitted by tn
Norwalk club, at $500 a year, in
Guiding heat, light and water, the depart
ment to furnish the entire equipment; tn
other Offering the same room. including
heat, Light and equipment at 81, 100 a year
Mr.. White recommends the acceptanc
of the $1.1o0 proposition. including equip
ment Filed between the sheets of thi
report is a letter head Of the salary an
allowance division, with the following
memorandum:
Memorandum for Mr.. Beavers,
March 8, 1909.
Congressman Hill called and stated h
would like to have the Norwalk Conn
lease case held until Tuesday, March l.
when Assistant Superintendent White wi
be here. Does not want proposition &C
copied except under certain conditions
''Crandfield."
On March 26 notice was sent to tn
postmaster Of acceptance of the pro
posal at 5000 without equipment.
Contract for Equipment
The department undertook the sc
curing Of equipment for this post
office. making contract therefor wit
the Corbtn Cabinet Lock company
paying $3.50. There appears to hav
been great delay, as the following lei
ter from Congressman Hill to Nj
Beavers shows:
Norwalk, Conn, July Q, 19O2-My Dee
Beavers: do not know who Is to blan
for the conditions of things which foun
here when I reached home, but I al
afraid somebody will find themselves
trouble before we get thru. As unde,
stand it, the lease Of the new postoffic
was taken for the LIST of July, and tt
fixtures are partly in, but there are r
boxes and no desks or chairs or ar
facilities whatever for doing business.
/ have written to the Corbin Manufat
turing company Of New Britain, tellir