The Washington times., 1904-03-07

drew its proposal, and after II had en-
larged old quarters by 6Z5 square feet
offered 20 lease for $1,000. Contract was
made for $21O9 instead of $1.200 previ-
ously paid.
At Norwich, Conn.
The lease at NorwaIk. Conn. was TO
expire april / 1902. 1t was for $50
year Two proposals We're submitted
for other property. one at 500 and one
at SLIGO II was decided TO accept the
former without equipment which was TO
be furnished BY the Corbis Lock BOX
Company. There was d 1ay on the part
Of the company. however. as was evil
denced by q letter from Representative
Hill CT Connecticut. 10 MY dear Beav-
ers." Everything seems to be so abb
normally slow, he says. My impress
sion IS that you ought TO give your man
White dose Of ginger or pepper. or
perhaps both would answer better, every
day, and see II YOU could infuse into
him some OF your own personal way OF
dispatchinI; business. / ann inclined to
think II would be q good thing.
Representative Brick Of Indiana ap-
piled for increase for rent, light and
heat at New Carlisle. He wanted $3.50
and got II. while the Postofce Depart
meut rule allows only 1896 as maximum
for offices Of that grade.
At Petersburg. Ind. the postmaster
recommended one location ard Repre-
sentative Hemeuway the leasing of an
ether. Beavers compiled VITA Hemen-
ways request.
ROckPOrt, Ind
c. 3. Laird. owner Of postomce build
ing at Rockport. Ind. on May Il, 1850.
wrote Hemenway as follows:
My Dear jim: Can you not get the
rent Of the postofiice IN this place rails
ed TO 5000? All the other towns around
her fff ha 81 -.
much" The rent was 500. This letter
was filed with one from Hemenway to
Beavers, and upon the back was writ
ten, "DuPaul. Allow $500 rent, ten years,
three months clause out. G. ". =
Advise Representative Hemenway, my
sig. The 800 in the notation was
afterward crossed out and SlG0 written
above H. Inc lease was executed in ac-
cordance with this notation FOR $3.50.
Representative Gardner Of Michigan
applied for an increase from $50 10 $3.50
for rent Of pOstOhtce at OliVet, Mich
Forty dollars was allowed for fuel and
light. The brief IN the case. however,
bears this Endorsement $3.50, all prom
tseC Representative Gardner. G.. ". B.
Lease Tor four years was accordingly
drawn for this amount.
A man at Whitesboro n. Y, offered
a building for 800 rental a year. Mum,
erous letters and kilograms passed be
tween Beavers and Representative Sher-
man, as a result OF which the man was
given $50 year on lease of five years.
The Dunkirk Case.
One of the most interesting cases Is
that of Dunkirk, N Y. where the
rental Of the postomce was increased
from $40 a year 10 5000. through the
aid Of Representative Vreeland, Of New
York. and ex-Representative, now
Su6ge. W. B. Hooker The lease was
about to expire. and a man named
Hcfferman offered a lease on new
building, which met the requirements
for 1920. An inspector was sent out
He also reported that the Hon /. F.
stearns, appeared to have been in
terested with Judge Hooker. The case
dragged for some time, and then Beav-
ers received the following telegram,
signed wv. B. H." the initials OF
Judge Hooker:
Wire here result Of DunkIrk mat
beavers replied:
"Vreeland (meaning Representative
Vreeland) just here Stearns thirteen
fifty He may use present safe"
The safe referred to was one in the
old building, and the question whether
Stearns should put in new one in the
new premises affected the question Of
I ent.
Mr.. Bristow says there is no record
to show that Btearns ever offered 10
accept 1880 for the building, but a
lease was finally drawn for that amount
A short time afteTward II was can
celed through the instrumentality OF
Judge Hooker. and made for 81 800.
Later this lease was Cancelled and one
vas made for $1,000. the present rental.
The inspector who investigated the
case reported that Stearns had informed
hin: that he leased the building first al
81, $50, because 1t was understood with
the department that the rental was to
be increased until II reached $1,000
More than q hundred other cases
many of them of a similar nature. are
cited IN the report, and involve seventy
or more members of Congress.