The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-12

popular li1dl lie nearly aIWaVS succeed
| ed in accomplishing what he desired
| He was thus able to do more for thn
state than his predecessors His in
Huence in North Carolina politics was
also commanding He welded q great
| er influence in that field than anv
other man of his time, not exceptins
vance, but he frequently did it by CO.
operation with his illustrious col
league. He knew the people loved
| Vance and only respected and admired
! him.
For Public Buildings.
The annual report of the supervis-
ing archltect OF the Treasury Depart
ment has the following statement of
appropriations. etc, for public buiId-
| ing In North Carolina: Southnort
quarantine Station. The act of CON
gress. August Is, 1894. provides for
erection and maintenance, $20,52S.2u.
The act of Congress March 3, 1901.
provides for detention quarters. So
Ooo. Amount appropriated, 22,52S.2O;
! expended for station improvements
etc, $22,311.0S; surplus, fund, June
| 80, 1900, $21.50; outstanding labili-
ties, $40. Footing up, $22.332.68.
Available balance, $195.52.
| Durham postOffice. The act of Con-
gress June 6. 1902, limits cost of site
and building to $4,000. This limit
was extended by act of Congress
March 3, 1903. 1t is under contract
| for construction, including heating and
| wiring. Amount appropriated. $S2,-
| 5OO; expended for site, $20,021.95:
| expended for building, $2,795.77; out
standing liabilities. $50, 465.33 Total.
$SS,2S3.05. Authorized deficiency. S.
| 1906
Elizabeth City Courthouse and
postoffice. The act of Congress limits
the cost of site and building to $50
600 This limit extended by the act
of March 3, 1901, to 100000. By
act of June 6. 1902. this limit was
further extended to $4,000 and au-
thority given for purchase of new
site and sale Of old one. by act of
March 3, 1908. The site was acquired
Building not yet under contract. The
proceeds of sale of old site have been
covered into the treasury. The state
ment then was: Amount appropriated
100000; expended for site. $26,-
059.Sr expended for building. $236.63;
outstanding liabilities, $500. Total.
| $33,796.4S. Available balance, $6G,-
203.52.
{: hoo hr.:offce. The act of
Congress June 6, 1902, limits cost of
site and building to $4,000. Limit
was extended to $4,000 by act of
March 3. 1903 1t is under contract
for construction, the work we'll ai-
vanced. The statement further is:
Ar Int appropriated, $4,000 eX-
pended for site. $8,030.65; expended
for building. $10,27S.33; outstanding
/ liabilities, $29, total, SAT, 478.89.
Available balance, $2,521.11.
| Greensboro courthouse, etc. The
act of CONGRESS- June g, 1902, in
! creases limit of cost In the sum of
$61,650, and authorizes necessary al
terations. Contracts for heating. ex-
tension, etc, in force, and the work
. n cnl11nIptinn Tho n h1a hal
ance is $7,175.17. The acts of Con-
gress of 1903 and 1904 authorizing
rental of temporary quarters for
i eminent officials at Greensboro show
an appropriation of $4,000 and an
avail IT I TT anc~ OF 81 ~ 80.
Wilmington, purchase of wharf for
custom house; amount appropriated.
SIG 900; available balance. $128.46.
Newton postoffice: Amount appro~
priated, $4,000; available balance
y42 1870
For repairs, ETC., in North Carolina
public buildings Asheville, S471.46:
heating. $123.50; vaults ETC., $16.40;
Cape Fear quarantine station. repairs.
$334.50; Charlotte assay office. repairs.
! $1,789.G3; courthouse, $1,116.61:
heating. $3.50. New Bern. postoffice,
ETC., $199.51; vaults, $1S.75; Raleigh
court house. Ate. $2,406.50; vaults.
S14.50; Reidsville postoffice, $43.0l;
! heating, SI5O. StateSVlle courthouse.
$261.15; heating, $40: Wilmington
custom house, $S55.37; postoffice.
$122.77; heating for latter, $1,000;
vaults. etc, $23.
Rural Free Delivery.
/ Rural free delivery has been ordered
| by the PoStoffice Department to begin
as follows on November L: Richards.
| Onslow county, additional service.
route No. 2; length of route, 70 miles;
area covered, 253 square miles; popu-
lation served 534; number of houses
on route, IFS; Trap Hill. Wilkes
county, route No. l; length of route.
Is CLIO miles; area covered. los
square miles; population served. 349:
number of houses on route. 81. Rural
free delivery to begin November Is:
Robertsonville, Martin county. addi-
tional service route No. 3; length of
route, % 6-S miles; area covered. Is
square miles; population served. 567.
number of houses on route, 1875.
The following changes are noted in
fourth class postmasters in Mo- tn
Carolina: At Alexis, Castor county.
William II. Abernethy. in place of :.
A. Strowp. resigned; at California
Creek, Madison county. Thomas L.
Edge, in place of Alfred f. Sprinkle
resigned.
The Postofce Department has orr
dered rural free delivery as follows
to commence November Is: At An
lander. BERTHE county. additional ser
vice, route was 233: length of routes
25.5 and 2O.3 respectively; area COW
! cred SO square miles. nopulo+;o,