The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-29

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From Cur Regu Corresp g ondent 4 4, ~
WAsHINGToN D.s Ggsi June Is. The ii
pubic buildings bill l}sayas amende ed il i.
the. Senate to-day a oyidesfoai 4 i
the ppropriat q: $40, ,oco r e; q new q l'S
! post post offlce building in Richmond. senatol
Martin, who is the author Of the amend
n1enL says he IS ~ opeful sof being ''e
able to keep the appropr b in thf lf
billFin{ conference, which would mean thai
the work Of erecting the building woule w y
begin. There Is excellent reasons ~ fol t'
saying that the appropr priation will n h be l9se
made. i. The amendment is 4 as olloWs
t5. Il The Secretary Of the Trea sury be-
s and he Is hereby, authorized and 4 dis
" . rected to begin the work OF recon
@ structing and enlarging the public \
building at Richmond, Va. onsI4 9
s8planGand design that will & provide 10 q
suitable. commodious fireproof build i.3s
q ing for the accommoda ation of the
postottich, United States courts, GUS
Ess toms and other government offices In
II said city. with Shea ting a pparatus, ele-S
vators and mechanical equipments.
demolshing and removing, so far as /
may be necessary, the present building
and the building on the shaferS lot
adjacent to the old government bui Id. 81
Ing and now occupied by the United
t States; r and the Secretary ilot the. |.
B Z, Treasury, for the purpose Of Begin
#F Ming the construc iion OF the building
$ aforesaid, is hereby au thorized to let \
Z contracts for SO much OF said work
3 Y as shall not exceed In cost the sum !
OF $200,OO0 Proyt ded, however, that 4
B INSTRUMENTATION shall not be con-
"a strued as fixing the limit Of cost OF p
B said building at the j sum hereby
named, and the building provided for \
shall not be constructed or planned 8 !.
Il as to cost when completed, Including
heating apparatus, elevators, smechan-3
d lcal equipment and approaches, a sum
exceeding $780, COO. '5y q 3l 4
i Senator Martin did some very nc tiye
.hustllng In BEHALF Of the approprlat on.
seeing every member OF the Senate COM
gmittee, besides nearly every Senator, "
bel,alf OF the itenf It went through
pretty easily after the way had been been
well creased. NJ Fl SA . D
Other Changes.
Senator, Daniel had the bill amended
30 MS to provide for an appropriati ion Bot
$4,000 for the Improvement of the Fedora
building at LynchburG, I. HI % l.sg t "a
4 The bill was 81 al lso anendo Il q SO & q + to
provide for the erection Of q 1ublic build
Ing at Clifton Forge, to cost not more
than SG0, ,00O, &, Mr.. Flood tried to have the
Clifton Forge building taken care Of IN
the House bill, but the committee would
not allow 1t. lie had better sue cess "
the senate, The Senate raised the limit
OF cost on the fredericksburg building
from $50, 900 to S4O,G0 9S u. q
The House item providing for the eFec'
5tIongot a Federal building at Portsmouth,
to cost 800 COO, and the acquisition of nd'
ditlonal land, at a cost NoS IS, ,OQO, WAS
hanged so as TO knock out the ss, 600
Maynard said tonight ne
was very hopeful Of being able to hays
the item Bronstted IN the g geommittee !. of
conference. 9S 81
made Iii the Hpuse bill in 80 far as Ylr-
ginia IS affected i33s !. g.s