Milford chronicle., 1906-07-27
NEW POST OFFICE SITE
NOT EASILY Determined.

The matter Of the selection Of site
for the new Post Office for this town,
to be erected by the U. 8. Government
and for which there 10 an appropriation
OF $50 zoe. will not be very easily deter
mined. The Secretary Of the Treasury
has advertised for site, the dimensions
Of which make It difficult to obtain, at
least in the businessc entire OF the town.
In fact Of the four sites which we un'
derstand have been offered only one
will possibly meet the requirements OF
the advertisement and it is the most
remote from the business centre.
The following sites as we understand
have been offered to the Government;
The Holland property at the northwest
corner Of Walnut and South Front
streets, consisting Of the Gardiner store
and the places Of business Of Asbury
Smith, Arlie DickersOn and William
w. Daugherty on Walnut street and
the Holland wholesale business house
on South Front street. This site has
frontage Of so feet on Walnut street and
a depth Of ITO feet to 10 feet alley and
therefore extends to the east line of the
Armory Hall building. 1t is within
15O feet OF the business centre, which
presumably, the bridge at Walnst
street may well be designated. 1t is
feared however by the advocates Of this
site that the price may be greater than
the appropriation would justify.
Another site offered is the building,
the property of Temple Lodge Of Mil
ford. This property is located on the
northeast corner Of Walnut and Water
streets and may be said to be an ex'
tremely convenient site. There are
streets on two sides oft. 1t has 'front.'
age of Al feet on Walnut street and a
depth of about l3O feet to the town
Lookup, and was originally purchased
bv the Masonic Lodge with. the view
to erecting a building thereon the lower
floor Of which should be especially de-
signed for and il possible rented to the
Government for Post Office purposes.
And this fact of its self together with
the probable price asked should com
mend it to the Government officials.
Another site offered is that on North
Front street known as the APPEL Block,
and in conjunction with this property,
owned bv James H. Latchum, John P.
Steward has offered to the Government
his lot adjoining making about 10l feet
fronting on Front street by depth Of
I8O feet, which gives ample room.
And vet another site offered isethe
property offs. Napoleon Gray, corner OF
Walnut and Water streets, which for
so many years has been the place OF
business of the well-knOwn firm of w
A. Humes & Son. This has frontage
of 81 feet on Walnut street with but "A
feet depth and abuts property of Mrs.
H. Angeline Marshall, and it has moi
been ascertained whether Mrs. Marshall
would be willing to dispose Of her hold
ings in conjunction with Mr.. Gray
This site is at the Bridge and is a few
feet nearer the precise business centre
than even the site offered by the Ma
sonic Lodge.
Another very desirable site, but which
we understand has not been offered, ii
that on which now stands the NatiOna
Hotel, at the southeast corner Of Wal
nut and North Front streets and owned
by Mr.. DeValenger, who paid som'
SI3, 900 for the property and who doe'
not care to dispose Of it.
Everybody seems interested in th'
acquisition Of such a building, so grea
a convenience to the town, and it il
beautiful to note the entire absence o
any sectional rivalry rs between NoTtf
and South Milford in this regard. Th'
old spirit Of Jealousy has happily beer
forgotten in the gratitude to United
States Senator Alice for SO great mu
nicipal improvement, and our citizen
feel satisfied to rely on the action Of tn
Government officials in giving us
handsome building in an eligible loca
ton. This we are sure to have.