Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-09
ARMY POST IMPROVEMENTS
Generals Bell and Humphrey Have the
Entire Matter Under Consideration.
BIG SLICE FOR RUSSELL AND ROBINSON
bids Received for sites for Federal
Buildings Mt PIattsmouth, Lead,
Mitchell and water
town.
From a stan Correspondent

Grom a stan Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, Aug S-Cspecial Tele- |
gram.J .J-Slnce the return of General Hum |
phrey, quartermaster general Of the
army, from his recent tour of in
spcction with General Bell chief of stan !
the whole subject of betterments to army
posts throughout the United States have
been under serious consideration and,
tentative plan of additions to military sta
tions has been agreed upon, subject 10 the
approval Of the secretary Of war.
AT Fort u. A. Russell. Wyo.. estimates
have been submitted for allotments that
will be required at this post for the build
ings needed viz: -Four additional bat
teries of field artillery, to make pro
vision for an entire regiment OF that arm.
These estimates include four sets Of field
officers quarters, three double captains
quarters. two double lieutenants quarters,
one six set bachelors quarters, one double
commissary of subsistence officers quar-
ters, four field artillery barracks,
four field artillery stables, four field
artillery gun sheds, two field artil
lery shops, one granary Cbrcl), one hay
shed Qrame), fire engine house vegetable
store house and enlarging present artil-
lery stables for 40 horses. The total
amount set aside for Russell is in the
neighborhood of $4,000.
At Des Moines, Ia, little Is contein-
plated for the current year that post be-
ing new and now occupied by regiment
of cavalry. 1t is proposed. however, to
enlarge the subsistence house and con-
struct shelter for mounted guards.
At Fort Logan it is proposed to erect a
wagon shed and construct quarters for
civilian employees.
Fort Meade, S. D.. is to be increased by
| additional barracks for one company,
which it is estimated will cost $780, 900.
An automobile shed, shop building and
waiting room at the station are to be built
at Fort Omaha.
Robinson to He Enlarged.
For necessary buildings required to ac-
commodate an additional squadron OF cav
airy at Fort Robinson, Neb., the following
have been suggested and are now under
consideration by the general STAFF: One
set field officers quarters, four sets cap
| tains' quarters, two sets leutenants' quar-
ters, one ten-set bachelor officers quar-
ters, two double cavalry barracks. four
cavalry stables, two double stable guard
and shop buildings.
Fort Robinson is to be made full regi-
mental post, but whether it will be made
a brigade post, which has been largely
| commented upon recently, is a matter
which must eventually be decided by con-
gress in making appropriations for that
object. The War department, however
appreciates the strategic position of Rob-
inson and is.aneliHed to do everything eea-
sonable for building up that important
garrison in Nebraska.
sites for Federal Buildings.
Bids were opened tooay at the office of
the supervising architect OF the Treasury
department for sites for public buildings in
Plattsmouth, Neb.; Lead, Mitchell and
Watertown, S. d. Congress has appropri-
ated $500 for a site at Plattsmouth, $4,000
for site and building at Lead, $4,000 for
a site and building al Mitchell and $4,000
for site and building at Watertown
| The government requires site at Platts-
mouth not less than 12Ox13O feet in area and
the following have offered property;
John Bauer and Peter Rauen, corner Vine
and Seventh streets, $3.50; l. Pearlman,
southeast corner Vine and Sixth streets.
$3.50: A. f. Goss and +. G. Fricke, north
east corner Sixth and Vine, $500; r. w.
Scott, corner Sixth and Granite. 5000;
Charles c. Parmelee northeast corner Sew
enth and Granite, $500; August Gorder and
c. c. Despair, southeast corner Vine and
Third 81, 700; Pettibone & Nixon. southwest
corner Vine and Firth, $500: Nebra Ska
Lighting company, southwest corner Pearl
and Sixth 81 800 Anna Fitzgerald, north
west corner Vine and Sixth. 5000
J Lead Bidders-Davis & Grams, southeast
corner Main and Silver streets, 5000; Fish
& Hunter, southeast corner Stone and Main
! streets 02Ox140), $50. .640 same bidders, same
site u4ox2Oil, S4SO9; same bidder, north
least corner Stone and Silver streets, SIS. .253
Mrs. w /. Martin. northwest corner Main
and Stone streets, 5000.
Mitchell Bidders-C w. johnson, north
I uaI
Iawler street and Third avenue, 5000
William NJ. Smith apd A. c. Berry, south
west corner Lawler and Third avenue,
50 600; Emil BeckeT,enoTtheast corner Row
ley and Fourth streets. $500: ID. A. Mize-
ner, southwest corner Fourth and Lawler
streets, A,5OO Seaman and Morrow, Third
southeast corner Fourth and Rowley, $40
900; A. a. Boynton, southeast corner Fifth
and Main streets, $500; w. Platner, north
5000
Watertown Bidders-Hess & Rau. south
street $1,000; S F. wightman, northeast
corner Maple street and Codington avenue
$1,000; g. r. Goss. northwest corner Kemp
avenue and Elm street SSO75: Andrew
Foley, southeast corner Kemp avenue and
Elm street, l30x130, 81 same bidder, same
and Huron avenue. 1e0xl30. 81 500: same
bidder same site. 130Tl30, S2,2O0 same bid
der. same site, 150xlSo s2,4oo; J. n Brown.
oak street and Indiana avenue. 5000; 2.
( LOdeskY Crosby. cOerner Kemp avenue and
/ Erie street, $500; A. w. Ransom. corner
CodinFtOn avenue and Oak street 81 II D
. Walrath. northeast corner CodinEton ave-
nue. and Oak street 50 000; c. q. Whistler,
northwest corner Kenp avenue and Wal
nut 130Xl2e. 81. same bidder same site
[ 1e5Nl00 81; August Duffner. southeast
corner Codington avenue and Maple street
l2oxl9o sAe5O; same bidder same site. l2Ox
l25, $500
Captain FredendRI EnrOute, to Manila
Captain Ira l. Fredendal OF the quarter
masters department, formerly depot quar-
termaster at Boston, is I'm Washington on
his way TO Manila where he has been
ordered for temporary duty. Captain Fred
endal will stop at Cheyenne, Wyo., on his
way to San Francisco, from which port he
sails on August 10 on the United States
transport Logan Captain Fredepdal while
native OF New York, was appointed from
Wyoming, Cheyenne being his home
Postal Matters.
Rural free delivery routes established 10
commence August 8: Iowa-Durango, nu-
buque county, additional service, route s3
length Of route twenty-five miles, transfer
. formerly route SO from Graf; Osceola
, Clarke county additional service route 2
length twenty-one miles. population 9G0
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