The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-27
WHOLE SQUARE
F0R PlS!TlF ICE.
PROPERTY OWNERS MAY SELL


Thc letter OF Mr.. Charles il. Todd
whlcl, appeared III Sundays Times-Dls-
patch. has attracted Il great deal OF at
1Sntion. and was much discussed ~ husl-
mss circles Yesterday hir Todd threw
out tho suggestion That the Postoilicc I
Department OF the United States govern
mont. having practically settled the dues
ron Of the site for the new and enlarged
Rirhmond postofficc, be urged To purchase
the entire block between Man ana Sank
streets and between Tenth asd Eleventh.
ana erect Il building thereon tof2i post-
pificrttiitl for other government purposes
that will indeed be an ornament 70 thc
.Itv ana that will be lnrgc enough Tor 4
government uses for many years to come.
81 Tile property Which Mr.. Todd suggests 4
That the government might acquire pS
Straight purchase or by condemnation
,jr0ceedinss Is owned by three parties.
No 1ClG Main Street. fronting thirty leet,
isFowncd by the National Bank OF vi
si,la Of which Mr.. William NJ liaplis-
4 / ~ IS the president. No. l0l4, also 'front.'
ipg thirty feet on Main street, Is owned
hy the Mutual ASSURANCES society OF VII
g,.inia, aud until the completion or iic
4 handsome building, corner OF Nlnsh ana
M.tin, the building on the properly WIS
occupied blythe society
silt is now occupied By. several lawyers
y and other tenants. The balance Of me
property. running from these buildings
lack 10 Bank street and fronting Oh tslit
.,,,e,., $,,,d ~ eleventh street, is owned
~ ~ 'a,s,,,tnS a. NJ 8 Valentine. The
~. 800 ~ ITO nrono,tv fronting on
1,,a,a',, c,tra,t n nc,u,;..d by real cs-
tate agents and the upper floors ny
lawycIs and others as Offices No.
s1,,ni,s,,,n Sweet Il oct,pied by n. W..
< Ist,r.a' San ma ihc senior member Of
80 a,,no,n. M l,eld 4itliS an Office ever
.i, 'i;,ii1i,,- We crectcd IN 1865
NJ - n,.,,,,,,i.d 7os n real estate office
q :, r,.,,,ins VINO ms hccn there
~ NJ. -: - - Ne is ol.cu,,icl bv
~ - ~ M C,omn,,,y real
- ~, Snrcnts OF thc
r2' ,. ,,,n ,,a,,n t,n nrnncrry
, ~. NJ = ~ ncc,,nied
- ei' e ~ r,a1,lim"on1 l,omnnny Mr.. 4
sl,aadin ,,,n, mo INC rooms now occu-
1917. hts,,,t.t,,y Wien tho building was
49, "a ~ =, .,.nnrs nro
rC. 0.1,ar
views ol oWllelo l aiiu y
4 representative Of The Times Dlspltch
yesterday sought TO obtain the views OF
some Of those who have been discussing
Mr.. rodd's letter and the susgeSiiohS nc
offered, Mr. William NJ, Habliston, pres
dont Of the National Bank OF NitHi3il'
WAS called upon in bis Office i'll the BANK
Mr.. lIabliSAn HAD read the letter pii
suid he toum mot speak for al OF me
T owners of ne bank properly put. WY
had recently gone to considerable expense
fl rcmodclne and fixing M the bank.
'''llc location SUITS thenl peltef man any
y me e .,Fi ,,' IN NY nv ,1s v t
..t;,.a,,,,,,.,, t,,iiin,r orr,,,,vtn,. ne whole
L s.
,,,,,o,, I,n,t,,. ,dvau,,,rc th.,n QUO &C.
~ .,n,. I'm, ,,,,t or 4 nnd ,yo,d he
~ ~ ,,, ,o,,,,,, ~, ,,,o,,roseiyo c,tv
~ =. i,r''i.'', ), = y ~ - =
is,'l',i,Vt ~ ,,tc.1,.,.,,,,
,.,., s,I,.,, nn t,nnrn,,c,,rn, ns Mr.
800 ~ ~,
lnau sussGstS Wy oi''te'S ~ ~ ~, .'ue,o''. -
J'anK 81 N'rs'hla "ouia claeaNpr "
facilitate j. u lneS eoula lliu y l'a"o
equally as suitable as TINS or thc'r pus-