The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-07
LINK CITY HALL
AND P0SI0FFlCE
CHAMBER oF COMMERCE. TAKES
HAND IN SELECTING SITE.
President p. B. Smith Names Commit
tee to Look into Plan for Civic Cen
ter Between Municipal and County
Building and Washington Avenue,
Including Beautiful Park Scheme.

The Chamber of Commerce will take
hand in the selection Of a postoffice
site. In response to a letter of sug-
gestion from j. v. ,MeHugh of tie
Ntzhugh,, Christensen; company, mem
beers Of the Chamber of Commerce.
President P.B. Smith has appointed q
committee to take, up the matter. It
Is composed of j. ", McHugh, G.. F.
Piper, A. H. Poehler, George b. Rogers.
Mr.. McHugh suggests the block
bounded by. Washington avenue and
Third street, Third and Fourth avenues
s, as tho site for the postoffice, and
the block lying between this site and
the courthouse, for use as park:
with strong reasons cited for choice of
the suggested site: ' 80. ~ ...--
Mr.. McHugh.'s letter is as follows:
2. B.. Smith, President Chamber Of Commerce
Dear sir: 1t Is now ali assured fact that a new
postoffice will be erected iii Minneapolis; and
also that an entire block will be purchased as
the ground upon which such building shall be
erected. - q, 49, IT, - =.
. It has been suggested to me, that the post
office should be located upon the block bounded
by Washington avenue, Third avenue s, Third
street and Fourth avenue s, and that In con
and erecting a postofice upon 1t, there should
be considered the further proposition of the
purchase by the city of the block bounded by
Third street, Third avenue s., Fourth street and
Fourth avenue s. such block to become park.
Were such plan adopted and carried out, this
park would be faced on the northeast by the
postoffice, on the south by the Chamber of
Commerce and on the west by the courthouse.
Such park, surrounded, would add ma.
terialy to the civic beauty Of the city and would
form one Of its attractive features. '.-.
Such a park also would be, in sense, the
salvation Of the present beautiful courthouse.
which, surrounded as It IT,, is largely dis.
appointment. = IS.
Such a suggestion, too, would tnea1, a post
and into such postofrice could be ruin the mail
cars direct from the Milwaukee road, which now
carries the fast mail: =. s...'
In this connection it is worth while to con-
slider the fact that the present Chamber Of
Commerce postoffice Is the sixth postoffice
In size and Importance III the state Of Mime
sofa, altho it is only branch postofice.
1t seems to me that the membership Of the
Chamber Of Commerce should be vitality inter.
that Its members would feel justified in. con-
tributing to some degree to- aid the city in tho
purchase of the block Of ground suggested for
park purposes Ga =. 49,.
If this suggestion is: a good one, then is 1t
not wise to act and act at once In the matter,
as this location of the postoffice Ii soon to be
determined, and Unless We are prompt and act
i've the matter of the location may be settled
In way far less advantageous generally to the
city. T. f%S
The fact that, save Tor the Flour Exchange
building, there are no buildings Of any great
cost upon either Of these two blocks is very
favorable feature in connection with the con-
sideration Of this plan. II Very truly yours, >.
flames v. McHugh.