Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-10
PINE BLUFFS
 NEW POSTOFf|CE Why It Is Not Being Erect ed-Small Force, It Is Said, Delays Work on Plans and Contracts.
SITE IS READY HERE
Many Other Southern Cities Wait Patiently-COlumbia Has Site, but Is Still No. 4S in Turn; Johnson City Is 100. Murfreesbor0 36.

\ In view of the fact that the new Pine Bluff postoffice or Federal build ing has been so "slow coming the following article, which was sent out recently by we'll posted Washington correspondent, will be of interest to Pine Blufians generally.
 The site was purchased for the To- cal building some several years ago from Knox Scull. It is at West Sec ond avenue and Walnut street. It was recently ordered cleared of ten- ants by the Postal Department, but as yet no work has been presented on the new building. Speaking of other similar delays, the Washington cor respondent says:
 Owing to the fact that the force is not large enough-at least that is what is claimed at the treasury de- partment- the head men in the office of the supervising architect say that work on public buildings in Tennes- see, AlaEama, Arkansas and Missis- sippi as provided for in the "omni- bus" bill passed at the last session of congress is necessarily slow. To illustrate how slowly things are
 moving, take Columbia, Tenn, for instance. Congress appropriated $65,- 900 for this building. The site was acquired, and the money was paid for it last May The sum paid for the site was $10,01S.1S. There is no telling how many months it will be before the bids are advertised and the contracts let for the commence ment of the structure. It stands for ty-eighth on the list of the supervis- ing architect, and the buildings are taken up in regular order.
 At Johnson City, Tenn, the situation is even worse. That site was donated to the government several years ago, and the appropriation available for the building is $50,0O0. The old home town of Senator Bob" Taylor stands one-hundredth on the archi- tects list, and there is no telling when building operations will begin.
 The site for the proposed building at Murfreesboro was purchased last December. It is No. 36 on the list. |
 In December of last year, also the government acquired for. $9,532.86 site at Paris, Tenn.,. and the limit of cost fixed by congress for the build ing is $40,000. ...- ': ...ss. .-. s A site at Cleveland, Tenn, has been acquired. That is. as far as the nego- tiations have gone. Chattanooga has fared better. The building there is under contract, and the work will be pushed about as rapidly as it is pos- sible to hurry those who undertake jobs for Uncle Sam. Congress fixed the limit of cost for the Chattanooga building at $110,000.
 The amount authorized for the building at Knoxville is $155,000. Of this amount $100,000 has already been appropriated. Things are nov ing slowly there, too.
 No bids have yet been asked for by the supervising architect for the ex-
 tension and remodeling of the build ing at Jackson, Miss. The site, how ever, has been acquired. This is to cost $40,000.
 The Hattiesburg, Miss, building is limited to $135,OOO and $115,000 is the amount available. Some time next spring it is calculated that bids will be asked for.
 No site has been acquired at Co., lumbus, Miss, and the indications are that it will be some time before work is commenced. Congress allowed $40,000 for this site and building.
 A site has been bought at Green vile, Miss, but the men in the super vising architects office who have the matter in charge think it will be some moons before work is commence ed. Probably not before next sum- mer will the bids be considered.