The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-28
NO BUILDING IN
a. CITY SUITABLE
Quarters for Post-Office Viii
Have to Be Erected, Mr.. J
Kenper Declares.

Conc thing Ims been scttled by my
trip to RIchmond" said Mr.. Chnrlcs u.
IScmper, .Asslstnnt Supervising Archi-
tect, yesterday. "rlierc II no building
In this city suitable for temporary
quarters for the post-of'icc. One VIII
have to be erected, and erected soon,
AS we expect to pull down the Federal
building In the curly fall aud let the
contract for the new building by No
vember list,
None of those who approached Mr..
lkemper with reference to putting up
a building for the use of the govern
| rncnt temporarily have yet submitted
definite propositions. He leaves to-day
for Charlottesville. and will return to
/, washington tomorrow. IL no other
available plan Is suggested to him by
that time. he will probably recommend
the erection Of one-story structure
for tile post-ofiice and the location of
the departments and courts In the va.
r1ous office buildings of the city--pos-
sibly in the Grace Street annex of
Murphy's Hotel. Representatives. Of
the owners of Fords Hotel approached
Mr.. Kemper yesterday. but made no
definite offer.
Plans Proposed.
Mr.. 0. j. Sands is known to be work
ing on complete plans for building at
Seventh and Franklin Streets, and may
have them in shape To submit to-day.
In brief. he proposes to clear away
the old residences at the southeast
| corner OF Seventh and Franklin Streets
from the corner up to the Lee house.
now occupied by the Virginia Histori-
cal Society, which will not be dis
f,ty t,6J q. -.
once a three or four-story brick struc-
ture, running back to the alley. and
! will lease lit to the government for
three and a half or four years. At the
end of this time the building will be
converted into flats or offices. A SIM
liar plan may be proposed by Mr.. H.
d. Eichelberger for a building at the
other end of the same block, at the
southwest corner of Eighth and Frank
lin Streets.
The conversion of the Park Hotel @,
OF Fords Hotel into q temporary gov
eminent building is also among the
| tentative propositions. 1t is reported
further that a syndicate will offer the
/ old Y. NJ c. ~. Building, extended
over the athletic ground, in the rear.
| The state Senate yesterday passed
the Harman resolution, which permits
| the United States government to erect
| a temporary post-office structure In
| the southeast corner Of the Capitol
| Square, at the corner of Bank and
Twelfth Streets. The resolution Their
| went to the House, where 1t was re-
| ferred to the Committee on Public
| Property.
| Should the government be unable to
| lease building for post-ofiice pur-
i poses it may be compelled to put UP
one of it's own. and the Capitol Square
OFFERS the most available central loca-
/ ton.
| Court to Stay Here.
Mr.. Kemper deprecated the idea thai
the United States Circuit Court of Ap-
peals may move away from Richmond
saying that he had been in conference
with Judge Pritchard with reference
to this matter, and that If satisfactory
quarters can be secured there is nc
reason why the court will not be able
to hold its regular terms here.
Though Mr.. Kemper has authorit,
only to recommend, he was sent here
to settle the matter of location for the
temporary Offices and his suggestion:
will be practically final. He hopes te
receive in writing to-day all the propo
sitions hitherto made verbally. ZIG
will make his report to the supervising
architect on his return to Washington
A tomorrow.
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