The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-08
BRADFORD SITE IS
FINALLY ACCEPTED
ATTORNEY GENERAL APPROVES
PURCHASE OF BRADFORD
SITE. AND ORDERS PUR-
CHASE OF SAME.
This Definitely Settles the Matter of
Location, and Columbians Hope
That Work on the Build
ing VIII Soon Begin.

Mr.. Chas. F. Sherrod, fiscal agent
of the Bradford estate, has received
from the office OF the supervising
architect of the United States treas
ury department at Washington a COM
munication stating that the deed to
the Bradford property at the corner
OF Market street and South Fourth
avenue, the site selected by the in
spector for the proposed federal
building which is to be erected here,
has been approved by the attorney
general, and the auditor instructed
to issue a warrant for the purchase
price, which is S4,500.
The approval OF the deed by the
attorney general finally settles a mat
ter which has been prominently be-
fore the public for quite long time
past. More than two years ago Con
gresham Gambler secured an appro-
priation of $4,000 for the erection
of a public building in Columbus,
but the fact that a considerable por-
fines of the sixteenth section caused
a long delay in acquiring the site.
The first inspector sent here by the
government recommended the pur-
chase of the McQuown property at
the corner of College and Sixth
streets, but this lot lies in the six
teenth section, and as Mr.. McQuown
could not give a fee simple title 10
the property the deed of conveyance
was turned down by the attorney
general. After the McQuown prop
erty had been turned down a second
inspector was sent to Co1um bus, and
he recommended the selection of the
Bradford lot, which lies only few
line. The deed proffered by the Brad
ford heirs was approved by the at
torney general, and, as stated above,
the auditor has been instructed to
issue his warrant for the amount
stipulated in the instrument of con
veyance.
While the original appropriation
was only $4,000. Congressman Can
dler last year secured an additional
appropriation Of $40, 600, making the
total amount available 100000. At
ter paving for the lot there will be
$4,000 left 10 be expended in the
work on construction, and this sum
ought 10 provide pretty nice build
ing. Every precaution to guard
against fraud in the construction OF
public buildings is taken by the gov
ernment, and contractors are requir-
ed to give bond binding them to ad-
here rigidly to specifications both IN
workmanship and the character OF
material used, SO that Columbus will
certainly have substantial and well
constructed building.
Now that the site has been acquir-
ed, the next thing to be done is to
prepare the plans for the building.
These plans will be prepared under
the direction of the supervising arch
itect in his Office at Washington, and
when the plans are completed bids
for the construction will be adver-
tised for, and the contract awarded
to some reliable builder who can give
bond for the faithful performance OF
the work. The people of Columbus
have awaited patiently the selection
of site, and now that this matter
has been definitely settled they sin
cerely hope that there will be no un-
necessary delay in making plans for
and beginning work on the building.