The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-03
FEDERAL
BUILDING
TOO SMALL
wf $3.50
Fargo IN Bad Need Of New
Government Building
Congressman Made an Inspec-
ton This Forenoon
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Mist Have Either an Addition
or New Structure

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Congressman Hanna spent this fore
noon looking over the government
building and was thoroughly convinced
that something must be done as soon
az possible to relieve the congestion
which he found existing at the struc-
kure.
Judge Amidon's chambers are far
too small to allow his law books even
TO be accommodated therein. The
court room Is badly ventilated. not well
lighted and does not furnish the requi-
site facilities which 1t should have.
The United States district attorney
should have at least one more room
and the clerk Of court needs addition
al vault room as well as more space
for his office proper. The petit jury
room is only ten feet square which
naaket 1t exceedingly crowded when
twelve men have to be placed therein
to deliberate upon a case.
The naval recruiting station Is oc-
cupying the grand Jury room when
court fs not in session and are driven
out in the cold when this apartment
10 needed for it's regular uses, while
the army recruiting station has to
be in rented quarters outside the
building and this is the case with sew
eral other federal offices which are
entitled to space in the government
building
The greatest congesture, however,
was found in the work room OF the
postofrice which is completely filled
with sorting cases. mailing racks, dis
trfbuting tables. etc, all OF which are
necessary and have to be placed so
close together that II ia difficult for
one clerk to pass another without
disturbing him in his work.
Owing to the increase in business
the postal clerks and carriers have
been largely augmented even since the
last addition was constructed TO the
building.
No apartment IS provided for the
railway mail clerks who run In and
out OF here and the only accommoda-
tion they receive Is small standing
desk upon which to register and even
this has to be PLACID in the mailing
vestibule.
The transfer clerks have to occupy
desk room in the basement In the
swing room and are using space which
the carriers should have while walt
sng for delayed mails
The money order and registry room
Ii FAR too small and in consequence Of
this IL has been deemed necessary to
put the postal savings depository at
the carriers windows.
The Fargo ONCE has to pay all the
rural carriers in the state, receives all
the potal deposits OF each Office in the
state. has the depot OF supplies for
stamped papers. carrying from two
TO three carloads at a time Of these
goods, receives the miscellaneous sup
plies for the various postoffices and
sends them out by mail to the offices
in North Dakota, Montana, Idaho,
washington and Oregon. The empty
equipment from the west comes In as
mail and 10 sent out as freight and
in addition to this the postoffice de-
partinent at washington expects soon
to designate the Fargo ONCE as the
distributing point for second class mail
shipped in as freight and out as mail
anc this will give an average daily
receipt OF thirty three tons of mail
la addition to that now handled.
Mr.. Hanna consulted with the diff
Serent federal officers and made up
his mind that 1t was necessary that
either a large addition be made TO
the federal building ait once or a new
enc constructed commensurate with
the growing needs or the city, and on
his return to washington next week
will present the matter to the super
vislng architects office OF the treas
urv department. when II win probably
be determined what IL best 70. ask con-
aress for.