The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1912-01-20
Washington, January 9, 1912.
The President.
Commercial Club,
Dickinson. N. D.

Dickinson. N. D.
My Dear Sir: am handing you here
with letter from the Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury Department in
reference to the postoffice site at Dickin-
son. also copy of his letter to the
party who is to 90 to Dickinson to look
over the various sites.
Will you kindly arrange so that when
he is in Dickinson, he will have the op-
portunity to meet the people of the
city, so that some site may be definite
ly agreed upon?
There is prospect that a public
building bill will 60 through in this
session of Congress. have bill in
providing for building for Dickinson
and if the site is approved and bought,
it will help me very materially in get
ting building for it.
Thanking you for your cooperation
in this and asking that you kindly re-
turn the letters enclose when you are
through with them, am.
Sincerely.
L. B. Hanna.
Then follows copy of a letter of in
struction forwarded by the Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury under date of
December II, to David Trott. as follows
December 27, 1911.
Mr.. David Trott.
Superintendent of Construction,
Post Office and Court House.
Great Falls. Montana.
:'Sir:-A of Congress approved June
Is. 1910. among other things. provides
for the acquisition of suitable site for
a post Office building at Dickinson. North
Dakota. at limit of cost not to ex-
ceed $40, 10000. and you are hereby
directed to proceed to that city for the
purpose. of submitting to the depart
ment a report and recommendation
thereon.
under the authority contained in said
ceived. and an agent of the depart
ment has visited Dickinson and sub
mitted report, which is herewith en-
closed. Since the report in question
was received, considerable controversy
has arisen with regard to the probable
trend of the growth of business, and as
to the effect of the proposed construct
ion of viaduct over. or tunnel un-
der, the railroad tracks. Further. the
department is informed that about
two-ffths of the residents of the city
live south of these tracks. and in the
selection of site, due regard should be
given to the convenience OF the citi-
zens.
The site should be on corner, ap-
proximating in size that called for by
the advertisement. copy of which IS
enclosed. and if not inconsistent with
the convenience of the people, the
site should be within eighty rods of the
railroad station. In selecting a site,
! the department endeavors to secure a
location within this distance of the
station, in view of the fact that, il so
located the railroad company is re-
quired to bear the expense of mail mes
senger service between the station and
the post office, and as the charge of this
service is continually growing one, it
is question of considerable importance
in determining the location. The dis
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room door to the point where the mail
ing platform of the building will be
constructed, and frequently, an accurate
measurement is necessary to determine
whether the government or the railroad
will be called upon to bear the expense
Of this service.
Yom are further informed that the de-
partment is not restricted, in its select
ion. to the sites which have been form
erly offered. but may select the site
which seems the most suitable and de-
sirable. and you will give considera-
tion to, and report upon, any proper
ties, whether offered or not. which may
seem to you desirable for the purpose.
If, in your examination of the situation,
you find suitable property which has
not been offered. land which appears to
you to be suitable for the purpose, you
will endeavor to obtain a proposal
therefor. If you find a property which
you consider the best suited for the pur-
pose and which you desire to recon-
mend. for which no proposal has been