Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-08
NSED WITH P. 0.
: SITES OFFERED
Location on Broad Street Fa-
vOred by Trade Board Presi-
dent and Secretary.
LEGISLATION URGED FOR
IMMEDIATE CONSTRUCTION
Locations to Be Examined-A.
V. Hamburg and Secretary
Reilly Go to Capital.

Postmaster Frank j. Book, James
: M. Reilly, secretary. and A. V. Ham
burg, president, of the Board of
Trade, and other city officials are
greatly pleased with the eleven bids
for new postofice sites submitted to
Supervising Architect wenderoth for
his approval.
The postmaster declared that sew
eral of the sites would be suitable
Il am not so much interested in
where the new office will be located
as in seeing that it is secured" he
said in discussing the matter.
Mr.. Reilly said the Federal Of
fcials had an excellent list of sites
to choose from. Asked which he
favored he replied
1T is obvious from the text of the
postoffice appropriation bill that the
present site is to be sold and a new
postoffice erected at some other To-
cation. Therefore we must expect
the new location to be more removed
from the business centre than the
present postoffice.
THE sites offered in the neighbor.
hood of Court and Marshall streets,
along Broad, are perhaps the best.
while the Broad and Lombardy
street property would also be ideal.
Considering the Importance of the
rev postoffice being located within
the quarter mile limit of a railroad
station. however. the sites suggested
along Market and Mechanic streets,
east of Mulberry. will no doubt re-
ceive serious consideration by the
government architects when the
various sites are inspected
Mr.. Hamburg was also in favor of
the sites approved by Mr.. Reilly. He
also pointed out the necessity of
clinching the postoffice at any loca-
ton within prescribed limits rather
than wasting time and fussing about
where it shall be located"
After a consultation with several
members of the trade board and city
officials Mr.. Reilly and Mr.. Hamburg
left Newark today for Washington,
where they have appointments to
meet Senators Hughes and MARITIME,
and Congressman Mccoy, in relation
to various municipal Improvements,
including the new postoffice and the
Newark customs port.
The bids opened were as follows:
Interior lot on Market street, S20v
S02 feet. offered by Charles P. Gillen
and Charles f. Kraemer, agents,
100000
Northwest corner Marshall and
Broad streets. 235x375 feet, offered by
Fielder Corporation, sS50,O0O.
Northeast corner Broad and Lom-
hardy streets, 3291ax2S5 feet, offered
by Lathrop Anderson, $99S,000.
Lot at head of Hackett street on
Warren street. 1911axS65 feet, offered
by Georgianna Thomas, trustee, $780,
900.
Block bounded by Mulberry, North
Canal, Durand and Cherry streets,
26Sx514xS5x450 feet, offered by Charles
p Gilien and Charles F. Kraemer
agents, $650,000.
Corner Washington and James
streets. 81 by $50 feet, offered by
John j. Gillen and C. F. Conlon
$3.50, DOC.
Feist G. Feist made three bids, as
follows:
Northeast corner of Broad and
Chestnut streets, block, $500, 000
Northeast corner Mulberry and Me-
chanic street, block, 100000.
Southeast corner Broad and Mar
shall streets, block, 100000.
A lot at the northeast corner of
Saybrook place and Park place, 222
Faa nffarp6 nv n
seph L. Feibleman, at $4,000; while
Harrison Van Duyne & Co. offered to
sell the same lot
In effort will be made by Con-
gresham Mccoy to secure a special
dspensation for the immediate pur-
chase of site for the Newark post
office and its immediate construction.
The business of the local office is in
creasing 10 per cent a month, and
In a short time local officials say
other quarters will have to be rented
temporarily to properly conduct the
work of the department.
Another matter to be settled is the
question regarding the money realized
from the sale of the present post
Office Under the present conditions
this money should go into the treas
ury and would have to be reappropri-
ated for the new building.
An effort will be made by Con-
gresham Mccoy to effect legislation
establishing a building fund for a
Newark Postoffice." with the pro-
ceeds of the sale of the present build
ing and site. This will not only allow
Immediate construction of the new
building as soon as plans are pre-
pared and new site selected, but
will also add a large amount of in
terest money to the fund.