Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-04
POST OFFICE SITE OPPOSED.
Petitions Circulated Tuesday Explain
 ing Why 1t Is Objectionable to the Majority of Citizens.

A move to stop the construction of @ federal post office building in Put nam, in the interest of the convenience of it's citizens. was inaHgurated Tues day, when a petition was drawn as follows:
 We, the undersigned citizens of Put nam, Connecticut and patrons of the post office at Putnam, respectfully rep resent:
 That the site that has been se- lected for a post office and federal building, at the corner of South Main and Grove streets. in the city of Put nam, is so far removed from the bus mess center and center of population culiar location, is inconvenient and undesirable to a large majority of the citizens of Putnam;
 That the post office in its present location is much better adapted to the needs of the public than any building cane be if erected upon the proposed site;
 Therefore. we respectfully ask that the proposed site of the federal build ing and post office in Putnam be aban- doned: and that the office be con tfnued in it's present location until one more convenient for the use of the general public can be located and de termined upon
 Putnam, Conn, March 8. 1914.
 More than a score of copies of this pCtAStcII hGi . 1SSueu dtbudy dLISt noon and put in circulation. Notwith-
 standing the fact that the plans for
 the federal post office building have advanced tD the point where the gov
 ernment, during the present month. was to have the site for the new
 structure cleared. there is not the slightest doubt that hundreds of sig natures can and will be obtained to the petition against the erection of the structure.
 From the time that the site eventu- ally purchased by the government was first talked of for & post office build ing there has been strong opposition ! to 1t, on account of the fact that it is away from the business center and | from the center of population in Put l nam, as set forth In the petition. This | opposition was not effectuaI in stop 1 ping the government from purchasing 1 however, 8 transaction that was ac- ] complished after an investigation O. l that site and others offered by govern | ment agents that were sent here. | While the opposition has always ex- 1 isted, and in widespread manner tht l fact that the time for actually begin | ming the construction is so near a ! hand that it was believed that no nor, ! would be heard of the matter, bu i this proves to have been far from correct supposition.
 1 Some influential interests in Put | nam are strongly opposed to having { i new building on the site purchased alj | these interests will be active in regis l tering opposition to the plan. Whel l the petitions are completed they will i be sent to Congressman Bryan F. Ma ] han.
 ! The appropriation for the construc 1 ton of the post office building, whicl was to cost about S5e 900, has beer made and the architects plans ar 1 completed. Work was to have com 1 menced on the building this spri ne ] but it seems probable that there vii l be further delay and it is possibi l that the building may never be erect l ed on the site at South Main an, l Grove streets. Those who believe thi 1 say that the government will not b. 1 over anxious 10 spend S50,000 wheI l there is a chance to avoid so doing | especially in view of the present ad | ninistration's policy of economy.