Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-03-27
ONE MAN WILL BIZ THE ONLY
ELECTOR IN ELECTION TO EN-
TEND CITY LIMITS


ability be the name of a postoffice
sub-station to be installed soon in
the auditorium building at the
State College. For several years the
establishment of the station has been
under consideration, but definite
steps were not taken until last Tues
day night, when Postoffice Inspector
j. R. Fullenweider conferred with
President +. A. Bryan, Regent r. G,
McCroskey and the city councilmen,
with the result that plans for the
establishment of the branch of
Uncle Sans office were formulated
and steps to secure the sub-station
will be taken at once.
Considerable red tape will be
necessary to secure the station, the
first step in which will be to in
Clude that part of the college CAM
pus on which the auditorium build
ing is located in the city limits, and
to do this a special municipal cleo
ton, with the residents of the tract
of land included in the proposed ex-
tension as the only qualified voters
must be held. 1t is planned to petit
ton the city council for an election
for the purpose of extending the
strip of land, only as wide as the
auditorium building, and extending
from the north line of the campus,
running behind Stevens hall, to and
including the south wall of the audi
forum building. In the election q
unique situation will arise, as the
only resident Of the tract of land in
Guided in the proposed extension is
the janitor of the auditorium build
ing, whose vote will be the only one
cast and who will hold all the power
in the election. To secure the cleo
ton a petition containing the names
of at least one-fifth of the residents
of the district will be necessary, and
the one lone name will in this case
constitute unanimous petition.
The election, however, must be
in strict accordance with the cleo
ton laws, with a full election board,
and advertised polling place, booth,
ard all the necessary paraphernalia,
including printed ballots. The cost
Of the election will be considerable
and to relieve the city from the ex-
pense the college has offered to
stand all the expenses Of the extra
ordinary affair.
In 1910 1t was recommended by a
pCstoffice inspector who visited this
territory that a sub-station be in
stalled at the college to handle the
vast amount of outgoing and incom-
ing mail for the college, the expert
ment station and students and Of
fiCers of the institution. An opinion
from the attorney general to the eff
feet that according to the postal laws
it was impossible to establish sub
station outside the city delivery linn
its, put a temporary quietus on the
matter, however, as the entire col
lege campus is outside the municipal
limits.
Upon his visit to Pullman the
early part of this week Postoffice
Inspector Fullenweider again took
the matter under consideration, and
set about to devise ways ana means
OF including part of the campus in
the municipal limits for the purpose
OF installing the station, and his cor
ference with President Bryan, Re
gent McCroskey and the city DADS
resulted in the plans outlined above.
The sub-station will be installed in
the north front rooms of the auditor.
ium building, on the ground floor,
the rooms now used by the Christian
associations, which will provide adj
mirable quarters for the office. The
station will be in charge of clerk
from the main postoffice here. who
VIII De responsible TO the postmaster.
The station will be equipped to han
die all the business incident to
postoffice, including money order
ard registry business, and at least
two clerks will be required to handle
the work. 1t is probable that at
least two months time will be re-
quired to secure the establishment Of
the station, as the regulation time
must be given for the election and all
the red tape incident to any munc-
ipal election must be complied with.
While no segregation of the col
lege mail has ever been made at the
local postoffice. 1t Is estimated that