The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-16
NO DEFINITE ACTION
TILL CONGRESS MEETS
In Meantime Richmond Should SECT
Together" On Postoffice Site
Question.
NO CHANCE FOR OLD. SITE
Government Willing to Build Million
Dollar once Building Here II
Satisfactory site May Be Located.

1
about TO approve plans for a million
dollar postoffice building for Rich
mond.
"I presume" said Mr.. Thornton.
that the newspaper correspondents
must have received some tip or they
would not have sent out the story
Mr.. Thornton said he did not think
that actual plans for a postoffice
building here were referred to by the
correspondents, but that what was
meant was probably the reports of
special agents of the Treasury and
PostofTice Departments and of As
sistant Secretary Newton, of the
Treasury Department.
The reports OF these agents and of
the assistant secretary. it Is well
/ known. are on the advisabiiity of
buying the site at Eleventh and Main
/ Streets. which 1t had been proposed
to acquire for the purpose of erecting
an addition TO the Richmond Federal
building to give more nearly adequate
postal facilities to Richmond.
Final Report Before McAdoo.
For the purchase of the Eleventh
and Main Streets site there has been
| put through Congress an emergency
measure. appropristing $4,000. but
| this sum was available for the pur-
chase of the specified site only.
/
i here by department agents and Of
fcials have resulted in three reports.
each of them adverse to the purchase
Of this property. The third report,
the result of an inquiry made several
weeks ago by Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury Byron r. Newton and
Chief Postoffice Inspector j. c. Coons.
has been before Secretary McAdoo for
some time. hut. as yet. he has not
a fn uvha
| he approves or rejects the report.
| 1t has been suggested from time
| to time that Mr.. McAdoo would
make public no official announcement
| In the matter until after the next
session of Congress convenes in De-
cember
! 1t has been declared that If he
| withheld his announcement until
after Congress convenes opportunity
will be given Representative Monta-
que, of this district, and Senators
! Martin and Swanson an opportunity
to have the appropriation bill so
amended that the s450.00o might be
available for the purchase of any site
/ in the city of Richmond on which
| favorable report might be made.
| May Patch Up Differences
| There are 4 few who have declared
that Secretary McAdoo should make
| public his opinion on the adverse re-
ports on the Eleventh and Main site
before Congress convenes so that IL
1 he approves the work of department
|~agents in turning down that property.
the differences of those who are d.
vided over the site question may be
| patched up and the two factions
| brought together on some other and
| more adaptable site.
In the opinion OF those who are
| - -hN fnf.
lowed the postoffice site fight from
| the beginning and who are interested
in bringing all business interests OF
| Richmond together on the selection
| Of a site. the Washington report that
Mr.. McAdoo will approve plans for
IA 100000 building Is the result OF
confusion of such facts to which
been tipped. 1t Is believed the
4 "plans." under consideration by Mr..
McAdoo at this time. are the re-
ports against the Eleventh and Main
site.
| Should Mr.. McAdoo announce, be-
| fore Congress meets again, that he
| will not buy that site, ii is declared
that Richmond will get together and
will approve another site available for
the erection Of postoffice building.
/ Means Million Dollar Building.
! IT is understood that the postoffice
| building to be put in Richmond will
cost approximately 100000. As
| soon as the site matter Is settled Rich
\ mond's and yirginia's representatives
\ in Congress will be in position to push
a measure appropriating the funds
necessary for the construction OF the
new ONCE.
what Mr.. McAdoo win do is ques-
I ton in which much interest centers
| and the developments OF the next
/ few days will be closely watched.
! As soon as the opinion Is an
! nounced, IL announcement Is made
/ before Congress convenes. there Will
be called a meeting OF all business
/ interests In the city for the purpose
OF getting their views as to where the
new postofiice should be located.
H. is known that those who, At
/ first opposed the Eleventh and Main
[ Mite hav6 In view a site at the COR
/! ner OF Seventh and Main Streets.
much larger. and, II Is declared. much
1 more suitable than that at Eleventh
and Main. These people will present
! Seventh and Main as the logical site
and will strongly urge its considcra-
1 ton by the Treasury Department.
/ The Postofiice Department 10 favor
/ able To this eite large business in-
terests, among them the biggest users
| Of the mails In Richmond. favor the
| Seventh and Main Street site, Bust
4 ness houses on Broad Street look
upon Seventh and Main ~ the best
Il location for postofnce building.
1 II is understood that those who
4 strongly urged the seIectdon of
Il Eleventh and Main will, after adj
i verse opinion BY Mr., McAdee. join
1.-The aeyenth ana Main forces. and
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