Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-21
| new POSTAL TERMINALS
TO HANDLE PARCEL POST
Divisions AT Local Railway Stations
Expected to BE Ultimately
Established.
WILL RELIEVE CONGESTION
Eleventh Street Property to BE Ac-
quircd by Government, Valued by
Owner at S5O5, 900, Is Assessed
for approximately $232.O0u.

Postal terminals for the handling OF
parcel pos; and heavy mail matter and
it's distribution to carriers Immediate
~ adjoining Main Street station and
the proposed new station on Wcs,
tiroad street are suggested as the ul
innate plans OF the Post Office Depart :
mcnt for the development OF postal f:, =
cilitics in this citr An adequate sub
station in the shapping section of
| Broad street IS also regarded as :,
probable development of the near flu
turc
; The action OF Secretary of the Treas
nry McAdoo on Saturday in approving
! the acquisition OF what is known as
the Blair property at Eleventh ami
Main Streets enables the government
to round out it's holdings here to a
full block. ana "a: soon as am appro-
rrtaton is available To complete the
/ Federal building. Nhicn is only a fc,y
Years old is well ana adequately ar
ranged for the Enitcd States Circuit
, ana District Courts, with their Offices
ana libraries. and that il also provides
sufficient space for the,customs. rcvc-
nue. and other governmental agencies
toNiESTION DEVELOPS
IN WORKING SPACE.
On the first floor. the post-otficc, il
| is stated, has in the main proved AIDE
! iuatc. SO far as public space is con-
rcrn"d. for rental OF boxes, sale OF
stamps and general delivery There
mas come great congestion. however
IN the working space in the rear where
mail is assorted aud shipped TO out
. going trains, rccciFcd from out of the
"A MI
FOR delivery.
Already greatly concested. this work :
me space has hccom. doubly crowded
| with The introduction of the Darccl
/ post. for the hnndlimc OF which the
! c"htral building had not been designed
! y large part of the assortment Of
iiiaiI has had To bc transferred TO The
basement. in space intended ONLY for
/ storage. and where lighting conditions
ana ventilation are admittedly bad
ms was The Situation when Congress-
man Montague and Senator Martin Sc
/ cured from Congress the emergency an
preparation Of $4,000 10 buy the prom
vrty out to Eleventh Street and com
nlclc the governments buildings The
biIl provided that the purchase was 10
n' mace subject TO the approval OF the
! secretary of the Treasury Mr. Mic
Adoo withheld his approval for more
man Il year. partly because Of oh,cc-
, honS or Postmaster Thornton and
others who wished II separate building
,, ,"' ,'Ii'c' Sh" partly at the in
,inn ."Ht 'aNorlhE other loca-
PROPERTY ASSESSED
AT $2:'c.00O FOR AyI;S
4. Hicrnc Blair head of III. s,r,,;
cat" which owns the propcrtv b,e
state" that II can be acquired ONLY hv
,'"''""nihation. and that he and his as
pc'''es would lose money by accepting
, However. Mt. Blair admits t,,, "a. >,
Gently gave the Chamber of Cn,,n,<,,.',o
an option on the property nj s.4o ON
II is stated positively by the virninin
congressman and Senator's that il j.. out
'nr un.S'i"h 'o ask for an additional
l,,in,r ~ ,, 80. 'niS ''nc us even to
,sm,, ., p"ck on the floor to
mSai' nh"'hef SIT" would probably
90. ,,,, ,,' Wy congress facing
"'''''''
Was stated last night that the
lropcrty which Mr.. Flair SAYS is now
''"id at S'"",""h is assessed for trxn
non under IN" new valuation at an
rroNiinat"lN 900. Or the theory
,hat >tai" assessors Of 1878 assessed
business property at so PEI. cent of IFS
actni'i Nil"'' this would give ms their
opinion Of tn" actual value of this tr,c,
Il SAFE rric" Of S3Si.GGc.
}! Tho property To no ,c,riros T.,
government fronts s,y,v f, ~
street. this frontage h,vin, "i'"
.csseG in 1910 NJ :, san no -
In 1915, the assessors valued H.. '
postc corner. whore w n r,a, W.
& Co. operates q ci.,,r .t.ro -, 20 60
"a front Zoo, I'm. ho.,,,.
property did not RIM h,ck ,;,
mad" tho from; foot value Of tbc 1,,,,i
for aSscSsiucni nt,rnnsov s".no ,r,
plot is sixty I,y .i..b,,,; -. ~ nc
Carncal prnpcriv al III. o,ro,.;, -"
Of the block front. siytv rn,, ~, r. ~
street and vas ,>e..,cd -, 500 ',''N
foot or S5i 600 for the tr,c, ~, h,,,,,
Of review is said n b., ,,', - 80, =. u
assessment from e. oan ,,, ~, '"'"
M pt,oSpE,,, n,,
I.y,rI.En,,.
h' Hiding SOON
} 'n NI'",ht INC nniidii'GS tn" assessors
"'''""" tna' larS: bricl-and- ST col
vault. phiIt years ago FOR the old Ma