The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-11
EXTRA ADDITION
/. TO POS70FF|CE
MAY Be GRANTED
Congressman Explains Delay,
and Suggests More
improvements.

No' onI, Win the proposed $3.50 OOp
addition tn Oklahoma Ci'ys pu'iot'i,e
ana federal building IN all pfoh'niliit
be- con trucioi within n short time" nut
shortly after ~ i- Completed n II pos
Nhlr that the United Str'"t conrf""
m1y n'F" substantial appropriation
for tho erection uf nm additional wing
This Information reached Oklahoma 'l'F
M q letter fcc'i,'-i Tu'!dl, hN Iosl
master claude Weaver from Joe "
Thompson member ~ the national hous"
NJ representatives. from N" i'ih On
lnhomn congressional district
The supervising architect NJ the treas.
ury department some time hgn ,ompl"'
ed plans for the first addition and ~
Ccited bids n0m number " contract
luG concerns IN various parts of thH
United states owing ~ the inc'. how
ever. that the trcasuB department In
NiriHhy reserves about ten percent ol
tho contract price IN order lo have =
surplus To make changes IN the interior
furnishings NJ y federal hulding should
rerrssity arise and because the nids n
a'l contractors were too high 90 permit
the government retaining this pefrentng.
NJ the congressional spTuo opriation. al
bids we're rejected nnd the bidders no.
titled that they would have nm uppof
tunliy to bid Tor the postoftlcc add.
tion under now sci " plans and spcci'
rcaIlous
Disappointing News
News of the rejection " the bids Va'
received with disappointment hS not onl,
rostofr,- officials and other occupants
NJ offices M the federal building hul
I patrons NJ M" office o. Well for fonr
! o. pl BE- premium IN oll parts ~ 'hc strur
. tuf' Increasing husiu'sa n the uostof'
b uDo and u continual stream NJ eases inl
I federal district count Nrf. render llmns
. imperative additional pnro fer the ttprs
nOuou uf 'urir SHWH business iu thi'
. DtN.
when rrnrrcs mln Thompson hear,
/ that ihc department had rejected ~
| bids h, made Inquiries at the office ri
/ the supervising architect to disrn,c
lust what changes were contemplated uu
drr the new plans hcins prepared The
! Information he secured IL contained Il
| his letter To Mr. Weaver II II ~ fol
lows
= have just returned from n confer
cncc with tho supervising architect an,
am slad go hc able 10 repor, ,o YOU tha
there win hc me- change In the plan
] NnN NnFFlII N'lNNN hWfNUN NVnNffN W.
snfar ~ the sire " tho building. height
number NJ rooms and exterior IL CON
rerncd There win be- some changes In
sofnt Ne II relates go tho interior nt
nlshlnrs These Hfc The onl, change
that Nll he made and will not there
fore change tho amount NJ spar" tha
the addition will give YOU
oovernmsn, Policy.
The government always reserves AhNu
10 percent ~ the contract price IN ofdo
10 make changes IN the nnlshinEs. m
interior constructions. ct, that may h
suggested hy experience n gains NJ
goes along In the construction " m
building aud to make such changes 4
the exterior NJ tho building ~ viii mAk
II more atcsentshlc
Tho hids IN this rnsr exceeded by
few thousand dollars M" amount IN
government wanted In spend nni retail
tho m poucni fot the purposes men
tioncd hence tho calling fot new hid
with such provisions ~ 10 the ntetiu
finlshings NJ viii enable the contractor
to Ne Within the gn,rr"mrr'"l limits
There viii "" prscticall, NO change
ana I hnvc urged the supervising ptrhl
tcci tn hutr, the matter along with ~
possible speed setting tnfih ~ him N
necessity fnt additional space n the'
were to hr ANY change made In tho si,,
the outside appearance. etc. the treas
~, department. would make te1ue,
for nm additional appropriation taths
than change the specifications hu, ,her
helrg no change tNr department, does M
think 4, necessary 20 secure the nif,hs
appropriation fof this addition
Jus, ~ soon Ne this addition Il com
gtNNNA an Mln Ia a