The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-01-26
EASTERN KENTUCKY
POSTOFF|CE BUILDINGS
THE SUBJECT OF WARM DISCUS
SION IN CONGRESS LAST
WEEK.

In Congress last week the bill ap-
propriating money for public buildings
was up and the discussion was quite
interesting.
Congressman Frear opposed great
many of the items, including the one
for Pikeville, on the ground that the
population and postal receipts were not
sufficient TO justify the items, and also
for the reason that the maintenance of
tho proposed new buildings would be
greatly in excess of the rent now paid
by the government for leased quar-
ters In the case of Pikeville the an
nual rent paid for the present quarters
is 1882 a year. while the maintenance
OF the proposed building to be erected
at cost of $25, 200. according to Treas
ury Department figures. will be $500 a
year, more than ten times, Mr.. Frear
said.
The Pikeville item was retained.
Representative James, Of Michigan,
called attention to the eleven bills in
troduced by Representative Langley
for buildings in his district. Here are
eleven bills, and judge the gentleman
from Kentucky believes this kind of
legislation should go thru" said Mr..
James, but that is simply matter Of
opinion between the gentleman and
some others. Here are the bills which
the gentleman has introduced.
'Whitesburg. KY. with 32l people
all that is asked for is $4,000, and all
the rest are for $4,000; Mckee, KY,
146 people Hindman, $40, Salyersville,
$40; jenkins, 1897; Bonneville, 236,
Inez, Ky. not in the census of 1910;
Hazard. 537 people, and Prestonsburg.
], ,120 people,
"They are not in this bill, IL the
gentleman W. permit me-" said Mr..
Langley
mo; but It Is rot the fault of the
gentleman from Kentucky" replied Mrt
James.
Mr.. Langley said: "Ch, yes, 1t is. l
only asked for what l '.egarded2
II do not believe that the gentleman
from Kentucky would introduce a bill
either for a pension or building that
he did not think ought TO go thru" Mr..
James interrupted to say.
ultimately, yes; but not all in one
lump. The trouble about the gentle
man is that he has not been here long
enough to know how business is run.
He is wasting his time" replied the
Kentucldan
II sincerely hope shall be here long
enough to see Mckee. with its lag peo-
pie, with a population that will entitle
IL to a public building" said Mr.. James.
"The gentleman laid a good deal OF
stress on the fact that Hazard was en-
titled to n building because they were
going to use II for mine rescue sta
ton. Now, they do not establish a
mine rescue station as permanent prop
ositions, 1t was so stated at the hear
ings in behalf OF his bill. They are only
nut there until such time as the opera
tors or the authorities themselves can
take them over. So when you give a
building for Hazard, KY. because part
of II is going to be used for a mine
rescue station, you are only wasting
your time"
When Barbourvilles $4,000 item
'.for a postoffice and other purposes,
was reached, Representative Frear de-
clared that Barbourville's population
In 1910 was 1853, and its postal re-
ceipts last year S4,532. that the rent
now paid Is $406 year. and that main
tenance on the new building will be
81. 500 a year He said that 'for 9th
er purposes" was put into the item
merely to get beyond the $4,000 ap-
preparation limit for postoffices only
and said that the proposal to use the
building as a mine rescue station Is
subterfuge.
The Kentucky towns sharing In the
appropriations, and the amount they
received, are as follows: Barbourville,
s25. 900; Central City, 100000; Emit
nence. 100000; Falmouth, s25,00o: Haz-
ard $40. 600; Hickman, $4,000 for a site;
Madisonville. 100000; Murray, $25.O0o;
Pikeville, $4,000; Pineville, $4,000 for
site; Russellville, $4,000 for a site;
Shelbyville, $4,000 for extension of
present building and puschase of ad-
ditional gsound. and Stanford, $4,000
for site.
The bill now goes to the Senate,
where it will encounter determined op-
position. President Wilson has given
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