The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1923-12-14
BUSBY PUSHING
POSTOFFICE PROJECT
Congressman Writes Postmas-
ter Kirby New Federal Build
ing For Water Valley near
Possibility.


Some five or six years ago Hon.
IT. u. Sisson late Congressman for
this district succeeded in getting the
Federal government to set aside
sum of money, $4,000 for Federal
building for Water Valley.
A few thousand dollars was ap-
propriated and the Whitney block,
corner Of Main and Church streets,
was purchased by the government as
site for the proposed new building.
Congressman Sisson then pressed the
matter of building the new building
and the best he could secure was an
appropriation Of approximately $45,-
900 for the building, which informa-
ton he wired to friends in the city.
A meeting Of business men was held
to consider the proposition.
At this meeting the citizens decide
ed the appropriation was not suffi-
cient to give Water Valley as good q
building as the city deserved, so a
committee wired the Congressman to
let the matter rest, at least until =
larger appropriation could be secured.
A couple Of years ago Hon. jeff
Busby ran for Congress and stated
if he was elected that he would Sc
cure the new Federal building for
Water Valley that actual work would
be commenced on the building within
6 months from the time he took his
seat.
Next year will be election Of Con-
gressmen, and Jeff evidently must be
grooming himself for reelection for
without any "prodding" from Water
Valley citizens, he has taken il onto
himself to take up the proposition or
the new Federal building and states
in the following letter to Postmaster
Kirby, the extent of his activities in
the matter. The information i'm
parted in the letter indicates that
Mr.. Busby has not secured that ad-
ditional appropriation, but that he
is simply taking up the proposition
where the late Congressman Sisson
left off when Water Valley citizens
wired instructions to that effect.
$4,000 will not build much build
ing at present high cost Of material
and labor. However it may be wise
to start with that amount and trust
to jeff to pull an additional or "de-
ficit" appropriation later thus giving
the city building of the proportion
deserved.
Congressman Busby's letter fol-
low:-
Washington, D. c., December 10, 1928
Mr.. ]. L. Kirby, Postmaster,
Water Valley, Mississippi
My Dear Mr.. Kirby:
am writing you in regard to
post Office building for Water Valley
Last Spring / took up the question
with the Treasury Department Of con-
structing q post office building at
Water Valley. The replies I receiv-
ed were q title indefinite. In Sep
tembsr came to Washington to see
what could be done to expedite the
matter. The promises ! received
from the Treasury Department and
the Post Office Department were very
encouraging, in fact ! had the promise
that the work would 60 forward as
rapidly as possible.
have just returned from the Post
Once Department today where !
went to see about what progress had
been made found that the final
plans for the building were approved
on November 23 and the plans are
now being photostated. When that
work IL finished they viii be returned
10 the Post Office Department, then
sent back BY It. with its final approval
10 the Treasury Department. Then
the Treasury Department viii sub
NIT the plans to contractors for bids
to construct the building. What re-
mains 10 be done before the contract
a let should require only a short
time.
There IL Forty Four Thousand
One Hundred (ss4.io0.o0) Dollars
wish which to construct the building
which amount the Post ofice Depart
msnt believes win give Water Valley
q building that win be ample for
years 10 come.
Yours very truly.
JEFF BUSBY.