The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-28
Editorial Comment
The New POStOffice Building
Jamestown SUM

! News dispatches from Washington today report
the introduction by Congressman Hall of a bill pro
vding for appropriation Of 100000 for federal
building at Jamestown A bill had already been
passed appropriating $4,000 for this purpose, and
III" new bill merely raises this amount to 100000.
The government already owns a building site
here with 100 foot frontage Fifth Avenue
South and l4O foot frontage on Pacific Street.
The frame residence this lot is now occupied by
Dr., L. A. Henderson.
The introduction Of this bill follows closely the
introduction by Congressman Hall of II. r. 29O,
which bill provides that North Dakota Shall
sttute one federal judicial district, and that this
district shall be divided into six divisions The
counties of Griggs, Foster, Eddy Wells Sheridan.
Sutsman, La Moure and Dckey, under this pro-
posed legislation will constitute the central division,
and court for this division will be held at James
town on the second Tuesday in April.
The bill also provdes "Thc clerk Of court shall
maintain an office in charge Of himself or deputy
at each place at which court is held in his district:
Provided, That the Government of the United States
shall incur expense for rent, light, heat, water,
or janitor service for the building in which court
shall be he'd until such time as the Government
may erect its court room: Provided further,
That until such time a public building with court
the city of jamestown, all cases now pending in
said central division hereafter brought there
, be tried at Bismarck"
Since the proposed building will have rooms
for the holding federal and offices for court
officials considerable concern was expressed by
various jamestown citizens because of the incom
plete report of the bill as carried the press
wires The news dispatches reported that the bill
provided that federal court should be held at Bis
marck, Devils Lake and Grand Forks, and it was
felt here that this provision was in direct conflict
with the announced purpose of former Congress-
man Young and Congressman Hall to secure fed
eral building here The complete text shows that
Congressman Hall had full knowledge of the
needs Of the situation. and the two bills dovetai to-
gether nicely.
There is no question about the need of a new
postofice in Jamestown. w. r. Kellogg is now
erecting very fine building Main Street for this
purpose, but it has a slightly smaller space thar
the present building, and anyone who has attempted
to mail a Christmas package at the local office
during the last week knows that Postmaster Boltor
and his suhordinates are laboring under. adverse
conditions. The building is needed not onl!
for the postoffice department but also for fedora
court offices.
Jamestown needed a new postofice building tel
years ago. One needed still more two year
ago, and with lthe present rapid increase in popu
lation and the increase in the amount OF posta
business per person, the need is becoming create
day by day. The building should be planne'
with the present rapid and steady growth of tn
city in mind and especially with recognition o
| Jamestowns increasing Importance as a jobbing an
wholesale center for the entire central part of tn
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