Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-05-08
LACKING
FOR FEDERAL
BUILDING HERE
Representative GOldsbOrOugh
Receives Letter From s.
w. Purdum, 4th Asst.
ADVISES DELEGATION TO
DELAYS TRIP TO CAPITAL


uous efforts have been made by promi
nent citizens of Pocomoke to secure
for this city Federal building to be
used as a post office. A delegation
went to Washington to try to in
fluence those in high authority in ia
vor of such building and to secure
an appropriation for the project.
Pocomoke is sorely in need of such
building and the efforts of those
concerned are to be commended very
highly. It is to be regretted that,
according to advices sent to Repres-
entative Goldsborough in a letter,
which letter is herewith reproduced,
that funds at present seem to be lack
ing. S. W. Purdum, Fourth Assis-
tant Postmaster General, writes Mr..
Goldsborough, as follows:
Post Office Department
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Washington, May 2, 1886
Honorable T. Alan Goldsborough,
Member of Congress,
Denton, Maryland, |
My Dear Mr.. Goldsborough:
This is to refer to your continued
personal interest in the erection Of a
Federal building at Pocomoke City,
Maryland.
1t is noted that local committee Of
citizens is DESTROYS of coming to Wash
ington for a conference in connection,
with this matter.
{ The L. partment has had survey
made of conditions at Pocomoke City
and complete information is available
relative to the requirements at this
point. In the event additional funds
for public building construction are
authorized at the present session of
Congress, it is the intention of the
Post Office and Treasury Depart
ments to give very serious considera-
tion to the project at Pocomoke City
in making up new building program
In the circumstances, it would not ap-
pear that any good purpose would be
served by delegation of citizens
coming to Washington at this time.
1t is also noted that the citizens
committee has referred to the fact
that authorizations have been made
for Federal building construction at
other points in this section Of Mary
land, and in adjacent territory in
Maryland and Virginia. In this con-
nection, you are advised that the Pub
lie Works Administration, acting un-
der the authorization contained in the
Act of June 16, 1888, authorized al
lotments for public building construc-
ton at Seaford, Delaware, Easton,
Maryland, and Chestertown, Mary
land.
The Act of June 10, 1884, placed
the public program directly under the
jurisdiction of the Postmaster Gen.
eral and the Secretary of the Treas
ury, and in making allotments under
that authorization the two cabinet
officers included projects for Cam
bridge, Maryland, Onancock, Virginia,
Wilmington, Delaware.
The Act of August IL, 1885, au-
thorized additional funds for public
building construction and under this
authorization, allotment was made for
the extension and remodeling Of the
building at Salisbury, Maryland.
You may be assured that your in
terest and that of the local citizens
in the erection of a Federal building
at Pocomoke City is sincerely appreci-
ated, and that the Post Office and
Treasury Department will keep this
project well in mind in the formula
ton of any new building program
which funds may be made available
at the present session of Congress. At
the present time, there is no money
at the disposal of the two Depart
ments which could be used for public
building construction at this point.
The records of the Department indi-
cate that the post office quarters at
Pocomoke City are not satisfactory
and that improved facilities for con-
Quoting the postal business at that
point should be provided.
With best wishes, I am
Sincerely yours,
S. w. PURDUM,