The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-07-14
Bids For P.O.
Site To Be
OpenedAug.3
Blanks For Bids May
Be Secured From
Postmaster Dubois
GET INFORMATION
Complete Data Must
Be Given In Site
Proposal of Vendor

Slightly over a week from the
date of the announcement that
Sank Centre had been selected as
one Of four cities in the state for
the erection of new federal post
office building, the director Of pro-
curement, treasury department Of
the United States, had sent notice
of the selection for the date to
open bids for the purchase Of a
site in this city.
A notice to be published in the
Herald during the next two weeks,
asks for proposals for a site in
Sank Centre to be opened publicly
in the office of the postmaster in
this city at nine o'clock A. NJ, Aug
ust 8, 1898. Blanks for bids may be
received from Postmaster Ben Du-
Bots upon application.
Property to be secured for the
site must be conveniently located,
and the approximate dimensions
must be as follows: Corner lots, 40
foot frontage and ITO foot depth;
interior lots 1875 foot frontage with
ITO foot depth. Bids, if possible,
should be submitted by actual own
ers of properties and not by agents.
Complete details, Of course, will be
found in the official notice, to be
published in the Herald next week
and the week following.
Following the opening of the bids,
as soon thereafter as possible, an
agent of the procurement depart
ment will be sent to Sank Centre
to make a personal examination Of
proposed locations and the reason
ableness of the price submitted.
Based on the agents report, to-
gether with all available. .informa-
ton from other sources the site is
selected and If the property is to
be acquired by purchase the offer
of the successful bidder is accepted,
subject to the Attorney Generals
approval of title, reasonable price,
etc.
There must be attached to the
proposal plat showing the dimen-
sions Of the property offered and
widths of all abutting streets and
alleys. Such dimensions shall de-
scribe clear building space exclusive
of sidewalks. Those who place bids
should be careful in stating the d.
mansions of their properties. Later
discovery of material shortage
might be deemed sufficient cause
for annulling an acceptance of a
site, or it may require a proper
tionate deduction from the price to
offset such shortage. If the depart
ment is unable to procure a site
condemnation proceedings may be
resorted to, although it is said this
is not usual.
If the vendor desires to reserve
any building or other improvements
on the site 1t Is important that he
describe the same in the space pro-
vided for that purpose on the pro-
posal form.
We have attempted to give brief
explanation Of some of the require
ments necessary to place bid for
the sale of site to the rederal gov
eminent. However, we advise any,
one who has suitable property for
sale to get their information from
Postmaster Ben Dubois, who has
all blanks necessary in this matter.
It is not only possible, but 1t is
probable that work will be started
this year, If the procurement Of a
site can be made Immediately with
out a hitch. President Roosevelt
sometime ago stated that II funds
in this work are to be Of aid in stop
ping the recession they must be
placed in use before September LIST,
Of this year.
The authorization for the postof-
flee building in Sank Centre Is to
be paid out Of tho $50, 900 900 con-
struction fund authorized under the
Federal Public Buildings Appro.
priation Act Of 1888. This authori-
cation is an addition to the 10000
600 national public building pro-
gram provided for in the Act Of
August Is, 1887. All Of the funds
made available under this addition
al authorization have already been
allocated, according to information
received from Anna Dickie Olesen,
State Director of the National
Emergency Council.