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GRIGSBY AIDS
I EFFORTS TO
GET BUILDIN
Attorney T. J. Donohoe, who re
cently removed with his family from
Valdez to Cordova, has shown his
faith in the stability of the town and
its prospects by erecting an office
building and also a beautiful resi
dence. He appreciates the need of
a public building here, and has en
listed the support of Delegate George
B. Grigsby in getting an additional
appropriation to the one of $100,000
already made, in order that work may
proceed on the structure. Several
weeks ago he wrote Delegate Grigsby
on the subject, and the following is
an excerpt from the letter:
“Some two or three years ago con
gress passed a bill appropriating $100,
000 for a public building in Cordova.
We donated to the government a site
for this building on Second avenue,
just south of the Windsor hotel. We
had some trouble satisfying the gov
ernment as to the title, but this was
finally satisfactorily arranged. The
plans of the building were drawn and
approved some time back. We un
derstand now that it is claimed that
the appropriation of $100,000 is not
sufficient to defray the costs of mak
ing the necessary excavation and
erecting the building. It seems that
the architect desires to excavate the
site to a level with Second avenue.
Now, this would simply ruin the site,
as it would leave at the rear end of
the site a perpendicular wall of rock
better than thirty feet high, and the
building would apparently be set in a
hole. The reason the government ac
cepted this particular site was owing
to its elevation and commanding view.
1 am told by responsible contractors
in Cordova that they will level off this
site and make the necessary excava
tions for the basement for the build
ing and the necessary approaches or
stairways from Second avenue for
$10,000. This would leave $90,000 for
the building, which I know is ample
for any public building required in
Cordova for a number of years to
come.”
Grigsby’s Reply
Delegate Grigsby immediately got
busy and wrote Mr. Donohoe as fol
lows :
“I have been looking into the Cor
dova public building matter for the
•last three or four days, and am pre
paring a bill today to get an addi
tional hundred thousand dollars for
the Cordova building. The last omni
bus bill for public buildings carried
an additional hundred thousand for
Cordova, and would have passed if
the whole thing had not died. The
committee had a meeting the other
day and will not introduce another
bill until the beginning of the next
session, and will include in it this
additional hundred thousand for Cor
dova and an additional two hundred
and fifty thousand for Juneau, and
the whole thing will undoubtedly
pass. Yesterday I talked with Mr.
Wetmore, the supervising architect
for the treasury department, and he
explained to me why this additional
hundred thousand was necessary. Of
course, as you know, since the act of
March 4, 1913, authorizing the hun
dred thousand dollars for the Cordova
building was passed, owing to the in
creased cost of material and construc
tion, and on account of the war, the
work on several hundred buildings was
suspended; that is, that the money
was not sufficient to carry out the
plans of the architect. I don’t see
exactly how one hundred thousand
dollars can possibly be enough if it
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with the architect again this after
noon with reference to the excavation
on the site which you mention, and
give him your views. The public
buildings committee advised me to
introduce a separate bill for the addi
tional money needed, which would be
refei red to that committee, and em
phasized the necessity of not getting
action on it until the omnibus bill goes
in; but the chairman informed me
that most of the congressmen were
introducing separate bills in order to
bring their respective interests be
fore the committee in preparing its
omnibus bill.
“I suggest that you write a letter
to James A. Wetmore, supervising
architect, treasury department, or
have one written, explaining what you
think will be the results of the ex
cavation on the site to the level of
Second avenue wi«fc reference to its
ruining the site, etc.”
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We always have a supply of
pasteurized sweet milk and cream on
hand. Also buttermilk and Bulgarian
buttermilk. City Dairy. Phone 187.
Special turkey and chicken dinner
served at the Cordova Grill on Sunday
from 12 to 8 o’clock. Price $1.00.
It’s the flavor and the grain which
make the bread at the City Bakery
famous.
Home portraits of quality. Agency
Cordova drug store. Scarborough, pho
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Billiard Hall carries one of the
most complete stocks of Tobacco
and Cigars handled by any store
in Alaska ?
We have special facilities for
storing tobacco to preserve its
strength and insure it reaching
you in perfect condition. You
will find your favorite brand
here, moist and fragrant.
Standard Brands of
Cigars
including large sizes in the
Mozart, Lovera, Optimo, Up
mann, Roi-Tan and La Prefer
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2 for 25c
$6.00 per box of 50
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Popular brands of Smoking To
baccos in tins, such as Velvet,
Prince Albert, Tuxedo.
3 for 50c
$2.00 per dozen
We carry a full line of Pipes,
Tobacco Pouches and other
Smokers’ Accessories.
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