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Domestic News
January 15, 1923
Daily Kennebec Journal
Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine
What is this article about?
Lewiston, ME, included in federal plan for $40M in building funds; Congress requested $115K to expand overcrowded post office to include other offices.
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Lewiston Hopes for
New Federal Building
Lewiston, Jan. 13.-Inclusion of Lewiston in the 140 cities for which Congress has been asked to provide $40,000,000 for federal buildings was the first news received here of a plan to enlarge the present post office building, though it was known that business at the local office had long overtaxed its capacity.
This has been due largely to the parcel post department, a phase of postal business which had not been considered by the government when the Lewiston office was built.
The post office is the only federal building in the city and the plan for its enlargement is understood to provide for an addition big enough to relieve present congestion, also to house several federal offices now maintained elsewhere.
To carry out these plans, Congress has been asked to provide $115,000.
The present post office lot is of ample size to accommodate a duplicate of the old building, and still leave adequate ground space to meet government requirements.
New Federal Building
Lewiston, Jan. 13.-Inclusion of Lewiston in the 140 cities for which Congress has been asked to provide $40,000,000 for federal buildings was the first news received here of a plan to enlarge the present post office building, though it was known that business at the local office had long overtaxed its capacity.
This has been due largely to the parcel post department, a phase of postal business which had not been considered by the government when the Lewiston office was built.
The post office is the only federal building in the city and the plan for its enlargement is understood to provide for an addition big enough to relieve present congestion, also to house several federal offices now maintained elsewhere.
To carry out these plans, Congress has been asked to provide $115,000.
The present post office lot is of ample size to accommodate a duplicate of the old building, and still leave adequate ground space to meet government requirements.
What sub-type of article is it?
Infrastructure
What keywords are associated?
Lewiston Post Office
Federal Building Enlargement
Congress Funding
Where did it happen?
Lewiston
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Lewiston
Event Date
Jan. 13
Outcome
congress has been asked to provide $115,000 for enlargement of the post office building.
Event Details
Lewiston included in plan for 140 cities to receive $40,000,000 for federal buildings; local post office to be enlarged to relieve congestion from parcel post and house other federal offices; present lot ample for addition.