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Show POST OFFICE LEASE AWARDED . LOCAL FIRM Construction of the new post office at West Jordan was further advanced yesterday with announcement announce-ment by Postmaster General J. Edward Ed-ward Day that a contract has been awarded to Jordan Builders Supply, Inc., of West Jordan. "We are continuing to build new post offices where they are needed," need-ed," Mr. Day said, "but we are constantly re-assessing our lease construction program to determine whether present buildings can be altered or remodeled to take care of our expanding volume of mail." The construction program is being be-ing concentrated in those areas where the need is urgent and suitable suit-able space cannot be obtained except ex-cept through new construction. "We now have about 45,000 post office locations throughout the country, handling a volume of 65 billion pieces of mail a year. By 1970 it is expected tto rise to 90 billion. It is clear, therefore, that we must redouble our efforts, not only in expanding our capacity but also in devising new postal techniques tech-niques to meet the demands of our growing population." Under the Department's lease construction program the Jordan Builders Supply will construct the new building at 1800 West 7800 South and rent it to the Department. Depart-ment. The Department's capital investment invest-ment is limited substantially to postal equipment, while the building build-ing remains under private ownership, owner-ship, with the owner paying local real estate taxes. "This formula," Mr. Day said, "utilizes the resources and investment invest-ment funds of private enterprise for needed postal buildings." The new post office at West Jordan will have an interior space of 2,016 square feet with an area of 4,500 square feet for parking and maneuvering. O |