New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-08


Oude the vault IN four ales lncio.sd dis
bur,g c.r, chsoss amounting to so 5000 held b: me
voucher. for the settlement Of beir accounts Inc
by Of she.. ehecAs Of other Vouchers sna OF 10!
ir a, oua create csniasOn aud uncertainty IN the &C
counts s Department, which could n DO way De oo''ed
Th- oou occupied by twenty, employee. Of the Assist
AMI Treasurer a. ) 10 10 feet by 30 feet All aut ~ OF ,he
.a IS -, BY feet the bpoGsao o. feet by Jieet
o.. remaining 'p~e there are hadsod pse.hsf zen as.'
1spsci-x n vcUcuss Inc ON ~
door. Of the Of pine with inside cose'inss OF INN
and az ~i'hoa' oei. zoe ~neo" 'n'''' "' % VI"
81 psr.ons employ cd oy me 20 d, nv enormous
ba.n.,. 10 hardly Isn that cond-rrd Necessary for the
h. 70 sr1-y nc-ased-grobaby doubled IL re
aflpul.te note. tie denominations Of coin And
with presens force there 4. an imPos"oy oil
this actually restricted space tor the pubic there Ia no ade
qua,e accommodation With the peen, Funded Public
N. Of interest, long nice OF a
pcsns compelled to stand tor hours In tie street outside
The door ru that have .b'ou,., established the
-Jrars HscuHv Of being furnished With more 'eeHHy
How l. TO be done In ono Of two ways
I,, AZ. tesrng Gown Of my present building In Wall
street ADD u the buildings In Pine street occupied by the
surveyor 81 the Po'' ts pnIeh.- OF ihe o.' on Sn,n
lot and tho erection Of hTs proof budirs IN a. steel ioI
h. Assistant Of I'll. United stae. and Treasurer Of
q, Asa Oase the suy.nt.n Of III. As.sy Oce and
tie Nar-bonsifg Department Of the Custom House and o'
.noth-r proof building Pine street for the Surveyor Of
Daring N. occupied In tearing down and rebuilding
my business 70 be Temporarily transferred " rooms IN the
Custom. House fronting on Fine street
Soonf: The hiring By the oovernmen. OF the Merchants.
49,. Idn, on Il III, .fee, on Ira.e Of lv or 20 yesrs
- 800 .Ssi Of as 90 v ih the privilege OF pufeha..
ia. property any time for 81 700 10 be uA'eiiHs
said Merchants IN e Building and ~
NV department the pe,-nt Cusomioa'e bsilaos The
eus the oOye meat Of the ground upon al street on
hs M, pre.,a premises end Of lot Of ground upon
Pin. street belJug bs the Government Inc comp.s
nv. advantage otne latter Of tie two plan, over The ioef
ar. 40 obyios, and 90 great that they oy stated to
be understood and appreciated Let us consider them IL
s,, Involve. IN, purchase Of property cersply not
fle
IN OF CO.. 900 Tho cop.traction OF these bud
~. oud occupy On u two yeas and duins the AZ.
ervaperhsps The most important space ~ ume ~ TIE ME
Tor, Of Ia, Oovenmebtte inmeis business 81 the New
Yot Treasury would have 70 be conducted IA PROMISES even
0se In which IL u now CONDUCTED u, the
t,,r,i.r OF which hou the Rsyr Department
wosd Tot fall so to produce serious coh,rni'ice g. hat
Ard nov 4, 10 tne second plan The Cu.tom House 10
csedngy ~ ADAPTED fof. pe.eut purp0.e aud eicoedniy
well that OF tho Treasury Tho meiehsnis "a
change building admirably adapted iof Custom House
pre.@nt the Surveyor Of he fou The Appa.f. Department
.nd the arehousi9s Department hss. S'e1n9wd 81 81 .he
onse budns Tue Norchants Exchange building
would o. in every respect slr Clara Tie
,ssser above referred has e.sb .d t isci by minute
80 40 Ito rooms OF tho Merchant Exchange built is
~ hox Der Of hos- IN the ce'om House build
isAs.A
III. Merchants Erctanse building occupies entire block
NJ vtgund stand. isoaed aud frequently hos hgr fIom
fosf sd-s the moot massive bulldog On th' cohtinrn
snt wss erected about t2 O0OU TIE soss
AZ. rental Of premise. foI tho pas, Y-s hss been
ty ~ The rent 10 be PAID by the Government r
he said building would be eb3OO, tsYc-, tROpp; ntcos
on Of alterations to adopt II for Custom House tesi
mated at SSU0 A2iOO, total rl9lp The sores on
Ho.Svs present occupied BY the Apraiser- Department
Of the Custom House lrsAe having having four years
10 run annual ruBt o. $500. wound no Logger be
aued aud they eau BE- relot from 900 10 2S| Per an
nun $40 80 which would show annual saving OF that
amount aiJOOO
Tbs bridinss Pine street occupied by the Surveyor OF
the under ease Laiug three to At annual
NJ 5000 would be required and they De
-.., at from 81 90 to +:r 700 snuanssy $4,000 which
would show further annual tAsog OF that amount 5000
The preuiis., occupied b. tho Assistant treasurer
T. - and Treasurer of the Oica tue suDrInte nden
Of Assay ONCE aud ,hs NauhousDg Department OF tho
ousr together with the iJ on zine street belonging
10 the 30, could be seld for $4,000 III. annual
te Oh which would be further saved say tHism
should the privilege Of purchasing tie Merchants Exchange
building be al to syaod or tho taxes th.reuPon would
10 longer be- ck1rReableGo, properly being
rmpt This would be- further annual saying Of $2vw
think shat have essb he'd The fact that ia respect OF &C
economy and tho int-rfupton OF business
this latter proposition l. comPrsolJ the best and more
than that rnost iuvoIsble for the Government
and should DO sccep~d hsPpy to be shc TO state thu;
Collector OF the Port conclusiens IN this
matter may DO necessary for 10 60 To gres TO OBJ
the requisite authority H. the premises even you sp
provo ny recommendation In thst double contingency. may
Mat Ill urge only the necessity OF action
but " speedy action Tho In New fork 10 lease
rope the LIST Of each February for the coming year aud
lncr proposition accepted the Merchant, II
ch.Lge COMPANY will DO the necessity VI immediately
msSuE other arrangements for tho occupation Of Their
property. .
have the honor TO be- Sir very respectfully Your obsdisnt
servant JOHN }. CISCO,
Assistant Treasurer, United States
Hon. g. r. CHASE Secretary o. the Treasury, Washington