New-York tribune., 1870-04-15
THE NEW-YORK AND BOSTON POST-OFFICES.
REPORT OF THE HOUSE INVESTIGATING COM
MITTFE.

WAsuINGToY, April A. Mr. Famsworth,
Chairman of the Committee POst-O1ices and Post
Roads made a report to-day, concluding as follows;
In the opinion Of the Committee, a building in New
York in ali respects suitable and ample for PostOfce;
should cost more than S25o0O and could be erected
eeeds eGa ba etmSe made By Mr. Maett for granite
building in 1868 over 100000 The PoSt-Once Dn!lng IN
Boston should not cost Sl0o9OOo for frsteass
fire-proof building, suitable AID proper for the
purpose OF its construction. In this connection @
the Committee calls attention to letter OF Mr.
Alpheus Hardy wellknown citizen of Boston, who mas
been, and is largely engaged in building IN that city ana
select a site for the building. He says: The building
may be erected and meet every want OF te @
Government at price not exceeding SVoeo say 3zVV @
feet Of land covered at t6 per square 1901 aS1ed @ ana
The Committee say it seems very PLAIN to them that
the granite contracts in connection with the other ex-
greatly exceed IN both caser tle amounts aIpTo
prated the contracts and expenditures were made
Of the prt and Intentions II not the letter of the law
The Committee recommend that the contracts with the
Dix Island Company and the Cape Ann Granite Company
annulled. and that further appropriation be made
for these buildings without provision limiting their
Treasury or other officer charged with the responsibility
it that plans perfected and proper contracts
the t4g limited Dhsv The s.T FPOF rs Ssa y % yg
Turner, Boyd Adams, and smith OF Oregon.
MINORITY REPoRr
Representatives Twchc and Fitch have prepared but
not yet presented their views They do not in
the report of the majority of the Committee for the fol
Committee does sustain the allegation that money
has been expended in OF the appropriation for the
construction of the PostOce buildings in New York and
Boston, or IN violation OF law Second That the con-
struciion OF said building in NewYork has been com
menced and L. in progress In Illegal aud unsuitable
manner lin the opinion OF the minority Third: No plans
FOR the building had ever been approved by Congress-
TIE APPROPRIATIONS.
The Conference report the dsagreeng votes on the
Deficiency Appropriation BILL which has been agreed to
by the Senate, and will be by the House, appropriates
81 900 900 for the New-York Postofice with the fol
lowing proviso: That no part OF this sum beyond
fhe sum OF sOo0OO any other sum appropriated for
this purpose shall be expended until contract or con-
tracts the completion OF the entire building In con
orty with the plans TO be approved by The secretary
of the Treasury aud POstmaster-General at all times
under their direction shall be entered into with the low
est responsible bidder bidders, and for sum not ex
ceedng s3OOOOOO including all sums already expended
for this purpose except for the ste and the expenditure
OF any sum OF money in violation OF this provision shall
be deemed unlawful Five hundred thousand dollars IL
also appropriated for the Boston Post-Oce with sal
lar provision No beyond half OF this amount Is TO
he expended until the contract made the enre cost
OF the building not to exceed sl,oOOOV exclusive Vi tno
y