The New York herald., 1874-12-03
Report Of the Supervising Architect
Of the Treasury.
REPAIR AND CONSTRUCTION.
Noble National Structures Rising All
Over the Land.
A New Custom House RECON-
mended for New York.

quite volumlnouA IL states that sites for public
buildings ordered BY Congress to be erected In the
following cities have been obtained, either by
purchase or by condemnation OF the property, ac-
cording TO process OF win Helena and Little
Rock, Ark; Ward Rapids. Ind; PtttsburR.
Pa. the citizens aiding; In Cincinnati,
Philadelphia and Utica; at Albany, N.
T., and Evansville. Ind. The long pending
efforts or the department to secure
the remainder OF the block in Boston on which the
new Post ONCE was built at last seem to occasion
hope Of success Memphis, Tenn has presented
to the government block valued at $500 600, for
the erection OF the proposed public building for
which Congress had appropriated $4,000. Efforts
to secure site for the proposed public building at
Jersey City. within the amount appropriated
500 000-have failed, and an additional appropri-
alton Is reported as needed. Additional room in
reported to be required in Louisville for the site
Of Custom House, and Its purchase is recon.
mended. s.
The Custom House ground at Norfolk, Va. has
been sold at auction, being NO longer required by
the government. The New Orleans Marine Hos
pital property has been sold for 100000 The
Marine Hospital at Pittsburg has been put up at
auction twice, but the highest bids received
have been unsatisfactory.
BUILDINGS COMPLETED.
The Custom and Court House and Post once at
Knoxville, Tenn, is complete; also the building
for the same purposes 1t Portland, Oregon.
The erection OF new and separate building
Tor custom House and Appraisers and Public
stores is recommended. The United States Mint
ct San Fran cisco is completed and ready for opera
ton. The Court House and Post once at Omaha
Is finished. The extension OF the Court House and
Post once at Indianapolis is nearly completed,
and Is partially occupied. The Post once and
Sub.Treasury at Boston IL also nearly completed
and partially occupied. The New York Court
House and Post once viii be completed and
occupied before the close of the present
year. The Custom House at st. Louis
is rapidly building. The Custom House at chicago
has the north, south and east fronts building and
the west front commenced. It's completion 'at
an early date" Is promised. Work on the public
building at Hartford is suspended. The Post once
and Court House building Is rapidly approach
ing completion, which viii probably happen
during the present fiscal year. The work
on the Court House and Post once at
Trenton Is progressing, but the limitation
OF It's cost viii prevent the use Of iron beams
above the main story. and 1t is recommended that
authority be granted 10 complete the building In
durable manner. The ditlculties In the way OF
obtaining stone for the Court House and Post
Once at Raleigh n C., are overcome. the Kock-
land Custom House win be finished In the spring.
It is earnestly recommended that an appropria-
ton be made for the completion Of
THE CUSTOM HOUSE IN NEW ORLEANS.
Its construction was begun under commission
Of Congress, who made many costly changes in the
plan. Its total cost has now peen reduced as
much as possible. The Custom House at Charles
ton was begun under similar auspices before the
war; 1t is recommended that the time nxed for
irs completion be extended. The foundations and
basement OF the new appraisers stores at San
Francisco have been completed. The Custom
House has been so badly shattered by earth
walls on eli sides 1t must be rebuilt At an early
date or new building erected. Arrangements
once ior the Assistant 1t treasurer, M and work win III
be commenced as soon as the transfer Of the
Mint to the new building Is completed. This Will,
VIII be found necessary to provide the Assistant
Treasurer With accommodations in the Custom
rom ROM the Custom House to some m more 's suTiDIe e
location At no distant day; Work has
sssn ss ros pnsaess and House oS
the Custom House at Cincinnati. The great size
Of these buildings and Of the new post o1ices at
New York ana Boston and custom houses at Chr
Navy Department building in this city, and the
VOWED SO great an expenditure OF time and labor
that 1t mas been found impossible to commence
Nashville Little socs and poveF during ar sne pres
ent season. Arrangements have, however been
made that win insure their commence.
win permit. Work has been commenced
on the public buildings at ParkersDurg
House at Port Huron and the public buildings at
Is ~ ssS on the Marine
menis. which have been made in
THE NEW YORK TREASURY
ana AND the Assay ONCE are n mentioned IN the report.
repaired and reiurnished. II Is, however, too
small Tor the necessities q the public service The
9a ghe 6s dnS& asusg e R
s,ros ana dEs the custom houses sI BS
small and must be extended or an additional
butl9lpg provided. The approaches to the custom
snS se = 5uSa M ns ays RAE s ssss
por! and Wilmington, PEI, pave been thoroughly
REMoDELINd AND REPAIRING.
Especial attention is called to tho necessity Of
Pensacoa sna aa0 LousytIe desire to renew my
recommendations that. authority be obtained ior
the purchase Of the premises % now 99wned 9w,as BY
which are . portion OF the old Merchants Ex-
change building, the remainder OF which was
ior Custom MILO House sea and Post once. The portion
now owned by the government u incomplete.
great IN the buness Of the o
New YORK. to the importance OF making an addt-
tional provision for the accommodation OF the
Customs Department In that city and TO the fact
that the present Custom House would be IN o
short tune entirely inadequate for the transac-
uon Of the pubic business. These opinions have
been verified by experience, and II has
been found necessary to rent two large buildings
on Exchange place. between Beaver and Hanover
streets which have been fitted and arranged for
the Naval once, and connected with the Custom
House by bridge across Exchange place; THIS
relief lA however, but temporary, the Custom
House being crowded to such an extent that 1t Is
impossible to transact business therein In proper
manner. Indeed the interests Of sne governments
demand that building more than four times the
capacity OF the present one be provided for GUS
| toms purposes.
NEW BUILDINGS NEEDED IN KEW YoHK.
Tho building now occupied was, % is well
known, originally constructed for the Merchants
Exchange Company and ID not suitable place Tor
the transaction OF the business OF the port OF New
York, the rooms being, ~ Q rule, small and In
sun1ctenuy lighted. IL cannot 10 expected that
0fncers can perform their duties In Satisfactory
manner when crowded into rooms that have neither