, 1875-06-22


Srtt,at Dfspateh to The Chifado TRIBUNE.
WAsu,saros, D. c.. Juuo 2l.-F.'h. Otis. OF
Chicago, las presented = bill Of $500 year. Tor
thrco yoare for tho i,ao Of lot jackson stteos
for tho now Custom-lIorso. It ia not clearly utl-
derstood horo what tho bill Is for.
A charge like tho ono roforrod to WAS 30 Pc
cuilar that MI investigation raa undertaken by
reporter to aeo what tho reaaonB wore. II was
supposed in Chicago that the United ssntos
owned tho land on which tho CHstonl- -lIo'iso
stood, aud It vas new revelation to lind that
any portion Of tho building o1tcudcd ovor on
Otis lot.
Having looked up tho matter. II was fonnd
that one OF the guy posts, to which aro anchored
tho cables winch support tho great dorricka, ID
plncod on tho exclusion Of Dearborn asrcot not
yot opench, aud Oil tie PORTION formerly owned
sjuee Ii tic building vas I fairly begun, aud now
AIR. Otis thinks ho ought to DO paid for tho uso
Of thn llolo Ill which tao post stands, aud no
Modestly estimates tho fcnsal OF tho hoo at
900 roar T's would bo IT, "eoqt non ngn't; g1';o !,
mist bo considered Mr. OTIS cstfn,nsc.
Property IL saluabIo in Chicago everybody
knowH, bit fow wero prepared foE atioh an cstt-
mate AZ this. Tho holo is aoout IL inchcs
sluaro. and may bc considered as extending
down far enough to pseyont tue uao of tho soil
| under It. Tho area talon NJ BY Tits post ~,
therefore, * square feos. which would allo"
10.aN holes On an aero, md give q rentat oI
81 GsU OUj, il 1t wore rented to tho Government
bv Mr., Otis IliB estimate pAccH an nero OF
| lautl In Chicago ut valuation OF s9o. 6oo.ut'9,
which far oxcecds tho iigHTca Oh tho Asscssor
buusa. THO lots In tho city arc generally about
:5y 25 In dimensions, md contnin perlapa Y, ia
s1,,alc fcot. Or room enough foF l,:5s9 post
| holes. II tEr. Otis could rent Bnch lot to tho
Goysruu,pns j,n would llaye pleasant llttto III
como Of 1901, 900 I.cr year OH til" basis h9 liaa
already established for tho post-hoo Oil Jacksun
! street.
Il is generally nuppoBed that tho ground uhcre
| the E5.0D0 poBt-l,oe ia situated belongs 70 ing
CITY, having bcoit condemned for tho extension oi
| Dearborn Btrcot, but 1t NAV bo that alr. Otis
hills do not cover tho time since 1t was con
| Aemrcd. ........-
Ouo thing In OF great interest to tax.pa5ors Ii
| a1s. Dtia' application for post-ho]o rent; there
strocts Of .ne city, mud they navo beon tl,ort
si1sco Atr. Otis Ies hiH poHt-lsoe. Now, It 3lr
Otis il entitled to $500 per year the CITY ~ cntl
lied to s., 500, mud II Mr.. Otis single post-
brinEs lin in 5l,5D0, then the city
seventeen shGnd i "E +, !! no.slu,o II es3n
On sIr. Otis for such portion Of the s1,59'
as has accrued snco his lot WAS conda!nnod TO-
strett. Thc Comptroller Bholi1d look out 10
the city'a intoress III tlla matter, aud II ar
Otis las good luck Will, his little Claim tton u
cnn show yery casy that tho CITY Of Chicago
las port .lolo clan,a and post-holo rigLts no
lightly to TO thrust ono sde.
1t il Hafo to eny. however, TINT tlr. Otis In
not gathered in that 5l,boo yeti and tho Comp
truiiyr 1lcetlnt hurry MP llis papers for day .
two. Dtutr4ct-Attorney, Ward aud uon. llo'mn
have vo. to pass upon tho rcaRonableness Of u,
claim, aud aamo other luosttonB conhoeted VII
tho post-hole and It may not 10 no casy for Ati
Otia to capture tho sum as ho Mt first expected.