New-York tribune., 1877-07-21
THE LEASE OF THE PUBLIC STORE.
WHAT IHE CUSTOM HoUsr 0VHcELs SAY ~ LX'
rr ~ AIINN.


FIANAUON.
The statement made in yesterdays TRIBuNE
in regard 60 the lease of tie Public Store iu s oity vas
the occasion of considerable comment IN the Custom
and elsewhere yesterday. The general inpreS-
amoug The Government officials was tha' the ini0r-
nation .Ubmitted % the Investigating Commission was
CT pgrte aud gas given for the purposo of njras te
Custom House. a few days ago, NIr. JAY the Chairman
OF the Commission. 20 Collector Artlu'. making
inquiries regard TO the Puhc store. The Collector
has replied. stating that the lease made by the
Secretary o. tnc Treasury.
The following statement in regard TO thc Pubc store
vas made on good authority al the Custom House yester
day:
on the expiration of the lease " the stores formerly
occupied ny he App-aiscr IN ChIre aad Gre nv eas
octd and leased by Mr. Boutwell, thcu Secretary OF tae
Treasury several other stores were offered 10 Iit D.
lease OK the buildings then occupied; the aiFtn-
t@gcs and Disadvantages OF each were duly con-
Who visited tlis city FOR the purpose IN accordance
Wl.h fc order o' the Secretary oi lLc Ifcl my Attf
the Department and a lease was made by the owner.
Paul n Sp1n1d 20 thc Scret0rf f1r threc wears, SUD-
Ir5l.l of rent For tnc first tarn the rent was $50
G57 "a year THIS was based on an anpas"enf o. the
H.. rrs-+ war and the le1se y,as renewed after
toas fro washington The rent tjr this term under
stocd 10 be s5 year but W. have received TO inform
aUo TO whether not tnc lease bias been eN ruttd
byS crriary sbcl9n n ma e al these Crcs tc saving
VIII lo more than $4,000 annually. lac stores how
occupied IuilIs ample accommodations Tor TIE pfcst
the location considered good one, The rrmotcres,
from the Castu-iou-e being more tHan CiiclD: .ncti
bv the nearutss 10 shipping. By which mrca Saving iA
the expense OF D. effected. There ie! Erglc
communication between tl' Public srre and the tl--
tom House Az also frs41,rt eomnun cation by
wagons. lt err facility for tne SPEEDY trasins
sion % business j. Afforded
The gentleman Who made this statement said that no
other in the city suitable % be- used a. te APP
praiscr's warehouse. THIS building flied blocs, had
approaches every side and We sriteitor the par
The Government, however, ought 10 bnid store
for It's Use here.
Otler Revenue officials made similar statements
Deputy Collector Blatchfort cf tie Eighth Division who
is stationed AZ the Public store, said 10 TRIBUNE
porter that tie rental Of TIE building for the first three
years, included certain percentage OF the expense OF
changes IN the ding which the secretary OF the
Treasury agreed To pay. when the lease effected Al
the expiration of the lease on May l. 1877. a Sc
conA appruseuIeut was had Of The building.
rental was tlcu accepted az much lower figure though
Ir. Batchold sd hc did not know that any lease Aad
no time had the ~cnal reached 100000 a vrar. and
present it ccUa not be much more than oncha Of that
amount lie -gif that IL would hc difficult To obtain
more convenient location. or building better adatcdt 10
the purpose. He stated also tl2t of tHe Treasury
had visited the Public Store few wee * ago, hft
ne tc not understand that tho Visit had any CONNECTION
with this matter.