Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-10

BOUNDARIES WERE LIMlTED-WHY SQUARE 616
WAS SELECTED FOR THE BUILDING.
The commission in regard to the government
printing Office site today sent their report to
the Senate.
we're received as follows:
Timothy Costello, 5000 feet in square 624.
fronting thirty-two feet on G street northwest,
q per square foot, with improvements;
John G.. Wolfe, lot 49, square GA, "a
feet front by 175 feet inches depth
with improvements, 1926 per squate foot.
Mary E. Harvey, lot 16, square 024, on G
street between LIST and North Capitol streets,
1882 square feet, 81 per square foot
and $1,000 for house, total s,7s4;
John r. Kelly, square ga, lot ID, 2SO4 feet,
$3.50 per foot; also lot Is, in square
GA. 1904 feet, s2.25 per foot; Andrew
Glecson, square 624, lots A, B, /. 2 and 3.
square feet l4,17O, at SO per foot, total
S42, $40, improvements. $4,000. total S62, $40;
Mary E. Harvey, square 624. lot IL, 1892 square
feet. at 81 per foot; improvements, 81 900.
Total. $3.784.
Alexander Bruce. square ga, sub lots 10 and
20, square feet 5000, ut 50 per foot, improve
ments, 400. Total. q, 400.
d. Council, square ga, lot 43, square feet,
1905. AZ 1925 per foot, improvements. "A 600;
total. $13, 463.50. -
John Fuller, square GA lot A; square feet,
4,206 Mt *2.25 improvements, Sc, COO; total,
sl3, 463. so, and in same square 10. IS; square
feet. 4.2OG at 42.25; improvements, $4,000;
total, Sl3. 1880
John Ebert, square ga, lot 49, square feet,
5000. at S2.25; improvements, 5000; total,
$3.50.
Mr.. German. square ga, sub lots 81 and 80.
square feet. G.G60 at s1.75. making Sill ,655.
This makes total on square ga OF &c, 254
feet for s17O,472Oo.
Square 574. situated between LIT and I'd streets
west and b and streets and Indiana avenue
northwest. containing 1858 square feet, was
offered by the various owners at an average of
S2.47 per foot making $3.50, 1880.
Ninety-two thousand seven hundred and
seven feet Of square $50. between d and T.
streets and New Jersey avenue and North Capi-
toll street northwest, was offered for sSl94, 900.
Part of lot 4, containing $3.50 feet. was offered
i'll the same square for $4,000. .'.'
South half of square 673, containing about
$3.50. 600.
The last half of square 754. containing 49,
31714 feet was offered for s5S.3l7.5O.
Square 754, containing ia, 637 feet. was Of
fercd at 1925 per foot making Sl43, 296.25.
SQUARE CTS SELECTED.
The site which was chosen was the west half
of square 67s, being lots 8, 4, 8, G, and 8, and
containing 170,64S square feet, for S1.42 per
iOot, HliiklllS ~L4J, Ia.
The report gives history of the actions of
the commission in selecting site. After the
site had been selected the question of
the title arose and it was developed that by a
communication from the Attorney General
dated December the title to the west half
Of square G7S had not been perfected.
1t was necessary. therefore. to proceed to con-
demnation and the Attorney General was asked
to take the necessary steps.
EXPLAINING TIE BOUNDARIES LIMIT.
In regard to the reasons for the
aries in which bids would be re-
the commission we're authorized to acquire
suitable ground for the printing Office
by negotiation or condemnation.
They were not required to advertise for pro-
posals. They fixed the boundaries for the fol-
lowing reasons. First. Because public interests
would be served by selecting . site if possible
adjacent to the present building. Second. to be
convenient to the Capitol, the several
executive and Judicial departments; nnd. third,
in order to obtain q sufficient area fourth, to
steamboat lines.
To be convenient to the Capitol and depart
ments the site could not have been north Of II
street. The boundary of LIST street cast
was as far east as was deemed practi-
cable; 9Th street on the west and B street on
the north were selected as natural boundaries il
the new site was to be convenient to the old
building.
SOIL ON THE SELECTED SITE.
The report states that after investigation the
commission Is assured that the soil on the
selected site is entirely at for the
foundation which will be needed
The present site for the printing Office con.
tains 66,000 square feet; the selected one
10000 The report is signed by the Commls.
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