New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-24

The Collector Of Internal Revenue will have MS pri'
yate Office over that u the Postmaster. with public
Office, adjoining on the Westinghouse side The
United states District Attorney VIII have hl, onicc on
tho John, it. side the United states Marshal VIII
bc situated ia the Adams-st side. with rooms In the
fourth side ~ the building for prisoners and 'othcr
purposes Three elevators will run In a. many sides
Of the building. on tie second floor there VIII be
at least score Of large and small aiIoriins
ample space for the transaction Of all Federal busl
ness for the present.
The third floor will be given over TO the United
states Courts. The general arrangement will be The
samo a, on the noor below. There will be two larg'
cour; rooms. with smaller room, adjoining for III,
Judge, ~ the Circuit and District Courts. the United
state, Commissioners. the Register IN Bankruptcy, tc
Law Library aud other purposes n.cied with the
transaction Of legal business. the fourth floor
viii bc the Grand jury room. the ianitor's apart
mcnts and room, for ,torae and other purpose. In
the tower w De staircase. leading from this floor
t. the dormcr Windows the top Of the structure.
from which a nuc view Of the city and it, surround
Ing, can be secured. The ocean and bay can be
seen 10 good advantage. while the two cities lie at
ones feet. with staten Island, jersey CITY, West
chester County and Long Island cncircng them.
saf, and comfortable cyrc for observation is Afforded
here more than 100 feet from the ground.
With the massive walls. strong supports and fire
proof construction the building ha, bcen erected to
cnGurf INC HhN'r7 ot uHt LOT ''lt"Il - lH' "tii'
Of the interior viii DE finished with marble vain
scotIng and elaborate corniccs. and marble mantel,
will De placed I'm he principal offices. The woodwork
l. to be Of mahogany. Tho Po,toicc will be provided
with every possible facility for the speedy handling OF
the malls of the fourth city in the Cnion with its
score more branch offices. The growth Of the city
since the building begun has already made the
space available much less than It should be for the
work TO be done and all space saving contrvanccS will
Ia. IN a.. tlo nt state,
officials Will have less room than +, desirable. An
enlargement Will be absolutely necessary few
II the volume Of bushes, keeps pace with the g:owth
Of the city and the latter Increases in size In the
same ratio a. IN the recent past
In the little more than hllf century since Brook
Ign became city there have been many removals
of the Postofcc. In 1871 it wa, In ilici,-st., op-
posite Doughiy-st.. and the following year 1t was
removed to Cranberry st., near Fulon-st. In ISIS
removal was made TO Fulton-st near Mas aUst.
The frs OF 1e15 caused a removal 10 Montague and
Court sts. 1t remained in this vicinity for twenty
years. being at No. 80 Fulon-s for four year., and
for ten years In Montagucot., Court-st. IN
1861 the Pos, Office established where it now IS. in
Washington st., aud the next removal will be only
short distance down The street Here the Office
/, likely to remain until the uptown movement shall
carry the city Hall. the Court House and other
public buildings 10 the geographical centre of tho
city, a hundred years hence, If ever any rcmoy al
occurs. From two and boy the force OF tho
office has increased IN half century 10 800 and
Lic ro'sipta last year were over 100000. over
lO1OOOOUO pieces Of mail mater were handled
last year by the carriers, ana the profits Of the Once
were abont S@5O.OOO The nr,t postmaster to occapy
the permanent quarters tIe viii be George j..
Collins, who ,ucco drd J. G.. Hendrix last month.
Tile lntcrna! Revenue Office, under Collector Ernst
Nathan, il now at Nos. TO- II and # COur st., where
II Ia, been established for "A number OF years. TIE
district includes Long AID staten Islands. The col
ecuons IN the last year amounted u over 3G)OOUO,
coming next to THOSE Ia the district incluairg New
The First. The present court oihcla, 10 occupy
quarters in the new building Judges ChafJe, l..
Benedict ana Il. IL. LacOmbc nitcd states ID trict-
Attorney jesse Johnson United states Marshal Dan Il
Lake. United states Commissioner, John J. Allen.
Richard i. MOrc. b. Lincoln Benedict and Henry
Bellows: They represent the Eastern District Of the
and Richmond COUNTIES. The cont, are now lac IN
the building Mt Montague and Clinton Sis, which has
been used for dozen years or more for the purpose
to which IL is now put but which Is 10 be converted
into the Office u the Brooklyn City Railroad Company
la a year or Two. IL Is expected that by May |.
1891. the leases Of all the property now hired 10y tho
Government can be given up aud the new quarters be
Occupied for the transaction If public business.
The construction Of the building is under tho
superntcndcncy Of Colonel William G.. Booth, who
sllniel the dutle. OF the Office on October
prepared Michael J. Dady was the superintendent
Of Federal buildings and the WORK OF laying the
foundations was begun under his supervision. lie was
removed by the Cleveland Administrations and Thomas
Rutan was elected city Audit. r, and when he took
Office. In January, 1857 he resigned lis office Of
superintendent Of Construction Of the Federal Build
Ing and John GuilfOylc succeeded him. lie WAS
moved in the OF last year, and Architect
ID. C. T.. Lamb temporarily appointed to the
place Aurust 20, and held II until October ., when
bestowed upon him. unsolicited. three days before