Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-13
GOVERNMENT BUILDING
A LETTER FROM REPRESENTATIVE
CLUNIE ON THE MATTER.
tive-The Text of the Favorable Re-
port-Good Showing for Los Angeles.

Hon. p. f. Platt, of this city, recently
received letter from Representative
Thomas J. Clunie with reference to the
appropriation Of $780, 700 for the public
building in Los Angeles, which has been
favorably reported upon and will proba-
blv pass. The letter and the accompa-
nying report go to show that the Demo-
cratic representative from the northern
part OF the State did some very good
work for Los Angeles.
The letter reads as follows:
Hon. p. Z. Plat, Los angeles, Cal.:
DEAR SIR-Your letter received. When
succeeded in getting a position on the
committee on public buildings and
grounds, resolved to do what 1 could to
secure public buildings that we so Justly
needed all over the State. OF course my
first duty was to San Jose. | think did
get very liberal appropriation for that
city. In addition we increased the ap-
preparation for site for San Francisco
to $8OO,O00, which has passed. We in
creased the Sacramento limit to $500, 900,
which has passed. We increased Los
Angeles to $3.50 900, which amount has
been favorably recommended by my
committee, and is now on the calendar.
We also secured the sum OF $685. 900 for
Stockton, which is also ON the calendar
with favorable recommendation. l
hope to get a favorable report for San
Diego. This consider doing reasonably
we'll. / have at all times intended to
deal Justly by the whole State. 1t is my
ambition to see public buildings erected
all over California. Los Angeles should
have $500, 900; we succeeded in getting
$450,000. Enclosed please find report
in relation to Los Angeles, which wrote.
think within the next thirty days Los
Angeles and Stockton will be pushed
through. Yours truly,
THos. j. CLuNIE.
Following is the report to which Mr..
Clunie refers.
The committee on public buildings
and grounds, to whom was referred the
bill (S. 1865 for the extension of appro-
priation for the erection of public
building at Los Angeles, Cal, submit
the following report:
Los Angeles is the metropolis OF South
ern California. The Forty-ninth Con-
gress appropriated $3.50, 900 for a public
building at Los Angeles. At that time
the population was about $4,000; now it
is about 10000. The assessed value of
property was then SIG, ,432 900; now it is
about $50, 100000. The postotfice re-
ceipts increased in three years from $46,-
COG to $12O,OOO. A postoffice, a United
States district and circuit court, a
United States land Office, an internal
revenue office, signal Office, a customs
office and military headquarters must
all be accommodated in a public build
ing at Los Angeles. The Secretary of
the Treasury, in letter to Congress,
says the building now in process OF erec-
ton is inadequate; that the limit OF cost
should be increased to $500, 200; that ad-
ditional ground should be purchased !;
the present building should be enlarged !;
an additional story should then be
added. The business has increased so
rapidly that it would be folly to finish it
unless enlarged as suggested by the Sec
retary. The Senate has passed bill, to-
wit Senate bill No. 1866. In the line OF
economy, the committee have amended
the bill by fixing the amount at $780,
600. They therefore report Senate bill
No. 1866 with the amendment, and rec
ommend that it do pass.