New-York tribune., 1891-02-19
FOR A NEW CUSTOM HOUSE IN THIS CITY.
PASSAGE OF A BILL IN THE SENATE PRONlD
ING FOR A BUILDING IN BOWLING GREEN
VIGOROUS OPPOSITION TO THE TRANS
FER EXpEcrED IN nm MOUsE.

| PASSAbE Of n BILL IN IHts NAIi' iNNfAD
ING FOR BUILDING IN BOWLING GREEN
| VIGOROUS OPPOSITION TO THE TRANS
| FER EXPECTED IN THE HOUSE
Washington, Feb. j. CSpeciaD.Thc bill for the sale
OF the present New York Custom House and the trans
fer Of the site from Wall-s 10 Bowling Green passed
the senate to-day in the shape in which it was re
ported last saturday By Mr.. stanford from the Com
! mittce on Public Buildings and Grounds. The OrlG
nal bIll as pointed out in last sundays issue ol
The Tribune appropriated S5O00,000 for the erection
| of a new Custom House in Bowling Green, and d-
rcced. independently, the sale Of the Wallst' building
| for not less than S4O0OOOO. which sum was to be
paid back into the Treasury Of the United States The
committee substitute authorizes the sale OF the ola
Custom House as a preliminary 10 the construction Of
the new one, and dcvotcs to the building the sum-
not to fall below Sf.000,00O which may be realized on
| the Wast property. The old building Is TO be oc-
| cupicd at IA 4 per cent rental till the new quarters
are finished no opposition was made 10 the bill to-day
in the senate but il will undoubtedly be attacked vlgor
onslv IN tho House. to which it reported. as II Is
understood by the action Of less than quorum Of the
Committee on Public Buildings. Much objection Is
expected to be made to the transfer OF the custom
House from It, present convenient Wallst site 10 tc
very foot Of broadway. Tho text of the senate DILL
which differs slightly from the bill advocated in the
House by Mr.. Mlllikcn and Mr. Flower is as follows:
That there shall be erected in the city of New York
ected and designated therefor by the Secretary Of the
Treasury under the terms Of act entitled An act
for the erection Of Appraisers warehouse In the
ctv Of New York. and for other purposes, approved
september ID, lass. and any act or acts amendatory
thereof at a cost not to exceed the amount which
shall be derived under Section Of the act IN adui
tion n any sum or sums which may be available under
the provisions Of said act; and the secretary OF the
Treasury shall cause plans and estimates to be made
By the supervising Architect Of the Treasury for the
erection Of -ld Custom House building.
sec - That the secretary Of the Treasury Is
hereby authorized and directed TO sell at public auc
tou or nj private sale after due advertisement 10 tho
highest bidder but for not less than S5OOOOOO' tho
present Custom House property in the city OF New
York bonnded by Wall, William and Hanover sts ana
Exchange Place. The proceeds Of such sale after tho
rovu..ut Of usual Incidental expenses and commits
.or- shall be covered into the Treasury OF the Onted
state, and i, hereby appropriated and made avail
able for the purpose Of constructing In" ne" Ouet"m
House buildlnc as herein and hereby provided; and
I'm case Of such sale the secretary shall lease sad
premise, from the purchaser purchasers thereof a'
a rental which shall not exceed per centum per
annum on the purchase price, for use a. custom
House until the new Custom House shall be ready ior
occupancy. upon such terms a, he may dech 'l
,,pt,reous and such sale shall be subject - such
right of lease, and the Secretary OF the treasury Is
hereby authorized to sell said Custom House property
and receive tho pugCnh>t pil'f III 0'N''" i''''''
from time 10 time To he may deem most advantageous
pro,.ld.d however that the use, occupation ana
po,,e,son of said property shall not be surrendcoH
until the new Custom House IS ready Tor occupat'on'
and the final payment is fully made.
sec Z That the secretary of the Treasury be- and
he IS hereby authorized to appoint hve ciuzeus "'
the state of New-YOrk who shall be designated a.
United states Building Commissioners ana VINO ''ia
he charged With the erectlon and construction of mo
new Custom Housc building, as herein pf"Vlded io'
And such commissioners, or majority ot th''h s"o
iet 10 the approval of the secretary ot the treasury
shall have full power 20 advertise for piup"'@IS i'r
contracts for tho erection OF said Custom House, OF
tho several parts thereof: and the oilers I'm response
f., such proposals, II they shall not exceed IN the
aggregate the amount avaahSc under this act Tor to
completion of said Custom House. ard n they Shhl
be otherwise satisfactory 10 said Commissioners ana
10 the secretary of the Treasury, shall be ~ceptn
in whole or In part but in such offers shall
exceed said limits Of cost, or bc otherwise ulsitls
factory then said Commissioners or a majority OF
tip,n shall have full power ard authority 10 purchase
all materials, contract for and employ all necessary
labor including skilled and professional service, with
or without advert scmcnt; and said secretary >hal IN
fair and reasonable compensation for the services ot
such Commissioners to be paid ont Of any app0prla-
ton or appropriations for the construction Of said new
Custom House. 40, ,,u
In addition Is the sums already Appropriated
or available for this purpose under ul9 PROVISIONS d
an act entitled An act for the erection of an 9p'
iai,,r'- warehouse the city Of New iOrk, and Tor
other purpO,c,7 approved september IT, l-7@, and
any art or acts aucndatOrN thereof, togcthcr Win
th. sum or sums be derived from tho sale ol TIE
present Custom House property IN the city OF New
York herein provided. "
sec .. That all act and paris of acts i'consStent
with the provisions OF this act arc hereby repealed
Under The appropriation made by The act OF sep
tcmbcr H. I--- ~, 100000 il applcdbc toward the
uurchase II thi, ste and the building of the new Gus
inm House This sum- together with the amount "a
bc realized from the sale oi the pIesent property. 10
urovd" suitable and connections building for Gus
inm house purposes. is Thought By the projectors of
the bill to bc enough.
United states District-Attorney Mitchell has dis
continued the proceeding, under the advertisements