The morning call., 1891-10-27
FINALLY SETTLED.
POStGflCe to Be Located at
Seventh and Mission Streets.
Bids for Carrying OCEAN Mails Under the
Postal Subsidy Let.
Important Cases Advanced on the United
States Supreme Court Calendar-In-
teTnati0nal BimetalliSm.


WASHINGTON. Oct. %. - The following
letter was received to-day at the Treasury
Department:
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10. 1891.
To Hon Secretary Of the Treasury, POStlHGs-
ter Geucr1i and attorney General of the United
St1tss: Tie United Staies Postoitlce, Court
bouse etc Site Commissioners at San Francisco
bea leave 10 TeuOrt the receipt OF your official
letter directing that the site offered by l. q.
Harvey, in his option Of May ,, 1891, and more
particularly described IN said option and offer
and By maps aud UlaIs accompanying which you
inClOSe, be purchased by tie United States Tor
The proposed United states PoNtotice Court
house, etc.. building IN san Francisco ana re-
guessing this commission 10 accept SAID proposal
for the sale 10 the United States OF said property
Al the price offered, and notifying US OF the con-
dltiOus required Of l.. q. Harvey
Acting under the instructions of said Off
clal letter this commission accepted the
above offer and notified L. G. Harvey of the
conditions in the following communication:
L. C. H1rrrY, san Frarcisco-DEAR SIR: We
beg 10 advise you that We aie this day IN receipt
Of a letter signed jointly by the Secretary OF Inc
Treasury, lie Attorney General and the Post
masieI-tieueral of tie United States, confirming
and approving OF tie recommendation made by
This commission, and are Que>led 10 accept
your proposal for The sale 10 Inc Cnlted States
Of Tie property described In your letter o this
commission, dated May >. 1891, for the sum OF
Sl,O4O,OuO, subject 10 tie spccnc provisions OF
The act OF Cong esS, approved March 3, 1887,
and the general provisions based upon lie re-
qulTemeniS OF the act OF Congress, ana upon lie
following distinct conditions, To be accepted IN
your letter OF acceptance OF said proposal, VIZ:
First that You Will within a reasonable time,
give TO the United States good and valid title 10
The SAID property. aud that the jIue 10 ihr prop
erty shall be subject TO the SPECIFIC approval OF
the Attoruey-G General. the Secretary OF the
Treasury and the Postmaster. General; second,
that YOU VIII pay all expenses incident TO fur-
niShIng evidence OF tile 10 and deeds OF convey
ance Of said property 10 the United States.
Please forward to this office without unneCes-
saIy delay your reply TO This letter accepting the
terms thereof
We have the honor TO remain your obedIent
servants y IA. NAsIEN.
john 7. IRISH.
W. j. BRYAN.
Commissioners for the selection Of the site for
By y. X. MAsTEN, Chairman.
To which L. c. Harvey returned his &C
ceptance Of the conditions enumerated in
the following letter:
SAN FRANCISCO. October II, 1891.
MesSrs. y. h. Na6teH, john p. Irish and ". J.
-Ervau- GENTLEMEN: YOuts of This date MOTT
hes me that the Hon. Sec eIaTy OF tile Treasury,
Inc Postmaster eueral aud the Ati0rney-Geu-
eral Of tie United States have accepted and
authorized you TO accept my offer OF property ior
public building site situated on The north
easierly corner OF Mission and Seventh streets
as more miHuteiy described ana sci form 10 my
original offer aud option given 10 you on the ID
day OF May, 1891. Your notice Rpprises me OF
Ihe conditions required OF me, and l hereby no
thy you Of my acceptance OF such conditions
with which I Will at once proceed TO comply in
each aud every particular and Will place The
United states In the possess sion of good and valid
tile 10 said properly al tie price agreed, viz:
One million aud forty thousand (Sl,U4OOUO)
dollars, Very respectfully yours.
/. q. HARVEY.
This commission further reports that il VIII
cooperate with lie District Attorney for the
Northern District Of California in exporting Tie
lille and completing the purchase, as required
by your order 10 proceed according to the act Of
Congress Of March s, 1881 aud other acts an d
the statutes al large.
We lave the honor 10 be your obedlent ser.
wants. y. X. NAsTEN.
WILLIAM j. BRYAN,
JOIN 7. IRISH,
Commissioners.