The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-24
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FEDERAL BUILDINGS.
More Facts as to What
New Jersey Has to
Hope For.
NEWARK AND. CAMDEN.
River and Harbor Appropriations
Queer Facts About Our
Senators.

WASHINGTON, March "a, 1892 Before
many days the building season will open,
and the force in the Supervising Archi-
tect's Office has been getting things in
shape for carrying on work on the pubic
buildings to be erected in New jersey.
The drawings for the masonry and iron
work Of the superstructure of the Newark
Custom House and Post Office are all pre-
pared, and the drawings and speciica-
tons for the interior finish are sufficiently
forward 10 secure the commencement of
work on these branches as soon as the
work under contract will permit.
The Department deemed it expedieEt,
after the visit OF an agent to inspect the
property which should be acquired in adj
dition to the present site, 10 take no fiual
action III regard thereto, for the reason
hat the price asked for the property was
considered excessive. and, too, the bal
ance of the appropriations remaining
available would probably be needed In
connection with the work or erecting the
building during the remainder OF the cur
rent fiscal year.
1.-The case is still under cocsids ~ration,"
Architect Edbrooke reported to Congress;
land proper action will be takeu in regard
thereto as soon as tho eXigenc1eS or the
Government interests involved in connec-
tion with the work OF erecting the build
ing and completing the az oaches there
to may render necessary
A further appropriate ST $780, 600 has
been asked OF Congress, Shich leaves un-
til next session the request for a similar
sum to make the total amount of $780,
000 TO which the cost of the improvement
been appropriated $450.o00, of whic there
were expended for the site S6l. 137. Is.
The balance on hand Is In the neighbour
hood of $500. 900.
TIE CAMDEN BUDDING.
The plans for the Camden building are
still in allegiance. Congress lii,ited the
expenditure for both site and building to
$l0O. 900, but after $50, S03. IL were paid for
the site it was found that sufficient money
did not remain to put up a building COM
mensurate with the requirements of the
public service. h amount now availa-
Bile is $66, 255
At the earnest request of Mr.. Chris. Ber-
gen tie Treasury people have deferred all
action so as to give him another oppor-
tunity to appeal TO Congress for an in
crease of the limit to such an amount as
will more amply provide for the present
needs and for the future requirements OF
the government service In the city.
The post Office at Hoboken is one of the
buildings that will be ready for use dur
Ing the coming fiscal year. This Improve
ment will cost $4,000. Of which there
were expended for the site $3l, OIL .55. The
building therefore will cost about $44. 900,
and it will be pushed forward to early
completion. An effort Is being made,
however, to increase the limit Of cost to
$110, 600.
The Paterson building is in about the
same predicament as that at Camden.
DULY $50. 600 was allie wed for both site and
building. II sum. it is said, entirely in
adequate, and an increase of the limit to
500. 600 ia desired. When the depart
ment's agent visited Paterson it was
found that no eligible site could be Sc
cured with the meahs available aud leave
enough to put up a building OF proper
size and conveniences. The supervising
architect, in view of these circumstances.
says a final decision will not be reached
until Cou2y , shall have been afforded
an oppOrtE. lily to extend the limit OF cost
to such an amount as will permit the ac-
QUESTION of the property desired by many
of The citizens and the erection thereon of
a snitahle building, not only sufficient to
provide accommodations for the present
needs, but TO provide accommodations
for the present u prospective needs of
the publi- service.
CHANCE FoR T TOWNS.
These are all th~ public buildings in
process of construction aud projected In
the State, but, Of course, there are numer-
Gus cities that would like to be blessed by
Congress in this way, 1t must he said,
though, that their chances are very slim,
at least for this season. There is some
prospect, however, of Congress doing
Something in a moderate way, aud this
gives hope to the friends of the general
me sure supported by the Senate Com
mittee on Public Buildings providing for
the erection of modest structures in those
places where the postal revenues amount
to So 900 annually, the cost in no instance
to exS red $4,000. This me too, has
developed much strength IN the House.
Under this bill twenty-five public build
ings would be provided for in the smaller
cities Of New Jersey. in all of which the
govern ment is now paying u rental in
excess of u low rate of interest on the
money needed to put up a building of the
kind indicated. or course. for the twenty
five buildings the total expenses would bs
$3.50, 900. Under another projeof, where
buildings were limited to cities of S.. 900
postal receipts, your correspondent has
already given the list of New Jersey cities
that would be benefited, but. ut the risk
O repetition IN some instances, the state
ment is appended for The bill which now
%eems to meet with the most favor, or the
ID, 600 limit, particularly as no provision
Is made for the more important places, as
they require larger and more In ,sing
structures. The following third class
post offices come under the IS. 900 limit
Boonton, postal receipts, So. 794; Bordep-
w SC,USS, Oape MAY, %, QUO, Lover,
sc. 92a; Pennington. $4.2S0; Freehold.
s7.767: Hackettstown. 81. 253; Hightstowu,
ST. 35; Keyport, $3,774; Lam bertville,
SIS, 1903; Madison, So. 40l; MiIlville, $7,807;
Moorestown, 81, 663; Mount Holly. ST, GAL:
Ocean Grove, 81. 224; Orange Valley,
81, 029; Phillipsburg, S5,577; Salem, $1,000,
Scmervilie. $6.822: South Amboy, $3.4l7;
South Orange. $4.717; Summit, IS. 464;
Weehawken, $5.0l7, and West Hoboken.
5000.
Agricultural experimental stations are
now in operation in all the States except
Montana and Idaho. Forty-six States
and Territories are now receiving money
for these stations from the Uuited States
Treasury. Five States, of which New
Jersey is one. maintain separate stations
entirely or in pirt by State funds. This
service, carried III i'll the interests of
agriculture, now COSTS about $685.. 000. or
which the Government contributes $780,
BOO. These stations emp oy 473 persons in
the work of administrators and inquiry,
and Iast year they distributed 40, DOC, 900
pages OF information on agricultural
topics.
RIVERS M HARBORs.
Among The appropriations for rivers
and harbors made by the House Com
mittee. New jersey comes in for the fol-
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