The Washington times., 1894-07-07
MAKE THE APPROPRIATION
Site for the Printing Office Can Be
Selected Later On.
PROPER WORK FOR COMMITTEE
It Should BE- Composed Of Disintsrsstsd Per-
sons-visws Of Commissioners Ross and
Trussdell and Members Of the Board Of
Trsds-soms Novel ideas Advanced.

The gentlemen whose views upon the Gov
ernment Printing Office question given to-
day are all connected officially and otherwise
with the Washington board Of trade. The
suggestion has been repeatedly made that the
Importance Of providing a safe and suitable
building for the use of the Public Printers
force would justify the board Of trade in Of
ficially bringing the matter in an urgent way
to the attention of Congress.
The subjoined interviews indicate the senti-
timent held generally by the people OF the
District:
President Ross, of the Board of Commis-
sioners: 1.-THE delay is very unfortunate,
whatever the cause may be. The employees
are uneasy. and doubtless IN danger where
they are. and sincerely trust some arrange
,ment for new quarters for the Office may be
made us early as possible"
Commissioner TRUEsDELL: "In common
with everybody else. l am disappointed by the
delay. The difficulty seems to be in the se-
lection of a site. An appropriation should be
made and a committee appointed. clothed
with power to purchase the ground. There
should be a new building provided for the
Office as soon as it Is possible to do it."
PURCHASE BY ARBITRATIoN.
o. G. STAPLES, treasurer of the board OF
trade: SIT ought to be settled at the earliest
practicable date. and the construction of a
suitable building commenced at once. The
building should be finished in six months, If
it were possible-the sooner the better. y"
John B. WIeHr. secretary of the board OF
trade: There Is no difference of opinion as
TO the necessity for a new Government Print
ing Office. 1t ought to be provided without
delay. The difficulty seems to have been An
the selection of the ground upon which to
erect il, owing to the fact that the owners OF
suitable and also of unsuitable sites have
iobb:ed the bill TO death.
.'lt is a source OF great regret that in this
matter. as well as in others. the erection of
public buildings has been delayed If not en-
tirely defeated ia such ways as this. In nv
opinion the bet plan that can be pursued
would be Tor the government 10 purchase ~
arbitration all the ground on the south side
of Pennsyh ANA avenue not now owned by
il from the capitol to Fifteenth street, and
erect upon il such buildings as il may need
from time to time
MONEY FIRST, SELECTION AFTERwARD.
THOMAS SoMERvILLE. chairman Of the pub
lie buildings committee of the board OF trade:
II think it is undoubtedly fact that We need
a new building for the Government Printing
Office. and it should be built as early as pos
sible-a good, substantial building. of abso-
lutte security, eligibly located, with good
drainage and located with a yisw to the con-
venience of those employed in getting to and
iro and as near the Capitol as may be practice
able The better way. in my judgment. to secure
is early construction is for Congress TO appro-
pirate the money at once. without regard to
its location, and then appoint disinterested
committee and give it absolute power and
charge it with the duty of selecting n site
without unreasonable delay"
T. p. NAY. of +. p. May & Co.. No. 634
PENNSYLVANIA avenue northwest: "Certai My
there should be new Office provided at once.
II Congress cannot agree upon location, it
should be left TO somebody else. and don't
known any better way ut present than to let
the board of trade settle it. The board of
trade. or some other body representing the
citizens. would be able to locate it without
unreasonable delay"
GEORGE W. ScoTT, wholesale tobacconist. cor
n = Four-and-a-half street and Pennsylvania
,ieenue: Il think there should have been
new building erected ten years ago. l be-
lieve with everybody else that there should
be no further delay There can be but one
opinion about the importance of it."