Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-20
RECORD OF THE YEARS
Secretary Carlisle Furnishes Information
About the City Post Office.
1t is Contemplated That the Building
VIII BE Completed by
July 1, 1897.

Secretary Carlisle has written the fol-
lowing letter to Representative Sayers.
chairman of the committee on appropria-
tions, in regard to the construction Of the
Washington city post office:
"In compliance with your request of the
14th instant, 1 have the honor to submit
herewith the following information rela-
tive to the post office now in course Of
construction in this city, to wit:
Il. Total amount of expenditure on ac-
count CT acquisition of site for the build
ing, 1856, ,49O.77.
2. Authorized limit of cost of building,
exclusive of site, s2,OOO,OOO.
3. Title to site was perfected and vest
ed In the United States October .. 1891.
4. Work OF general excavation was begun
January u, 1892; and the trench and pit
excavation for foundations June 3. 1882.
8. Contracts for the construction Of the
building have been awarded as follows:
Albert Gleason. January ~, 1872, FOR
general excavation, $6,S75, to be completed
in two months. Completely.
w. Il. Brooks, jr., June 3, 1892. for trench
and pit excavation and piling, $40, 0,02661; to
be completed within four months. Com
A. d. Neeld. October II, 1892 for concrete
and stone footings, granite cap stones and
dwarf walls, and for additional work In
connection Herewith, $77.35O61 to be COM
pleted in 100 days. Completely
John Peirce. March 2, 1893. for cut stone
and brick work of superstructure, $S3I,OOO
and for proposals accepted August IL, 1888
December S. 1893, February Z, 1894, and
June II. 1894. for additional work. s2S3,-
90S.95, making a total of 81, ,120 9OS.05; the
work to be completed in two and one-half
years. Qn course of construction.)
Brown. Ketcham & Co., June 2, 1894. for
iron and steel columns for the second
third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors $685.
533 to be completed within three months
In course of construction.)
John Peirce, August 81, 1894, for drainage
of exterior walls, $1,03S.62. Completely
In addition to the above contracts, sundry
minor proposals have been accepted
amounting in the aggregate to ST. SO.
g. Appropriations have been made on
account of construction of the building as
follows: August 80, 1890, S250.O00; August
g. 1892. s25O.OO0; March 3. 1898, 100000;
August 1S 1884, s250,O00. Total, $4,000.
T. There has been expended to date of
November 80. 1894, on account OF the con-
struction of the building and otherwise
Except for site), $694, ,S3524, leaving an un-
expended balance of the amount appro-
priated of s255, 164, 76
s. 1t is contemplated that the building
will be completed and ready for occupancy
by July /, 1897.
o. The city post Office will occupy one
half of the basement and the first and
meZzanine floors of the building, containing
S6925 square feet, being the floor space re-
Quired by the city post office. The remain
der of the basement will be occupied by
heating and power boilers, heating and
ventilating apparatus, elevator and electric
plants and shops and rooms for the force
employed about the machinery.
40. The floors which will probably not be
required for the city post office and which
may be used for other office purposes OF
the government are the second, third,
each floor containing 24,OOO square feet, or
an aggregate of les, coo square feet"