The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-09
D"EIe Impairment.
IT'S ASSUMING FORM
The Amendment to Senator Mantle'S
Public Building Bill.
AN ESTIMATE OF 100000
What the Site Can Be Purchased
for and the Other Require
ments-Figures to Back
the Proposition.

NNNC was ItDOIltQ WITH amendment
on Feb. 2s. The bill as amended is a
follows:
"A bill to provide for the construc
ton Of a public buinlding at Butt
city Montana.
BE II enacted by the senate anC
house Of representatives of the United
States of America in congress assem-
bled, that the secretary of the treas
ury be, and he is hereby, authorized
and directed to purchase, acquire by
condemnation. or otherwise provide a
site, and cause to be erected thereon
suitable. commodious and substantial
building. including fireproof vaults,
heating and ventilating apparatus, ele-
Vators, and approaches, for the use and
accommodation of the United States
postoffice, internal revenue, and other
government Offices in the city of Butte
and state of Montana; the cost of the
site and the building. including fire
,broof vaults, heating and ventilating
apparatus, elevators and approaches,
complete, not to exceed the sum of
three hundred thousand dollars; which
said sum of three hundred thousand
dollars is hereby appropriated for said
purpose out Of any moneys in the Uni
ted States treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, upon the following provi-
sions:
Proposals for the sale of land suit
able for said site shall be invited by
public advertisement in one or moro of
the newspapers of said city for at least
fourteen days prior to the date speci-
fed in the advertisement for opening
the proposals. The proposals made in
response TO said public advertisement
at the time named in the advertisement
or within 10 days subsequent thereto
shall be received, opened, and consider
ed by a commission of three persons
who shall be appointed by the secretary
or the treasury. and 1t shall be the
duty OF said commissioners to forward
10 the secretary of the treasury, with
IN 40 days from the date named in the
advertisement for opening the pro-
posals. written report, with the orig
lnal proposals, maps, and so forth, and
the oaths prescribed by act of congress-
approved June 20. 1874, and to definitely
state in said report the site selected by
them, and their selection Of the site
shall be final; and each commissions.
snall De allowed a compensation for
his services Of an amount within the
discretion of the secretary of the treas
ury' said compensation not to exceed
Two hundred dollars and actual travel |
f'6 NNpNhotS W tdCil commissioner.
80 much OF the appropriation herein !
made as may be necessary to defrav the |
expenses OF advertising for proposals. |
compensation and actual travelling ex-
penses of the commissioners, and 9TH
er expenses incident to the selection of
the site shall be Immediately available.
SO much Of said appropriation as may
pe necessary for the preparation of
sketch plans, drawings. specifications
and detailed estimates for the buildIng
by the supervising architect of the
treasury department shall be available
Immediately upon the receipt of the
report OF the commissioners selecting
the site; so much Of said appropriation
as may De necessary to make payment
LOT the site shall be available upon the
receipt of the written opinion OF the
attorney general I'm favor of the valid
,ty or title to the site selected and
when the state OF Montana shall have
ceded 10 the United States Jurisdiction
over the site selected, during the time
that the United States shall be or re-
main the owner thereof, for all pur-
poses except the administration of the
criminal laws of said state and the ser-
vice of civil process therein. or so much
OF said appropriation as may be neces-
sary 10 acquire title to the site by con- |
demnation shall be Immediately avail ]
hole' ana after the site shall have been
l'ald tor' and the sketch plans and de- {
,hled estimates for the building shall J
nave been prepared by the supervising J
archltect ana approved by the secre- '
tary or the treasury, the secretary OF !
the interior. and the postmaster rem !
e.ai, the balance of said approximation !
shail be available for the erection and 1
completion of the building, including i
lreproof vaults, heating and ventila-
.,ns apparatus, elevators and ap- {
The building shall be unex- /
posed TO danger from fire by an open =
space OF at least 40 feet on each side.
including streets and alleys" 4
Inc principal change of the amend {
nents makes the appropriation 5000 600 a.
instead OF $4,000 1t is supposed that
10 greater appropriation could be OBJ
aimed and S50000o will do, IL no more
an be obtained. =
The report of the committee on pub- e
ic buildings and grounds, is that the 3
'ii pass as amended above The fol- D
owing information about Butte IS em \
'odied in this report: y
Butte City is the county seat of Sill :
.er Bow county. and is the largest city y
u me state OF Montana, containing a n
equation OF from $4,000 TO 90 900. with :.
n and directly adjoining the city linn '
Is. In different parts of the city .
'hlch covers large area, are five =
ostofhces, one being named Walker :
me- Whlch Is an outlying portion of 81
ne city; another. South Butte. also "
burlington. Rocker and Gunderson
he accommodations for the present a
ostoftice at Butte. although a new To- I,
alton. just secured. are stin scant. u
he citizens OF Butte now. as for MANY y
ears past, pay the major portion Of %
ne rent OF the premises occupied as a u
ostofhce. the government paying only n
900 ana the balance. 81 500. being
iade up by the public spirited citizens ! {
here. is
The receipts OF the postofice i'm 1881 j
ere ss.7S3: in 1891. SS5 6is: the net re- 81
.ipts In 1881 were S4.67S; in 1891. so. O36: ~
lille for 1895 the receipts had increased te
SIS, 1866 10
Butte city is also one OF the points al
which the district and circuit courts Ii,
Re held IN the southern district of
ontana, and the building should ac- In
immediate the court and have Jury re
IONS. room for the clerk, and also the 81
nited States marshal and judges. To- ia
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