New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-20
NEW.JERSEY At THE CAPIIOA
MORE MONEY DEMANDED FOR THE JaR'
sEY CITY PUBLIC BUILDING.
SECRETARY CARLISLE ASKS TO HAVE The hi"'A
OF COST INCREASED FROM ss5oooo TO
s7loOoO-JERsEYMEN ARGUE FOR
TARIFF RECIPROCITY.

TARIFF RECIPROCITY
Washington. March IS (speciaD.-The Secretary OF
the Treasury writes to Congress to-day giVihs '"e
status Of the Jersey City public building anu
auesting Of Congress an ADDITIONAL appropi'"
The act of March l. 1888 provided ior the pu
chase or acquisition by condemnation OF su"0s
additional land adjoining the public building, anu
49,. .n,-onr,,,,on for this purpose Of $35o0oO. In
nursusnce saws the Secretary. the Department pur
chased lot on Academy-st.. adjoining the Ola si's
on the west at a cost Of sSill 49, and rent'eu ana
enlarged the church building thereon Al oos' "a
s3s957 75 The act OF May $780, proVioeo ioi "
tonal land and the erection of substantial DILL
ipp This increased the limit OF cost from s''o'oN'
to s65OOOo Subsequent acts. passed March .. a' "o
and March @ 1885, appropriated respectively 'o0'"'S
and $4,000. The Secretary says;
Pursuant TO the aforementioned acts the He Ps
ment has caused the old SustO and new building
TO be erected which is now about co,,P.e',h, e sd
the Isna contemplated by said for the
want OF sufficient appropratohss ~, .n sum Of $4,000
ahth rhen the balance Of the limit OF cost as no"
hxed is appropriated would MAKE ssddItonai land
Ss norih line Of the new building extends to WITHIN
three feet of the boundary Inc OF .ne ports line is
and additional realty aa'aeeI the 10 new building for
future enlargement Of said STRUCTURE ana ia oTai Is
Srtber stated that the land needed for saio per
pose fronts fiity-four feet on 800 offered by
ANN x..isN
oHnsrs 70 the United states for s2oo0U WIN s
tbs statement that the present leases upon houiS
nro,erty would soon expire. and that acton s snor s
be .ken before arrangements are necessary lon
nowai ~ the same j. IL also sai1 thst IL app ,1nn
ga land could no, be acquired py cohoe"'""''''
for less than s2o00o TO s4OoO .,
Til. Secretary recommends that the limit OF cost
n. Increased from $4,000 $4,000. and that the
fnu amount Of the appropriation within said limit
rara,v s2oO0-be male by Congress- win ~u-
thority to use so much thereof as may oe ne'eS'
a
D. D. Denise of Freehold. ~ j.. presioeh. OF tn'
state Board of Agriculture and L. F. 3 sehehck'
a member Of the Monmouth County Board OF t>sn,
culture appeared before the WAYS ana Ssyine been
yrit,ee ms morning the arrangement has.ns ,n,rn
r,aie bv Representative Howell Tney were M" ma
ltd by Chief Clerk of the House BrowIns, 60
addrssse1 inc committee in favor OF reciproei'''
Mr. schenck opened by saying: CT. ,,oos.6 .
TIVE reneal OF the treaty with SPAN InpVsSeu
,ax ~ 81 20 a barrel Irish potatoes IN hn
co. ,be sugar tax Practically this cosea the r.
Market 10 New-Jersey while Engisn po.a'oe el,ceS
United free The shipping of potatoes prornu.s,
in Hew-Jersey and other States was great JUST
m.ss in Tew-York" He then continued; ~ .,r
The Cuban market is the only outet 10, us grow
r,,s of irish potatoes New-Jersey Iart,i go nar
ton go 70 1000 barrels. The grower OF cSS IN.
80 loses by the repeal OF the treaty sAvo'' A"~
20 mer who grows 1000 barrels loses sz'ioo.