New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-15
Or. Lyons
PERFECT
Tooth Powder
AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY.
Used by people of refinement
for over a quarter of a century.
NEW Custom HOUSE MUST WAIT.
ACTION BY CONGRESS NOT LIKELY IN ihH
NEAR FUTURE.

NEAR FUTURE"
washington. Feb II (SpecaD.-lt begins W io'H
As though the procuring OF sultaDle 9,' 80,
custom house in the city OF New-York n'sn'
again be postponed II not indefinitely al leds' ~.
a considerabl period II may he remenpereu '"''
action IN the last Congress was not taken oe'
certain legislation In regard 70 NV mo- -
urged which was regarded as extremely Wy
able by an Overwhelming majority OF inc '"''.
| men NJ Ncw-York While there has beeh 'o az
/ ,,,, - rovive that proposed legislation In TINS
Conrroes other questions have arisen winch 'i'b"'
have becn disposed Of two years ago. ana mus ue'
AT this time would have been avoided WI" Va ~
questions came up to-day on the reference "a " ~
munication from the Treasury Department. teso."
n,ondinr an additional appropriation OF S'5o"o ior
the purchase of a suitable site Tor U'e ~
House The question was whether nus
incubation must be referred to the Commute" On
Public buildings and Grounds or whe'he' II ''''e
properly be referred the Appropriations
tee with view to having the item incuu'u III Wv
Sundry civil Appropriation bill. After t"o' Jus"
Investigation OF the matte. ana aiter "'S' no a.
oarreet argument and appeal from Mr.. Qulss !"
rovor NJ having the communication reicrteu u the
Authorizations Committee. the speaker l'' Gun
strained 10 decide that. inasmuch rs INC p'Vp01
additional appropriation would carry INC '
yond the limi of cost heretofore aut'o' 'H'' ~
congress FOR the Custom House site' lhe lc'r V,
would have 70 be to the COMMITTEE on "o'o i,'.N
i,os ana Crounds which, under the rules Oh the
House o( Representatives. has sole JurSd'c''oh u
such matters. r,. o,ror,
N,r..or,u,c onnears to have attended every ehor'
IN CONGRESS- thus far 10 procure su'ap'e 81.
and build a suitable Custom House ioi we
nor, NJ tho country For years the oniidihs III
n.,,ob oieht-tcuths OF the customs revenue OF the
United States collected has been stahdlhs US
grace and that fact was recognized oS Oo'b'''
ten years ago when II authorized INC oecie'" ~
the Treasury lin the Appraisers Warehouse Di'p
u.,rcbouso onlv and I'm addition thereto enough
land for the site OF "A custom house. or 10 pur-
chase two sites I'm the vicinity or each other' Su''
bic for both PURPOSES. the cost OF the s'hsIo sue
or OF the two sites not TO exceed S-'VPPWU pS w
net approved June 2s 1890 the requirement that 'e
Two sites should be I'm the vicinity OF each othet
was eliminated The site for the appraisers ware
house cost SCOOP leaving an uncXpended balance
OF somewhat less than SlJpO0Jo for the purchase o
n site for the Custom House BY the act approve"
March 3. 1884, the Secretary of the Treasury VIZ VIZ
~ rrice NOS loss than s. 600 co and use the money
to build a new Custom liUus" on site 10 De ueslR
mated by him; rms act also - - ron,
authorizing the appoin tment OF BOARD o! CON-
missionors to have charge OF he constructor oi
The new building. That provision was repeated Dy
an act approved March D. lNG. Before inc udte VI
the latter act condemnation proccedlngs had been
Instituted for the acquisition OF the Bowling Green
site and on July 3 1882. the Commissioners Of Ap-
p-aisal reported their awards. the total OF whlCh
amounted 10 s2.lGcoo sum lalgcy IN excess oi ING
uneXpended balance OF the S 1
by the act OF March g. 1881 The Secretary OF the
Treasury has been unable to sell the OLD custom
House and site at tho minimum price fixed by the
latter act.
In the communication forwarded 10 the House OF
Representatives to-day with The favorable recon-
mendatlon OF the Acting Secretary Of tho treasury.
the Acting Supervising Architect OF the Treasury
Department says: The situation then, brieny
sta ed is that. while ample authority has been given
and an apparently sufficient appropriation made,
the Department il unabl, either 10 purchase site
or erect a custom house in Newly ork city, because
her the site selected any other OF sufficient
SIZE can be acquired I'm the locality desired within
the unexpcndcd balance OF the appropriation here
tofore made; and not having been able to sell the
old Custom House al the price fixed by Congress.
no funds in the hands OF The Department for
the purposes OF the building. This office therefore
recommends that the price at which the old Custom
House property IN New-York may he sold be modi-
Ned permit the Department 10 sell the same
to the highest bidder for not less than So $4,000
In view OF the foregoing statement. this ON %
recommends that an appropriation Of $4,000 be
made for In addition 10 the unex pended balance
OF the appropriation made by the OF September
II. 1SSS for the purchase Of site for said building
and the limit OF cost Of the building exclusive OF
the site be fixed at s3.000(09."