The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-18
GAGE MAKES THEREPORT
ENUMERATES CHANGES NEEDE0 IN
81. PAUL PUBLIC BUILDING
Also Points Out That If the Building
Is to BE Finished Within the
Present Appropriation the In
terror Work VIII Have to Re In
expensive.
Washington Bureau st. Paul Globe, }
CorcoFan Building. {

Special to The st. Paul Globe
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Feb. 17-Sec-
rotary Gage, late this afternoon, finish
ed consideration of the report on the
condition Of the ST Paul public build
ing and will transmit the same to the
senate tomorrow. It appears that if
there is no more money forthcoming
the interior finish will be a very cheap
affair.
After the usual preliminaries Sec
rotary Gage says:
In round numbers the building as now con-
structed will afford a floor available
for office purposes of y, 700 square feet.
while the present requirements are IS SEQ
square feet, and the possible requirements
IN twenty years hence are $1,000 square feet,
leaving present deficiency of 4 100 square
feet and a possible deficiency in twenty
years hence OF "a $40 square feet
This condition is due in part to the rapid
growth of ST. Paul since design for build
ing was approved and the consequent en-
larSed requirements of the public service.
and also to the fact that no provision was
then made for the circuit court of appeals,
since established. In order to provide ac-
commodations for this court there must
necessarily be assigned for court purposes
the space originally intended for the use of
the railway mail service, for which serv-
ice the fifth story or attic must be fitted
in manner far from satisfactory.
Since the construction of the building was
begun the center of business and the
course of travel in st. Paul has so changed
that the front of the building is now on a
comparatively unimportant street, while the
rear faces the great thoroughfare OF the
city, though removed more than 100 feet
therefrom by the unoccupied portion OF the
site. In endeavoring to meet the changed
conditions since construction was begun
many alterations have been and must be
made in the building. involving uneXpect-
ed expenditure. but it is estimated that the
building can be completed designed
within the present appropriation therefor,
provided the interior finish is of a plain
and simple character.
Fer your further information I have the
honor TO enclose herewith schedule CIV
ing in detail the present and future require
ments and the contemplated assignment OF
space; also a copy of report made under
date of Aug. %, 1895. by a representative
tension of the building desired by the citi-
Zens of st. Paul. This was the special re-
port made by H. R. P. Hamilton on the
Sixth street entrance.
Representative Stevens was seen to-
night and when asked for an opinion
on Secretary Cages report said:
Neither Senator Davis or myself will
submit to having an interior finish that
is not as good as other buildings of a
like character such as Milwaukee and
Omaha have. The interior finish must
be in keeping with other portions of
our building"
Assistant Secretary of Treasury Ho-
we'll has approved of Collector Peter
sons appointment OF A w. Lyman,
for chief deputy collector at st. Paul.