The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-07
Prosch's Hall Selected By q. 8.
officials Last Night.
FIVE YEARS LEASE SECURED.


prssch's hal. at sl5 Ninth Avenue. IN
czoss proxsntty 60 tire corners Of James ard
Cherry streets was definitely decided upon
last nsZst a. the location for The Seattle
Ensssc eiates assay offIee- George z.
Roberts. director or the United states
mint ard Ifec.iors +. swayzs. chief clerk
OF sss United States Treasury department.
"a rot arrive az their 6ecixion Ia selecting
Tresch's bail. as the mos suitable head
quarters 10 10 found In the city for the
money ct their command for rental rur-
p0sss. until they had inspected fourteen
ether locations. which bad been submitted
20 them By Seattle nseu- Thsir sas< ia max
ing tAs salection wss az araaoEs one. ard
uus which had 70 be performed with the
utmost care ard preeaasioa. and they hope
that in making THE selection they have
pleased the people Of Seattle. To please
the public vas one Of are main objects.
which they afuaes ~ accomplish. They
also aimed 10 act In manner that would
accommodate tee depozstors Of gold. An
oth.r fnportan. esesEsnt which largely gov
ernsd thsir deliberations Ia making the de-
eisson was extreme care and preraution In
seeing that t8s government would be fully
protected. prosesa's hail waa the only io-
cation Submitted which coafornsed to the
requirements and provisions laid down by
ths government ia regard 20 the nature Of
the buildings most desirable fer assay Of
fcas II ~ distinctly specified that the gov
eminent officials, To whose care the respon-
sfni.ity OF selecting location for an as
-.
structures which are detached from oil
other buildings ami whieh in fact. are
entirely Isolated from all Others. the pref
erenUe. rroseh's hail was the only loca-
t'an submitted To MeSTs Roberts ana
ewayza. which came UP 10 those require
merta, and for that reason II vas given the
preference over all others. The building
has been leased for "a period Of 1--WE years
and thu lease. which was executed last
night, will he forwarded TO Washington to-
day. 20 aa ratified ay tAs secretary of the
treasury Both officials say that the secre.
tary os ths treasury viii Immediately ratify
ths lease between the government ana Mr..
. frosch. and all parties Interested will he
Immediately notified. sir. Swayze is the
official al Washington who looks after tho
,sfYairs az aii the public buildings In the
United States ana particular attention h.
paid hy him In the matter Of selecting
proper locations for them. In an interview
with a Pg@g-In teiliseucer reporter last
might nt hia apartments In the Hotel Rnt-
der Mr., gWayze SAID in regard 10 matters
pertaining n toe location OF the assay
office;
Locations Examined.
"slnce coming 20 Seattle with Mr. Rob-
erts. about fifteen lora;ions for the
assay office have beer submitted. and We
exercised ex,resne care and precau,lon Ia
Hee that every one - them was thoroughly
Inspected with view Of a<certaintrg
which wous - She most suitable. can
say, win strict regard for fha truth that
nat single man who brought a location
70 our attention has been sighted or ever
looked. AZ g Wac 81 cCslrsss oar intention
"a act fairly The locations and their adj
Ssntagas. we're carefully weighed In tho
balance aaA out oI the entire fifteen. we
sszldsd th3t the choice lay he;ween three
81 them namely ProScASa bah the United
States caurf taailiiag atsi the Squire build
sns which sss forwery occupied by the
Nafta Fad barking inzlti1alon
The objection 90 she United States cour,
building vas the faet thag only one aaor
WA available. sill This aoor conid he
lartiiiaHed igto 8 Sufficient number ar
reorns Il Ber,zNarv, Tine naUslug is le-
estoa against a Bin ana sor thst reason
~ would ~ utterly impossible - OBTAIN
Sufficient lEha for pFo}srT 1pera ton OF An
essay offlcss, T'sr squire building was con-
staared az BE- lncNtcd NJ teo great dis
tsnce FROM taa central part OF the city
eud hesaire We AS rot think 8, advisa ria
fer tha government Ia sake care 80 she
rsenas lH tho building which wcul3 rot -
Necessary fer fhu headquarters * the az
say o4sce proper.
Building selected
'Pfea'hs Bali on the other ha1f. came
VA 50 ths STANDARD Of requirement. more
fai,v shan eHv ~ thA others IN The arst
p.sos. H ia 80 br'-k construction. naich lie
shst'ate.s aeev-sssy. sad has concrete
t>sseat fsc tHa furnaces AMI storage
sasn. which f. e snodel az perfection, TIE
1as.V7s at - ais tas advantage II being
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