Daily inter mountain., 1899-05-25
Bids for Butte'S Federal Build
ing Opened Today.
WERE SEVERAL TENDERS
And a Wide Variety of Prices-.Final
Decision Some Months
Away.

William D. Window, J. Arthur Hal!
and Bernard Osann, the members of the
commission designated by the federal
authorities to select the site of Butte's
federal building arrived in the city last
evening. Mr.. Window, the chairman Of
the commission, is from Washington, D.
c., where he is an official in the office of
the supervising architect; Mr.. Osann is
from Chicago, and Mr.. Hall, the Montana
commissioner, is from Big Timber.
(; The commission convened at II o'clock
this morning in room 129 of the Butte ho-
tel, which will be it's headquarters until
| its labors are concluded, and proceeded to
open, in public, the various bids of Butte
realty owners for the site. The bids which
had been sent to the treasury department,
had been forwarded to Butte in advance
of the commission. There We're fourteen
tenders, one having been withdrawn after
the convening Of the board and they are
as follows:
No. / By A. H. Barrett, southeast cor
ner of Washington and Park streets, 2l9x
140 feet; $4,000.
| No. 2-Shelly Tuttle, corner Park street
and Moulton avenue, 165x145 feet; $2100O.
Withdrawn.
No. By II. r. Bartlett, on Arizona
street, extending from Broadway to
Granite street, 222 feet on Arizona street,
145 feet on Broadway and 1872 feet on
Granite street; $4,000.
| No. 4-By David Maule, northeast cor
iiner of Montana and Park street; 15ox150
| feet: $50, 600.
1 No. 5-By William d. Thornton, south
west corner Of Granite and Wyoming
streets, 150x15O, slightly irregular; $o2,500
| No. 6-By William D. Thornton south
| west corner Of Wyoming and Gram
/ ite streets, 15ox1521a feet; slightly irrean-
lar; $4,000
No. by William D. Thornton. south
westcorner of Granite and Wyoming
Streets 15Ox15O feet; $4,000.
! No. S--Ry J. H. Maloney, northeast
corner of Granite and Alaska streets, $50
x150 feet: $6S,OOO.
No. 9-By j. H. Maloney, northwest
corner of Granite and Alaska streets; 1O5
x133 feet: $4,000.
No. 10-By Mrs. Louisa Benjamin, east
side Of Washington street, between Mer-
curry and Silver streets, Gnterior) 120x14O
feet; $4,000.
No. 11-By w. Nee. White, northwest
corner of Granite and Wyoming streets
| l20x140 feet; $65,0O0.
No. 12-By w. McC. White, north side
of Granite street, extending through to
Quartz street, between Main and Wyo-
front on Granite street by 205 feet; $49,-
000
No. 13--W. Nee. White, west side of
Wyoming extending from Granite to
Quartz street; 1913 feet front on Wyoming
by $50 feet; $4,000.
No. 14--W. McC. White. same property
same frontage. and desired depth at the
rate of $50 per front foot on Granite
| street.
No. 15-Ry John H. Leyson. northeast
corner Of Main and Copper streets. 15Ox
15o feet 81.
In speaking Of the powers and duties
of the commission Mr.. WintOn stated to
an Inter Mountain reporter this morn
ing that the commission was empowered
to receive and consider any additional
! bids that might be rendered. or to re-
ceive and accept any notifications or
| bids submitted. and tender OF property
| could be made at any time while the
session of the commission continues. Mr..
Window also said that the statement
made by the morning papers to the effect
| that the decision of the commission in
i this matter would not be final was
| erroneous The findings Of the commits
/ sion will be accepted by the treasury de-
partment as final subject only by en-
!! uuiry as to the title of the property.
| The conclusion of the commission will
be sent to the secretary of the treasury
department without being made public
in Butte, and the owner of the site
chosen will then be notified by the secre-
| tary of the treasury. The matter then
! goes to the department of the attorney
| general. and by that official is referred
| to the United States district attorney of
| this district, who will come to Butte and
| thoroughly investigate the title of the
property, and if he finds no defects and
so reports to the secretary Of the treas
ury, the money will be paid to the owner
and the property passes into the pos
/ session of the government. The matter
of investigating the title always occa-
sons more or less delay.
After the ground passes into the pos
session of the government" said Mr..
Window, 1.-The supervising architect is
notified and the plans and specifications
of the building are commenced, and when
these are completed advertisements are
inserted in a number of the building
trade journals for a period of about 30
| days, and any contractor who desires to
bid for the construction of the building
can secure a copy of the plans and speci-
| ficatons by writing to the supervising
architect, and certified check to insure
, the good faith Of the contractor bidding.
"It is probable that the Butte building
will occupy about 10000 square feet of
and attic, and will be occupied by the
! United States court, pOstoffice and the
commissioner Of internal revenue
The session Of the commission will con-