The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-09
NEW FEDERAL BUILDING.
Congressman Allen Introduces
a Bill for One i'm Portland.
To b. Used for the United states Courts,
Especial 20 THE IREss.I

Washington, January s.-Congrsssman
Allen today introduced bill for the
erection OF new federal .builoing at
Portland for the use of the United States
courts. The present post Office building
shelters not only this post cffice and oflice
of the railway mail service but also the
district and circuit courts. This makes
the building too crowded, and a court
building would be an excellent solution
of the situation. The text Of the bill is
as follows:
Be 1t ens,tsd by the Senate and Hou
of Representatives OF the United States OF
America In Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of the Treasury be. and he Is
hereby, authorized and directed TO 40.
quire, by purchase, condemnation, or
otherwiEe, a site, and to contract for the
erection and completion thereof Of a
suitable building, including nreproof
vaults, heating and ventilating appara-
tus. and approaches, for the use and ac-
commodatiou OF the United States court
and other Government otfcss, In the city
of Portland and stats of Maine the cost
of said site and building including, said
vaults, heating and ventilating appara-
tus, and approaches. complete, not to ex-
coed the sum OF one hundred thousand
dollars.
Proposals for the sale of land suitable
for said sits shall be invited by public
advertisement in one orm ore OF the news
papers of said city for at least twenty
days prior to the date specified in said
advertisement for the opening Of said
proposals.
Proposals made In response to said ad-
vertisement shall be addressed and msiled
to the Secretary of the Treasury, who
than cauaa fha aaidi rr0nnaad aitea
and sroh others as he may think pIopeI
to designate, TO be examined in person by
an agent of the Treasury Department.
who shall make written report to said
Secretary OF the results OF said examina-
tion, and Of his recommendation thereon,
and the reasons therefor, which shall b,
accompanied by the original proposals
and all maps, plats, ana statements
which shall have come Into his possess
ion relating TO the said proposed sites.
If, npoE consideration OF said report
and accompany ing papers, the Secretary
or the Treasury thall deem further inves-
tigation necessary, he may appoint a
commission, OF not more than three per-
sons, one of whom shall be an officer of
the Treasury Department., which COM
mission shall also examine the said pro-
posed sites, and such others as the Score
tary of the Treasury may designate. and
grant such hearings In relation thersto
as they shall deem ne cessary; and said
comml lssion shall, within thirty days
after such examination, make to the Sec-
retary Of the Treasury written report OF
their conclusions In the premises, accom-
panied by all statements, maps, plates,
or documents taksn by or subn,....csd to
them. In like manner az berein before
provided 10 regard b the proceedings of
said agent Of the Treasury department.:
and the Secretary of the Treasury shall
thereupon fiually determined the location
of the building to be erected.
The compensation of said Commission
ers shall be fixed by the Secretary of the
Treasury, but the same shall net exosed
slx dollars per day and actual tray cling
expenses; Provided, however, that the
member of said commission appointed
from the Treasury Department shall te
paid only his actual travelling expenses.
The building shall be unexpo.ed 10
danger from fire by an oren Epaoe of
at least forty feet on each side. includ-
ing streets and alleys.