New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-16
NEW POSTOFFICE SITES.
PROPOSALS OPENED AT THE TREAS.
CRY DEPARTMENT
THIRTY EIGHT OFFERS MADE-CoMMITTEE
TO VISIT THIS CITY AND MAKE
SELECTION.
EBr TELEGRAPH To THE rRIRUNE.l

Washington, Nov. 15.-The commission
charged with the selection Of a site for the
postofice for New-York City met in the Office
Of the Secretary of the Treasury this after
noon and considered all the proposals thus far
made. This commission. constituted by
law. consists of the Secretary of the Treasury.
the Attorney General and the Postmaster Cen
eral. Owing TO the inability Of Attorney General
Knox TO he present. Acting Attorney General
Hoyt acted in his stead. with Secretary Shaw
and Postmaster General Payne. In all thirty
eight proposals were considered. but as in some
instances more than one firm Of real estate deal
ers had offered the same site, the total number
was thirty-two.
The general scope of the work before the COM
mission was discussed. Postmaster General
Payne said that what was wanted was a tract
OF land which would afford the maximum area
of space on the ground floor for handling mail
His preference was that site between the New
York Central Station and the proposed Penn
sylvania terminal should be selected He thought
the building should be designed primarily as
workshop for the handling of mail. and that
ornamenta ton ought to be subordinate con-
sideration. He said it would not be necessary
10 have a building more than two stories hlgh
Supervising Architect Taylor, who was present
said the ideas OF the Postmaster General as to
a workshop could be carried out and the build
ing might still be made ornamental. The COM
rnissioners agreed that the site should be some
where north of Madison Square and south OF
Central Park east of Eighth-ave. and west OF
Third-ave., and that it should have dimensions
of about two hundred by three hundred feet
II was decided that a schedule of the bids
should be sent TO Collector Stranahan, Post
master Van Cott and District Attorney Bur
nett with instructions to inspect all the sites
offered. and others as WELL and make recon-
nendation to the commission. After this rec
on,mendation has been received the commission
will visit New-York and make a personal IN
spection OF the sites before making hnal de-
cision Several of the proposals received VIII
not be considered. as the area of the sites OF
fered is too small. Others will not be consld-
cred. because they do not comply with the re-
ouirement of the law that the sites SHAH ne
bounded by a street on each side. The commits
sion is required by the law TO report its selec-
tion TO Congress together with recommenda-
+ion as to the character of building to be erected
and an estimate Of the probable cost. II Is IN
tended to have the recommendations BEFORE
Congress early enough in the coming session
10 enable an appropriation for the purchase OF
the site and the beginning of work TO be MADE
before the adjournment on March L. SO that
work can he begun next summer
The full list of sites offered is as follows
S stuEdsyaat;. ssSth2ave sS Twenty-third ana
RiehaTd II Clarke. sixth-ave Forty third and
F9rigcTo9ro PeIi Thompson Ss G. osgood Pen Co. Broad
way. sixth-ave. Thirty-sfxth and Thirty-seventn
SIS ! HoIdTdge siTG Ward sixth.aye between Forty
5 Hoidrdge & Ward, Br9adway. Eight Eighth-ave'
Fifty and Fifty eighth sts 45gSgS ..s
s Holdrdge & Ward Madison ano r ouTIh ia ave-; ,;
Twenty sixth and Twenty-seventh sts-' price not
81 : HoIdridge & Ward Broadway, Seventh ave.
Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth sts. pflce not
). Holdridge Ward, Broadway, Seventh ave-
Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth sts-' price not
Holdridge 4 Ward. Nadison-ave.. between For
"a Holdridge & Ward Lexngton-ave,, between
Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh SITS: price n0t sven
II. Holdridge Ward Lexington,a We, gsD 6et%eeh
FoTtft and FortysGTth s55 P1ce not between
fourth and Forty-ffth sts price not given.
S Hodridge, Ward seyenth-aEss,c Il 9ftwSen
I3o56rtdee e. ward Madison and Fourth aves.
Tbirtv-second and Thrty-third SITS; price not
Is Holdridge Ward Lexington and = Fo%Fth soa dd6
for land approximate; value OF buildings not
aves. Thirty y-second and Thirtythird SITS; price
rs IS Hoidridge & Ward. si1th-ave.: between Thr-
ty-frst and Thirty-second SITS. 2000O (approXi-
st q Holdridge Ward Fourthaye between bet ssy-
enteenth and Eighteenth sts' Si'O""'' 'apploAi-
TJoIdridge e. Ward. Lexington and PARK aVeS,
Fortv-ninth and Fiftieth SITS. $40 900 per lot
q Holdridge e. Ward, Fourth-ave. between For-
tieth and Forty-arst sts; price not given
% Century Realty Company iW, n cheese
hrough presdent). east side Of Sixth be-
tween Forty-third and Forty-fourth SITS. $500 co
Ieopold We'll LeXington-aVe.. between Forty-
second and Forty-third SITS. 100000 ~
% ogden C;oelet estate George @. Dewitt trus-
tee) IIaxington-aVe. Forty-third and Forty-fourth
SITS and Depew Place, 81. 100000
% p s Willard. Broadway TO Central Park
West Circle 10 Sixty-first-st. 81 10000
aves. between Thirty-arst and Thirty-second SITS:
~ 99 wbitdhouse & Porter Lexington and Third
aves Forty-second and Forty-third SITS; price not
s F. Kleinsrnith, Broadway and Thirty-fourth-
% E. KieinsInith. Broadway and Thirty-hrst-st.; ;
20 z Kieinsmith Broadway and Fifth-ave
TWenty-ffth and Twenty-sXth SITS; price not given
third and Forty-fourth sts $l5l0,OO
81 Ogden & Clarkson. Broadway. Forty nth
St Seyenth-aVe. and Longacre Square Ia00OO
80 ogden & Clarkson. SiXth-aye.. between Forty
third and Forty-fourth SITS. 81 10000.
"a William NJ. Ryan. Broadway, between Thirty
fifth and Thirty-sixth SITS: price not given.
a w W. Thompson. Lexington-aVe., between
Fortv-hfth and Forty-seventh SITS. price not given
az Metropolitan Street Railway Company. Lex
ngton and Fourth aves.. Thirty-second and Thirty
81 Hopton & Weeks Julian T. SAKE Co. Lex
ington-ave., Depew Place, Forty-fourth and Forty
as s Marcus. broadway. Eighth-ave.. Fifty-sev-
enth and Fifty-eighth SITS, H.6O00OO.
WILLED HER BRAIN TO CORNELL.