New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-26
PUBLIC BUILDINGS BILL.
COMMISSION To SELECT A NEW POST
OFFICE SITE HERE-ANOTHER MILL
ION For THE CUSTOM HOUSE.


ION FOR THE CUSTOM HOUSE.
Washington. April 25-Representative Mercer. OF
Nebraska will introduce in the House to-morro"
the omnibus public buildings bill agreed on by the
Committee Public Buildings and Grounds anu
on Monday a special rule will be presented to the
House for consideration Of the bill on TUESDAY
The rule will provide for three hours depate ana
vote without opportunity for amendment. Ihs Dill
will carry authorizations for public buildings IN
every State of the Union except Delaware ana
Idaho for which bills were introduced. IN al
there 173 authorizations in the bill, % ncreaS
Ing the limit of cost of buildings already PROVIDED
for II for buildings. six for the construction OF
buildings sites already purchased and o"heu
by the government, 16 for the construction OF ouu
ings on sites presented to the government. and 10
for the purchase of sites only. The AUTHORIZATIONS
aggregate SIS 10000.
No new postofffce building is provided for New
York City, but the bill authorizes commission
consisting of the Secretary of the Treasury. the
Postmaster General and the Attorney General ~
select a site in the Borough Of Manhattan 40
limit of cost is placed Oh the site to De seiec.e,
The only condition attached to ii Is that II sha'i
consist of block or square. On the selection or
the site the commission is to report TO congress
Its location and dimen.ions with an estimate Vi
the cost of buildings be constructed thereon
and the character and style of architecture OF such
buildings.
The limit of cost of the custom house IN
New-York is increased from sa,Go.ooo 10 4eOc'
The bill repeats the present law for the erection
OF Department Of Justice building In this city
and covers the 81 600 600 which it appropriated back
into the treasury. 1t provides for the sale OF the
old custom house In Kansas City, and makes the
proceeds available for the completion OF the ne"
building at that place. 1t also provides Tor the
sale of the old custom house at Buffalo. ii au-
thorize the sale of the old building at Wheeling,
w Va on the completion of the new building and
makes a similar provision with regard to the old
building at Providence. X. l.
In the following cities the limit OF cost OF the
public buildings is increased:
Montgomery. Ala, from s1so 4 :a, to od $3.50 4'e
P bSTt smt co $50 s5S5aS to op s7oSSoo
beaumont, Tex. $4,000 TO $4,000; addi'ohai sf'u''
Mar,tera Conn., .,,s $500 sG 2ss s ss a
Atlanta. Ca sis2 55s to seo2 asa; additional land
ottarnwa Iowa s4aSes to sS2oes; additional land,
sSEinsson Iowa a., sl g;a 2ls $50 .s s g;S 2la
AG isnnao Me- 500 is to ssa eq rs
e sanSsa md NJ w. s So e $4,000
a Yan Reis sI 1sS ssS 10 to BE- Sss
Es5sa; rs MIS- M9s a!o?sa & s9i'0''
f h%,ssi h 8s "a vs. 8,
keehasis T. soo5ss to sessss additional
city 81
PanSiS. s2.oeo.ooo to 50. oss, 900
Elizabeth City y. G. 100000 $4,000
Cleveland, s2,5oO 600 TO So oOc 600.
Sandusky Ohio. sloo32s TO si20.32s; additional land
Youngstown, Ohio. $4,000 to $4,000 additional land
Richmond Va. s516,e2s s5e.e2s: additional land.
Eau Claire Wis $4,000 to $4,000
Portland ore peos!of1ee, sio4ao5 to sS5iao5 custom
A6erdssffn. s D.. SI G3 geo to sl3 SS999
Dallas Te. s2seos4 s3eao5.
Joseph Mo-. s3T2 40 1890 7io additional land
$4,000
Nashville. Tenn. ss74s4s to *97. ess
Newport News. Va. 100000 $4,000.
Rome. Ga. s5l1of 70 ST., To- .-. -..
I>aadyiile Col. $40 600 to $4,000
Springfield, III. 1881 SEA 10 Sisl, S6s.
Oskaloosa. Iowa. $4,000 10 $4,000.
Seattle Wash. sT!o. orJ TO $4,000
Menominee. Mich. $50 600 70 $4,000. --
National Bureau OF Standards. Washington S-Joop 10
New Brighton. Penn. ST. 600 $4,000
philadelphfa Mint s. GOO TO S2.02o. 600.
Waco Tex SlI+ 251 s2Ii, 2Jl.
Newport Vt. 100000 to sl25,0eO
Norfolk. Va. $4,000 TO S2oS.op
The foregoing amounts for additional land come
out of the appropriation first stated. 49,
The following appropriations are made for build
ngs on ground owned by the United States
within the limit % cost stated:
San Francisco Custom House 500 900.
Hastings. Neb $4,000: Norfolk. Neb.. 100000
Emporia. Kan. SAX
Guthrie okla. 100000
Appropriations made condition that sites
are sold the United States at a nominal cost. as
follows: