The Washington times., 1902-04-27
SITES And NEW PUBLIC
BUILDINGS PROVIDED FOR
Authority to Purchase and
Contract Given.
Present Needs of Government and
Further Growth in Cities Enumer-
ated to Be Considered.

In the omnibus public buildings bill, a
proposed by the House Committee o
Public Buildings, provisions are made TO
the following:
The Secretary OF the Treasury is au
thorized to acquire sites and contract pub
lie buildings at Selma. Ala; Harrison an
Batesville. Ark; Colorado Springs. Col.
Waterbury and TorringtCn. Conn; Athens
Ga; Jacksonville and 0ttowa, Pekin. De
Z catur. and Evanston, ILL.,: Saltwater
Mimi; Greenville, Tenn; Maysville. Ky
Nachez. Miss; Nevada, No; Kankakee
! III; Elkhart. Logansport, Muncie. Rich
riond. Vincennes, Charlottesville, an.
Hammond. Ind: Marshalltown, Waterloo
Boone. and Iowa City, Iowa: Hutchinson
and Lawrence, Kan; Holyoke and North
/ ampton. Mass; Henderson. Ky; Sherman
Tex: Amesbury, Mass; Battle Creek
Mich; Biloxi, Miss: Nashua, n. H.; At
lantic City. n. j.: Elizabeth. y. j.; Dur.
I HON. y. c.; Chillicothe and GAINESVILLE
Ohio; Grand Forks. y. D.: Findley. Ohio
Geneva. y. Y: Fresno. Cal; Warren
Ohio: Goldsborough. y. c.: Allentown
Westchester, MaKeesport. Lebanan, Wash
ington. Morristown. and Newcastle. Pa
Ithaca. n. y. $4,000; Niagara Falls. NY.
$4,000; Cloversville, y. Y. $4,000; Lit
tie Falls, y. Y, 1000; Kingston, n. Y,
$4,000: Georgetown and Spartansburg, S.
c.; Deadwood, S. D.; Flint, Mich.
Charlottesville, Va; Superior, Wis: Bar
aboo. Wis; WARSAW, Wis: Green Bay, and
Fond du Lac. Wis; Huntington. w. Va:
Evanston. Wyo.; Reno. Neb.; Laredo. Tex.
The Secretary OF the Treasury is au-
thorized to acquire a suitable site for
public buildings in Quincy. Mass; Sarato-
ga Springs. n. Y. Sl5,00O); Sohnstown,
Pa; Pierre. s. D.: Portsmouth. Va: Spo-
kane, Wash; Tacoma. wash: Albert Lea,
Mimi; Sault Sainte Marie. Mich. Bar
Harbor and Calais, Me; Hamilton. Ohio:
Sterling. Ill. with the provision that un-
less suitable site is acquired within the
limit of cost and within a period of two
years, otherwise so much OF the act au-
thoriZing the requirement OF these sites
is to be null and void.
Present Needs and Further Growths.
1t is further provided that in acquiring
SiNto lHlS StCliUu llle secretary
shall take into consideration the present
needs of the Government and the further
growth of the cities enumerated. and in no
case shall site be acquired unless its
dimensions are of sufficient size for q
building that will accommodate all the
governmental Offices now located or like
ly to be located in the said city in the
near future.
The Secretary of the Treasury Is au-
thorized TO sell the old customhouse in
Kansas City. Mo-, for not less than 5000
0D0 and TO acquire q site for new post
office for ST. Louis al a cost not TO ex-
coed $500. 900. and to contract for the erec-
tion of building to cost not more than
s350,000. The site is to have an area OF
not less than 100000 square fet.
A site is to be acquired in New Orleans
for 5000. 900 or less.
The Secretary Of the Treasury is di-
rected to accept as a donation from the
city OF Providence, II. l., a suitable lot of
land containing $1,000 square feet and to
contract for the erection Of building
to cost 81, ,0o0. 600 and then to sell the
present postoffice. courthouse and CUSTOM