The Washington times., 1902-05-21
Provision In Omnibus Pub
lie Building Bill Report
ed Yesterday.
SITE TO COST s55o,ooO
District Commissioners to Have Joint
Authority With Secretary of Treasury
Over Provision for New
Buildings Not in House Bill.

incorporated in the House omnibus public
buildings bill Is retained and ampliied In
the bill as 1t was reported to the Senate
yesterday by the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds.
Senators interested in District affairs
expressed the opinion yesterday that the
bill will become law and that the i'm
mediate construction of the District gov
eminent building will be authorized with
in the next few days.
Senator Fairbanks. the chairman of the
| Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds. gave notice yesterday that he
| will ask for unanimous consent for the
consideration Of the bill today imme-
diately after the morning business. This
may not be granted. however. as Senator
Lodge Is pressing the consideration of the
PHILIPPINE bill.
The bill as 1t passed the House provides
that the Secretary of the Treasury shall
secure square 225. known as the power
house site." on E Street. between Thir-
teen-and-a-half and Fourteenth Streets.
Just south of Pennsylvania Avenue, for the
building. 1t was also provided that the
street and the public reservation between
the square and Pennsylvania Avenue
should be included I'm the site.
The House bill further directs that the
Secretary shall construct the municipal
buildings as soon as the site shall have
been secured The total cost of the
building and site is limited to 1880, 900.
The Senate Amendments.
The Senate committee has amended
these provisions by placing the limit of
the cost Of the site at ss50,000. This will
leave s950.000 for the building. 1t is I'M
that the owner of the site the
Capital Traction Company. has intimated
that it will accept this sum for the
square.
The wording of the Senate committee
amendment is changed to give the Dis
Irict Commissioners authority jointly
with the Secretary Of the Treasury in the
purchase of the square and the erection
Of the building
Another amendment gives the WASH
ngton, Alexandria and Mount Vernon
Railway the right to secure damages for
he injury done it by being compelled to
move its station and tracks from their
present location.
The section relating to the rail-
Dad company is changed as follows:
And Jurisdiction i hereby conferred
pon the Supreme Court of the District
4 Columbia upon petition of said COM
any to inquire into, hear. and determine
he amount of all actual damage sus-
aimed by said company by reason of the
rovisions herein contained. and to enter
augment against the District of Column
la in such sum as may be ascertained.
S aforesaid
Other Public Buildings.
The bill as reported by the committee
axes the following general provisions for
sw buildings not included in the House
III:
Ia. 100000: Oak Park. ILL.,. s35, 600;
campaign. Ill. sl5, 600; De Kalb. ILL.,. $685.
%; Anderson. Ind, $50, 600; Natchitoches,
4. tsite). $4,000; Marblehead. Mass. s4O.-
o; Kalamazoo. Mich. $4,000; Crookston.
inn, $4,000: Kirksville, No.. $40. 900;
oberly. No.. $500 Columbia. Mo-, $780,
o; Omaha. Neb. $45, 900; Winston-Salem,
c.. $4,000; Greensboro NJ c.. s75,-
0: Columbus, Ohio. for plans for new
Hiding. 5000: Yankton. s. d.. $500;
,inesville, Tex, $4,000; Oklahoma City,
1la.. $4,000; Laramie, Wy. 100000.
The Senate increased thu appropriation
the following cases:
San Francisco, to 81. 200. 900: Los An
les. CAL. 100000; Denver. Col. 5000. 900;
hens, Ca, S100, 900; Rome, Ca. IS. 900;
aeon Ca, s72. 900; Ottawa. Ill, $50. 900:
ILL.,. $4,000; Muncie. Ind.
D 600: Richmond. Ind. $4,000; EikhaTs.
d.. 5000: Hammond. Ind. s140. 900:
uscatine. Iowa. $4,000: Des Moines.
wa, $3.50. 900; Atlantic. Iowa. s35. 900; En-
ria. Kan. $4,000; Maysville. KY. s40.-
D; Battle Greek. Mich. $4,000; Muske-
N. Mich. $4,000; Flint. Mich. $4,000;
illwater, Mimi, $4,000; Biloxi. MMiss.,
% 900: Natchez. Miss. $4,000; Joplin,
o., $4,000: Butte, Mon. Sl25.000
,shua. NJ H.. $4,000; Atlantic City. N.
$1,000: New York city. sl.5O0.000:
izabeth City. N. c.. $4,000; Grand
,rks, N. d.. $4,000: Hamilton. Ohio.
gton, Pa. $4,000; Westchester Pa,
/, 900; Norristown. Pa. $50. 900: Florence.
c., 800, goo: Georgetown. s. c.. $50, 1000;
smphis. Tenn, s250.000; Greenville,
nm. $4,000: Dallas. Tex. $4,000:
redo. Tex, 100000: Sherman. Tex.
0c00; Beaumont. Tex. Sis. 900; Ogden.
ali. $500, 900; Charlottesville. Va, $780,
J: Seattle. Wash. S2000G0; Tacoma.
ASH. 500. 900; Spokane. Wash. 100000;
lntington. W. Va. s150.0c0; Superior.
Is, SOS. 400: Fond Du Lac. Wis. So. 900;
raboo. Wis, si5, geo. Wausau. Wiz. $780,
l.
rhe total appropriation provided by the
i. as reported. is $50 941. $50. an in
,ase of 50, 535, 200 over the House bill.