Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-20
NEW PUBLIC BUILDINGS
REPORT OF SENATE COMMITTEE
SUBMITTED.
A Net Increase of 1885, 700 Over
the Appropriations Granted
by the House.

The Senate committee on public build
ings and grounds today, completed its con-
sideration of the omnibus public building
bill, and the bill later was reported to the
Senate by Senator Fairbanks.
AS reported the bill carries a net increase
over the amount Of the measure as it
passed the House of Sc, ,535 7Oo making the
aggregate appropriation of the bill $2O-
941, $50. The appropriation for the New
York custom house was increased from
$1,0o0,OOO to $1,5oo,000. The changes, by
states, were as follows:
Arkansas-Fort Smith, decrease from
100000 to $4,000; Harrison, $40 600 to S70,-
coo; Batesville, $4,000 to $4,000.
California-San Francisco. 500, 900 to 81. =
OO0OaO; Los Angeles. $2J0,OO6 to $5O0,OOO
Colorado-Denver, $2o0,0OO to $500 600 on
new mint building.
onnecticut-Meriden, added, $1Oo, 900;
Waterbury, S135. 900 to $125, 600.
Florida-Jacksonyille added, S2OO,OOO
Congratulations, $75,0GO to 100000;
sos COO.
added, $4,000; Ottawa, $40, ,0Ue to $50. 900:
Pekin, $4,000 to $4,000; Jacksonville SGO :
ooo to $65,O3O; kankakee, $4,000 to $50. 600;
Springfield, 100000 to $15o.O00; Sterling,
Champaign, added. $1,000
lndiana-Anderson, added, $4,000; Mum
eae ele, ~ $4,000 to $sO,0O0; Richmond. $4,000 to
SS0,0OO; Elkhart, $4,000 to SS5 coo: Ham
mond S12o,000 to S14e, 600.
lowa-Muscatine, added, $15, 900; Marshall
town, $S5,00e to $4,000; Boone, S1OO. 900 to
1000; burlington, $4,000 to $40, 900 At
lantfc, $4,000 to $4,000
kansas-Emporia, SAL 600 to $50 600: Law
renee, $4,000 to $4,000
kentucky-MaysviIle $50 900 to $4,000.
louisa -Nachitoches, added, So 600
Malne-Augusta, S150.QoO to $125, 600; Ca
ia1s, House item of Sc 900 omitted
achusetts-Marbiehead added $40 :
00O. Wv
Michigan-Battle Greek, $4,000 to s110,-
Sco; Sco ooA Muskegen. $40 coo ta $4,000; Flint,
item $1,000 omitted. Kalamazoo, added,
SG0, 600. =
Minnesota = Croolston, added, $4,000;
saltwater, $4,000 to $50 GEO.
Mississippi-BlOxi, .$1o04OO to s12j 600.
Natchez, $4,000 to $4,000.
Missouri-St. LOUIS $4,000 to 5000
Joplin, $4,000 to s50.ee0: Kirksville, Mober-
~ and Columbia aretadded and $4,000 pro-
vided in each instance
Montana-Butte, $4,000 TO s125,OO0.
Nebraska-Omaha, added, $40 600
New Hampshire-Nashua, $4,000 to $780,
250OO; New Brunsw wick, 81 3 600 to $4,000
New York-Ithaea, SIT, ,G08 to ss5 5000: New
York city, s1,000,0O0 to s1SJOO,OOO; Geneva
House item, $4,000. omitted.
North Caroiina-Winstor On Salem added
s1G0Go0; Durham, $4,000 to $50 900; Eliza
bet beth, h,G $4,000 to s22ees; Greensboro. added,
North Dakota-Grand Forks, s125,ooo to
$1SO0o0 =.
Ohio-ZanesviIle. $4,000 to 100000;
Hamilton, $4,000 to s20,boo; Columbus, add
ed, 5000 for plans.
Oregon-Portland s15O000 to s25O,0OO.
Do ont, 10 l. ,kx&o
900; Westchester. $4,000 to s6o,eo0; Norris
town, $3.50 to $50, 900.
South Carolina-Florerce, s1OO, 600 to $780,
900; Georgetown, $40, coo to 100000.
South Dakota-Yankton,a added, $500.
Tennessee-Memphs, $3.50, 900 to s25O, $50;
Greenvlle. 100000 to $4,000.
TeXas-Gainesville added $50, 900: Dallas,
100000 to s15oe09; Laredo, ,s123 600 to $780,
600; Sherman. 100000 to $4,000; Beau
mont. $4,000 to $4,000.
Utah-Ogden, $125, 600 to $500, 600.
Virginia-Charlottesvil $4,000 to $780,
600.
Washington-Seattle, $50, 900 to s2O0, ,DUo:
Tacoma. 100000 to 100000; Spokane, s6O,0OU
to 100000.
West Observation-Disclosures, $4,000 to
S150O0O
Wisconsin-Superfor s175,ooO to s225 900;
Fond du Lac 10000 to s65, 600: Baraboo,
$50, 600 to $40 Goo; Wausau, $4,000 to $6O,ODU.
Wyoming-Laramie, added, 100000.
Oklahoma-Guthrie, 100000 to $4,000, and
Oklahoma City, added, 10000.
The Municipal Building.
The paragraph relatingto site for a mu-
nicipal building for the District is retained
with an amendment. As passed by the
House it provides for municipal building
to cost s1,500,O0O, but an amendment is In
serted limiting the price that may be paid
for the power house, site, between 1871,
18th, d and E streets, to $3.50 600. Anoth n
amendment Is inserted providing for the
payment Of damages TO the Mt. Vernon
and Alexandria Railway Company for the
removal of it's track in front of this site
In any way that may be deenaed necessary
by the Commissioners Of the District The
Commissioners and the Secretary of the
Treasury are authorized to act jointly in
arranging plans and In the construction of
the municipal building. The provision IN
the bill is merely for the purchase of the
old power house site. The question of in
cluding in the building site E street be-
tween 1917 and 14th streets and the trian-
gular reservation directly north of it is one
that will be taken up later. 49,
The bill also contained the provision for
$4,000 granted by the House for building
the national standardixing bureau, a site
for which has already been selected ad-
jacent to Rock Creek Park