Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-16
Favorable Report With ON
nibus Bill.
MAIL BAG REPAIR SHOP
INCREASE OF A MILLIoN FOR
MUNICIPAL BUILDING.
An Addition to the Bureau Of Engrav-
ing and Printing Also Pro-
vfded For.

The House committee on public buildings
and grounds today authorized a favorable
report, without amendment, on the omnibus
public building bill drafted and introduced
Saturday afternoon. The bill will be called
up in the House at the earliest opportunity.
There are four provisions in the bill re-
garding building operations In the District
of Columbia, The limit of cost of the mu-
nicipal building is increased from S1.5OO,0O
to 81. 500.0O0; site for hall of records Is
to be acquired. also site for the mail bag
repair shop Immediately In the rear OF the
post office building. and an additional build
ing for the bureau Of engraving and print
ing. The detailed provisions in each case.
are as follows:
The cost Of the municipal building. WASH
ington, D. c.. from 81 100000 to $2.5OO.00O.
one-half of which shall be chargeable to the
revenues of the District of Columbia ana
the other half to be paid out Of any money
in the treasury of the United States not
otherwise appropriated land the title to the
site heretofore acquired for said municipal
building Is hereby transferred from the
government Of the United States to the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
Mail Bag Repair Shop.
The provision for the mail bag repair
shop reads:
That the Secretary of the Treasury be,
and he is hereby. authorized in his discre-
ton to secure, by purchase, condemnation,
or otherwise, the entire square No. 34 in
the city of Washington, District of Column
bia, bounded by street on the north, by
18th street on the east. by 18th street on
the west and government reservation on the
south, and to reserve the said square as
site for an addition to the post office build
ing in said city, including space for the
mail bag repair shop: Provided, That II the
Secretary Of the Treasury shall be COM
DOM off IL
ings In order to acquire said site. or any
portion thereof, such proceedings shall be
in accordance with the provisions OF the
act Of Congress approved August 81, 1870.
providing q site for the enlargement OF the
government printing office.
Hall Of Records.
That the Secretary Of the Treasury be,
and he hereby Is, authorized and directed
to purchase or cause to be taken for public
use, by condemnation or otherwise, as
site for hall Of records. the whole OF
the land embraced in square 143. in the
city of Washington, District OF Columbia,
containing 1911 square feet of ground,
having a frontage Of 402 feet on F street..
the same on e street. and 392 feet frontage
on 10Th street, and the same on 18th street,
and the Secretary Of the Treasury shall
report to Congress full statement show
ing size and public cost Of building to be
erected upon said square as hall of rec
ords.
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing.
That the Secretary of the Treasury be,
and he is hereby. authorized and directed
to acquire, by purchase. condemnation or
otherwise. additional ground to the south
of the present site Of the bureau Of en-
craving and printing in the city of Wash
ington. District of Columbia, and cause to
be erected thereon suitable building, in
Guiding heating and ventilating apparatus
and approaches, for the use and accommo-
dalton of the laundry and stable OF the
bureau of engraving and printing, and the
Secretary of the Treasury is further au-
thorized to erect upon the site now occupied
by the laundry and stable buildings of the
bureau of engraving and printing, situated
to the west of the main building. an addi-
ton to the present bureau of engraving
and printing building consisting Of two
feet in width by 248 in length, for the use
and accommodation of the bureau Of en-
craving and printing. The total limit Of
cost for additional ground and buildings
herein mentioned. including removal Of
laundry. and stable Of the bureau Of en-
craving and printing, shall not exceed the
sum of $215, 900: Provided, That II condem-
nation proceedings are necessary to ac-
Quire said additional ground, such pro-
ceedings shall be in accordance with the
provisions of the act Of Congress approved
August 80. 1890. providing a site for the
enlargement Of the government printing
Office.