New-York tribune., 1906-06-26
FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Provisions of Omnibus Bill as Pre-
sented to House.
rFrom The Tribupe Buresu.I

Washington June 25.-New York State gets ST.
$4,000 for public buildings in the omnibus public
buildings bill. reported 10 the House to-day. or
this $4,000 is for the custom house in New
York City and. If passed by the House and Senate,
Will enable the interior of the custom house to be
finished with marble instead of the less substantial
material which must be used TO complete the
building under the present limit Of cost The bill
does not provide any appropriation for new post
Office in New York City. but leaves open the whole
question as to the availability of the Pennsylvania
terminal site for a main postoface and creates
commission to investigate the postal situation in
New York.
The measure carries s21do00Oo and gives money
TO nearly every state in the union.
The bill as agreed upon by the House Committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds, was presented 10
the House to-day by Chairman Bartholdt. some
the appropriations for additions and repairs.
The buildings authorized together Win the
amounts to be expended are as follows;
Connecticut-Meriden $4,000: New Britain, $40.
600: Greenwich $50 600: New London 5000; Will
mantle $1,000: Griffin 5000; Marietta 5000; New
Maine waldoboro 5000; Bar Harbor $4,000 soS Ca
las 10000; Portland. 100000: Auburn, $1,000
Maryland-Hagerstown. $4,000 .o,ooo.
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New York-Gloversvlle;, 1900 100 Ithaca 5000; goo
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600: New York CITY. $4,000; Saratoga Springs $5S
90: Brooklyn $35OeD Rome 1000; Corning s600W
Canandaigua. $1,000: Hudson. 700; Oean, SSUUD'
Schenectady $4,000; Yonkers. 10000; Amsterdam
SOC 00; Johnstown S5.O00: Malone. $1,000: Middle
town $4,000: North Tonawanda, $1,000; syracuse
sl5oeO: Watertown $1,000 100. .-,-.,,,.
North Carona-W Winston Salem, $500; AShevlIle'
$50 90: Newbern. 5000; KinstOn 10000: salisbury
s600D; Washington. $4,000; Fayetteville $lV'oV;
Henderson. $500: High Point. $1,000
observation-disclosures. 5000, Westchester S2G-
0g9; Lancaster $4,000 Carlisle. $4,000: Charleroi
10000: Hazeton $1,000; Johnstown. $4,000: Mead
vile. $4,000 Sharon. $4,000; Bradford. S25 600; Car
bondale $1,000 Chambersburg. $4,000; Councils
willie. S2000; EastOn, S45.GO0 Greensburg, S25.0OO
ley. $1,000 Shamokin, Sl5.000; York, $4,000.
Rhode Island-WOonsocket $4,000.
Vermont Burlington, $1,000; Barre, 100000
Nirginia-Petersburg $4,000; Roanoke. S75000
Portsmouth S9s 600, Fredericksburg, $4,000; Man
chester. $4,000; Winchester, 10000
West Nirginia-Bluefied. Sll0,GO0
District of COlumbia-WashngtOn SS.O00
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized TO
sell the old Denver mint building for less than
$4,000 and apply the proceeds TO the completion of
the new mint building. He is also to sell the old
federal building Los Angeles and apply the pro-
ceeds the federal building the cost of which
Is increased by the amount resulting from the sale.
The same order is made with reference to the old
federal building Grand Rapids Mich.
The bill constitutes the Postmaster General and
the respective chairmen of the Senate and House
Public Buildings and Grounds committees COM
mission 10 investigate the postal situation in New
York City
The bill will probably be called up for action IN
the House to- morrow.