New-York tribune., 1906-06-29
GETS ?. r. r. SITE.
Dir. Cortelyou Closes Bargain for
Ne7c Branch Posto6fce Here.
TFrom The Tribpna pur..,,


Washington, June 2S.-Postmaster General
corteiyou to-day decided the long pending ques-
ton or a branch postoffice site at the new Penn
syiVaala terminal in New York He made q
good bargain for the government obtaining
nearly two thousand square feet greater area
than the agreement tentatively made by his
predecessors in the Postoffice Department with
lae added advantage that it is compact and
nearly square, instead of being a hollow ring
around an enormous ventilation shaft Freer
access 10 the property, both above and below
tle street service, is provided, and in addition
the railroad is prohibited from using steam To-
comouNes or other apparatus vitiating the at
"'osphere IN the vicinity. The site is on the
West side of Eighth avenue, extending to within
40r1y 1eet or 3lst and 33d streets a space fifty
Aeet vide along Eighth avenue and forty feet
"i0hs olst street and 33d streets being reserved
oy the railroad for lighting the tunnel The new
p3stoffice Will be 375 feet long on the Eighth
avenue front, its other dimensions being 3ti.,
tee;' giving an area of 106S77 square feet. The
tofIner site for which this is a substitute con-
SS'eu Oh q strip lOo feet wide around the four
sldes OF rectangular ventilating space $50
Dy l'o ieet. reserved by the railroad company.
rs available area for postal purposes being
AVo'voV square feet. Under the former arrange
HAeih There were also objectional restrictions
70 of3oglng or crossing the open tunnel areas
I4"h1 AZ 10 % feet wide between the postofice
pu4olns and the street pavements, but Post
MASTER General Corteiyou has obtained more
HDe1ai TERMS and build bridges or an
S'oaches 1UO feet wide on all the streets The
faiif"ad company is 10 construct the retaining
walls on street lines and the postoffice will rest
on steel and concrete pieces over the tracks.
Inc price 10 be paid for the property is S64 l15
within the appropriation of 81 725. 900 author
lied by Congress-
The following official statement reear6,ny the
purchase was issued by the Postoffce Depart
ment to-day:
Postmaster General Corteyou to-day certified n
tne Secretary of the Treasury his approval Of tbe
terms, conditions and limitations of The nronosaT
purchase and conveyance from The PennsXIya3 81
New York & Long Island t1ailroaJ
land to be used for postofice purposes al me new
Pennsylvania terminal in New YoTk a. ~ te TSW nv
properly 10 be conveyed extends from 3lst To a3d
street fronting the west side OF Eighth atenTs
Westerly II extends TO point AS feet from Eighth
built between Sst and SD Streets The prcbaSe ml se
The conveyance as approved contains orooro
other provisions, the following:
mat neither steam engines any other motive
u8ckage under the postofflce building
mat the reservation by the railroad Of an in.
mated thus doing away with the inner court of Tbe
original plans and leaving the entire floor spa 81
open and uninterrupted.
That the spaces reserved by the railroad shall h.
for light only. ~ ~ siis4i O'
That the government shall have the right to con
81. luct puolc entrance approaches the north
east and south sides of the building shall have m,
flght g 10 carry mail tubes across the reserved
allow proper access to be had TO the postoflcs
oulldlng across the reservations in the event II
may oeslIe 70 connect with Of the city subway
Hnes' ana snail have the further right at any time
OF operating and installing such other systems OF
nethods as II may desire for the transmission o.
mail between the postofice and postal stations