The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-05-20
TO BE BUILT
On the Lot Corner of Court House
Square and Church Street owne
by Gen. Jas. F. Izlar.

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building, which the government will
erecr in this city has at last been 10
Gated. 1t will be built on the lot at
the corner OF. Courthouse Square and
Church Streets, owned by Gen. 1zlar.
The government notified Gen. IL
lar yesterday that his lot had been &C
cepted for the purpose above named.
The price to be paid for the lot is
$4,000. It is an iueal place for the
postoffice, being very near the ceutre
of the city.
Just when work will begin on the
new building is not KNOWN but we
are sure it will not be very long.
The lot selected takes in the offices
occupied by Gen. Izlar, Messrs. Glaze
& Herbert and Abial Lathrop. These
gentlemen will have to hunt quarters
elsewhere as soon as work is begun
on the new building.
The following letter to Gen. 1zlar
gives all the particulars of the Sc
lection of the lot:
Mr.. James F. Izlar,
Orangeburg, S. c.,
Sir:
Your proposal of January 2S, 1909,
to sell to the United States for ten
$ thousand dollars (s10,0O0) the land
hereinafter described, for the Federal
building site at Orangeburg, under
the authority contained in the Public
Building Act of May 80, 1908, is
hereby accepted upon the following
conditions:
First: That within sixty days from
this date and without expense to the
United States you will cause to be
executed and delivered all abstracts,
official certifications, evidences OF
title and deeds of conveyance, neces-
sary in the opinion Of the Attorney
General of the United States to con-
vey to the United States a satisfac-
tory title to said land, clear OF all
taxes, assessments, liens, leases or
incumbrances of any sort, existing
or inchoate; and
Second: That within thirty days
after written notice you will cause
all building and other improvements
to be removed from said site and the
land left clean, all without expense
to the United States and to the salts
faction OF the Custodian Of the site
Ito be hereafter appointed).
The land to be conveyed to the
United States is described as fol-
lows: Lying and being in Orange
burg, South Carolina, fronting one
hundred fifteen (115) feet on the
northwesterly side of Court House
Square and extending northwest
wardly, of that width, along the
southwesterly side of Church Street,
one hundred thirty-ive (135) feet.
The Attorney General has today
been requested to give the United
States Attorney for the district in
which Orangeburg is situated such
instructions as may be necessary to
procure the conveyance Of said land
to the United States; and, when the
required examination shall have been
completed, to transmit the papers to
this Department with his opinion as
to the validity Of the title. When
you have satisfactorily complied with
the conditions of this acceptance, and
upon the receipt of a favorable opin-
ion from the Attorney General, the
Department will take steps toward
payment Of the purchase money.
You should apply to the United
States Attorney for your district for
instructions as to the papers to be
furnished by you.
Will you please promptly acknowl-
edge the receipt of this letter.
Respectfully,
Franklin MacVeagh,
Secretary.