Mountain advocate., 1913-03-21
GOVERNMENT BUILDING
Statement of Methods Emplayed by The Treasury
Department in Securing Sites for Federal
Buildings
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Office of the Supervising Architect,

Washington, D. c.
Upon authorizing acquisition Of site
Federal building the Treasury Department invites through local
proposals land suitable for the
purpose.
The opened time stated in the adj
vrtint thereafter practicable OF the depart
make personal examination OF the proposed locations
and others as he deems desirable and to investigate the reasonable
prices placed properties compared with sales
Of real estate in that vicinity.
III should department provided with
regular force site but the investigation of sites obliged to
depend upon who have had in such
work These representatives inspect sites as soon as prae
cable having due regard the performance of their ordinary official
duties
Based on the agents together with written representations
he department selects the site and the property is to he
acquired purchase accepts Of the successful bidder subject
the conditions hereinafter stated and the Attorney Generals approval OF
the landowner and the Government
While advantageous all concerned to have propo-
submitted the date fixed the advertisement in those cases
npactcaue offer then baed proposals will
have ue consideration received before the department makes its Sc
Whenever the department unable from the
sell the desired Tor thereof for reasonable price
be had proceedings ascertain the vaua
OF the the price udicay determined saae-
the award confirmed and payment made the damages are
deemed excessive the proceedings dismissed and other
location is taken under consideration. 4
selected thereof
by voluntary be
reached with the owners as to the price paid
verdict fixing the award the agreed valuation
by condition Of the title
the the thereof besides furnishing the
and the abstracts edeus title required by the
Attorney General
buildings m ANY, bv the vendor,
to be removed upon days. USUALLY payment for the
land has been made Generally. clear the site
until the Federal building about begin, the
vend willing pending reasonable ground
rent made of the consideration for
will be agreed after the land becomes the property OF
the Government usually required this
tearing the therefrom of all buildings,
walls and walls
supporting sdewas all tracks and overhead or und
tffa
etc conducts crossing the site together with the
the lot hns unless the
such pipes ducts conducts
expressly waived the departments the safely covering
of wells cellars excavations such site
all debris resulting from such removals. ana the
all without the United States and
the satisfaction be herater appointed
There frequently volume business before the depart
unremitng attention until hnished
not practicable dispose of particular case as speedily as
desired bv the parties Bidders liberty lin of fail
a within reasonable me) to
withdraw their proposals will expected by the department
to give notice of such intention
When the such final unless
the vendor conditions OF the with HIM
lin the not he acquired at price
he department When the title
in United States, OF Congress would he
change other location
Plans public buildings taken the order IN which the
titles 10 the sites therefor United States, and the
tracts for their contraction early date practicable
pROPoSASNo special proposal required provided
hut the documentsl must be typewriter
ON paper addressed the Secretary of the Treasury
of the Supervising Architect should indicate definitely the location
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