Salt Lake Telegram | 1907-06-17 | Page 2 | Work Fast on New Customs - House

WORK FAST ON THE I NEW HOUSE CUSTOMS NEW YORK YORK June 17 Rapid Rapid progress I Is b being made toward completion of the new house custom in Bowling Green and while the contractors predict the buildIng building build build- 1 Ing will l be ready for occupancy tb by July 1 1 the h hr treasury r s officials fi 1 ci believe IY it it- will be September before it Is moving moving- day from the present Wall street building The new building has been eight years In construction and including th the land has cost cost- approximatelY It Is estimated that the new customhouse custom house will have ave a floor area aggregating square feet The Tha suite of offices to be occupied by Collector Stranahan is lis off ort the first corridor of the main floor A hand hand carved carved screen of massive oak divides the main apartment into chambers ante-chambers and rooms reception-rooms The receptiOn receptiOn- room contains a great open fireplace of carved stone and the inscription reads f On this site Fort Amsterdam was erected in Jn 1626 1624 Government house was teas built In 1790 for President Washington Here George Clinton and John Jay lived Used as house Custom-house from 1733 to 1875