The Clerk read as follows: WashingtoN, D.C., January 8, 1867. Sift: Congress, by JtResolution entitled “Jtresolution relative to the courts and postoffice of NewYork city, ” approved May 16, 1836, s “a commission to select a proper site for a building for a postoffice and for the accounodation of the U.S. courts in the of NewYork.” The commission, has selected a site and reported the to ofteninaea the price at which it can be purased. We approve the report, and we have the honor to communicateit to Congress. The factsand considerations submitted in the report are, in our opinion, conclusive as to the expe diency of Horo, on the terms proposed, the site selected. We respectfully recommend an additional appropriation of $1,500,000 foor the creetion of a building for the purpose mentioned in the Jtresolution. An urgent necessity exists for early ac and we are of opinion that economy and policy requirethat the U.S. should be the proprie tor of the building in the city of NewYork appropriatedto such important public uses. We have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servants O. H. BROWNING. StJohn of the interior. B. L. SKINNER, Acting PostMGenl. Hon. Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the HoRep. ToeraHlo, n. ALExANDER W. RANDALL, PostMGen and Hon. O. H. BRowNING, SecyInterior: Theos.resolution of congress, approved May 16, 1866a, ppointed acommission to select a proper site for a building for a postoffice and for the accommodation of the U.S. courts in the city of NewYork, report: A full and free exchange of views was had at several of their and it was agreed that the 1st thing to be determined was the size of a building necessary to meet the requirements of the businessof the U.S. courts and those of the postal businessof the Uponoifnv Neestwiga Ytioornk itduring the next 30 years. age was ascertained that the aver amount of outgoing and incoming mails had ipnecrrdeaasyed in less than 12 years from ten tons to 90 and 100 tons per day; that the business in every dept of the city postoffice had more than doubled during the last 4 years; that the present postoffice building was totally uniitted for and inadequate to the present wants of the postal business, and that a building, fitted to accommodate it and the businessof the U.S. country would require a.of land equal to from to 30 eity iots. It was also apparent that a location should be proeured in which streetswere wider than those upon wbehiincgh the present postoffice is situated, the latter turnedtoine tnhaermrowwittohopuetr mi t large mail wagons to be the sidewalks on oneof the sides of those streets. Advertisements, therefor were inserted daily for 2 weeks in 4 papers. the largest circulation inviting proposals for the sale of a space of land equal to 2fyc or 30 city lots, centrally located in the city of NewYork. Qnly one definite response was received, namely, from Smith jift, Esq., relative to the sole of Stpark. John's This property, located near the Hudson river was considered to be so far removed from the contrai part of the city as to be Fo.The Legislatureunfitted for the purposesproof the State of having NewYork in the year 1860, and again in the year 1861, authorized the corporation of the city of NewYork to sell to the U.S. a portion of park the City Hall on which to erect a post, office, both boards of the common council appointed a JtCommee to meet a committee of this commission, and atee of the commit commissionersof the sinking fund, (without whose consent a sale of real property by the city of NewYork could not be made,) to take into consideration, the termsupon which a sufficient space of the City Hall park for the purposes designed could be sold to the U.S. Their meetingsresulted in the passage, by the commissioners of fund, of the sinkin a resolution that the city of NewYork sell to;ti; U.S. a space in the lower part of the City Hall park, boundedand loscribed as follows: All that piece or parcel of land in the city of NewYork. being the squtherly end of the City. Hall park in said city, bounded and containing as mencing on the easterly line follows: comof Broadway at a point 300 feet northerly from the westerly term ienrnatieoxntreomfittyhe curved line which, bounds the south of the said City Hall park, and running thence southerly alongthesaid easterlyline of way Broad 300 feet to the said westery termination of the said curvedline; thence following the said eurved line 150 fect to its easteriy terrin otion on the westerlyline of along Park row: thence the said westerlyline of Park row 300 teet; thenee in a City.H 11 straight line across the said Park, 320 feet and 2 inches to the point of beginning containing in area 65,259 feet, for thesum of so, that, with", odition too. Utnhieteodperty should reverto city whencver States ceased to use it for th self which it was sold. The joint cocoelor nuou council unanimousl committee of the country recommended to thcir several boards the adoption of this resolution. A resolution in accordance therewith has been adopted by both boards of common council, and the same has been oby the mayor. (A copy of the resolution is our commisshioenr edteoeamnnexed.) it proper to municipal state that the authorities of the city of NewYork have, in adopting theresolution abovereferred to, (by which so large a portion of the City Hall park will be at a mere nonlinal price, if accepted by conveyed for the purpose the U.S. aforesaid to the U.S.) exhibited great liberality, and shown a commendable disposition to aid the Government in important and necessaryimprovement. this Your counmission also refer to a communication from Samuel G. Courtney, Esq., U.S. district attorney, hereto annexed, in which, he states the number of rooms that will be required for the use of the U.S. courts and the officesnecessary to large transact the and increasing judicial business of the district. It is the opinion of this commission that the accommodations named in the communication of the district attorney could not be procured in any location in the city of NewYork, central and suitable, at a reptal of lessthan $75,00oper annum. It is not, perhaps, improper for this commission to refer to some of the advantages that would be by secured the U.S. in the purchase of this property. The price named is a merenominal sum. The space specified is equal to about 26 city lots. It is well located for the purpose and business of the U.S. courts, being in the immediate vicinity of the City Hall, new City Hall, the customhouse, and other public buildings of the U.S. The Government is now, paying $22, 500rent per annum for the premises at present occupied by the U.S. courts and the officesconnected there and which are entirely unfit and inadequatefor the purposesfor which they are used; and this purchasefor the use of the courts alone would be a good investment. It is also the focal point of all the city travel. Nearly all the railroads in the city and running into of NewYork terminate at this point or in its immediate Yo; No other site suitable or adequate for the purposes aforesaid having been presented or offered to undersigned, this commission therefore recommetnhde that the U.S. accept, the offer of poration of, the cor the city of, NewYork to sell to, it portion the of the City Hall park referred to in olution hereto annexed for the purpose of ethreecrteinsg thereon a city postoffice and rooms for the courts of conntheecte U.S., and for the necessary offices in conclusion, we would suggestthat the PostMGenl and the SecyInterior urgeupon Congress at its present session such action as will insure the purchase of site, the above menioned, and also the erection at once of the buildings so long and so greatly needed. JOHN T. HOFFMAN SAMUEL GM. CoOnURrToNEeY York. U.S. AttorJnAeMy, EsSoutKheErndistrict NewYork. Postmaster. JONATHAN STURGES, Acting President of the chamber of Commerce. JACKSON S. SCHULTZ, MOSE STAYL OR, 96Cliff street. CHARLES H. IRUSSELL. Resolutions referred to in foregoing report. Resolved. That the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of NewYork, do hereby authorize and direct a conveyance to Government of the U.S. a piece of ground described in, a resolution adopted by the commissioners of the sinking fund, on the 26th, day of. June, 1866, upon the terms described in said resolution, which resolution read as follows: “Resolved, That the commissioners of the sinkin fund advise that the lower portion of the City Hal park, as designated on a certain map, which consti, tutes a portion of the records of the proceedings of said commissioners, be sold and conyeyed toted states Government as the Uni a site or location for a postoffice and courthouse, and to be used by the said U.S. Government for said purposes for the sum of $500,000, the conveyance to contain a provision that when the same shall cease to be used for the purposes specified, or, for some one, of them, the title shall revert to and be reinvested in the mayor, aldermen, and commonalty of the city of NewYork.” Copy of Communication from S. G. Courtnev, Esq., U.S. District Attorney. The judicial branch of the public service will require apartments as follows: Room for the U.S. district attorney; room for the U.S. room for the U.S. circuit court; room for the U.S. district court; room for the U.S. circuit court clerk's office; room for the U.S. district court clerk's office; room, for the U.S. grand jury; private chambers for judges U.S. district court: private chambers for judges U.S. circuit court; 2 rooms for referees of oil” room for storage forctirhceuit and district U.S. lularshill. District Attorney–This officer should be awarded at least 6 separate apartments. One large, commodious apartment for the district attorney; one for ahnistsc;hief asst; one for the 2 remaining assist one for the clerks in charge of the registers: o ne for the copyistsandmessengers, and onespecially to the records of the office; These apartments should all connect with cach other, so that the district attorney can conveniently at all times have his entire corps of supervision; subordinates within his control and and yet these, apartments should be so separated (by partition and doorway) that each officIfia, l may discharge his duties without interruption. in addition to these rooms, the district attorney may have an ante room connected with his own for his private interviews, which in the course of ness busi is often necessary, it would make the arrangements complete. An apartmont, as suggested, for the record of the jido, which have become voi. umine us, is indispensable. It is rooms should be on the same floodresirable that these or contiguous to the court rooms:. U.S. Marshafs Office, jury room, and star for articles under seizure./ the Marshal. The rooms, required for the accommodation of the U.S. marshal for the southern district of NewYork, his assts, &c. One large room, sa about 20, by 40, for the general business o the U.S. marshafs dept, fitted up similar to banking institutions, to beoccupied by the oleputy and clerks; one room, smaller, for the use of the U.S. marshal as a private office; one room for ten constables od to the marshafs dept, large gnough to be fitted up with a for each officer, and connectedwith or near the gdeesnk epreatlitojuffriicees;:one room for grand juries; one roomfor both should be near the court rooms: one room to keep prisoners and witnesses during examinations, before, U.S., commissioners and court trials; one large room for storage of goods, &c.; this room should be on the cellar floor. In addition to for the jtahneitaobrove rooms, the usual accommodations of the building. U.S. Circuit Court. Court room, clerk's offices, and judge's chambers. The clerk of the circuit, court will require, for the proper transaction of the business of his office, 3 roomsof good sizefor the accommodation of the clerk, deputy clerk, and under clerks in the office, and 2 rooms to be fitted up for the records. There should also be rooms, provided for the circuit court and judge's chambers; would prefer to have them as as possible. near the ground floor officneiste, d States District, Court. Court room, clerk's and judge's chambers. The clerk of the U.S. district courts, for the southern district will need in of the the new building, for the proper transaction businessof his office, one room for the clerk; one room for the deputy cierk: 3 roomsfor the under clerks and the books and papers in constant use; one very large room for the records and papers in suits that have beenclosed; onelarge room for the U.S. commissioners totions in, as they are officersof cohuorldt. their examina These rooms should connect with each other and should be on, the same floor as the court room. I desire particularly to importance press upon the committee the of expedition in t s of accommodations as by above described. The building nowoc the judicial branch of the public service at o, 41 Chambersstreet has lately changedownership, as I am credibly informed, and on the 1st of May next I 1. new quarters for the transaction of public the businesspertaining to will be the U.S. courts oWhere theseocan now be obtain ed I am at a loss to say. It is very clear they must be had at whatever cost somewhere, and I men tuirognentchye matter that the committee may know the of the matters in theiro Respectfully, MUEL G. COURTNEY, U.S. District Attorney.