OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS,

UNITED STATES ARMY, Washington, December 13, 1899.

SIR: The Senate of the United States, by resolution dated January 27, 1898, directed the Secretary of War to transmit to the Senate, at as early a day as possible, the numbers and locations of all lots in the District of Columbia the title to which the records in the office of the commissioner of public buildings and grounds show to be in the United States; also a report of all lots in the District of Columbia sold or donated by the United States, the numbers of the squares in which such lots are located, the date of sale, the names of purchasers, and the amounts received.

The information called for by the above-mentioned resolution, excepting as to lots sold, was furnished the Senate by the Secretary of War May 26, 1898, and printed in Senate Doc. No. 277, Fifty-fifth Congress, second session, and a partial list of lots in the District of Columbia sold by the United States, compiled from the records in the office of public buildings and grounds, and covering squares numbered from 1 to 245, consecutively, was furnished the Senate by the Secretary of War January 3, 1899, and is printed in Senate Doc. No. 47, Fifty-fifth Congress, third session.

I have now the honor to submit, in further compliance with directions of the Secretary of War, an additional list of lots in the District of Columbia sold by the United States, compiled from the records in the office of public buildings and grounds and covering squares numbered from 247 to 760, both inclusive, said list having been transmitted to this office with a letter dated the 7th instant, copy herewith, from Col. Theo. A. Bingham, United States Army, in charge of public buildings and grounds.

It will be observed that in this list and also in that published in Senate Doc. No. 47, aforementioned, certain squares are not reported upon. Such squares as are omitted were deeded back to the original proprietors and will form a separate list by themselves, the squares and lots now reported upon being those sold by the United States and for which money has been received.

Colonel Bingham states that there remain about 450 squares yet to be reported upon, and further report will be presented by me so soon as the very limited clerical force available for the work will permit the necessary examination of records and tabulation of results. Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

JOHN M. WILSON,

Brig. Gen., Chief of Engineers,

U. S. Army.

Hon. ELIHU ROOT,

Secretary of War.

PARTIAL LIST OF LOTS (COVERING SQUARES NUMBERED FROM 247 TO 760, INCLUSIVE) IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SOLD BY THE UNITED STATES.

OFFICE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS,

Washington, December 7, 1899.

GENERAL: In further compliance with resolution of the Senate, dated January 27, 1898, I now have the honor to submit an additional list of

lots in the District of Columbia sold by the United States, compiled from the old records in the office of public buildings and grounds, and covering squares numbered from 247 to 760, both inclusive.

It will be observed that upon this list, and also the one printed as Senate Doc. No. 47, Fifty-fifth Congress, third session, certain squares are not reported upon. Such squares as are omitted were deeded back to the original proprietors, and will form a separate list by themselves, the squares and lots now reported upon being those sold by the United States and for which money has been received.

The list herewith is an addition to that published in Senate Doc. No. 47, Fifty-fifth Congress, third session.

There remain about 450 squares yet to be reported upon.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

Brig. Gen. JOHN M. WILSON,

THEO. A. BINGHAM,

Colonel, U. S. Army, Major, Corps of Engineers.

Chief of Engineers, U. S. A.

Partial list of lots (covering squares numbered from 247 to 760, inclusive) in the District of Columbia sold by the United States-Continued.