The evening times., 1901-10-29
COST OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Sums the Government Has EXpeHG
ed i'm the District.

I The Capitol Heads the List of Fifty
seven Houses Erected at Total
Outlay of S63.S4O, IO2-A Special
Report Made Upon the subject.
! II. A. Taylor. Assistant Secretary Of the
/ Treasury issued this morning statement
! showing the total amounts OF Gisurse-
! ments from the United States Treasury
| on account of Government buildings I'm the
! District Of Columbia. The report shows
| that the total disbursements amounted to
| $5I,SiolJ2 and that they were distributed
/ among fifty-seven buildings and ius,itu-
| tions as follows:
Capitol-Old building practically de
| stroyed I'm lSlD. $49l. .I9iI9, centre building
/ ISIS to ISIS, Sllo>. .g0443; extension, from 1850
10 1870, $A,05,299H; new dome. from 1850
to 1913. Sl.N1. .29LN9; repairs. from 1927 TO
1901. S-.aogZlUJ5, heating and Veutilating
apparatus, from 1881 70 1901. S4J1 6l6 .u5-
grounds. from 1916 to ISfI. s.. $50 4gg .. 4.
/ terraces, from 1885 to 1896. $3.50 rs To-
tai capitol disbursements, SlI.Jl .Sf9.4l.
/ White liouse-The data as 10 the cost
/ OF the original construction of the White
/ ltouse DO not appear TO be available
/ from the records of the Treasury Depart
/ ment- Repairs and improvements, from
! lS1t TO 1870. 1852 U2l 81. repairs. furniture.
! and fuel from 1871 TO 1876. SIGI.5i5. Improve
/ mentS of grounds from ISIS 20 1872. soy
! Vl.2i, repairs. fuel. ouc.y from ls7 10 1901,
/ House. 81. .752. 1871.
State. War. and Navy Building-Con-
| struction from 1872 70 1891. $l001 9l6.I1.
! Treasury Building construction and
/ furnishing, from 1886 to iSI, ST. l3S. .5J3 l5,
/ repairs, mechanical plants. and vaults.
| from 1886 to 1901, including building for
/ Supervising Architect. Sl12i .9si i3. Total
| Treasury Building, $5250.5fUN
Congressional Library - Construction
] from 1857 TO 1900, $6.s-o.eol-sL
/ Postotice Building Construction from
/ 1891 To- 1909. S33U5. .iyJ-sI-
Patent Ofhcc NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
| from 1886 to 1865. 81 $50 Ul9 90, reconstruct
/ iLS north and west wings. from 1850 10
/ 1875. sl'b.9lf-6j- repairs fIpm lN5S 70 1891,
| S5g7. .7'95 so: total disbursements. Patent Of
/ fce Building, s. 652. .7o5sl
Interior Department Building. =. +,
J seventh and Eighth StreeJs-Purchdse.
/ construction. and repair of buildings on
/ this site for PoStofilce Department from
! 1910 10 1876. 81. .gJH- T.. additional ground
! purchased from 1872 70 lS52, $5l.G25-92; con-
/ Strucuon OF new building from lN9 TO
] 1861, 81 .6H9 659.y}; furniture and repairs
! from 1901, 10 lN1l. SIlJ.Jnf99. alterations
| and improvements. from 1874 70 1888, $3ly.-
/ ,e@52. total Interior Department Building,
I S2,2Jl.gNl5y.
/ Government Printing Ofice-Purchase Of
| building extensions. ard improvements
from lsbl- including eNUtHIturrs IN 1893
: 1900 1nd l91 on account of new building
/ Pension ONCE BuiIdine-Constrlct
D
/ Department OF Justice Building ,rrceut-
| ly htdD-PurChase. alterations and
/ repairs from l'>2 60 1899. S5lisIs.
| Buildings for Bureau Of Engraving and
! Printing from 1873 % ly}r
I S6Js 441.sZ
/ Naval Observatory Buildings and
grounds. from lS>o 10 1891. S67..7l5.55.
Botanical Gardens Buildings and
grounds from 1886 To- 1901. S75I"I1IS.
Department Of Agrictulture-C0usJru
iiou, finishing, and repairing Of buildings
tor 1865 to 1884. Slg5. $50 75. Improvement Of
grounds from 1868 TO 1851 $-8f 1924 Total
Department Of Agriculture. S3J56SL
National Museum Construction and re-
pairs from 1850 20 l9uI. $50. .IlS4L
Smithsonian IDstitution-Cgmp! mp!etiou Of
building from 1870 20 1876. Ssi.5)p, recon
structiHg eastern portion from 1883 10 1885.
Fls.5j1, repairs and improvements from
1851 to 1884. $1,000. Total Slsll35.
4 Army and Medical Museum and Libra
ry-Construction Of building from lss9 to
Signal Office. Ferguson Building. Twen-
/ ty-fOurth and VI Streets-Buildiug from
ISIS TO lgJJ. Sl7f. .g51.S5.
Butler Building tMarire Hospital Ser
vice.. purchase. 1891. $Zl5.G5J.
Richards Building. Coast and GeOdetic
. Survey-Purcnase, ls9Z. Sl55gJ-
MalIy Building tSenate AuueNl-PJr-
chase 1891. Sis 90. repairs, etc. from 1898
Z 20 1901. $l56yi. Total. Sl53 694
/ ArsenaI-Buildings and grounds from
. is5s TO 1881 Sl53 33 S.
Congressional Globe Bulding-Purchase
( 1873 10000.
Winder Building-Pmchase and i'm
prOyemcnts from 1850 20 lsSs s2,5. lI2l9
Ford's Theatre Building 6Tenth Street
between r. and + Stre-tsl-Purchasc. 1867,
$SS.0JJ, alterations iD 1924 and 1855, 81 ,gis6L
Total. 800 gis.5l
Armory Building CFish Commissiou)-
Construction. from lS55 TO IsJ9. 5lNZl re-
pairs from lsSS 10 1891, NiIy1 Total
S5l.S21.
Navy Yard-BuHdings from 1890 90 1901.
$>SI. .uls.43. gun plant. from 1880 to 1901.
81, .33s I9 Total. 81 .3a2.35IZ2.
Washington Monument Completion
from ls,1 70 1880, sll@ .64Db5; electric plant
1880 and 1891 $500 Total, 81. 1856 1875.
Court House Purchase and Improve
ment Of portion Of building occupied by
United States courts from $50 20 1885,, 81
sg6 %. purchase Of remaining portion Of
building 1874. $15, 90, alterations, extension,
and repairs from 1874 TO 1901, $ls4 025. q,
Total. S2gl 52I.72.
National Geological Park-RuHdinCs and
I improvements from 1880 10 1883. 3.925-29-
Howard University from lSS5
10 1894 S53 II3.j5.
Reform School for GlTls-BuIldiugs from
| 1888 10 1870. S9i-25GOl
German Orphan Asylum-Buildin 1880.
I $1,000
Central Dispensary and Emergency Hos
! pital- Building from lhsy 20 1892. Si2.zJo
st. Johns Orphauage-Building lsSs and
/ 1853. $1,000
| Association FOR Works Of Mercy-Build-
I ing from 1851 to 1859. Sl-lW-
House Of the Good Shepherd Building,
/ from 1857, 20 1850, $500
~ Rose lilASiflhl -f-iiDi1l LslllllLllEs
! from 1857 to 1891, $i5.5J
Hospital for Fouudliugs- Building. 1857
/ and l.Sg. 800
Industrial Home School-RuildinE, from
1852 10 1901. s2G.3G
National Home oOpathiC HOEpitaI-Buud-
. ing, from 1856 20 1853, $Z3jpr
Providence HOspital-Aid IN construc-
/ tion Of buildings from 1866 10 1901, SI05,-
! 373 I9
Freedman's HOspital-BuiIdings. 1857 20
/ 1850 $316G
Garfield Hospital Buildings, from 1899
[ t. 1901 Sf92StGJ.
Reform SChpul-BUildinES and grounds,
/ from 1873 10 1901. E2G0 126. l3.
Industrial Home SChOOl-BuiIdiugs, 1893,
/ S1I.-4t-55.
German Protestant Orphan Asylum
Building 1881. $1,000.
Little Sisters Of thu Poor-B Building 1919
/ % 1881 $4,000
Columbia Institution for the Instruction
Of the Deaf and Dumb-Purchase. con-
structiou. and repair o. buildings, from
/ ls6Z TO 1893 $40 AZ. ".
SENATOR'S NEW MANAGER.
/ Tom LOTUS VIII Direct the VnSh-
ington Club Next season.