Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-20
DUlLDlNGS FOR THE NATION
Chairman Bartholdt Reports Omnibus
Measure.
NORRIS SECURES HIS SHARE
Fifth Nebraska Congressman Remem-
bered with Ninety-Five Thou
sand structure-what other
states Receive.
(From a staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 19.-(Special
Telegram -Aftsr weeks or consideration,
given to the demands Of congressman for
sites for public buildings in their districts
Chairman Bartholdt OF the public build
ings and grounds committee Of the house,
reported Saturday the omnibus public build
ing and grounds bill which will be taken
up Monday for consideration, carrying an
appropriation Of S19 2Ss 500 with So O95,O 900 for
continuing contracts Chairman Bartholdt
has had numerous conferences with the
president and cabinet, as to the need of
/. the departments OF government for in
creased housing.
What to do with Norris of the Fifth
Nebraska district was q question which
net the chairman early in the preliminary
consideration OF the bill for Judge Norris
had been a former member of the com
nittee and a most efficient member. He
got off the reservation and the question
arises in the minds of some people,
whether he would have a look in on Nc
Cook But the bill as reported today
shows that Norris had his wires out, and
having secured a site for the public build
ing in a former congress- there was
nothing left but to give him 900 for
building for the postoffice, and courts hay
ing to be accommodated.
Nebraska received in the bill the fol-
lowing:
Beatrice-An increase of $4,000.
For sites-Alliance. $4,000; Aurora, $780,
and Falls City. $1,000
Total for Nebraska. s134,OOO.
Iowa received for buildings:
Sites Standardization, $4,000: Fort
Madison, $4,000; Iowa Falls, $5O,OO0
lie Mars, $4,000 and Red Oak, $4,000.
For site and building at Perry, $4,000.
only I'll ~
Grinnel 5000; Maquoketa, 5000, and
Washington, $4,000.
South Dakota--Increase limit of cost at
Lead, $4,000. and Sioux Falls, 100000 for
building at Brookings upon site already
secured, $4,000. and at Rapid City,
10000.
wyoming-For Casper, $4,000, and Doug
las, $4,000. upon sites now owned by the
government.
Half Million in Capital.
The bill makes liberal provision for
plans for new and imposing public build
ings in Washington City, where the gov
eminent now pays over $4,000 in annual
rentals to private property owners. Among
the items of $4,000 or more, provision is
made for the construction of new build
ings on sites heretofore acquired as
follows:
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Grand Junction, Colo, $4,000 each; Poca-
tello. Idaho 10000; Duquoin and Harris
burg, H., $4,000 each; Rochelle, ILL.,, $55, OOO
Abilene and Concordia, Kan, $4,000 each
Beoit, $4,000; Ottawa, Kan, $65, 900; Chilli
cothe and Poplar Bluff. $4,000 each; Mar
shals, 10000; Boonville and Rolla, $50, OOC
each; Kingfisher, Okl., $4,000; Rapid City,
S. D.. sl00,0OO Brookings, S. D., S70,O 900;
Brentwood. Tex. $4,000; Marshall and
Weatherford, Tex. $4,000 each; Olympia.
Wash, 10000; Casper, Wyo, $4,000; Doug
las. wyo., $4,000
Increases in Limits.
The following item is an increase in the
limit OF cost of building:
Oklahoma City. okl., $4,000.
Items for the enlargement and remodel
ing of present buildings are follows:
st. Louis Mo-, 100000; Guthrie, Okl.
$125,OOO; Paris, Tex, 100000; Galveston
Tex, 10000
For new sites and new buildings the bill
carries the following:
Eureka Springs, Ark, $4,000; Newport
Ark, SIS, 900; Berkeley, Cal, S1sO,OOO Chicot
Cal, 100000; Hanford, Cal $4,000; La
Junta, Colo, $4,000; Ilinois-Beardstown
$4,000; Canton. $S5,0OO; Collinsville, Ed
wardsville Macomb and Princeton, $1,000
each; Mount Vernon, $4,000; Sycamore, $50,
600; Urbana, $4,000; Perry. Ia, 10000; Kan
sas-Arkansas City, $4,000; Garden City
10000; Mcpherson and Usage City, 5000
each; Mssouri-De Soto and Fulton, 5000
each; Webb City. 10000; Miles City. Mont.
$4,000; North Dakota-Mandan, 1000
Willston, 100000; Oklahoma-Ardmore
S15O,OCO; Blackwell, $4,000 Eel Reno, 1000
Lawton, $l52, 800; Oregon-Medford. $4,000
The Dalles, $4,000; Texas-Bryan. $4,000
Ennis $4,000; Longvlew, $4,000; Uvalde
$4,000.
For the purchase of sites provision wa
made as follows;
Chicago, 100000 in addition to $4,000
heretofore authorized; United States sub
treasury At St. Louis. 100000; Ell Pasc
Tex. $65, 5000; Seattle. Wash, 100000
For future expenditures authorization
were made as follows:
Austin, Tex, $4,000. ultimate limit. $40
900; California-San Francisco, $4,000. ultl
mate limit, s5O0OOO; Pasadena, $4,000. ulti
mate limit, 200; Hilo. Hawaii. $250
ultimate limit. s9OOOOo Muskogee. Okl.. au
thorized to increase cost by $S60,OOO.
FALLS CITY BUILDING BILL
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