Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-21
THE GENERAL PUBLIC
 BUILDING BILL REPORTED.
Is Quite Satisfactory to Connecticut
 States Secures $42o,ooo All Told.
(SpeciaI to Tine BuIletin,


 Washington, June 20.-The general public building bill reported to the house late Saturday afternoon is quite satisfactory to the Connecticut mem bers. The amounts granted are of course not as large as asked for, but enough buildings were authOrize0a to insure several new buildings in%the near future. The policy of the house committee throughout the country is to authorize the purchase of sites first, leaving the buildings to be provided for later. As it usually takes about two years to secure clear title to any site this will not delay the construc- tion of buildings to any marked de- authorized the government is pledged to erect a building in due time.
 Connecticut secured $420,000 all told, and two complete buildings. Stamford secures the largest appropriation, $15O,000, which was the sum asked for by MT. Hill. The treasury department estomated that the building and site would cost $170, 900, but the committee asked for in the bill. The postal re- ceipts at Stamford are placed at $65.- OS1.
 Putnam also secured a new building, to cost $65,000. MT. Higgins bill for this building called for S1OO,000 while it would take $90,O00. An effort may be made to increase this appropriation in the senate, if it is found that a building cannot be put up for the amount allowed The postal receipts of Putnam placed at $14,070.
 There are five authorizations for sites in the bill for Connecticut. Man chester secures $15.0OO and Rockville s20.0oo, both bills having been intro- duced by MT. Henry at S75,000 each. The committee at first would not allow MT. Henry but one of these in the bill and that was only $15,000 for the site at Rockville. AIr. Henry tried to get a building for Rockville but the commit promised by adding $5,0O0 to each of tho two sites to the estimates of the treasury department The postal re- ceipts of the Manchester office are giv- en as $1F.so6 a year and at Rockville $16, 43a.
 At Middletown sso,oOe is provided for a new site, which is all that was expected, and is in accordance with the treasury estimate. Naugatuck secures an addition of S15,000 for the site, the same amount having been approprdat- ed two years ago, but no site could he secured for that amount Major Til son introduced both bills. The postal receipts of Middletown are estimated at s4s,62S. and at Naugatuck sIS,719.
 The hardest fight has been on the New Haven building, for which MT. Sperry asked S1,000.00o. It was con- ceded some time ago that congress
 
 a site this year, and it was known that the house committee intended to au- thorize only a part of that. The treas ury estimated that it would take S15O,- 000 but the committee reduced this to s125,0 900. Senator Bulkeley expects to add his bill in the senate, making this $5OO,000, and the confer ence committee will then agree upon a suitable amount, probably $3O0,0O0. The postal receipts of New Haven are estimated at $457,309.
 It is noticeable throughout the bill just reported that the smaller cities are better taken care Of than the larger. l The bill is made up so as to insure it's passage. and for this reason it was found necessary to cut out the large asked for in cases like New Haven, while the smaller appro- l priations were left practically intact | There will be no amendments allowed | in the house, and the bill will probably | pass some time today.