Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-11-13
INTERESTING LIGHT UPON
UNCLE SANS RED TAPE
Billion Expended on
600 Buildings By Treasury
Departments Process Long
and WeariSoIne,
Morning Journal Bureau,
6I3 Munsey Bnildlng,
washington. d. c.. Nov, 70.

bis other wealth giving sources. he IS
roverhcless handicapped in many
.tinge one Of these is the building
of his various places OF business.
,vhcn the average citizen wants TO
orect n house or office he finds the
uay comparatively easy, provided, of
1o1ise that he has the necessary
,ooney But with Uncle sam II is diff
torent and he finds the way beset
rim countless obstacles and official
rad ,apn all of which have to be over
eome before the building becomes q
roaltv. And he further discovers
nm "a do this requires, as a usual
ming an almost endless amount Of
patience
oT he erection Of Uncle sam s
worBshops about so per cent come
,nder the control of the treasury de-
nartmcnt. Postoflices, custom houses,
eontt houses. mints. assay offices, ma
Hne hospitals, quarantine stations ana
ather government buildings come un-
der The treasury department direct
IL. Then, too the treasury depart
ment has charge OF such buildings as
are erected at the various eXpositions
for the purpose of housing govern
ment exhibits. and in addition 10 all
this such work as may be assigned 70
il bv congress.
BY this last arrangement the new
denartments of state. Justice and la
bor viii be erected by this depart
ment OF the buildings coming un-
der the treasury department there
have been already 500 built and main
tained. That represents an expendi-
nre of over $250,000, 900. which in
ehdes the purchase OF the site as
well as the erection of the building in
each instance. Every year the treas
ury spends on IN average $12,0O0,OO0
for sites and buildings. besides about
1000, 600 which is spent annually in
repairs and the maintenance OF the
buildings already occupied.
OF the other 30 per cent the great
est number of buildings are erected
at army posts and navy yards. The
erection of the former comes under
the control 0f the yards and docks
bureaul indian schools are erected
by the indian bureau. The necessary
repair and other work done at the
capitol in Washington comes under
the charge of superintendent Woods,
ana the erection OF other department
al buildings Is put in charge of the de-
partment having direct control oi the
building.
Besides the 6Gd buildings now
erected throughout the country under
tbc treasury department, authoriza
linn and anproplfations for 500 more
bnildinps have been nadc by con-
gross Of which number 10 are nov
under course of construction.
The steps that must he taken from
the time the need of new govern
ment building is felt until tho timc
when The employees move into it are
varied and manN. and often cover a
lono neriod of tine The first step is.
.of course tho realization that new
building is REQUIRED. This in itself
is not q difficult one to take as the
officials al the treasury department
are 81 the opinion that where there
are 600 people they either want a
building erected. OF If they have one
they want Il new building. such being
the easo III might be wiser to put the
nrst eten ono nea farther up and con
slider. IT, as becinnine with the intro
duction 81 p biu in congress by either
a senator or representative.
Tba hin then having been introduce
nd. the ntocess of securing building
is under way Tho bill. II considered
plaltsihle IL referred TO the buildings
and grounds committed OF the house
on senate. according to which body
lhe measure was introduced. This
committee makes no appropriation
for buildings but authorizes their
erection and fiyes their limit Of cost.
But before thev reach this point. the
matter If helcnoing in that division,
is referred Ia tho treasury depart
mept Thot dopartment Is requested
10 1unisb the committee with an es-
Innate If the nrobahle cost and size
OF "a buildine surh 2s Is asked for IN
the hin
The treasur.. aanartroent then be-
gins its vvorlx in connection with the
matter. In order "a pet the inrorma-
lion ranueeted nv Tho committees the
department sends out letter to each
departn,ent thot vul have emploves
in tbc nronoeed building asking the
amount of room needed for present
conditions ana also mat needed for
any pronos.d enIa rpernent i'm the worA
which may ha noada In the case of
Il nostnffico tho nost,,,osfer is request
ed to,stotc' The a,.oa ~ oround already
,cenniod h,. his hnttatrg the number
of .mnlo,es he bod "a, vears nreVious
ana bis astin,.ta co.. tba number of
wears b.nco w-i,i, ,i,is as n working
hasis tbc donartrnan, is shla TO make
an eetinoato 90 - ~ necessary size
ana cost ~ tho oronoeed building \