The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-19
PUBLIC BUILDING
BILL REPORTED
Measure Is Practically Sure of
Being Made Law
SITE FOR BIRMINGHAM
Alabama Cities Are Well Provided for
in the Bill, Which Includes Old
and New sites and Many
New Buildings
SITE FOR BIRMINGHAM

Washin pton June 18.-An omnibus
public building bill carrying author
izations for appropriations agsrn-
gazing sls,2ss,5o0 with ss.os5.000 ad.
ditioual for continuing contracts
stretching over varying periods oi
wears. was reported to the House to-
day.
This action, while anticipated for
several months, is unusual during a
session when a rivers and harbors APP
preparation bill has been passed. Both
measures are popularity called pork
barrels" and they have had an un-
broken history of alternating In the
past. Congress never passing both at
the same session.
Conferences have been held between
President Taft and leaders Of both
houses of Congress, includlng speaker
Cannon, apparently assure the enact
ment of the bill into law.
The bill makes liberal provisions lot
plans for new and imposing puniic
buildings in Washington where the
Government now pays over 100000 in
annual rentals to private property own
ers. 1t authorizes the preparation OF de-
signs and estimates for three new de-
partment buildings on sites previously
acouired--for the departments or state,
Justice and commerce and labor--whose
ultimate cost is limited to xs,oO0,OOO'
for new city postoffice building Al
the new union station at 100000 ana
a modern office building to accom-
modate the geological. Indian. re-
clamation and mines bureaus at $2,500,
900.
Following are among the items OF
$50. 900 or more.
Provision Is made for the construc-
ton of new buildings on sites here
tofore acquired as follows:
Alabama-Cullman. $4,000; opelika.
$4,000.
Florida-St. Petersburg, $4,000.
Georgia-Bai ainbridge and Triton. $780,
600 each; Carrollton, Cartersville and
Elberton. $40, 900.
cky-Lawrenceburg, $4,000;
Bardstown, 100000; Cynthiana and
Hopkinsville, $4,000.
Mississippi-Laurel, 100000.
Tennessee-Morristow $4,000; Leb
anon and Pulaski. $4,000 each.
Texas $4,000; Marshall
and Weaterford, $4,000.
Virginia-Wytheville S65.000.
West Virginia-Grafton, 9S5,000.
Following items are increases in the
limit of costs of buildings:
AIabama--Florence, $4,000; Gads-
den, $4,000.
Louisiana-New Orleans. s157.o0o.
WIT Virginia-Charleston, 500, 900.
Items for the enlargement and re-
modelling of present buildings are AS
follows:
Texas-Paris, 100000: Galveston,
500, 900
For new sites and new buildings the
bill carries the following
Arkansas-Eureka Springs. $4,000;
Newport. $4,000.
Florida--Palatka. $4,000
Georgia-Quitman, $50,000.
Neutrality-suspicious., $4,000: George
town and Middlesboro, 100000 each
Jackson. 100000.
Louisiana-Jennlngs. $4,000: Lafayette
Sex, 900.
Mississippi-C Grenada and Tupe-
10, $4,000 each; Clarksdale. $4,000.
North -Hendersonvlle ant
Rocky Mount $4,000; Tarboro, $50 O0oi
Wilkesboro 100000.
South Carolina-Bennettsville $50 600
Camden. $4,000.
Fayetteville. $4,000; Win.
chester, $4,000.
Texas-Bryan. $4,000; Ennis, $4,000
Longview, $50, 900; Uvalde, $4,000.
For the purchase of sites, provision was
made as follows:
Alabama Birmingham 100000.
South Carolina-Columbia, $4,000.
Texas-El Paso, $65, ,000
For future expenditures authorizations
were made as follows
North Carolna-Winston-S Salem, $50 900
ultimate limit $250000; Charlotte, $50, 100;
ultimate limit. $25o.000.
Texas-Austin. $25,000; ultimate limit
$2l0.0O0.
Georgia--Augusta. $4,000; ultimate limit
$25o. 900.
Aiabama-Mo $4,000; ultimate limit
$2s5,0oo,