The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-08-28
THE CALDWELL FEDERAL
BUILDING IS LONG
WAY OFF

According to instructions received
by Postmaster Jake Horn from -
wentworth, supervising architect
IHeasury Department, the postoffict
building tor Caldwell will be con.
structed about the year 1920. This
applies to all buildings authorized by
Congress in 1913 and includes the
buildings for practically all Idaho
towns.
The instructions read
Beginning with 1902 it has been
the policy of Congress to authorize
public buildings by what are known
as OMNIBUS acts, each act including
a great many separate projects. In
addition, special acts are passed from
time to time, providing for indiyid-
ual projects, increases n the limits OF
cost OF projects previously authoriz-
ed, etc. The Omnibus" Act of 1912
was followed by similar acts in 1908
1916, 1908, 1910, and 1918.
1t is the present policy to place
under contract for construction all
buildings, or extensions to buildings
authorized IN any one Omnibus" act
before beginning plans for projects
authorized by subsequent act, 1t IS
also the present practice to prepare
the plans for all buildings, or projects
authorized in any given act in the
order OF the dates upon which the
titles to the sites therefor were
vested in the United States,
10 determine the precise order
IN which the plans for the various
buildings, shall receive attention the
ionoWing procedure is followed: The
ouliuingS authorized in any one act
are hrst divided into groups accord
ing to the priority of the acts in
winch their sites were authorized. All
buildings in each such act-group are
further arranged in the order of the
dates OF the acquisition of their sites.
the earliest date first. For instance
the 1913 act authorizes buildings upon
sites which had been authorized in the
act OF 1903, in the act of 1910. and IN
the act OF 1918. 1t is intended that
the buildings so authorized in 1918
TO be erected upon sites authorized in
l9O0 shall first be placed under con-
tract. These will be followed by
buildings authorized in 1913 to be
constructed upon sites authorized in
l9lO. Then the buildings authorized
IN 1918 to be built upon sites also au
thorized in 1913 will take their re-
spective turns for attention.
Extensions are usually authorized
to be erected upon land already own
ed by the United States. While ex-
tension projects are included with the
buildings authorized in a particular
act, discretion is exercised in deter
mining the order in which extensions
shall be placed under contract for
constructor, depending upon the urg-
ency of the need for the improve
ment.
AT this date the Office of the SUI
pervising Architect has on its books,
waiting to be placed under contract.
approximately $38, 100000 worth of
authorizations for new buildings and
extentions, exclusive of the value of
the land. This includes the new build
lngs and extensions in the act of
1918. This Office is placing buildings
and extensions under contract at the
rate Of about seven million dollars
annually, so that at the present rate
of progress the last of the buildings
authorized in the act of 1913 will not
have been placed under contract
until about the beginning of
the calendar year 1920. 1t
will not be until after the latter date
that it will be possible for the Super
vising Architect to place under CON
tract any buildings contained in any
act, or acts, which may be passed in
the meantime"