Newark post., 1921-01-12
NOT MUCH HOPE
OF PUBLIC BUILDING
FOR NEWARK
Congressman Layton Reports
Little Success with Ap-
preparations Committee


According to a statement issued
from Washington this week, Newark
is likely to lose out in the appropria-
ton bill now in process of preparation
in the House Of Representatives Con-
gresham Layton has made several
efforts to induce Chairman Good, of |
the appropriations committee of the
House, to include in the bill about
$4,000 each for public buildings to
be erected at Newark and at George
town.
Chairman Good, however, has blunt
ly informed the Delaware Congress-
man tina the state of the nations f.
nances would not justify such an ex-
penditure. DR.. Layton called Mr..
Goods attention to the urgent need
OF buildings in which to conduct the
Federal business in the two Delaware
towns, and to the further fact that the
committee on public buildings and
grounds more than two years ago au.
thorized this work, but without avail.
This Congrgess, however, seems to
be bent on economy, even at the ex-
pense Of efficiency, and will not spend
a cent which the public interest does
not absolutely require. DR.. Layton
told Mr.. Good that it would be almost
impossible much longertocon d uct the
, Federal business in the buildings in
Georgetown and Newark now used
for that purpose but his appeals seem
to have had no effect upon the dog.
matte economist who is now at the
head of the Appropriations Commit
tee of the House.
!, "We are entitled to the buildings
r said DR.. Layton. "They were author
lied in due form, and while believe
we should exercise the most rigid
economy consistent with efficiency, the
: government should take the initiative
h in building. People are talking about
the backward condition the country il
s. in with regard to both public and pri
e vate buildings. 1t seems to me it il
}. showing penny wise and pound fool
d ish policy to delay by false econom,
the revival of general building in tn
s. United States"
4, Of course Delaware is not the onl
State that will suffer by the cheese
l. pairing policy of the House Appropria
s. ton Committee. Buildings that woul
cost about sixty million dollars an
a give employment to many thousand
"a of men have been authorized by tn
committee on public grounds an
buildings. None of these can be cor
= structed because the appropriation
p committee refuses to make the func
! available.
Il Senator Wolcott has been asked b
Congressman Layton to assist him
,h obtaining the appropriation neede
x. for the authorized Delaware BULL
y. inps and an effort will be made to Il
lis clude the items when the bill reach
Is. the floor. If DR.. Layton fails IN Il
el- House, Senator Wolcott will try
.. have the bill amended in the Senat
The Senator believes with DR.. Layt'
er- that the buildings are needed al
he work on them should not be delaye
g. The site for the Newark pub
in building was chosen long before t
lin war, when it was expected to erect
rs. Post Office on the site opposite
cd. Delaware Ledger Building and t
ces College Infirmary. During the W
ISIS period the matter of building was
on, lowed to remain quiescent. Sir
rd, then influential men have urged tf
RS. an adequate building for the tow
'er, needs be provided.