The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-07
PIJBLIC BUILDINGS IN ALASKA.

Word comes from Washington that Congressman from York prevented the passage Of the bill making available the money appropriated for a Government building at Cordova for the construction of court house and jail He admitted that he had objected that and other similar measures on the Unanimous Consent Calendar" because someone blocked in that way some legislation he desired for his, district. .
 Some years ago the Public Buildings Bill for the year included appropriation Of $1o0,000 Tor i Government building Cordova. When the situation was looked into it decided that that amount would not be enough money to erect such building desired for Government uses at that place Delegate Sulzer introduced bill appropriatng an additional $100,000 for the building. This bill was referred course, the Public Buildings Committee, which approved it and placed the amount as an item in the Public Buildings Bill the year Later Con gress decided that account of the war the Public Buildings Bill carrying appropriations of nearly $4O 900 900 would be considered it went over. It has been going over from session to session. ever since. Delegate Grigsby finally introduced. bill to make the $10O0oo already appropriated available for the construction of court house and jail, leaving the accommodation of the postoice and other Federa} offices for future consideration . s}i. .,
 At this short session Congress is not considering any special measures except those the Unanimous Consent Calendar" MT. Grigsby got the Cordova bill on this calendar, through recommendation of the proper committee It requires only single objee- tion to defeat for the session bill this calendar. A New. York ,,Congressman objected the Cordova Dul ana II was put 10 sleep TOT the session.
 The Juneau capitol building appropriation is in about the shape the Cordova appropriation Some years ago Senator Warren had put in the Public Buildings Bill Of the year an appropriation of $200, GOO for q public building at Juneau Before the plans for the building prepared Congress passed the Alaskan Organic Act and it became necessary take into account the question housing the Legislature The Alaska Legislature mcmoralized Congress for ar additional appropriation of $500,000. Later tho Treasury Department took the matter up and the idea of making real capitol of the Juneau public building, and Secretary McAdoo wrote then Delegate Wickersham, calling his attention tc the memorial of the Territorial Legislature and sug gesting that the Department favored the request Delegate Wickersham introduced the bill and sue. ceeded in getting the Committee Public Buildings tc include an item in the general Public Building. Bill appropriating $250000 additional the Juneal building But the last Public Buildings Bill to pas Congress was in 1915. Since that time on account of large appropriations first for preparedness and later for and after war expenses Congres. alter Congress, including the present one has refused b take up the General Public Buildings Bill and i mas gone over from year to year without action.
 Delegate Grigsby last summer asked the Supervfs- ing Architect to prepare plans for capitol buildine at Juneau that would admit of construction of ono unit at time and tLat the first unit to be con strueted would provide accommodations for the Ter ritorial executive offices and the Legislature and not cost in the remainder of the old appropra uon-about $175,O00. It Delegate Grgsby's pur- pose when ne got these plans to try to specia bill through Congress making this appropriated money available for the construction of this unit
 About $25000 of the original appropriation o, $2o0o0 for the Juneau building has been expende, on securing the site making soundings and for other purposes in connection with it.
 There is doubt but that whenever Congres. passes another General Public Buildings Bill tn, Alaska appropriations will in it. and the necessary money for the erection of a substantial capitol for Alaska, to cost a half million dollars or moro ana public building at Cordoya will be provided Ii ie probable if the Congress should decide not to pass the Public Buildings Bill. that such plan as that which Delegate Grigsby endeayored 10 carry out this year. could be put through and if so fl is nos slble' If not probable that the first unit of the capitol building might be completed in time for the 1923 Legislature to occupy it.