The Washington times., 1925-06-20
APRIL BUILDING
IS LARGEST
ON RECORD
F. w. Dodge Corporation Is
sues Monthly Review of
Construction Activity

The April volume of building con-
tracts was the largest monthly total
on record, according to F. w. Dodge
Corporation. Contracts awarded last
month in the thirty-six Eastern
States (which include about seven
sights of the total construction yol-
ume of the country amounted to
$546, $40, 700. This was an increase
Of Ia per cent over March and IL
per cent over April OF last year.
Last months record included the
following important items: $256, Al a, :
500, or AZ per cent of all construc-
tion, for residential buildings; $685.
4S2 400, or II per cent, for public
works and utilities; $63 1858, 800, Or
IL per cent, for commercial build
ings; SAC ,567 800, or per cent, for
industrial buildings; and $50, 154.6 500,
or S per cent, for educational build
ings.
Total construction started during
the first four months of this year
/. has amounted to 81. 623, $40 900, com
pared with $1,515. 043, 200 for the
first four months of last year. The
gain Is little over per cent. Of
the Sos, 900, 600 INCREASE to date this
years. 81, 00O. 900 represents the gain
in public works and utilities prof.
ects.
In addition to the big gains in
actual work started there is also
q big gain in prospective work.
Contemplated new. projects reported
In April amounted to $760,657 500,
an increase of Is per cent over the
amount reported in April of last
year.
N. Y. State and Northern n. j.
April building contracts in New
York State and northern New Je'
ney amounted to S1S2, 032 .000 This
was an increase OF 81 per cent over
March. but it was p per cent
under the total for April of last
year. Last months contracts
brought the total of work started
during the first four months Of
1926 up to $3.50. 442 800, a decrease
Of 20 per cent from the correspond
ing period of 1924.
Last months record included:
$6S. 704 900, or 50 per cent of all
construction. for residential build
ings; $25,0g4,600, or 10 per cent, for
commercial buildings; $40, 1896, 900,
or 8 per cent, for social and recre-
ational projects: $9,09S, 900, or per
cent, for Industrial buIldings: and
$S.59 500, or per cent, for public
works and utilities.
Contemplated new work reported
in April amounted to $167, 788, 800,
an increase of per cent over the
amount reported in April of last
year.
New England.
New England's building contracts
In April amounted to S39, TIA loo.
The INCREASE over the preceding
month was ii per cent; over April
OF last year, 18 per cent. Total
construction started In New Eng
land during the past four months
has amounted to $I23 ,201 800, which
Il an Is per cent INCREASE over the
corresponding period of 1924.
Last months record included: SIS.
400. 700, or IS per cent of all con-
struction, for residential buildings;
$4.S34 200, or II per cent, for COM
mercial buildings: $4,655. 500, or IL
percent, for public works and utiIi-
ties; 1891 800. or 10 per cent, for
industrial buildings; and $500, 400,
or 10 per cent, for SOCIAL and rec.
reational projects.
Contemplated new work reported
last month amounted to $50 ,O88, 800.
m INCREASE of 50 per cent over the
amount reported in April OF last
year.
Middle Atlantic States.
Construction started last month
in the Middle Atlantic States
eastern Pennsylvania, Southern
New Jersey. Maryland. Delaware,
District of Columbia and Virginia.
amounted to 1915, 100. This was