Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-16
CONSTRUCTION VOLUME IN 1925
SURPRISES ALL PRECEDENTS
Building and Engineering Projects in SO Eastern
States Show Total Expenditure of s., 82l ,O68,-
400. Increase of 80 Per Cent Over 1924.

months has amounted 10 $685., 240 500.
being II per cent in excess of the
q mount Of work actually started.
| Since this is considerably under the
| normal 30 per cent excess Of contem-
| plated work. ii indicates that the con.
tinuing building demand in New Eng
/ Ii nd Is rather less strong than else
J where.
| December closed the building year in
! New York State and northern New
I Jersey with y new high record. There
were last month in this district s212,-
290.290 worth Of contracts let, an in
crease of 80 per cent over November
and OF 10 per cent over the previous
/ December. This figure. which includ-
| Ell S44 900 900 worth Of subway con
tracts for New York City. WAS slightly
over the previous record totIl Of last
! August.
Large items Enumerated.
The years construction total for the
district was 81 sol aa7.200. IN increase
! OF nearly 81 per cent over the previous
record total Of 1874. Included In the
wears construction We're the following
| l2r.er items: sSo7.5S5. SEQ or 81 per
cent of Ell construction, for residential
/ buildings: S313. 101 300 or q per cent,
/ for commercial buildings: {i3,,S25.900.
or . per cent. Tor public works and
utilities: $40. sos .0ua. or nsr cont. Tor
! educational buildings: $G9. 4S2 400. or
| per cent, Tor social and racr@a ional
! buildings. aud St9 .d57 .0uN. nr per
cant. for Industrial buildings.
Cont emplateG new work rsrOrte cd Tor
the district during the YEAR amounted
Ito t2.Sl9 .S3S. 700. which is - per cent
! in EXCESS Of the work actually Starte
! This indicates iairiy active dama nd
carried over into 1925.
( Contracts awarded last month IN the
/ Middle Atlantic States teastern Penn
! STlVGnia. southern Now JERSEY. Mary,
land. Delaware. District OF Columbia
and VirGinia) amounted TO &SS.24a goo
/ This was an increa SO Of 3 per cent
! over November and Of - per cent over
! the previous December.
! The year closed with total con
Struction volume of t352 > Is. 00C. being
an increase Of nearly Ii per cent over
| the record volume o: the previous
wear. The 1928 record Included the To-,
! lowing important items: 1898, 1SS, 400
or 81 per cent OF all construction. for
residential buildings: 500. lis. 500. or II
per cent. for public works and utilities
S6e.3oS, 900. or II per cent. for CONNER
cial buildings: @39. S55. 400. or ! pei
| cent. for educational buildings and
! $50. 925 500, or per cent. for industrial
buildings. ..
Contemplated new work reported TO,
! this district in 1928 amounted to 81 i,
! l19,07S. 400, being more than double the
amount of work actually started. thus
| indicat ting very strong construction
/ demand carried over into 1926.
! December construction contracts in
the southeastern States Ghe Caro-
linas, Georgia. Florida, Tennessee
Alaba ma. Mississippi. Arkansas and
Louisiana) amounted to s67 .532 100
There was an increa sc OF II per cen;
over November and of 80 per cent
over December, 1924.
! The years total for this district wa
S179. 81 900. being nearly 30 per cent
over the 1924 total. Analysis of the
! 1925 record shows the following i'm
porrant items: s311 1888, 500. or 80 pc,
cent OF all construction. for residen
tial buildings; $751; SOC. or % per
cent, for public works and utilities
! s11S.420.500, or Is per cent. for com
mercisl buildings: $40, 42O 300. or per
! cent, for industrial buildings: and
Si3.713.1O0, or per cent, for educa
tional buildings.
Contemplated new construction re-
ported for this district during the pa ST