Evening star., 1926-10-09

buildings: $3.2S3,200. or S per cent, for
hospitals and institutions; and $1.501,
| 700, or 2 per cent, for social and recre.
| ational projects.
Building and engineering contracts
were awarded last month to the
amount Of s65.116,500 in the Pitts.
| burgh district (western Pennsylvania,
West Virginia. Ohio and Kentucky
| There was an increase of 2 per cent
over August, 1926. However, a de.
| cline Of l per cent from September,
tember construction record for this
territory showed the following impor.
tant items: $18,636.100, or 20 per cent
OF all construction. for residential
buildings: 1922 100. or 28 per cent,
for public works and utilities; $11 ,0O7,
800, or II per cent, for industrial
buildings; $9.752 200, or IS per cent,
for commercial buildings; s3.32s. 900, or
per cent, for educational buildings.
and $1,705. 900. or 3 per cent, for re.
ligious and memorial buildings.
The Central West.
Construction started during Sep.
tember in the Central West 0llinois.
Indiana. Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan,
Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Ne.
braskal amounted to $159,974. 700. The
above figure was practically the same
as that for September of last year.
However, there was a decline Of IS
per cen> from August, 1926. Included
In the September building and en-.
gineering record We're: $5S,5 500, or
81 per cent'of all construction, for res
idential buildings; $32, ,642 500, or 20
per cent. for commercial buildings:
$25.6OO.5OO. or 16 per cent. for public
works and utilities: S12 400. or 8
per cent, for social and recreational
projects; S12.20O 500. or per cent, for
industrial buildings: 1884. 600, or Z
per cent, for educational buildings.
and $3,b75.lOO. or per cent. for re.
ligious and memorial buildings.
Building and engineering contracts
were awarded last month in the South
eastern States (the Carolinas, Georgia.
Florida. Tennessee, Alabama, Missis.
sippi, Arkansas and Louisiana) to the
amount of $56.850,50O. This was 23
per cent in excess Of August, 1926.
However, there was decline of 33
per cent from September of last year.
Analysis OF the construction record
for this territory showed the following
cases OF Importance: $18,133 900, or 32
per cent of all construction. for resi-.
dental buildings; $15.933,SOO, or 2s
per cent. for public works and utilities;
SS,622,9 800, or Is per cent, for COM
mercial buildings; $4.9S2.S 800, or 8 per
cent. for industrial buildings; $500.
500, or per cent, for educational
buildings; 81 ,400.S0O, or 4 per cent, for
religious and memorial buildings, and
81 ,97S. 500, or 3 per cent, for social
and recreational projects.
Northwestern States.
The total volume of construction
contracts let in the Northwest (Min.
nesota, the Dakotas and northern
Michigan) during September amount
ed to $9,119,300. The above figure
exceeded August of this year by per
cent. However. there was a decline
of per cent from September, 1925.
Included in last months building
record were the following items:
81 .G6l 200. or 20 per cent of all con-
struction. for residential buildings;
50 .101 500. or % per cent, for public
works and utilities: 1922 900, or 1S
per cent, for hospitals and institu.
tions; $1.233, 800. or IA per cent, for
industrial buildings: $660,S00, or per
cent. for commercial buildings:
$414.000, or per cent. for educational
buildings. and s226.2O0. or 2 per cent,
for social and recreational projects.
Texas had $17.S43, 800 in contracts
for new building and engineering work
last month. There were decreases of
2 per cent from August, 1926, and SO
per cent from September of last year.
The September construction record in
cluded: S7,515.1O0, or AZ per cent of
all construction. for public works and
utilities; $5,606.000, or 81 per cent, for
residential buildings; $2.026, 900, or II
per cent, for commercial buildings;
*l,57S.50O. or per cent, for educa-
tional buildings, and $276, 900, or 2 per
cent. for industrial buildings.