Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30
S5,570,ODO BUILDING
FUND IS APPROVED
House Favors $34,550,000
Program, 0ne-Seventh to
Be Spent This Year.
(From the 80 Edition of Yesterdays star

(From the 80 Edition Of Yesterdays STAR
An immediate appropriation of So
$4,000 and an authorization OF
s34,55o, 900 for eight building projects
in the National Capital was approved
in the second deficiency appropriation
bill in the House yesterday.
Without any change whatever, the
House approved the entire public
building program. The District items
are:
For the Agricultural Department,
three projects, as follows: To acquire,
by purchase, condemnation or other
wise, the Economics Building and site
at the corner of LinWood place ana
c. street southwest, 1925, 900; toward
the construction of the central part
of the Administration Building, con-
Meeting the two existing wings,
S400, 900. with authorization for the
Secretary of the Treasury to enter
into contracts for the entire estimated
cost of this building not to exceed
1000 900; toward the construction OF
an eXtensible building for the use OF
the Department of Agriculture ana
the acquisition of three squares or
L
streets, + and G. streets southwest,
S1,200,000, with authorization for the
Secretary of the Treasury to enter
into contracts for the entire estimated
cost of such building and site, not to
exceed $5,750,000.
For a national archives building,
on an eXtenSible plan, 81 100000 Is
appropriated for acquisition of the
site, and the Secretary of the Treasury
is authorized to enter into contracts
for the entire estimated cost or the
building. not to exceed $6,9OO,O0o.
100000 for Commerce.
Toward the construction of a $780,
00O. 900 home for the Department OF
Commerce, to house all of its activi-
ties except the Bureau Of Standards.
and to be erected on Government
owned land, an initial appropriation
of S6O0.0 is made. The Secretary
of the Treasury is authorized to enter
into contracts for the entire est1-
mated cost Of such building, not to ex-
coed S10,000,000.
Toward the erection of an addition
to the Government Printing Office an
appropriation OF 100000 is made to
acquire site adjacent to the present
plant, and the Secretary OF the
Treasury is authorized to enter into
contracts for the entire estimated cost,
not to exceed 81 900.
Toward the construction or a SUIT
able building for the accommodation
of the Bureau of Internal Revenue. an
appropriation of $1,700,00 Is made TO
acquire land between Tenth and
Eleventh, little B and c streets. ada
cent to three other lots of land already
owned by the Government, so that
building with 100000 square feet
capacity can be erected on the four
squares between b and c, Tenth and
Twelfth streets northwest. The bill
authorizes the Secretary of the Treas
ury to enter into contracts for the
entire estimated cost of the building
and land, not to exceed $3.50, 900.
Provision is also carried in this
bill for construction of two additional
stories on the Liberty Loan Building.
which is an annex to the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing. An imme-
date appropriation of $250,000 is made
and the Secretary of the Treasury is
to enter into contracts for
the entire estimated cost of such
work, not to exceed 1915, 900.