Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-06

! February. The months record in
cIuded: $ll,2H9, 100, or ~ per cent OF
| all construction. for residential build
| ings: S5I76. 500, or 10 per cent, for
! educational buildings: S5.l69.l0 or 10
per cent. for commercial buildings, and
S2,6l3.1o0. or 10 per cent, for public
works and utilities.
February construction contra CT s
amounted to $46.1So 500 in the Pitts
burgh district tWestrrn PENNSYLVANIA.
| West Virginia, Ohio and kentucky.
There was - per cent increase over
January, but a 3 per cent decrease
from February, 1873. Last months
, record included. S21S93. 100. or II per
cent of all construction, for residential
buildings, SS.26l 900 or is per cent.
Tor public works and utilities; 81, 995,
quo. or - per cent. for indUSI "ial
buildings: S4.22l ,O0o. or per cert.
for educational buildings. and S4.lOS..
900. or per cent for commercial
! buildings.
building and engineering. contracts
were awarded last month to the
! amount of $S5.@53 800 in the south
eastern States Uhe Carolinas. Georgia
/ Florida. Tennessee Mississippi Ala
hama, Arkansas and louisiana. The
/ Increase over January was 80 per
/ cent over February of last year, H3
! PEI cent The month : record in
i cluded: &27.262 400, or 81 per cent Of
/ all construction, for residential build
4 in@S. S24 2S6 Don or % per cent for
/ public works and utilities. so 20- 300
! or "A per cent, for industrial build
/ incS. and SS.722 700. or 10 per cent
for commercial buildings
The Central West.
I ,,o,.,,,,o,;o,, ..,..,ol I.., ,,,a,,,l -,
the Central West illinois, Indiana,
Iowa Wisconsin, Michigan. Missouri.
Kansas. oklahoma and NebraSka)
amounted to $50 .26S 400. The increase
( over January was per cent the in
crease over February Of last year was
also per cent. Included in the Feb
ruary record We're: $32. % 400. or -
/ per cent Of all construction. for resi-
DENTAL buildings: S13.237.fo0. or Is
per cent for public works and ntil-
/ tiles: $40 800 200. or II per cent for
commercial buildings: SS.533 900, or
! 10 per cent. for social and recreation
/ al projects and $6.757.3o0. or S per
cent. for industrial buildings.
February construction contracts in
/ Minnesota. the DakotaS and northern
Michigan amoun-e ed to $3.50 900. The
4 increase over January was 30 per
! cent. over February Of last year, Is
/ per cent The months record in
! cluded: s.. So 700. or 10 per cent of
! all construction. for residential build
/ inCs: 81 100000 or % per cent, for
| hospitals and institutions. S3@2,7
/ or per cent. for commercial build
| ingS: S274 500. or per cent. for pub
1 lie works and utilities. and S20S.4OO,
on. per cent for industrial buildings.
Construction work started in Texas
last month amounted to Sl6.l16.500.
There WAS a decrease Of 10 per cent
from January and an increase of %
per cent over February Of last year.
/ The more important items in the
month record We're: $1,451l00, or
Is per cent of all construction. for
residential buildings s. So 800, or II
per cent, for commercial buildings;
81 9S2 400. or |. per cent for public
works and utilities: l,5o7 500. or 8
per cent for educational buildings,
and S. 334600 or per cent, for in
dustrial buildings.