Evening star., 1926-06-13
President Asks Sum to Cover
First Years Expenses on
8 Federal Structures.
EXECUTIVE AND LORD O. K.
PLANS AT A CONFERENCE
Total Cost of Constructing These
Offices Will Be $34,S75,000
of $50, 600, 900 Allowed.

tions totaling $5,S25 900 be included
in the second deficiency appropriation
bill, which is now being drafted, to
start the work on eight projects in
the new Federal public building pro-
gram for Washington was sent to
Congress late yesterday by President
Coolidge. The total estimated cost of
these buildings is S34,875 900, out of
the $50 100000 authorized in the $685.
900 900 public buildings bill.
This program for the Capital was
by the Budget Bureau, after
with the Public Buildings
which under the law has
direct jurisdiction over which build
and the plans and location of such
buildings. II was personally gone
over by Budget Director Lord in con-
ference with the President yesterday.
The most pretentious project OF
the list is the new building for the
of Commerce, to be erect
ed on land already owned by the Gov
ernment facing Fifteenth street,
north Of B street, the estimated cost
Of which is 10000, 900. To commence
work on this giant structure, which
eventually is to contain all of the
now widely scattered activities and
bureaus, except the Bureau of Stan
dards, an appropriation of 100000
is recommended.
$3.50, 900 for Revenue Building.
The next largest building is for
the Internal Revenue Bureau. Ad-
ditional land is to be acquired at an
estimated cost of 100000, but the
total limit of cost for the land and
building is S7,s50,000. of which
S1,700,000 will be carried in the de-
f1ciency bill if the Budget Bureau rec
is favorably acted upon.
The limit of cost for the new
Archives building. or Hall Of Records.
Is $500 900 for site and building. The
cost of the site is estimated at $780,
900, and an appropriation OF $1,000
600 is recommended which would
leave S30O,000 for commencing the
building operations.
Three projects for the Department
Of Agriculture, at a total estimated
cost of SS,075 900, are included in the
Budget recommendation. The largest
Of these is for purchase OF a site and
thereon of a big office build
ng, with limit of cost of $3.50 900.
The proposed site is not disclosed for
,ear of causing speculative prices for
he land, but it is understood to be
south of the present Department OF
Agriculture grounds and east of Four
.eenth street. The estimated cost of
he site is s3,250,000. An initial appro-
priation of $1,000, 900 is asked.
Central Part to Begin at Once.
1t is intended that the long-contem-
plated central portion of the main
Department of Agriculture building,
the two marble wings now
by the Bureau of Plant In
lustry and the Bureau of Animal In
iustry, shall be erected at once. The
INIT of cost is 100000 and an ap-
of 100000 is asked TO
start the work.
An appropriation of S325, 900 is
to purchase the building
now leased by the Department OF
Agriculture at Linwood place and C.
street southwest, known as the
Economic building.
Acquisition of land adjoining the
Printing Office property
IN the west and erection of an addition
% the big print shop, at an estimated
cost of $3.50, 900, would be authorized
md an immediate appropriation of
800 900 contained in the deficiency
bill.
It is also recommended that two ad-
iitional stories be placed on the
Liberty Loan building, and the entire
structure faced with stone. The limit
Of cost is 100000 and the present ap-
S500,000.
Use of funds previously appropria-
l-I
greatly the amounts to be spent this
Summer on Federal buildings in
cities outside Of Washington.
Total Amounts to BE Spent.
On this basis. the total amounts to
be spent this Summer. counting both
new appropriations and those pre-
viously authorized, would be as fol-
ows:
Juneau. Alaska, s20S,5oO: Globe,
Ariz., 100000; Prescott, Ark. $4,000;
Red Bluff. Calf, SIS 900, eand San
Pedro, Calf, s60,000; Durango, Colo,
'100, 900; Branford, Conn, $40, 900; Put
nam. Conn.,, $4,000; Mariana, Fla.
$50 900; West Point, Ga, $4,000;
Ga. for Marine HospitaD.
$4,000; Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, $780,
100; Sand Point. Idaho. $4,000; Basa-
via, ILL.,, SIS, 1000; Metropolis, Ill. (for
site), $4,000; Mount Carmel.
Ill.,, SIS 900; Paxton, Ill. (site), $4,000;
Chicago, 100000 (additions to Marine
Des Moines, Iowa, court
house Qand, $65, 900; building, 500. 900;
.otal, $165, 5,000); Shelbyville, KY. $780,
300; Caribou, Me-, $50,000; Fort Mair-
ield, Me-, $25 900; Leominster, Mass,
$50 900; Newburyport, Mass, $4,000;
South Bridge, Mass. $4,000; Wal
ham, Mass, $4,000; Winchester.
Mass, $25,000.
Other Projects Listed.
Wyandote, Mich, 100000 (for site);
Detroit, $3.50, 900 for Marine HospitaD.
Montevideo. Mimi, 100000; st.
Louis, Mo-, 100000 Cfor land for Fed
,ral office building. new building on
,ite acquired and additional land); Mis-
,oula, Mont, SIPS 900; Central City.
Nebr., S25,000; Fallon, New. $4,000:
New, $4,000 (for site).; Bay
,nne, N. j., $3.50, 900; East Orange, n.
T., 100000; Millville, N. j., $4,000;
dontclair, N. j., 100000 for building
ind $35 900 for land; Newark. 100000
or building and 100000 for land;
Cast Las Vegas, N. Mex. $4,000;
Fort Plain, N. Y, $4,000 (for site);
long Island City, N. Y, $3.50, ,000; Syr-
Icuse. n. Y. $S0e,O00: Utica. N. Y.
100, ,OO0 Yonkers. N. Y, 100000.
Wilson, N. c.. $4,000; jamestown.
Y. OAK, $4,000.
Akron. Ohio. 100000; Fremont.
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