Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28
'S19,S7S,7DO URGED
FOR i. S. BUILDINGS
.$2,275,000 for Structures
Here Favored by Committee
in Report to House.

Appropriations for l43 public build
ing projects. with a total appropria.
ton of 19.s7S.7o 700. Of which, $o.275.-
600 is for Federal buildings in Wash
ington. are recomme nded in IL bill
reported To the House today by the
appropriations committee initiating
the administration tive-year building
program.
This measure carries $4.a19.7o0 for
Sc projects previously authorized,
but which could not be completed
under the limit of cost, and which
comes from the $4,000, 900 authorized
in the public building law Of May
%. 1926.
Eighty-one new projects outside OF
the District of Columbia are provided
for, with "a total of $13,3S%.000.
The six projects in the District or
Columbia which come out of the
are To be started under an initial
appropriation Of $o,a15 900.
Budget Estimate Cut.
The Department of Commerce
Building was originally planned as
$40. 000, 900 structure. but the budget
estimates proposed an increase to
Sl6,000.0 900. In making its report TO
the House today, the appropriations
committee increased this limit to S13.-
000. 900, which is a reduction Of $4,000
900 under the budget estimates.
Representative Wood of Indiana, in
charge of the bill. explained that this
change in the limit of cost for the
Commerce Building is brought about
by an increase in size due to plans for
the Patent Office therein. the
inclusion of a central power plant and
in the architectural design
and treatment of the structure.
The limit of cost of the Internal
Revenue Building, which is to be To-
Gated between Tenth and Twelfth,
and G. streets. is increased from ST.
$50 900 to $40. $780, 900. or by 1850 900.
This increase is due to larger floor
area than was previously planned.
the addition of two stories, the tnclu-
sion of a power and heating plant to
change from an Office type building to
a monumental type.
Projects Aggregate $7.S50.0ee.
Projects previously made and in
cluded under the $50, 000, 900 authori-
zation aggregate 1850, 900, and the
limits of cost previously fixed as ex
tended by the bill reported today, in
elusive of 1880 900 for site for the
Supreme Court Building. total $44,-
600 900, out of the total maximum au-
leaving $5,400,000 una1lo-
Gated.
The amount authorized for the
Economic Building of the Department
of Agriculture was s325,000: for the
Administration Building, Department
of Agriculture, 81 900 900: for an ex.
tensible Office building for the De-
partment of Agriculture, $5,750, 000;
for the Archives Building, $500, zoo;
for the Department of Commerce
Building. s13.0O0,000; for the Govern
ment Printing Office, $1,250,o0o; for
the Internal Revenue Building, s1o,.
500 ,000; for the Liberty Loan Builindg,
1915 900.
Specific Items Listed.
The specific items for the six
projects in the District under the
81 ,2T5 zoo sum included in the bill to-
day are as follows:
Department of Agriculture build
ings, toward the construction of the
central part of the Administration
Building. 100000.
tensible office building for the De-
partment of Agriculture, 100000
For the Department of Commerce
Building, toward the construction of
the building. $500, 900. and the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury is authorized to
enter into contracts for the entire es-
cost of such building for not
to exceed $13,000.000.
For the Government Printing Of
flee, toward the construction Of the
building. $250,000.
For the Internal Revenue Building,
toward the construction of the build.
ing, 100000, and the Secretary of
the Treasury is authorized to enter
into contracts for the entire estimated
cost of such project for not to exceed
$40 500. 900.
For the Liberty Loan Building, for
completion of the construction OF two
additional stories, $125,00O.
Allotments Increased.
While providing the exact amount
by the budget for the
first year, the committee in several
ment for the project over the five
year building period program.
These changes include:
Increased limits of cost for San
Pedro, Calf. from $40 900 to $500 600:
Juneau, Alaska. from 1915 900 to s775,.
900; Fort Fairfield, Me-, from $4,000
to $4,000: Long Island City. y. Y,
from 100000 to $750,000; Newark,
n. j., from $s,S75,000 to $4.S75, 900:
Southbridge. Mass. from $50 900 to
Dallas, Tex, from $1,000, 900
to $3.50 900.
The committee. on the other hand.
reduced the total allotment on sew
eral projects, as follows:
Fargo, \. OAK, from $685., 900 to
100000, and placed n limit on the
cost OF the site of $4,000 instead of
$4,000; Price, Utah, from $4,000 to
100000, and limited the price for a
site to $4,000 instead OF $50, 0O0 Sc
dalia. Mo-, from $225.0O to 5000, 900,
and limited cost of site to $4,000 in
stead of $4,000.