Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-07
Measure Asking s6, 1870, 900
for U. S. Buildings Report
ed by Committee.
PURCHASE OF SOUTHERN
STRUCTURE is PROVIDED
Treasury Gets $2ss, s,3s7,01s, While
Post Office Is Allotted $780,
042 of Joint Appropriation.

for acquisition of the Southern Railway
Building square TO make nay for the
Federal building program, and $780,
600 to continue work on the Depart
ment Of Commerce Building, the Gov
ernment Printing ONCE Building and
the Internal Revenue Building TIE
Treasury and Post Office Departments
appropriation bill for the fiscal year
1929 was reported to the House today
oy Chairman Madden Of the House
appropriations committee.
The bill. as reported. carries a total
Of sl.068.337 060. of which s2es .3S7Ola
Is for the Treasury Department. being
an increase OF sl.629. .362 over current
appropriations. and a decrease OF s3.123,-
200 from the recommendations Of the
Budget Bureau. For the Pos. Office De-
Dartment. s764 950.042 is recommended.
which Is an increase Of 1882 O42 over
current appropriations. and a decrease
~ s3.l00.000 from the budget recon-
mendstIon, This includes 100000 fo-
the Alexandria. Va. post ofice.
tanding Features.
The outstanding new phases .cf tfis
appropriation bill. Chairman Madden
explained. are 10 be found in the BIZ
reau OF Engraving and Printing and the
Public Debt Service. where reductions
are made on account Of the proposed
change in the size of the currency; in
the Bureau o. Internal Revenue II
connection with the changing Of the ap-
oropriation for internal revenue refunds
from a calendar 10 a fiscal year basis:
in the separation Of the appropriation
for the Bureau Of Internal ReyerIs IN
order 10 provide for the recently created
Bureau Of Prohibition. II The Pubic
Health Service in connection with the
rural health work II -eGaaIita..o.! o.
counties in the flooded area. II ne ao-
Dropriations for the nl.1, service and
the division OF bookkeeping and var
rants in connection With The tra.1Spo--
,ation OF gold coins for export 20 for
eign countries. and IN connection with
the appropriation for public buildings
and the acquisition Of properties u tbs
triangle area IN Washington. .-s,as~
Resulting from the District govern
mcnt's new policy Of hEying la.ys
quantities Of supplies under the genera,
supply a,Tm!t.ee contracts an increase
OF $4,000 has been granted 10 the GER
erai supply committee 20 proviGe soT
three additional employees, Mr. Mad
den pointed out that while this slight
added EXPENSE IeSults 70 the Federal
agency. there Is q very substantial
saving TO The municipal government IL
The extension OF This privilege
Printing Expense Cut.
The total appropriation for the Su-
reau OF Engraving ard Printing Is
recommended 10 he reduced from 81
1880 for the current fiscal year 20
Ss.107.7aS for the fiscal year 1879
This is decrease Of se64.19S. Mr..
Madden explained that the work a.
the bureau for the fiscal year 1893 s
involved in the new note program. o.
the total reductions s7S70oa Is on ac-
count Of the decrease III The sire o.
the currency and slT1-SS S due ia
decrease IN purchases oi new r;achic-
cry, savings i'll previous appropriations
and economies effected IN maHu!acEur-
trg operations
In the work of the Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing other than cur
rency printing there are increases -s-
quired for the printing o. lCternsi
revenue stamps. opium orders ard S.>s-
cisl tax stamps, checks drafts ard
miscellaneous work and decreases ~
the quantity ct Withdrawal, permits tc-
The Bureau Of Prohibition.
There IS a transfer of S4S&a'. involy-
tns &c persons. nom the compensation
roll ~ the directors once III conrec-
ton with administration work. ana a
decrease of one aSSiStan, director,
New Note Program.
The work Of the horesu during ,hs
new fiscal wear. Mr. Madden explained
.
Making preparations for this task and
the execution ~ !, require an unusual
an,oent al productive effort III tAe
lodsn.ent os the HcisSe appron~sA',rAs
committee. the oGreau Is we'll cygantssNd
and the management and spirit ~ tAe
ofSa,Nsatson Is such a> ~ Ne abe fn
carry the new work through Success
oulN The estimates .cr sNe Nexs
1scai wear call tor the rsyNducticn NJ
more work than the bureau has ever
psNscnced befofr. ~ ~ carried oN under
appropriations nearly m;llsan escilass
less uNan sor the ctfrren wear
urder the appropriation az SsSIS,-
900 iot continuing wVwS oa aayre psoi-
ectS NJ The Federal building pscxsam
u, washington The limit III yS~t ~, the
t'enartmen, y! Ct,,nmegce HU,lGlax Il
hefeaSed srom $40 ON, 90 to $lt.agsti-
ent,ai powes rlant tt,r sgVsln 1T
aula'cgS, the arlu>,an ag Slaer ssr
aet'NltwS not originally mel,I<ltts s.VA
the development ~ More ad~luasN sll-
'cFhs tion aS ~ What the SytuAl Ss4s
~ ne structure should nS. In ths' EaSa
~ thc Internal Revenue Hui,dlus sta
I'M" ~ rxNSt IN Increased gNs,N 5 asa.
lno to S,e,eoo, 100 en aexx,on. II sd
aiaka's' space ~ ~ pesVl,!ed ans -es.
ea0>e M the change IN the ehas. IT,
AtltN ~ The euudsaS to eS>niSNm = me
s"Atta.o Maa tM STRUCTURES Ie ~
efeeeed~st the triangle AREA,
N NAssa,eas ra,A, ftlea
utdsr the sac neo eaa stMss nj c,ws
authorised tol the plNtrtvt cf C&i.4an~
Ma thete wtl have eeen nNes sae4la.
ig the lnnsts vn buildings aNea IN tae
e,u reyNteA t,SsaS
otai o Saa, a,sss eoN
tndet the act apnlrVed January II,
1923 an arpulMsashM ~ xaA,SuN. .tAe
Aas authaElasa tN the acQulS.tNsl es
HalstN IN the sn-eallsa triangle ssSs
n Washington h>,Nndv1 ~ rSnlASNs~
alta avenue ami n Segeet SHttecash
'tFvet and SIXTH st,eet ami tV~erta~
tasas A, H. & and II, e>Shl>tSs o4 ,s,.-
'snlneat "a a,uNlcnsal raupsItv the
,.tal asSANSed Salas et the pstvateN
'Wnea l,lV.s'stN this triangle h sle~
'saSss faese s InSlaasted III the htll
essatea TO-DAY the sum az Ss.esa.ssSss
NJ ting acquisition M the psupArts IN
auase aae the nss.sor issrtiAa III wa,sA
empe,sss the p1cpsrty al ths southern
sai,waAASsa The Assessed value et tia
nttpa Naak hAnst ausa nt,1axltas.. Il Al