The Washington times., 1929-03-06
CONSTRUCTION
WILL COST
!. MILLIONS
BY HARRY GUSACK
Financial Editor


companies operating in the District
OF Columbia, Maryland, Virginia
and West Virginia will involve esti-
mated gross expenditures Of $16,.
500 900 IL was announced by Presi'
dent A.. sE. Berry today.
The facilities to be provided In
these, three States and the District
Of Columbia will include new build
ings, e building additions, switch.
boards and associated central office
apparatus, equipment on the sub
scribers' premises, pole lines, wire,
aerial and underground conduit. In
providing these facilities, $4,000
poles. 3S, 900 crossarms, 9,4OO miles
Of aerial wire for exchange and toll
lines, 12,S00 miles of insulated wire
for drops, 1a2, 900 miles of wire In
cable ans 256 miles of conduit will
be used. During 1929 the phone COM
pany officials estimate that 2s,50O
telephones will be added to the 584,-
260 in service in this territory on
December 81, last.
$5,OOO,OOO For ID. C.
In the District of Columbia addi-
tlons and improvements to the
telephone system provided for In
this program will involve estimated
gross expenditures OF $5,l57, 600.
The net additions for the year are
estimated to be $3,759,00O. Among
the major projects is dial system
equipment to serve the downtown
business section of Washington.
The building which will house this
equipment is now being erected.
The entire project win involve
gross expenditures of $2.813,00O and
viii be ready for service in the
spring of 1880. Outside plant fachi-
ties Including underground conduit
and cable will cost $853,000; tefe-
phone station equipment and private
branch exchange switchboards, ST.
29O, 900. The total dial system pro-
tect will represent gross expendi-
lures of about $4,000, 900, but off
cials of the telephone company state
that only about $2.SOO,000 of this
amount will be expended during
1929.
In Maryland the construction pro-
gram Of the Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Telephone Company of Balti-
more City will involve estimated
gross expenditures Of $5,4S5y000. The
net additions according to the. COM
pany's estimates will be 1924, GOO.
Under this program additions ana
improvements to the telephone com"
pany's system. including new build
ings and additions and central Of
flee equipment will cost ~ ,O4O ,ooo;
outside plant facilities, $3.50, 900;
telephone station apparatus and pri-
yate branch exchange switchboar1s.
$1,000, 900. New buildings to be
erected during the year will cost
$41S 900.
Central. office equipment for the
Curtis, Hamilton, Riverside. Anna
polis, Crisfield, Cumberland, Fred
erick. Havra de Grace and Hyatts-
vile local central offices and the
toll central office, Baltimore. is
estimated to cost $621 900.
Expenditures for outside plant in
Baltimore will amount to $246. 900;
frederick, S13, 900; Haeertown, $19s-
900: HyattsviIle. $4,000; and Sails
bury, $4,000. Pole requirements on
exchange and toll pole lines in every
section of Maryland will involve
further expenditures of $141 900.
Virginia Additions
Facilities to be provided by the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company of Virginia during the
year will involuve estimated gross
expenditures of $3,!52 600. The net
additions are expected to be $2,51S,-
600. The additions and improve
ments in Virginia provide for new
y telephone buildings, additions 10
present buildings, and the instaila-
tion of switchboar1s and associated
apparatus at an estimated cost OF
81 ,495 900; outside plant facilities,
$1,416,OO0, and private branch ex-
change switchboaris and station ap.
paratlts, $657 900.
Providing dial.system equipment
for Richmond. including land
buildings, central office, and sub
station apparatus, when completed
in 1880, will represent gross ex-
penditilres of about $3,900,000 Tele.
phone officials estimate that the ex-
pAnditures for the project during
1928 will amount to approximately
81 100000 81 + -. L.
Expenditures for, improvements in
the Clarendon, .Danville. Newport
News Norfolk Norton, and Roanoke
central offices are estimated to cost
1926, 900, Outside plant extensions
in Hampton win cost $4,000;
Lynchburg, $f,200; Newport News,
$5,2OO:% NoEfoIk, $4,000: Ocean View,
$4,000 Portsmouth,. .$52,0 900: Rich.
mond, $1O1j00N Roanoke, $4,000,
and Virginia BeAlh, $4,000. Replace
ments to exchange and toif-pofe lines
throughout Virginia will involve
further expenditures Of $4,000.
Facilities to be added to the
system of the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company of
West Virginia will involve estimated
gross expenditures of 81, $50, 600. The
net additions are estimated to be
1881 900. Under its program the
company plans to erect new build
irgs, make additions to present ones
and install centraEo office equipment
estimated TO cost $SS3. .00OS outside
plant facilities in every section of
the State. 81 1885, 900, and telephone
sub-station and branch .ex-
change equipment. $3.50. 900.
West Virginia improvements
Major, expenditures by cities show
that facilities for BeckIey win cost
$3S, 900; Charleston, $32 ,O0O; Clarks-
burg, S5O.000; Fairmont, $32. zoo;
Grafton, $4,000; Martinsburg, $751;
900 Morgantown, $4,000: Mounds.
vile, $4,000: Parkersburg, $4,000,
and Wheeling, $780,
Requirements to toll. and ex-
change-pole Tines in every section of
West Virginia win involve expendi.
tures Of S1ae,OoO.
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