Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
APRIL CONTRACTS
OVER 642 MILLIONS
Total of 81 Eastern States
Second Highest for Month
on Record.

New construction work contracted for
in the territory east of the Rocky
Mountains during the past month
reached the second highest April con-
tract total on record and was the
largest monthly construction total that
has been recorded since June, 1928, &C.
cording to r. w. Dodge Corporation.
tracted for during the month of April
in the 81 Eastern States amounted to
| $642, 900 500. This figure was almost
equal to the April, 1928, total and it
was 80 per cent ahead of the March,
1929. total.
OF the eight districts reviewed below.
Texas was the only territory showing a
| decrease when compared with the pre-
ceding months records, and five of the
! districts had increased contract records
! when compared with the April, 1923,
/ records.
| Analysis of last months building az
engineering record showed the following
important classes of work: $3.50, T79, 700,
or 40 per cent of all construction. for
residential buildings; $152, 126,9o0 or "a
per cent, for public works and utilities:
SIT ,988, 400, or IL per cent, for CONNER
cial buildings, and $68, 229, 500, or II per
cent, for industrial projects
During the past four months there
was $1,897 ,889, 800 worth of new con-
struction work contracted for In the 81
States east of the Rocky Mountains,
which was loss of IL per cent from
the amount contracted for during the
corresponding period of last year.
New work reported in contemplation
in April reached total of $940, 2491OO.
This figure was per cent in excess of
the amount reported in the preceding
month and 1t was 10 per cent ahead of
the amount reported during the CORE
spending month of year ago.
Public Buildings Swell Totals.
April construction contracts in the
Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey,
Maryland, Delaware, District Of Co
lumbia and Virginia) amounting to
$106,136.700 was the largest monthly
total ever recorded in this district.
The awarding Of several large contracts
in the commercial buildings, public
buildings and public works and utilities
classes helped to make last months to-
tai break all previous records.
Analysis of the April contract record
showed the following noteworthy items
$35, 232, 400. or SO per cent of all con-
struction, for residential buildings
1892 200, or % per cent. for public
works and utilities; $20.580.7 700. or 10
per cent, for public buildings, and
SlZ,O5o, 4uU, or IL per cent, Tor CONNER
cial buildings.
New buildings and engineering work
contracted for during the first four
months Of this year in this territory
reached total of 1854, 10000, being a |
loss Of 2 per cent from the amount |
contracted for during the correspond
ing four months of 1928.
Contemplated projects as reported |
last month in the Middle Atlantic |
States amounted to SAITH 700, which
was loss of 81 per cent from the |
March. 1929. total and a loss of Is per |
cent from the April, 1923, total.
New construction contracts awarded |
during the past month in New York |
State and Northern New Jersey reached |
the second highest April contract total |
ever recorded for this area. The total. |
$169, 079, 700 in amount, was So per cent |
ahead of the March, 1929, record and it
was IL per cent in excess of the total
for April of last year. Included in last
months total were several large con-
tracts for subway construction and a |