The Washington times., 1930-06-14
BUILDING DROPS
IN 81 STATES
5PERCENT
-.
S457,4l6,0o0 Value Of May
Projects; 5 Months Total
Reaches 2,4s5, ,655, TOO

New building and engineering
projects started in the 81 States
east OF the Rocky Mountains dur
ing May amounted to $457,416, 900
and, according to the r. w.
Dodge Corporation. represents a
3 per cent decline from the 1882.
S76, TOO total for the previous
month, and % per cent below
! the May, 1929, total of $751;
765, 900.
I The first five months conStruc-
ton contracts reached $2,037, ,439,-
300 and represent an 18 per cent
drop from the $2,485, ,655, 700 for
the corresponding period of 1929.
For the fifth consecutive month
public works and utilities were
the most important of all classes.
This group totaled $l34,013. 100,
,or 20 per cent of all awards
in May. Residential building
amounted to $l16,568,500 or IS
per cent of the total: con-
tracts for commercial buildings
amounted to $z3,340,200 or 16
per cent, and industrial struc!
lures totaled $54,566, 400 or II per
cent. All other classes of non
residential buildings were 18 per
cent of the May total.
Contemplated new work of all
kinds reported in May amounted
to $643, ,405 300, compared with
$954.6l8,30O for the previous
amonth and $847 .156, 800 for May.
1929.
New England States
Total awards during May for
construction in the New England
States amounted to $36,513, ,000.
This compared with $42,O11 300
for the preceding month and $43.-
745,300 for May of last year.
Contracts let since the beginning
Of the year aggregated $145 ,4O6,-
100 as compared with $172 ,394 900
for the corresponding five months
sof 1929.
Building and engineering con-
tra rs awarded in May in fnettro-
pciCan New York and vicinity
(Northern New Jersey, New York
Civ. Long Island, WestcheSter,
. On nge, Putnam. and Rockland
counties) totaled $96, ,203,600 as
compared with $100,926. 700 for
the preceding month and $9o,-
364,200 for May of last year
Contracts let in the first five
months Of the year totaled $432,-
177,90O as compared with $685.
726 200 for the corresponding pc
riod of 1929.
Upstate New York
May construction contracts in
upstate New York Gncluding all
counties north of Orange, Putnam
and .Rockland amounted to $24,-
478,3OO. This was a gain of %
per cent over the total Of $l9,-
870,400 for the preceding month
and an increase of 6 per cent
over the total of $23, ITO, 400 for
May of last Year. For the year
to date contracts let in this ter
ritory amounted to $80,386, 800.
This was a gain of almost IA per
cent over the total of $71,037 400
for the corresponding five months
of 1929.
New building and engineering
contracts let during May in the
Middle Atlantic States reached a
total of $37 7,393,500. This COM
pared with $62, ,781, 800 for the
previous month and $59,419,500
for May, 1929. Contracts let dur
ing the first five months of the
year in this territory totaled
SEAS, ,278,2OO as against $324.l38,-
500 in the corresponding period
of last year. ..l
Total awards during May for
construction in the Pittsburgh
district (Western Pennsylvania,
West Virginia. Ohio and Ken
tucky) amounted to $57, 7,009, 100.
This was a gain of about 4 per
cent over the total of $54.994 900
for the preceding month and
compared WITH $71,472,100 for
May a year ago. For the year
to date contracts in this terri
tory totaled $267. .336.600 as
against $292. .858,00O for the cor
responding five months of 1929.