Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-13
Increase of $4,000, 900 Over
Current Appropriation
Is Recommended.
S23, 900, 900 LUMP SUM
FOR BUILDINGS is URGED
81, 100000 for Rent of Temporary
Quarters and 100000 for
Remodeling Is Provided.

Carrying a specific appropriation of
100000 for acquisition of properties
in the triangle south of Pennsylvania
avenue to the Mall, an increase Of
100000 over the current appropria.
ton, and a lump sum of $23,000,00
to continue the public building pro-
gram in the Capital and throughout
the country, the Treasury-Post once
appropriation bill was reported to the
House today.
The measure also carries $1,000. 600
for rent of temporary quarters, alter
alton and moving expenses here, and
100000 for remodeling public build
ings so as to make available additional
space in emergency cases.
Chairman Wood of the appropriation
committee in reporting this measure,
explained that of the $4,000, 900 author
lied for the public building program
in the District, $47,9s8,741 has been
consumed in limits of costs on nine
projects Pending legislation increases
the original 100000 authorization by
$1OO,OOO,000 for buildings and $4,000
600 additional for land, bringing the
contemplated program for Washington,
including the authorization heretofore
granted for the triangle properties, up
TO $50, 100000. The program within
and outside OF Washington. II pending
legislation is carried out, will amount
to approximately $553, 5000, 900.
Specific Amounts Unset.
The bill reported today follows the
practice of last year in not providing
any specific amount for continuance Of
work on any specific building, leaving
the amount to be allocated by the de-
partments within the authorized total
for the building as the progress of the
construction work requires. The Treas
ury Department believes that with the
appropriations in this bill, plus balances
In previous appropriations, there will
be sufficient funds to carry on work
on all established projects as rapidly as
they can be prosecuted.
The Washington projects specifically
named in the bill presented today In
clude completion of the administration
building and continuation Of the ex-
tensible building for the Department of
Agriculture, continuation Of the Ar
chlves, Department of Commerce and
Government Printing Once Buildings:
completion of the Internal Revenue
Building; for remodeling and enlarg-
ing completed and occupied buildings
IN order to get additional space In
emergency cases; and an expenditure
involving not more than SIS, 900 on any
one building, the amount allowed Is
increased from $350,000 to $500, 900.
Under this appropriation projects are
70 De taken up in order to relieve con-
gestion and to provide space 10 care
Tor increasing business. During the
fiscal year II projects were taken up
and additional space aggregating $4,000
OF $50 per square foot.
Triangle Total Is $2l,6So,0OO.
The total authorization for acouisi-
ton of the so-called triangle proper
ties is $25,000,000 and, including the
amount carried In the bill presented
today. the appropriations made to date
VIII be $21 100000. It Is estimated that
all of the property to be taken win not
cost In excess of $22,000,000. An in
crease OF 100000, making the appro-
priation 81 100000 Is provided for rent
OF temporary quarters to care for pub
lie business pending completion Of con-
Struction or remodeling under the pub
lie building program.
There Is a decrease of 10000 In
the fund for outside professional sery-
ices. due to reduction in the COM
mitments for this class of service in
connection with the public buildings
program. The $275, 900 recommended
IN the bill covers payments to outside
architects on the Commerce and
Archives buildings in Washington. the
San Francisco Federal Building, and
the st. Louis Courthouse and Customs
House.
Increase of $s5o,ooo in the appropria-
ton for public buildings operating
force, $85, 900 for furniture, and $143,-
500 for operating supplies, are made
necessary by bringing into commission
during the next fiscal year of approx
mately 40 new buildings completed UNI
der the present program.
W Architects Office Provisions.
Authority also is provided in the bill
introduced today for payment of ex-
penseS of officials under the architects
office in attending meetings of technical
and other associations in connection
with the work of that Office, which 1t
Is expected will prove beneficial in the
construction and maintenance Of public
The present status of the Federal
building program In Washington was
disclosed by hearings on the Treasury
post office bill. Treasury officials dis
closed where the $47,968,741 of $780,
300, 900 already approved has been allo-
Gated and some of 1t spent.
The first step in this program, OH
Gals stated, was the Economics Build
ing. purchased for the use of the De-
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