Evening star., 1930-12-03
BUILDINGS.

Department under the program to house
Federal activities in Washington and
throughout the country in Government
owned buildings has been greatly ac-
CELEBRATED during the past year by con-
siderable enlargement of the program,
expedition in acquiring sites, and the
removal of restrictions on the employ
ment of outside architectural services
The original public building act of May
Is, 1926, authorized the expenditure
of $15.000,000. in addition to sums
already provided for the completion
of SO projects authorized prior to
1925. It also authorized the expenditure
of S50,000,000 for buildings in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and SlO0, ,000, 900 for
the country at large. An act approved
February "a, 1928, amended the original
act by increasing the authorization for
buildings outside the District of Co
1umbia $100,Oo0.000. A recent act, ap-
proved March 81, 1880. further amended
the two prior acts by increasing the Dis
trict Of Columbia program for construc-
ton 500, 900 ,000 and the program out
side the District $3.50 600. The
purchase Of additional land in the Dis
trict of Columbia at an aggregate cost
of $40, 900, 900 has also been authorized.
The total public buildings program,
therefore, under present authorizations,
amounts to $520,000,000, to which
should be added whatever amounts are
derived from the sale of obsolete sites
and buildings.
"In furtherance of the purposes of
this legislation specific authorizations
have been made for 535 projects at
limits Of cost aggregating $378, 100000:
To finance the projects, on the basis
IS -
appropriations have been made to the
amount of $149, 9,586,000. The total ex-
penditures to October 81, 1880, amount
to $77,027 ,625.80, of which So, ,481, $50. .29
Is chargeable TO authorizations prior to
1926, leaving a balance available for
further expenditure Of $72, ,558, ,37o. .0o
The amount which will be expended
during the remaining eight months of
the current fiscal year is estimated at
$56000,000. The appropriation balance
then remaining, added to the 100000, 900
carried in this Budget will permit of
expenditures somewhat in excess Of
$76,500,000 during the fiscal year 1882.
The expenditure program for the 20
month period from November /, 1880,
to June 80, 1882, therefore amounts to
upward of $132, 100000, and 1t is fully
expected that this program will be
carried out
I'm addition to the building pro-
gram as above outlined, appropriations
amounting to S23, $50, 900 have also been
made under the authorization of $40,-
100000 for the purchase Of additional
land in the District of Columbia. The
expenditures to October 81, 1890,
amount to $l3,234, ,030.45, and approx
mately $7,600000 will be spent during
the remainder of the current fiscal year
The expenditures during the fiscal year
1882 are estimated at upward Of 81 $780,
900, and for this purpose provision for
an additional appropriation of $5,000,-
900 is carried in this Budget.
1.-The War Department is also carry
ing forward building program, involv-
ing an ultimate expenditure of about
$160, 100000 for the housing of military
personnel and utilities, made necessary
by the need for replacing World War
temporary construction and to provide
generally for the increase in the pre-
war strength of the Regular Army.
There has already been appropriated
for this purpose $50, SAB 900, and $14,-
100000 Is carried in the estimates for
1882, with authority to make contracts
for $4,000 900 additional. The estimates
for 1892 also carry $2,625 900 for techni-
cal buildings for the Air Service Of the
Army and 81 $50, 900 for other buildings
for various purposes for the Army and
the Panama Canal.
For buildings and structures for the
Navy the Budget carries estimates ag-
gregating S9,542, 500, of which $4,000
is for the purchase of necessary land.
ITO complete the SIS, 100000 program
for additional hospital facilities for the
Veterans Administration, $7.950,0O0 is
provided in this Budget for liquidating
contracts previously authorized by the
Congress and So AGO. 900 is provided for
construction work at branches of the
National Home for Disabled Volunteer
Soldiers.
"A total Of $2,55O, 900 is estimated for
new building construction for the
Indian Service, including reservation
and nonreservation schools, hospitals,
and administration buildings.
1.-THE estimates for the Department of
Justice include provision for construc-
ton at the Atlanta (Ga) Penitentiary,
500 900: at the Mcneil Island wash }
Penitentiary, $214,0O0; at the industrial
reformatory, Chillicothe, Ohio, 81 900, :
600; for q new reformatory west of the
Mississippi River, the location of which
has not yet been decided upon, $500, 600;
for Federal jails, $500.0OO: and at the
National Training School for Boys
Washington, d. c., 100000; q total OF
! $2,5I4,000.
For the Department Of State $2,-
000, 900 Is provided to continue the pro-
gram for the construction of houses and
/ offices for our representatives abroad.
| Altogether this Budget carries SILL.
8ll. 500 for the procurement Of sites anc
the construction Of buildings, with q
contract authorization fora further ex-
penditure Of o. 600 900. }