New Britain herald., 1930-01-04
APPROVE PAYMENT
 FOR DAVIS TRACT
Government Prepared to Buy
 Site for ?, Q. Addition
HH GEnElIE IL MANNINl

Washington Bureau. x E. IIcra1dD
 Washington, Jan. 4.-SiXtoen new 1 post office buildings for Connecti- ! cut, in addition to those already authorized, are promised in public i buildings legislation to be enacted ill the present session of congress- Prominent in list already pre- pared by tho intcrdepartmcntal committee Of the treasury and post office departments are Southington, Glastonbury, Manchester and ThOmpsonVille.
 No estimates have yet been made oj the amounts 10 be used in these cities. but they are expected to be liberal. The post office receipts at Southington are figured between $3o,Q00 and $40,000 d year; and at Glastonbury, Manchester and Thomps between $20, 900 and $$0,0o0 each, and buildings will be provided not only to care for these volumes Of business, but also to look well into the future.
 These new buildings for the state ttI l. IiltAdN pc'1tS4 'JiC ol4S IL lIt llSS- age of a bill by the house, on De- cember 16, carrying 5,o00,oOO for public buildings work This is cX- pected to go through the senate without trouble, and in May the congress will pass a bill appropria- ting the actual money In the meantime, the list of projects has II forgotten.
 The present great and ever growing building program started in May, 1926, with appropriations of $l0n. n.060.000 for federal buildings outside the District of Columbia, and later another $10o, ,00o,0 900 was provided for buildings outside the District, and this total Of S20U. .00U.- tQp was augmented by 5000, ,000 from the sale of government prop crty which no longer was required. The bill passed last month added another s115, ,000,OO0 to the previous total, bringing the public buildings projects mp to s3G3, 0o0 oo0 to date.
 Connecticut Projects
 Of the s24S,000,000 previously appropriated, including the pro- ceeds from government property, $4,545,000 was specified for pro- jects in Connecticut as follows; Bridgeport, S1,2oO.o0o Hartford, S2, GOO, GOO; New Britain. $250. 000; Stamford, $2o000; Waterbury, 5000, O,000; South Manchester, $75.- coo; Norwalk and South NorwaIk. S2oo.ooo; Milford, $I00.0 .00o; Derby $l00.o0o.
 Under the laws already passed for the expenditure of this $24S, ,Uoo, 0oo. not more than $50,noo,o00 can be spent in onn year, which will cx- tend the program over q period of about five years
 While the forthcoming appropria- ton bill for $1f5,00o, 900 also will limit the annual expenditure, the work nevertheless can be started at once, without waiting for the com pl"tiOn Of the $24S.000,o0 program.
 Following the acquisition of the Davis property for site. in Sep tembcr architects in the treasury department planned to accelerate the work at New Britain, which they regarded as q project of great importance, @nd the interest of the department in th" proposed eXpan- son has not tlagged at any time.
 Approves S20.O00 for Day;S Tract
 Ii was learned today that the au- ditor for the treasury department has approved the payment of $20,- GOO for the Davis tract, which with tho Caldwell tract. makes up the proposed sit" of the extension 10 New Eritain's post office. Payment will be made any day now" ac- cording to treasury officials and the architects will start work on the plans,
 When tn" plans are complete bids for the construction work. which is to cost $25o.ono, site, building fur 9iture and all.
 The annoying delay at New Britain is due altogether 10 a fixed government policy of purchasing no land, whose title is encumborod in the slightest way. In that connoc- ton it was necessary to condemn the Davis tract. although the price of $20,001 was agreeable 10 both sides
 The Sg5o,o0o is New Hritain's share of the $246,0oo.ooo program.