The Washington times., 1930-07-12
NEWCONTRACTS
FOR JUNE SET
YEARS MARK
More Than 600 Millions Total
Is Reported for Country by
! F. W. Dodge Corporation

F. W. Dodge Corporation
Construction contracts for new
buildings and engineering prof.
ects in the 81 States east of
the Rocky Mountains amounted
to $500, ,573 400 during the month
of June, according to the F. w.
Dodge Corporation, compared
with $457,416, 900 of the previous
month and $529, ,891 900 for June,
1929. It is the largest monthly
total on record since May, 1929.
For the first half of 1880 con-
struction contracts aggregated
$2,639,O13, 300, decline of only
1917 per cent from the total of
$3,015, SAC, 300 for the correspond
ing period of 1929. At the end
of May contracts were 18 per
cent behind those at the same
time last year.
Public Works Lead
For the sixth consecutive month
public works and utilities were
the most important of all classes.
This construction type amounted
to $251 ,915,800 or almost two
fifths of the value of all June
awards. The following comprised
the remainder:
Residential buildings, $96,815,-
800; industrial buildings, $685.
618,500; commercial buildings,
$50 ,080, 900; educational buildings,
$48,91S,800; hospitals and insti-
tutions, $19,675, 800; religious and
memorial buildings, $11,8O8, 500;
social and recreational buildings,
$1O,187 900; anG public buildings,
$4,000. Contemplated new
work reported in June amounted
to 763,216,100, compared with
1854, ,073, 400 for June, 1929.
Construction contracts let in
New England during June
amounted to $38,089, ,4OC as COM
pared with $36,513,9OO for the
previous month and SASKATOON
in June, 1929. To date new
awards were valued at $183,495,
900 as against $207 ,S66, 900 for
the corresponding six months OF
1929.
The June record showed the
Following distribution: Residential
buildings, $11,951 400: educational
building, $11,7770,O00; public
works and utilities, $5,594 200, and
commercial buildings, $4,2O7, 100.
All other non-residential building
contracts totaled $4,566, 700 in
June. New planned work re-
ported in June amounted to $89,,
722,500 against $5O,O41, 400 in
June, 1929.
New York and Vicinity
Building and engineering con-
tracts let in June in Metropoli-
tan New York and vicinity (north
> ern New Jersey, New York city,
Long Island. Westchester, Orange.
Putnam and Rockland counties)
were valued at $8O,324, 900 against
500, ,208, 500 in the previous months
and $84,810.000 in June. 1929.
For the first six months of 1890
construction contracts in this
territory totaled $512.502,8O0 COM
pared with $593,536,2OO for the
corresponding period of 1929.
The June contract record
showed the following distribu-
ton: Commercial buildings, $21,-
03T 900: residential buildings, $21,-
0O3 500; public works and utili-
ties, $19,095,100: educational
buildings, ST .459, 900, and hospitals
and institutions. $6.374,O00. All
other, non-residential building
contracts tota1ed $4,553, 200 in
June. Contemplated work re-
ported in June totaled $94,712,-
400 against $86,178.5OO in June,
1929.
June construction contracts in
upstate New York Gncluding all
counties north of Orange, Put
nam and RocklanO totaled $21,-
456,9O0 compared with $24,478, 300
for the previous month and $22,-
947,700 in June of last year. For
the first six months of 1880 new
construction awards in this terri
tory were valued at $1O1 ,843, 200
rs against $93,985, 100 for the
corresponding period of 1929.
The June contract record
showed the following distribution:
Public works and utilities, So
2l,O0O: educational buildings.
$4,389 800; residential buildings,
$3,54T 800; social and recreational
buildings, $1,526, 700, and religi-
Gus and memorial buildings, ST.
460,500. All other non-residential
buildings aggregated 1851, 800.
New planned work reported in
june amounted to $37,9O4, 100
compared with 22,349, 900 in
June, 1929.
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