Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-13
IL. s. SPEEDS WORK
ON S1OO,0OO,OOO
BUILDING PROGRAM
Construction in Capital Is
Sent to New High;
Mark.
HOOVER REPORT REVEALS
RAPID PROGRESS MADE
Federal Projects for Entire Coun-
try Relieve Unemployment-To-
tai Cost Is $429, 100000.

Federal building projects in Wash
ington to cost $100,000000, irrespec-
tive of many land purchases. are in
course of construction or will be soon,
| according to the report rendered by
President Hoover on the status Of the
Governments building program through
out the country.
While the Presidents report made no
mention Of the service thus contributed
by the Federal program in relieving I'M
! employment in the building trades, the
extensiveness OF the operations in every
State undoubtedly has served to slim
ulate business, especially in view of
buildings projected for the future, both
in Washington and elsewhere.
Seven hundred Federal buildings.
costing $429, 100000 are in various
stages Of construction throughout the
country under the supervising architect
Of the Treasury.
In addition, 81 projects, which cost
23.316,876. have been completed with
in the last two years.
Divided Into Six Groups.
President Hover, in making this an
nouncement yesterday, segregated the
public works program into six groups:
% Completed; 20 sites acquired and
contracts let in whole or part; (3)
plans finished, specifications being pre-
| pared or bids asked; a. sites acquired
and plans partially completed: go sites
! determined and acquired or iaNprocess
of negotiation or condemnation; and
(6) authorized and sites in process Of
selection.
The second group includes $50 prof.
ects on which construction has begun
| within the last three months and which
| will be completed at an estimated out
lay of $l20,2l3.900. A cost CT $780,
OCT, 900 is expected to cover the third
| classification, which includes So prof.
ects.
Sites have been acquired and plans
partially completed for 100 projects
which have been limited to cost Of
1892. 1913. President Hoover expects
work on this group to be underway
within six months.
For lis more projects, on which con-
struction is to begin within year. sites
| have been determined and acquired or
are being possessed through negotiations
or condemnation. The limit of cost for
these is $50, 622,94l.
Sites Being Selected.
Besides these, Congress has author
lied about 200 projects to cost around
$46 100000 Oficials are attempting to
select the sites.
The biggest and most costly program,
Of course. is that entailed in carrying
| out the Federal Governments projects
! in Washington. The Internal Revenue
Building. erected at cost OF around
$40 900 900. is the most expensive Gov
eminent building that has been COM
pleted. The most expensive under con-
Struction is the new Commerce Depart
ment Building. which will entail an ex-
penditure of SIT 100000.
Following Is list Of the local Federal
building projects and their costs as out
lined in the Presidents report:
Completed in the last two years:
Internal Revenue Building. $40 000, 900
Government Printing once
Building ................ 1880 900
Administration Building, De-
partment Of Agriculture. 1000, 900
Liberty Loan Building. ... 375, 1000
Total ..............$1 625, 900
Projects where sites have been &C
CURED and construction contracts
awarded:
Extensible Building. Depart
ment Of Agriculture " .$12, 900, 900
Commerce Department Build
ing ................ LOO 900
Total INSTRUMENTATION. $50. SOC, 900
Sites acquired, plans completed and
projects in specification stage or on
market for bids:
Plans Partially Completed.
State Department Building,
remoQeIlng .............. $4,000, 600
Sites acquired and plans partially
completed:
Archives Building. ......... $3.50, 900
Central heating plant. ..... 4,857, 023
Coast Guard Building. ...... 1900, 900
Connecting wing. Labor. -. 2,000 900
Interstate Commerce Com
| mission or General Ac-
counting Office Building. $500 900
, Justice Building. .......... 10000, 900
Labor Building. ..... 4,75O.O0O
Landscape work, Triangle. $4,000
Post Office Department
Building .......... 10000
Public Health Service Build
ing .................... s65, 900
Total .$5l, 072, 023
Sites acquired or In course of nego-
tiation or condemnation:
Power plant, Department Of
| Agriculture ..... &85. 900
Supreme Court Building site l,768,74l
Total ................. 1883, TAI
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