Evening star., 1931-12-09
s1S,1B0,63 SPENT
FOR BUILDING HERE
u. S. Construction in Capital
Will Total $129,405,7 ,764,
Mellon Reports.

Expenditures for the public building
program In the District of Columbia
totaled $18,260 ,063.23 in the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1881, 1t was reported
to Congress today by Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon.
Giving a review Of the status of all
the building program under the Treas
urv at the end of the fiscal year, Secre-
tary Mellon placed the total figure for
local projects at SIPS, ,405, ,764.22, includ-
ing money available for purchase of
sites in the District of Columbia.
This status was explained. as follows
Completed six buildings, total limit of
cost, s14,200, 900; under contract two
projects, total limit of cost, s23,5 $50 600
sites purchased in the District of CO.
lumbia, s23,514 99073; bids in, on mar
ket, or in specification stage, two prof.
ects, total limit, $3,950,0OO; drawing
stage, supervising architect, one project
total limit. s7050,00o; drawing stage
private architects, nine projects. total
limit, $50,207, ,023.22; sites acquired Su-
preme Court Building, 81 l,768. .74l: avail
able for purchase of sites in the Dis
trict OF Columbia, $5,165, ,00927.
Many Projects Under Wav.
The projects under private architects
in this city, 1t was explained. include he
Archives Building. Central Heating
Plant. Coast Guard Building. connect
ing wing between Labor and Interstate
Commerce Buildings, Interstate Com
merce Commission Building, Depart
ment of Justice Building, Department of
Labor Building, landscape work in the
triangle and the Post Once Department
Building
For the country as a whole, at the
end OF September, 1881, total of 18l
contracts had been made with archi-
tectural firms for building projects to-
taling approximately 1920, 600 900.
In addition to the construction work
under direction of the Treasury here
In Washington. Secretary Mellon ex-
planned that there are other building
projects contemplated or in the course
OF construction In the District, IN
cluding the Supreme Court Building
House Office Building extension, SEN
ate Office Building extension, Govern
ment Storehouse, Botanic Garden
Building, Lincoln Memorial Bridge,
landscape treatment OF the Plaza be-
tween the Capitol and Union Station.
the District of Columbia Municipal
Center and the Congressional Library
Annex
Sl00,0o0,00o Work Authorized.
Outlining all Of the specifically au-
thorized projects in the District of CO.
lumbia. which he said totaled more than
sl00000,000. Mr.. Mellon explained that
OF these the Administration Building of
the Department OF Agriculture. the Eco
nonlics Building. the Government Print
Ing Office Building, the Internal Rev.
enue Building, the Liberty Loan Build
ing and the water mains have been
completed. The Department of Com
merce Building is very near completion,
and part of 1t is now occupied. The
central wing of the extensible building
OF the Department Of Agriculture. the
only part now under contract. will be
completed early In the new year.
Explaining the progress of the public
building program, the secretary said
that of the BIT specifically authorized
projects at the end Of the fiscal year,
with limits of cost amounting to S495. =
AL 1925 for acquisition of land con-
struction of buildings, and extension
and remodeling of buildings, 30l prof.
ects, amounting to s199,219,476.9l in
the aggregate, had been obligated to
that date, of which 140 projects,
amounting to SAG. .162, ,08871, were con-
trated for during the fiscal year 1881.
Expenditures have been made under
these obligations to the amount of
$40 448,888.46, including expenditures
for the fiscal year ended June 80 1881,
amounting to $66, ,522, ,20245. Expendi-
lures in 1881 included s48 1862, 1892 for
the country at large and sl8,260 ,063. %
for the District of Columbia.
New Projects to Be Planned.
1t is expected that by the end of the
fiscal year 1882 approximately $50 Of
the BIT projects now specifically author
lied will have been completed or placed
under contract. The amount involved
will represent approximately $450.-
100000 Of the s495, AL, ,l92. .26 specifically
authorized
In addition, 1t is expected that on
June 80, 1882, plans will be in progress
for approximately $50 projects, involv-
ing limits of cost of about 500 ,O0O, 900.
Contract obligations are expected 10
average about sl0,000,000 per month
during the fiscal year 1892, which will
require an expenditure for that year O.
about s120, ,0o0, 900.