Evening star., 1932-09-07
230 Projects Already Com
pIeted and 1872 Under Con-
tract, Treasury Reports.
STEEL WORK FOR new
|. c. C. STRUCTURE RISES
Frame for Second Floor Expected
to Get Under Way by
Tomorrow.

Rapid progress on the 10000, ,000
public building program was reported
today by the Treasury Department in
a review Of authorized projects.
The report said specific authorize
tions aggregated s496, ,463,942 and that
230 buildings costing $71 ,400,219 already
had been completed. 1t further re-
ported 382 projects with total cost
limit of 1924, 4,58S,323 we're under con-
tract either in whole or In part.
In regard to 1856 projects costing $42,-
172,9O0, the Treasury said they either
were in the specification stage or that
bids had been received for their con-
struction. Sixteen projects to cost $2,-
534, 500 were reported in the drawing
stage, while plans for 80 projects. cost
ing $17,673 900 were being drafted by
private architects.
Relief Work Not Determined.
It was explained that Secretary Mills
had not yet determined on the ex-
penditure Of the $100, 900. 900 provided
in the relief act for public buildings
However. 1t was said that If the Secre-
tary ruled that funds could be mad,
available for this construction the
money would be applied to the $780,
600, 900 program.
The entire program calls for the con-
struction Of 1900 buildings in the Dis
trict and throughout the country.
Undersecretary Ballantine estimated
that 80 additional projects would be
placed on contract during this nscal
year even though Secretary Mills did
not authorize the relief construction.
On one of the major Government
projects. construction of the new In
terstate Commerce Commission Build
ing. erection of steel now Is well under
way. with prospects that the first col
umns may begin to rise on the second
tier this week.
Six derricks are busy raising the steel
skeleton of this structure at the corner
of Twelfth street and Constitution ave-
nue.. All the steel for the first tier
has arrived, most of 1t has been put
into place, and some steel already has
arrived for the second tier. 1t Is ex-
pected that the first Of the derr1cks
will be Jumped" from the ground to
the top OF the first tier probably to-
morrow.
966 Tons Already Here.
A total of 966 tons of steel has ar
rived from Bethlehem, Pa, and more Is
coming in steadily now as the skeleton
of the new I. c. c. Building rises. II
will be part of the long structure OF
three connected buildings, which VIII
extend along Constitution avenue from
Twelfth street to Fourteenth street, q
distance of three city blocks. At the
Fourteenth street end OF this site, Where
the foundation has been completed foi
the new Department OF LABOR, plans
billets, the heavy steel foundations fol
the first tier columns, probably next
Friday. Super-structure steel for this
building, however, will arrive later
probably the last of this month.
In between the I. c. C.. Building and
the Department of Labor structure, pile
driving is under way for the third con-
Meeting building, which Is to be used
as a Government auditorium. Pile
drivers are working day and night
sinking about 100 piles a day. 1t Is
expected that the piles may be finished
in about a week and the foundation
then will be laid on top of the piles.
WOrk Up W ScHcuWes
Contract for the three connected
buildings is in the hands of James
Stewart g. Co., Inc, of New York City
which, according to Neal A. Melick
United States construction engineer
is fully up to schedule in progress OF
this huge job. John M. Parish Is con-
struction superintendent Of the Stewart
company for the work, and William J
Never Is assistant superintendent.
The General Committee of the Cotton
Spinners & Manufacturers Association
drafted reply to Sir Henry's letter this
afternoon. It was understood they ex-
pressed their willingness to meet the
minister and union representatives ir
an effort to settle the strike.
The Leigh Manufacturing Co., whose
two mills were closed on Wednesday
posted notices this morning stating that
at the request of many workers they will
reopen If enough employees agree to re.
port. The response already has beer
good, the company announced.