Evening star., 1932-01-04
DEFICIENCY BILL
CUT 10 PER CENT
S1W,250 Asked for District
Is Allowed Without Be-
ing Reduced.
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ministration's public building program
q total of Sl8,206, 600 was allowed. This
is $4,000, 900 less than was requested by
James A. Wetmore, acting supervising
architect Of the Treasury.
I34 Projects Completed.
The committee explained that of sl6
projects authorized, l34 have been COM
pleted, 286 are under construction, 63
are ready for bids, 81 are being pre-
pared, and the remainder, although
being drafted, are held up because OF
difficulties over sites. The authorized
program amounts to $780, 900 in
Guiding buildings in and outside OF the
District of Columbia. :
Wetmore testified that nearly all OF
the projects would be under contract
by next Fall. Because of lower costs OF
construction, he said, 5 to 10 per cent
is being saved on all. None OF the
projects to receive the funds were
specified either in the bill or by Wet
more in his testimony.
Washington'S public building program
suffered a set back in the bill. The
committee put in stipulation that the
proposed $4,000 900 expenditure for re-
modelling the State, War and Navy
Building be delayed until the Govern
ment's finances were better. 1t also
stipulated that the old Post Offce De-
partment Building, the Farm Board
structure and the District Building,
slated to be demolished, be retained
until the Treasury deficit is wiped out.
Paving Project Items Approved.
Among the District of Columbia is
Sl54.4OO for the paving of Bennlng ROAD
northeast. from Fifteenth street to the
culvert, from the appropriation from
gasoline tax, road and street tund IN
the District appropriation act for the
fiscal year 1882 This is also made 10
cover the construction of the pedestrian
underpath at TWenty-fOurth street ana
Benning road northeast.
Not to exceed $3.50, 900 Of the unex-
pended balance of the appropriation OF
$55OOO0, provided for sites and con-
struction of incineratorS Tor refuse con-
tanned in the first deficiency act for the
fiscal year 1880, is made available Ior
this same purpose until June 80, 1888
District items for which a direct new
appropriation is made in the Dill re-
ported today are:
Public schools, instruction Tor the
deaf, 1882, $3.50, and for furniture and
eoIipnent, 1882 and 1898, S81 900; for
the Metropolitan Police, $4,000, Tor the
House of Detention; for the courts,
81 500, for printing and binding Tor
the fiscal year 1892; for the Public Wei
fare Department, $4,000, for the Hos
pital for the Insane, and $4,000 for re-
lief OF the poor.
Important National Items.
Some of the important national items
in the bill are fighting fires in national
forests. S4,26O,O30; judgments and au-
thorized claims, 81 ,154 SIS; railway mall
service. as q, result of the shorter work
week, 81 100000; public buildings, Tor
rent, architects, inspectors and so forth,
81 .206. 900; remodeling the old House
Once Building, S760, 900; furnishing the
new House Office Building, S4OoDUO'
and for immigration service for deporta-
tion of aliens, $475,000, leaving ST.
257,713 for all other items.
A paragraph was submitted py the
Budget Bureau for inclusion in the
hill authorizing a change in the loca-
tion of the central heating plant IN
West Potomac Park in anticipation OF
the early location and authorization OF
new buildings for the War and Navy
DEPARTMENTS, AS the location OF these
buildings has not been determined by
Congress or their construction author
lied, that provision has not been al
lowed in the bill reported today.
The sum of S760,00 recommended |
for reconstruction and remodeling OF
the old House once Building, is car
ried in order to provide 100 two-room |
suites, in lieu of the present single |,
room Offices in that building. This |
change will give to the members who |
are to occupy the old building approx |
mately the same Office accommodations |
as viii be available for those members |
who are to occupy the new House once |
Building. The suites will contain prac- |
ticaIly the same area, and have the
same Office accommodations as will be
afforded in the new building.
Furnishings Fund Reduced.
An estimate Of S55o,0oo was submit
ted for furnishing the office suites, COM
mittee rooms and other rooms in the
new House Office Building. This esti-
mate the committee reduced to S400,-
900 in the belief that under existing
conditions of purchase, suitable furni-
ture can be obtained for that building
for this amount Of money. Chairman
ByTns emphasized that there is no dis
position to equip the building with in
ferior or unsuitable material, but that
the amount allowed should provide dur
able, attractive furniture in keeping
with the character of the building.
The sum of 1921 POI "a is included in
the bill Tor the payment for land under
condemnation proceedings for the an
mex to the Library Of Congress Build
ing. A previous sum Of $500, 900 was
appropriated for this purpose. There
was purchased at private sale a total
of $50, ,94794 and the remainder was
placed under condemnation. The court
award, dated October 13, 1881, ag-
gregated 1910, ,254 and brings the total
amount up to 1921 POI "a, leaving the
appropriation short by 1921, pol ga. (
There is also included in the bill the
sum Of $4,000 for removal of struc-
tures on this area and the preparation
of the tract for construction work.