United States Congressional Serial Set Volume 6747 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 Excerpt: ...these is desirable. Inside lots can probably often be purchased for less than 20 per cent of the appropriation. The averags cost of 130 sites for new buildings authorized in the act of 1908 was approximately $25,000; the average cost of 123 sites authorized in the act of 1910 was approximately $19,000. The average estimated cost of sites to be purchased under the act of 1913 is $32,171.43. The average cost of 436 sites and buildings used for post offices only, and in commission on November 1, 1913, was $173,874, 20 per cent of which average cost is $34,774.80. It is recommended that sites for public buildings be not authorized in advance of the authorization for the buildings. The estimated cost of sites now authorized is $11,847,492.30, of which amount there has been appropriated $5,758,992.30. It is estimated by the Supervising Architect that should buildings be authorized for the sites for which none have yet been provided, at a time which would enable the construction work to be continued without break, that at a rate of progress of 75 buildings per year, the last of the sites authorized will not De improved until about 1922. The adoption of the recommendations of this report will, however, materially increase the present yearly output of buildings. There were authorized in the'act of 1910 sites for 143 buildings, but buildings were not provided for upon 114 of these sites until the act of 1913. Nineteen buildings were authorized in the act of 1913 to be placed upon sites authorized prior to 1910. There are now 29 sites, the purchase of which was authorized in 1910, for which no buildings have been authorized. The public buildings bill approved March 4, 1913, in section 5 provides that hereafter no authorization shall be made for the construction of a b...