Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-05-13 | Page 3 | 700 Federal Buildings in Construction

r f f l yio FEDERAl BUIlDINGS IN CONSTRUCTION r r Work Costing Listed 51 57 Projects Al Already Al AI- ready Finished r WASHINGTON May 13 Seven hundred federal buildings costing are In various stages of construction throughout the country In addition S 51 projects which cost rest have ha been completed within the last two years cars President Hoover In making this announcement yesterday segregated the public works program Into bix aix t lx it groups 1 completed 2 sH sites s ac acquired ac- ac It and contracts let In whole orr or r part 3 plans finished specifications t being prepared or bids asked P 4 sites acquired and plans partially completed 5 sites det determined and acquired or in to process of negotiation or condemnation and 6 8 authorized and aid sites In process of ot selection WORK BEG BEGUN UN The second group Includes projects on which construction has begun within th the last three months f 1 and which will be completed d at an estimated outlay of ot 1 A Acost r I cost o of Is expected to cover cr the third classification which In Includes Includes In- In eludes 56 projects Sites have c been acquired and plans partially completed for projects which ha c been limited to a cost of President Hoover ex exI expects expects ex- ex I peets work on this group to be bc under underway underway underway way within six lx months For more projects on which construction is to begin within a year ear sites have ha been de determined and aud acquired ac acquired acquired ac- ac or are arc being possessed d through h negotiations or condemnation The Thel limit of cost for these is 00 AUTHORIZED Besides these there congress cong has authorized authorized au- au about to cost around Officials arc are attempting to select E the sites The most expensive c building in the already completed gro group p is that In Washington for the ln Internal revenue rc bureau It cost The most costly under construction also Is ine In jn Inthe the e capital It will require require- an on outlay i of and will house the commerce commerce com corn merce department