Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-09-07 | Page 1 | McCarl Rules 10 per Cent Building Cut Applies to $322,000,000 Relief Works

McCarl Rules 10 P Per r Cent Building Cut Applies to Rel Relief f Works W Bv By Associated W WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Sept 7 7 Comp Comp Comptroller General McCarl ruled today that the 10 per cent reduction in expenditures ex cx- for public construction specified by the economy act should be applied to work under the relief fund Opinions varied as to whether the ruling would reduce the total by 10 per cent or whether the reduction would be made in inthe the limit of 01 cost of each project thus spreading the amount over a wider field Treasury Treasur officials took the latter view The ruling was submitted to Secretary Secre tary Mills in response to a request for information as to whether the 10 per percent percent cr cent reduction in the economy act on onan all an public construction would apply to the thc relief provision McCarl ruled that it would The request for or the ruling signed by Acting Secretary Lowman took the view that it was not the intent of congress to make the relief relie subject to the terms of at the economy econ econ- omy orny act acl The ruling rung applies specifically to the for lor public building construction and mid for federal fed fed- eral hI highway hway aid but at McCarl's office it W was lS said that a similar ruling rul rule in ing would be forthcoming on n the remainder remainder remainder re re- re- re of ot the amount if the question ques guns tion hon were asked The rho ruling said said- In specific answer to the question submitted I have to advise that the funds made available for lor public buildIngs build build- lags Ins by section 3 A nn and l 10 0 of the thc emergency ners ncy relief and construction construe tion act of ot 1932 are arc subject to th the reduction re re- re- re of 10 per cent as lS approved by the economy act