HEARINGS

BEFORE

U.S. Congress.
SUBCOMMITTEE OF HOUSE, COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS,

CONSISTING OF

MESSRS. HEMENWAY, GILLETT, WASHINGTON GARDNER,
BENTON, AND PIERCE,

IN CHARGE OF

SUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL

FOR

1905.

WASHINGTON

AG VERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.

1904.

HEARINGS CONDUCTED BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE, MESSRS. J. A. HEMENWAY (CHAIRMAN), F. H. GILLETT, WASHINGTON GARDNER, M. E. BENTON, AND R. A. PIERCE, OF THE COMMITTEE. ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, IN CHARGE OF THE SUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL FOR 1905, ON THE DAYS FOLLOWING, NAMELY:

PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY,
Washington, January 6, 1904.

SIR: In response to the request of your committee, communicated this Department through the Supervising Architect of the Treasury, inclose herewith statements relative to the condition of appropriations for public buildings under the control of the Treasury Department, to wit: Public buildings in course of construction December 1, 1903, showing limit of cost of site and building, amount appropriated, amount paid for purchase of property, incidental expenses, purchase of site, amount paid contingent force at building, amount paid for services Office Supervising Architect, amount expended for construction under contracts, etc., amount to be expended under existing contracts, etc, total expenditures and contract liabilities, balance available for authorizations, contracts, etc., amount to be appropriated under limit, whether the Secretary is authorized to contract within limit, and the date of authorization; also public buildings appropriated for, but not in course of construction, with the same information.

I also transmit herewith, upon separate and detached sheets, statements relative to each of the said public buildings included in the estimates for the fiscal year 1905, showing the limit of cost; whether site has been obtained and information in connection therewith; appropriations to date; balance remaining to be appropriated; whether contracts have been authorized or are in contemplation; information as to proposed work of construction; and the amount required to meet contemplated expenditures to June 30, 1905.

It is requested that twelve copies of the statements referred to, as printed, may be supplied for the use of the Office of the Supervising Architect. H. A. TAYLOR, Acting Secretary.

Respectfully,

Hon. JAMES A. HEMENWAY,

Chairman Committee on Appropriations,

House of Representatives.

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Sauement submitted in response to request of chairman of House Committee on under control of the

Appropriations relative to condition of appropriations for public buildings
Treasury Department.

expended Amount ex

Balance available for authorizations, con

Amount to

Date of au

thorization.

tracts, etc.

tect.

limit.

43,000.00

205, 301.97 1, 137, 682. 44 1,945, 709. 90 495, 709. 90 1,550,000.00 Yes

Mar. 3, 1899