Drawings for this building will be taken up in February, 1911, and a contract probably entered into by August, 1911. As this contract will have 10 months to run prior to July, 1912, the amount estimated for will be required.

The drawings for this building were taken up in November, and a contract, it is believed, will be in force by March, 1911, and completed prior to July, 1912. Therefore amount estimated will be required.

Total authorization....

Appropriated to date..
Balance available..

FORT DODGE, IOWA (COMPLETION).

Estimated in this bill..

$137,500

130,000

842

7,500

This building is under contract to be completed October 1, 1911. As this building will be completed well in advance of March, 1912, the amount estimated for will be required.

The drawings for this building will be taken up in July, 1911, and a contract be in force by January, 1912. As this work is in a section where continuous construction is possible, and the contract will have six months to run prior to July, 1912, the amount estimated for will be required.

FREMONT, OHIO (PUBLIC BUILDING). (Also p. 93.)

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Washington, D. C., January 6, 1911.

Hon. JAMES A. TAWNEY,

Chairman Committee on Appropriations,

House of Representatives..

DEAR SIR: Representative Anderson, of Ohio, desires to secure authority to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to disregard the provision requiring 40 feet of open space for fire protection in the

selection of a suitable site for the post-office building at Fremont, Ohio. As this authority has been given in numerous instances, and as it would have been carried in the last omnibus public building bill if the committee's attention had been called to it, there can certainly be no objection to this authority being carried in your bill in connection with the regular appropriation for that city.

I write you this note so that you may know that any action your committee may see fit to take will be entirely agreeable to the Public Buildings and Grounds Committee, as I am sure that no member of this committee will have any objection to same. An item worded

as follows would no doubt cover the case:

Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury may, in his discretion, disregard the provision requiring forty feet open space for fire protection.

Drawings for this work will be taken up in May, 1911, and a contract will probably be in force in October, 1911. Although no contract will be entered into until late in the fall of 1911, owing to the small available balance, the amount estimated for will be required.

This is practically an extension of an occupied building. The drawings are well under way, and a contract will be in force by May, 1911, and as the work is in a section where continuous construction is possible, the balance available very small, and the contract will have over a year to run prior to July, 1912, the amount estimated for will be required.

Drawings for this work will be taken up in June, 1911, and a contract probably entered into by November, 1911. In view of the small balance available, and that this contract will have about seven months to run before July, 1912, the estimated amount will be required.

GALVESTON, TEX: (CONTINUATION).

Total authorization.....

No appropriation.
No available balance.
Estimated in this bill...

$90,000

40,000

This is an extension and remodeling of an old building. The drawings will be taken up in August, 1911, and a contract be in force by January or February, 1912. As that contract will have five or six months to run prior to July, 1912, the amount estimated for will be required.

Total authorization..

Appropriated to date.
Balance available..
Estimated in this bill.

GASTONIA, N. C. (CONTINUATION).

$65,000

15,000

250

25,000

The drawings of this work will be taken up in July, 1911, and a contract be in force by January, 1912. As this work is in a section where continuous construction is possible, the available balance practically nothing, and that the contract will have six months to run prior to July, 1912, the amount estimated for will be required.

This building was advanced on the list by direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, with instructions to have it completed prior to July 1, 1912.

Drawings will be taken up in July, 1911, and a contract probably entered into by January, 1912. Although a very small amount of work will be completed on this building prior to July 1912, owing to the small available balance the amount estimated for will be required.

This building is now under contract to be completed March, 1912. As this building will be completed prior to July, 1912, the amount estimated for will be required.

Drawings will be taken up in February, 1911, and a contract probably entered into in August, 1911. As the contract for this work will have 11 months to run before July, 1912, it is believed that the amount estimated for will be required.

This building is under contract to be completed December 31, 1911. As it will be completed prior to July, 1912, the amount estimated for will be required.

As this building is under contract and the work will be completed (December, 1911) in advance of July, 1912, the amount estimated for will be required.

The drawings for this building are under way, and it is expected to have a contract in force by February, 1911. As it is in a section where continuous construction is possible, the amount estimated will be required.

This building is under contract to be completed July 1, 1911, and therefore the amount estimated will be required.

This is an extension and remodeling of an old building. The drawings will be taken up in August, 1911, and a contract be in force by February, 1912, and as that contract will have five months to run prior to July, 1912, the amount estimated for will be required.

This building was advanced in the order of commencement by order of the Secretary of the Treasury, with directions to have it completed prior to January 1, 1913. Drawings will be taken up in June, 1911, and a contract be in force by December, 1911. As such contract will have six months to run prior to July, 1912, the amount estimated for will be required.

Total authorization...

HARRISBURG, PA. (CONTINUATION).

No appropriation.
No available balance.
Estimated in this bill...

$125,000

40,000

This is an extension and remodeling of an old building. Drawings will be taken up in August, 1911, and a contract be in force by February, 1912, and as that contract will have five months to run prior to July, 1912, the amount estimated for will be required.

The drawings for this work will be taken up in June, 1911, and a contract be in force by December, 1911. As such contract will have six months to run prior to July, 1912, and the work is in a section where continuous construction is possible, the amount estimated for will be required.