Repairs and Alterations, Immigration Stations--Increase $56,800

The Service occupies many government-owned buildings located throughout the country, For many years
the maintenance and repair of these buildings was deferred because of other pressing expenses. Many
of the buildings are old and worn and require constant attention, In addition, unexpected mechanical
failures, weather damage, and other emergencies require expenditures which have not been budgeted.
The estimate of $56,800 for repairing and maintaining these buildings during the fiscal year 1963 is
reported as an increase since the entire 1962 allocation has been deducted from the base, The following
pages show the actual obligations for 1961, the amounts allocated for 1962, and the estimate for 1963
for each station,