MESSRS. J. A. TAWNEY, W. I. SMITH, W. P. BROWNLOW, G. W. TAYLOR, IN CHARGE OF SUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL FOR 1908. WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1907. F26-07 На 4303 SUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL, 1908. HEARINGS CONDUCTED BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE, MESSRS. J. A. TAWNEY (CHAIRMAN), W. I. SMITH, W. P. BROWNLOW, G. W. TAYLOR, AND J. A. SULLIVAN, OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, IN CHARGE OF THE SUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL FOR 1908, ON THE DAYS FOLLOWING, NAMELY: PUBLIC BUILDINGS. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 62 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, SIR: In response to the request of your committee, communicated o 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, showing, under separate headings, the buildings in course of construction December 1, 1906, and also the buildings appropriated for but not in course of construction on the same date, the information given being grouped under descriptive captions indicating the various classes of expenditures incident to public buildings. Appropriate footnotes, with explanatory references, embracing information which it is thought will be of service to the committee, are appended to each of the statements referred to. It is requested that 12 copies of these statements, as printed, may be supplied for the use of the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury. There are also transmitted herewith statements relative to the appropriations, and the necessity therefor, in connection with each public building for which an amount was asked in the estimates transmitted from the Department to Congress. Respectfully, Hon. JAMES A. TAWNEY, L. M. SHAW, Chairman Committee on Appropriations, Secretary. 3 |