U. S. Buildings Plann ed for South ern California

Nearly seven million dollars in postoffice and Federal constru,ction is planned for Southern California according to William A. Newman, district engineer of United States public buildings, who was recently in Los Angeles and vicinity on a tour of inspection. Some of this money will go into buildings now under 'construction, while the rest of it will be used in ,constru,ction to be started within the next few months. Part of the money will be paid out by the Federal public works administration and some out of the emergency construction funds.

Under construction at the present time are postoffices in the following cities and their cost: Bell, $51,30O; Colton, $57,000; Compton, $83,000; El Monte, $51,000; Hollywood, $214,000; Huntington Bea'ch, $56,000; Inglewood, 990,000; immigration station at San Pedro, $99,000; Oceanside, $59,000; Orange, $64,00O; Redondo Beach, 973,000; San Fernando, $72,W; Santa Paula, $55,@O; La Jolla, $38,000; Torrance, $63,000, and immigration station at Tecate, $60,000.

Plans are also underway for the new Los Angeles postoffice to be built at a cost of $2500,000.

Plans Completed

Plans are complete for postoffrces at the following cities: Claremont, to cost $51,000; San Gabriel, 957,000; Santa Monic4, $130,000; Ventura, g85,00O; Anaheim, $120,00O; Alhambra, $178,000.

Sites have been selected and plans are practically complete for postoffi,ces at the following cities: North Hollywood, to cost $61,000; San Diego, $280,000; San Pedro (combined postoffice and federal office building), 9568,000; South Pasadena, $63,800; Van Nuvs, $57,000; Huntington Park, $167,000.

Partially ,complete are plans for buildings at Pasadena to cost $215,0@ and San Diego to cost $410,000. Also at Santa Barbara to cost $445,000 and South Gate, $80,000.