130. Labor-Continued. (k) Conditions. The charge of $0.333 per meal, or $1 a day, conveys with it sleepin accommodations. In maintaining this price it has been our opinion that we could well afford to incur considerable loss in order to cu down the turnover and save the cost of transporting labor as secured through the United States Employment Service. In our opinion the living and boarding accommodations have been among the best eve provided on work of this kind. 140. Land and land improvements. (a) Acreage. Area originally purchased consisted of 524.2 acres dry ground. Through dredging and filling operations this has now been increased to 741.7 acres, with riparian rights of 170.7 acres, making the total area 912.4 acres. (b) Terms of occupancy. Purchased by the United States. This purchase has been completed with the exception of the right of way for the railroad yard east of Maryland Avenue and that portion of the golf links on the east side of Maryland Avenue, payment for which has not been made. 150. Physical property. (a) Percentage completed. Seventy-eight per cent. (b) Comparison of total authorization to total cost. Can not be determined until project is complete. (c) Unit cost, data, and comparisons. Reports are in the course of preparation and will be forwarded under separate cover. (d) Classified cost. Job not finished. (e) Economy. In our opinion the efficiency of labor on this project, considering the condition of the times, has been remarkable, and do not believe in peace times the job could have been carried out in a more economical manner, speed and war prices being considered. (f) Speed. Original construction schedule showed completion of plant by January 1, 1919, but owing to the impossibility of securing sufficient labor, the schedule could not have been maintained even if the war had continued. The outbreak of influenza and the signing of the armistice decreased the construction speed fully 50 per cent. (g) Give date project partially occupied. Warehouse 3 turned over by letter to commanding general, port of (h) Date project completely occupied. (i) Date contractor's last employee left job. (j) Date of final audit by United States Treasury. (k) Date of final settlement with contractor. Project not complete. Physical property-Continued. (1) Unsettled accounts: 1. Constructing quartermaster's suspensions. Project not complete. 2. Contractors. Project not complete. 3. Other parties. Project not complete. Health and vital statistics. Health of both military and civilian employees on this reservation from the beginning of the work in January to November 1, 1918, has been uniformly good. Comparatively little sickness of any kind has occurred. The two or three cases of malaria noticed were imported. Two cases of typhoid only occurred. There have been seven killed by accident, two drowned, and up to the time of the incidence of influenza only five deaths from sickness. There were during September and October 656 cases of influenza, with 37 deaths. Operation and maintenance. Project has not been in operation long enough to make a consistent statement. There are attached herewith a short statement from the field auditor showing organization chart and a few pertinent remarks pertaining to the personnel of his organization; a brief statement of the general organization under which the work is handled; a statement by the supervising engineer showing in addition to his organization chart a brief outline of the manner in which all forms are handled; a statement from the field auditor including copies of principal manuals of instruction and a detailed statement of the manner in which all forms are handled; copy of report to Senator Kenneth McKellar of September 23, 1918; the report of the executive officer of the constructing quartermaster's staff showing in detail the manner in which forms and routine business are handled through the constructing quartermaster's office; a statement from the chief timekeeper outlining the detail of the organizations and working of the time-keeping department. MILLARD A. BUTLER, Colonel, Quartermaster Corps. List of ordnance facilities contracts involving construction work paid for by the United States Government, exclusive of work done at ordnance storage depots, proving grounds, and arsenals-Continued. 2 Toluol plants. Figures are based on total cost of each plant furnished by the Toluol Unit in New York district and upon percentages of costs of buildngs, etc., also furnished by that unit and based upon careful analysis of costs of typical plants of each of the three constructing contractors, Bartlett-Hayward Co., H. Koppers Co. and Wilputte Coke Oven Corporation. 3 Original estimate including equipment. List of ordnance facilities contracts involving construction work paid for by the United States Government, exclusive of work done at ordnance storage depots, proving grounds, and arsenals-Continued. 2 Toluol plants. Figures are based on total cost of each plant furnished by the Toluol Unit in New York district and upon percentages of costs of buildings etc., also furnished by that unit and based upon careful analysis of costs of typical plants of each of the three constructing contractors, Bartlett-Hayward Co., H. Koppers Co. and Wilputte Coke Oven Corporation. 3 Original estimate including equipment. 4 Estimated actual cost. 182545-20-23 EXHIBIT No. 7. List of ordnance facilities contracts involving construction work paid for by the United States Government, exclusive of work done at ordnance storage depots, proving grounds, and arsenals. 2 Toluol plants. Figures are based on total cost of each plant furnished by the Toluol Unit in New York district and upon percentages of costs of buildings, etc., also furnished by that unit and based upon careful analysis of costs of typical plants of each of the three constructing contractors, Bartlett-Hayward Co., H. Koppers Co. and Wilputte Coke Oven Corporation. 3 Original estimate including equipment. 4 Estimated actual cost. NOTE. Costs shown cover, as nearly as can be determined, buildings and fixtures, together with heating, lighting, and such utilities as are a part of the buildings, and are taken from figures reported by the various district ordnance offices and approximately as of Mar. 1, 1919, unless otherwise indicated. Following symbols are used to show certain special conditions: |