POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Hon. WILLIAM L. DAWSON, BUREAU OF FACILITIES, Washington, D. C., August 15, 1958. Chairman, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Referring to your letter dated March 11, 1958, addressed to the Postmaster General, I am pleased to submit the following information relative to public domain properties in Alaska, under the control of the Post Office Department as of June 30, 1958: The above is the estimated present-day valuation of the land and buildings. The usage of all of these properties is to house the post office, courts, and other Federal offices. If any additional information is desired, I will be very pleased to cooperate. Sincerely yours, ROLLIN D. BARNARD, Deputy Assistant Postmaster General (For Assistant Postmaster General Kieb). Hon. WILLIAM L. DAWSON, UNITED STATES COAST GUARD, Chairman, Committee on Government Operations, MY DEAR MR. DAWSON: Your letter of March 11, 1958, set forth the need of your committee for certain data on public domain property under the control of the Coast Guard. As promised in my letter of March 18, 1958, these data have been compiled and the report is forwarded herewith as enclosure (1). All costs are reported in thousands of dollars. The report is submitted in the same format as last year and the usage codes are those assigned by the General Services Administration. A key to these codes is forwarded as enclosure (2). Estimated present-day evaluations of land, buildings, and other structures and facilities were determined in accordance with the following procedures: Land. Evaluated on costs of adjoining properties and estimated fair market value. Buildings.-Evaluated on estimated replacement cost less depreciation. Estimated replacement cost was determined by applying to the original acquisition cost, the ratio of the Engineering News Record building cost index (or ENR construction cost index) for June 1958 divided by the corresponding index applicable at the time of con struction. Other structures and facilities.-The values were determined by the same method used for buildings. Sincerely yours, A. C. RICHMOND, |