Executive Order 2769

by President of the United States

In order to effect the more expeditious construction of the extensions, alterations, etc., of buildings numbered 500 to 508 Fourteenth Street NW., Washington, D. C, the early completion of said buildings for the use of activities of the Treasury Department engaged on work in connection with war measures creating a national emergency, and by virtue of the provisions of the act of Congress approved March 4, 1917, entitled "An act making provisions for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918, and for other purposes" (39 Stat. U. S., 1192), whereby it is provided, "That in case of national emergency the President is authorized to suspend provisions of law prohibiting more than eight hours' labor in any one day of persons engaged upon work covered by contracts with the United States: Provided further, That the wages of persons employed upon such contracts shall be computed on a basic day rate of eight hours' work, with overtime rates to be paid for at not less than time and one-half for all hours' work in excess of eight hours," I do hereby suspend the provisions of law prohibiting more than eight hours of labor in any one day by persons engaged in the extension, alterations, etc., of the above-mentioned buildings belonging to the Government in the block on the west side of Fourteenth Street NW., between E Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, D. C. This order will take effect from and after this date.

Woodrow Wilson 

The White House,

December 6, 1917.