TUESDAY, JULY S, 1956 '1 HE MIC111(iAN DAILY PAGE THREE TUESDAY, JULY 3,1956 'rilE MICUIGAN DAILY PAGE TIIRE TO AID PARKING PROBLEM: 1 Carport Addition Under Construction i ,', By MARY ANN THOMAS Ann Arbor will soon have 178 more parking spaces available for public use. That is the capacity of the addition now being constructed on the Maynard Street city carport. At its present size, the carport provides room for 422 vehicles, but the addition will bring this total capacity up to 600. Started in the latter part of March, construction of the addi- tional parking space was supposed to be completed by the end of June, according to the contract. Work 60% Finished However, officials of the Colvin, Robinson and Associates, architec- - ural designers of the construction, report that as of yesterday the addition was only about 60% fin- ished. The job of building the carport addition was contracted to the Kurtz Building Co. of Ann Arbor. John Goslee, superintendent of the construction job for the Kurtz Company, reports that a strike by the reinforcing steel workers set work back "about three weeks." He expects the job to be finished by the middle of August. Built of Poured Concrete Since the building is constructed of poured concrete, reinforcing steel is necessary for building the framework mold into which the concrete is poured. Working out of Detroit, the steelworkers struck in order to get more money for their work. Total cost of the addition was figured at $273,433, but due to the delay of the strike, cost may in- crease before the job is completed. The construction will be finan- ced out of the Ann Arbor parking fund. Money for 'the fund is ob-