Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-15
GOVERNMENT TO
SPEND MILLION S
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sell bonds; S34, ,4al was for gas, to be
returned by the utility company two years
after the war; $33, $50 was for electricity,
to he returned by the utility company
three years after the war II was stated
that the Emergency Fleet Corporation
might have to advance funds for the new
school 10 bc erected by the Board of
Education of the city of Wilmington.
Datas as to employees show that the
then estimated number at the Bethlehem
Shiphuilding Co s plant was i.945, with
an estimated need for total of 6,25o
in six months. For Puscy u Jones, Mt
Wilmington, the then number OF em-
ployes was >. l26 with an anticipated need
for 200 IN six months.
PLANS FOR OTHER rLAcEs,
The report shows that the appropria-
tion of s. ,O3i 900, a large part OF which
has been expended intended tor the
American International Shipbuiding Cor
poration housing project, ut Philadelphia
Is not To bc extended through use ot the
additional authorization of 2a.ounuUu
for housing requested of Congress nc
urcscnt number of employees at Hog
Island is estimated at 2S,S0l, with an
estimate for the number needed III slN
months al 81. 600 An approximate re-
port Of the character nt proposed housing.
which Is intended to care tor l,Nt2 "t
thcs, cmploycs, includes Wh houses, |"
dormltorics. and 500 houses already rcqW-
sltioncd hv Admiral BowlcS. \ plan Tor
an athletic field is included
Plans for the New York Shphmlding
COMPANY at Camden arc iar 700 row
houses. 9O1 single and l.Sli group
houses. stores and school, and either
community building or 600 Single and
group houses and stores hc estimated
cost * s. SIS. 900. ot which S2.I'hWo
has hccn appropriated and S5.325.0oo y
still required There arc 2iW' men -
hc housed The pr, sent number OF
cmpIoycs nj the New Work Shipbuildng
company Is estimated nj lot45 with
need IN SIX months ot 10000
The hump appropriations required for
the New York plant and the Hog island
plant. both 81 which arc backed by the
american International Corporation OF
\Cv York. IS appruNmatclV one fifth
of the total of So. 600 OOO fur which here
Il = pending appropriation. and which ie
intended Tor ,iS,, Throughout the country
~ other ~hIpvard has 80 extensive a
housing project planned N conjunction
WITH II as either uf these two plants
according 10 the report made hy Mr.
Tavlor
iNrtoYt~ AND \Etn~
Housing plans tor other points and
Data rs t. employees arc rs follow
Pllscv 4 homes Gloucester. !
Present employees. i.6h1 ~ -l> moutis,
$500. number IL be housed 300 cos.
S2l100no
Chester ShphwldnE 60 AZ hester,
Ia Present employees. i,2.0 % si\
mouths. 4. lon : houses rlanncd los
apartments and boarilnchnI~cS and dor
mitoric9 ta hc housed ln55. cost,
- 2lu.unN
Merchant ~hhpuillng CorpNratnn.
Bri-,ol. In Present employees. ~3l.
needed in >N rinuths. 10000. houses
pianncd. T. bunk houses. II liIding
houses I61 apartments - single amt I'D
rrnp houses. ~ i cu>t ~ 81 St>~nO0o. Of
Which there has bccn appropriated to
! date 81 .>OOOo0. The number e. y" housed
| Il S ~l6
sun ~MphnldrG Co 4 hester 'a
| Present cmnlu,c~. 5000 needed - si>
months II .2On. 621 ho,scs pIanrod to
/ provide for 900 men 4 b cost 81 81 2"'.-
/ OoN
/ Westinghouse Electric and MrnIlar-
/ turing Co. Essncion. PA Prracnt en-
| ploNe~. 22o0 $500 needed ~ olN months,
,pn houses PLANNED and !urmlturi"S,
housing 900 mon co~f Sl.05o,hh
Traylor ShnhmldinC 80 tornWellS.
Pa. Tents are planned for 500 men Al q
cost 81 5000