New Britain herald., 1919-05-08
MUCH BUILDING
 WORK IS UNDER WAY
Construction Program Being Ex-
 tended to All States

Washington, D. C., May s.--Despite the failure of numerous important ap- propriation measures in the sixty nun congress, because of the republi- can fl1buster, the Federal govern ment Is getting 8 large amount of building and construction work under way It serves the purpose of ac- complishing important developments, which fell behind because of the war, and at the same time furnishes en- p1oyment for thousands of workers a very great many of whom have been i'll the army or the navy.
 By the end of the fiscal year 1921, there will be available for federal aid for state highway construction moro than $266, 100000. More than S3O,00o,- 900 is available for river and harbor maintenance and construction work, and there is also an item for $9,050,- 900 for new hospitals and improves ments to old ones needed by the public health service for disabled war veterans by the end of this year
 The spending of the s266, ,000 900 appropriated for federal aid for state highway work depends upon action by the states. A state. in order to re- ceive federal aid. must appropriate 1 sum equal to at least the federal governments appropriation for It. State legislatures are rapidly falling into line to meet the Federal rcqulro- ment in this particular, and 1t Is cer- tain that most of them will take ad- vantage of the opportunity to get government aid
 River and Harbor Work.
 The river and harbor improvement program takes in almost every sec- tion of the country More than $1.- 000,0 will be spent along the Mis- sissippi and approximately $3,5OO,000 along the Ohio river and about a half million along the Missouri river. This work will go forward regardless of current labor and material costs, and will prove an important factor in improving business and labor condi- tions in the localities affected. The building program of the public health service, 10 meet the require- ments of soldiers and sailors availins themselves of their privileges frad1r the war risk act, calls for remodel ing and additions 10 hospital projects at Camp Cody, New Mexico; Camp Hancock, Georgia: Camp Joseph F. Johnston. Florida: Camp Beaure- gard, Louisiana; Camp Logan, Texas; Camp Fremont. California, and the nitrate plant at Perryville Maryland A hospital project in Cook County, Illinois, will cost s3,000.O00 and a sanatorium at Dawson Springs, Ky. S900,00o.
 The failure of congress to make an appropriation to care for the Treasury departments building program nas held up about 150 needed projects, most of them post office buildings. Almost every state in the union is represented in this list of deferred projects, which would involve an expenditure of about s23,000,0O0. Tie next congress is expected to mako this money available.
 Despite the handicap which the re- publican filibuster in the last congress threw on the governm ent departments. they are straining every energy to get necessary construction work under way. in order that the country may catch up with it's delayed develop- ment program and provide employ ment for thousands of discharend lighters and released war workers during the period of readjustment.