Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-23
CITIES LAY PLANS
TO AID JOBLESS
Hoover's Commission Reports
Construction of Improve
mentS In Many Sections.

The Presidents Emergency Employ
ment Commission has been advised that
a number Of cities are accelerating their
construction program for parks, munich
pal Fairgrounds and other recreational
facilities.
Pittsburgh is building q new $4,000
swimming pool, Duluth, MINI, Is lay
ing out a new municipal golf course.
San Francisco is proceeding toward .
municipal bond issue for city improve
ments. These are typical Of reports re-
ceived from scores Of towns where SINH
lar action has been taken, or is being
The suggestion that farmers do nee
ossary repair work this Winter vas
made by the commission, and with It
went a warning to the unemployed
Chairman Woods Appeal
Col Arthur Woods, head of the COM
mission, made his farm appeal to the
National Grange, the National Co
operative Milk Producers Federation,
the Dairymen's League, the American
Farm Bureau Federation and the Ma
tional Farmers Union. He also sought
the cooperation of farm editors.
He said many persons failing to md
work in cities had returned to their
native rural communities, intensifying
the problem there.
Woods said such work as construction
and repair of farm buildings, private
road building, ditching and repair OF
fences and the repair or replacement OF
machinery could be done economically
during the Winter and that co-operS.
ton BY farmers would contribute vitality
toward meeting the emergency.
"Stay at Home" Advised.
The advice to stay at home was given
0k the request of Arizona ofncials. John
w. Flynn, chairman Of the State Com
mittee, wired Woods the situation there
was hopeless for the transient. Persons
seeking employment were said 70 nave
made conditions particularly bad In
Arizona, California and Florida.
Estimates were made at the White
House that $500, 0o0, 900 would be spent
In public construction during the fiscal
wear. Previous estimates had placed
expenditures for Government construc-
ton for the calendar year 1881 At
S7Oo, ooo, 900.
The Treasury Department made pub
lie figures showing the status on De-
cember of the present authorized
public building program OF SS3O.oOO,OOO.
Work in District Outlined.
Excluding the $40,000,000 authorized
for land In the District Of Columbia. 1t
included % buildings completed at
cost of $31, 661 1852; 90 projects under
contract at an estimated cost OF $780,
768, s48: bids received on 80 projects to
cost si4.5le,e71: IS projects with an
Estimated cost Of s45,575,6 4s given to
the supervising architect Of the Treas
lIry: az projects with q cost estimate Of
SIi6.592, 900 assigned to private afchi-
tects; IL projects costing $4,l6o,141
whose sites have been acquired but
plans not completed; IS projects cost
ing s23, OSl 800 where title Is awaited;
23 projects costing $2S, 100, 100 where
projects costing $39, 788, 900 with reports
In but sites not yet selected; 81 projects
costing s7,l22,o00 where the agents are
inspecting the sites but have not re-
ported; project costing $4,000 where
preliminary data is being collected; 3
projects costing $2,320,0 900 held UP tenn
porarily for various reasons.
No itemiZed list was made public.
Statement by Treasury Ohicials.
The Treasury said 1t was evident 1t
would be able 10 complete the present
authorized program by the end Of 1885.
or three years earlier than was con-
estimated that $75,000,000 would be
spent during the present fiscal year.
Since the report the number Of sites
awaiting selection has been reduced by
almost 20 projects.
Department officials said legislation
TO enable speedier condemnation OF
sites would facilitate construction, as
preliminary work Is often held up until
the title passed to the Government.
Bills to carry out the suggestions are
pending In Congress, and action Is
hoped for after the holidays,
War Department officials said flood
control and rivers and harbors projects
now under way would continue unless
abandonment we're forced by bad
weather or high water. The depart
nnent has been spending approximately
100000 monthly on such work.