Evening star., 1932-08-27


Particular Importance is alta
work of the Reconstruction Finan
ized to make loans up to S1,5OO,C
Of public and Semi-public charactt
The State committees have been
called upon by the council to recon-
mend such elf-liquidating projects as
may be eligible for such loans, it Is
pointed out.
Public Works Control.
The council also is planning to con-
tinue its campaign for centrallZed
public works control. The grouping OF
the architectural, engineering and con-
struction functions of the Federal Gov
ernment into one establishment is
urged. A similar centralized control, 1t
is believed, should be developed in State,
county and municipal government;
AS to the huge sum made available
for self-liquidating projects, 1t is ex-
pected that a majority of such enter
prises will be undertaken by States,
cities and counties, although the law
provides that loans also may be made
to private corporations whose projects
are devoted to public use, the council
explains.
An engineers advisory board to as
sist in passing on the merits OF SELF
liuuidating construction projects, has
been named by the Finance Corpora
ton.
Fifty committees with a membership
of 500 engineers now are actively carry
ing on the work of industrial improve
ment. according to a rel ort by L. w.
Wallance, executive secretary OF the
council
Early in the Fall of 1880 the council.
together with seven other professional
and trade groups, assisted In the Or
ganization of the public works section
of the Presidents Emergency Commit
tee for Employment and supplied 1t
with expert staff assistance, the re-
port states.
Field Work Accomplished.
I'm a very large measure these Or
eanizations through their respective
memberships, did the field work OF the
section. The council alone formed 14o
field agencies to collect the necessary
information. The foundation OF this
field organization was the local sections
of the American Society of Civil En-
gineers.. Eight hundred to thousand
engineers participated in this work.
THE section listed all authorized ana
proposed public and semi-public con-
struction projects, ascertained the sta
tus Of each and if any were being un-
dIlv DELAYED. made an effort TO re-
move the cause thereof SO tne WORK
could go forward.
THE American Society OF Mechanl-
cal Engineers, the American Institute
of Electrical Engineers and other ma
tioual bodies aided materially IN COL
lecting information as to Wnat lnous-
trialists had done and were doing TO
maintain employment and TO reneVe
unemployment.
In the early part of 1882 the coun-
Gil was again asked to assist the pup
lie works section, by making the same
kind of canvass Of possible constIuc-
tion projects as was mace In tne VIM
ter of 193O-31. This work is In process
The information is being collected IN
81 States by the Councils State Com
mittees on Engineers and Employment
''The other States are being can
yassed by the American Institute OF
Architects and the Associated General
Contractors. Recently, the American
society of Civil Engineers through us
local sections, initiated an aggressive
canvass of like character,
Each State committee is executing a
specific program of action. major oo-
iectives of which are stated as follows
ITO stimulate each engineer to STUDY
seriously the situation In the area o.
his employment and TO make an earn,
est attempt to stabilize employment
therein.
ITO inspire the engineers in eacf
community to inform the public OF tn'
advantages of employment. stabihza
ton to the end that the public Will en-
courage employers to adopt suitaol
measures and will whole-heartedly CO
operate with those who do take con
Structive step.