Milford chronicle., 1932-10-14

! it is believed that on the average
slightly smaller sum per family ma,
be sufficient to meet the emergency
So it is considered that the averag
amount per family may be estimat
ed at $400 per year, or total sun
of $2,348,000 for the continuous
support of the estimated number o
$3.50 families in the Wilmington
District.
Relief Required Next Year
The total fund for wages and di
rect relief for the entire State fo
the twelve months beginning No
vember l, 1882, is estimated to bC
$2,469,O00.
While this estimate is based
largely on the Wilmington expert
ence and also on reports from the
various towns it must be under
stood that the whole fund is to ap'
ply to the entire State.
The Commission expresses its
conviction that wherever possible
relief should be extended in the
form of work. Unemployed people
want jobs, not charity. So far as
possible work projects should be
useful, self-liquidating. non-compet-
tive with private industry, and
should involve a maximum amount
! of paid labor so as to give employ
ment to the greatest possible num-
Der of persons.
Recreation CenterS
1t is believed that the State can
acquire several old school sites in
Wilmington in order to dismantle
the buildings and convert the
ground into State owned recreation
centers, and this project is included
in the suggested work program.
An offer has been made by one
of our citizens to donate to the
State several acres of nursery stock
suitable for the Identification of cur
highways. This appears most desir-
able as a permanent improvement
and as the expense involved will
consist entirely of wages. A fund OF
$25,000 for this purpose is included
in the work program, any or all of
which would be made available by
the relief administration to the
Highway Department TO carry out
this work under the supervision of
the State Forester.
A survey of the State has been in
progress to determine the steps that
would have to be taken to secure
control of the mosquito nuisance
throughout Delaware While this
survey will not be complete until
late this autumn, the preliminary
report indicates the cost of doing
this work in the vicinity of Will
mington. 1t is Thought to be desir-
able to authorize this beginning of
the work of mosquito control. which
may later be extended insofar as
such work would fit in with plans
for unemployment relief.
Work For Women
1t is particularly hard to find
work suitable for women, but spe-
cial emphasis has been laid on the
Importance of this, as it is felt that
women also should have as great an
opportunity as possible OF. receiving
wor kinstead of direct relief. The
Mayors Employment and Relief
Committee of Wilmington success
fully operated a sewing unit last
winter, and the commission recon-
mends that three similar units be
organized, in Wilmington for New
Castle county, and one each in Kent !
and Sussex counties, with such |
branch units of each as may seem !
desirable.
In order to secure a still larger /
volume of work it is agreed that the |
sewing units can make various
items of clothing needed by the un-
employed and to be given to them !
free. 1t is understood that a consid |
cradle quantity of cotton cloth will
be available without cost through |
the American Red Cross, which will |
greatly facilitate the operation of
the proposed sewing units. All of
this production would reduce the
charges to the State and its citizens
for the operation of the relief pro-
gram and of charitable institutions.
The report then presents a table
a proposed program of
work in Wilmington and State. The
recommended program of work in !
wolves a total expenditure through
out the State of $1,367, $50, yielding
in wages for relief of the unemploy-
ed $Si2,50O. The projects listed un-
der the program would provide for
a total OF 2,261,665 man hours of
work in the State o fthis amount,
)61,600 would be devoted to work in
vicinity OF Wilmington; 383,575 di-
rectly in Wilmington, and 916,4 ,480 in
he rest of the State. The total la
Dor costs for the entire State are
at $S62,476. The cost of
and machine work is plac-
I'd at $505,172.
In this connection the report /
tates local projects to be included
II the total made work program on
he condition that the local COM
nunity pay the entire cost of these
Projects and receive credit for the
mount of wages involved in these
Projects against its share of the di-
ect relief fund are included below.
thus if these projects are performed |
t the costs stated. the City of Will
nington or its citizens would pay
he full cost of $157,410 and receive
redit of $134,251 as a Wilmington
to the direct relief
und. T.
The projects listed IN the program
f work are: Driveways at State
hospital, Claymont Industrial =.
school. Ferris Industrial School,
riveways and sidewalks at public
chools, grading at public schools,
rading at State Hospital, grading 5