Evening star., 1932-09-11
a CITIES SELECTED
FOR j. S. BUILDINGS
$53,690,0OO Involved in Re-
lief Construction Program.
More to Be Announced.

Although the Wagner Garner relief
act still is threatened with 10 per
cent economy slash unless Controller
General Mccall modifies his decision
Of last week, the administration yester-
day moved forward toward construc-
ton of the first group of IL new Federal
buildings authorized by the relief
legislation.
The Secretary of the Treasury and
Postmaster General issued joint
statement listing al cities for construc-
ton of public buildings at total limit
of cost of S53. 500, ,O00-each structure
to cost more than 100000. This first
list is to be followed by another early
this week concerning projects of less
than 100000
Meantime further aid was extended
by the Government through the Re
construction Finance Corporation to
three States-Washingt Arizona and
Colorado. The money-$250,00 900 each
to Colorado and Arizona and $675,000
suffering because Of unemployment and
drought.
Hagerstown Included.
The frs list of Al projects included
Hagerstown, Md, and Petersburg. Va,
as the nearest to the National Capital.
None of the building projects either
in this first list or in the latter list
under the relief act will be for con-
struction in the District of Columbia.
However, the relief act in another sec
tion provides for continuing some con-
struction at Boiling Field here.
Yesterdays announcement Is the first
of what is expected to be a series OF
announcements from various cabinet
members with respect to the public
works programs authorized by President
Hoover Friday and which are to be
speeded in the relief Of unemployment.
The Wagner bill includes q total for
public works of 1922, ,224,000, Of whsch
$l00, 100000 was allocated to the Treas
ury and Post ONCE Departments for
Federal buildings.
McCarl's decision, II 1t stands, will
cut the 100000, 600 to S90, 900 900 and
reduce each of the projects listed for
construction by 10 per cent.
Will Appeal Decision.
secretary of the Treasury Mills Is
understood to be unwilling to accept the
controllers decision without protest. He
plans an appeal for reconsideration.
The appropriations for continuing
work at Boiling Field are specifically
included in the relief bill as follows:
Paved aprons, completion of, $4,000;
heating plant for technical area, COM
pletion Of, $4,000; field shops, compile
tion of, $4,000: improvement of landing
field and building area, S6l5,000.
The first list of cities for new public
buildings under the Wagner act made
public last night includes the follow
ing: Abilene, Tex; Atlantic City, Aus
tin, Tex; Boston, Buffalo, Charleston,
w. Va; Cincinnati, Columbia, S. c.;
Dallas, Decatur, H.: Detroit, Ell Paso.
Tex; Gainesville, Ga; Galveston, Tex;
Greenville, s. c.; Hagerstown. Md;
Hollywood, Calf; Holyoke, Mass; In
dianapolis. Kalamazoo Mich; Kansas
City, Mo-; Los Angeles, Mobile. Ala;
New Brunswick. N. j.; New Orleans;
New Rochelle, N. Y; New York, Pasa-
dena, Calf; Petersburg, Va; Philadel-
phia, Providence. r. l.; Raleigh, N c.;
st. Louis, San Antonio, Tex; Spokane,
Wash; Warren, Ohio; West Palm
Beach, Fla; Wheeling, w. Va; Will
mington, Del, and Winston Salem, N c.