The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-20

!, din, according to the New York Times, worked months in Wash- | ington to push the plan. Republi- cans and democrats alike took to the idea; finally 1t received even White House support. .',a
 The measure which gave 1t birth known as the revised Wagner Garner bill. was signed by Pres ident Hoover on July 21, 1032. Among other things, 1t provided $500, 900, 1000 for direct state relief and $322, 000,000 for more and bet- ter roads, federal buildings, and other public works. But It's main contribution to unemployment re- | lief was Self-Liquldating Projects, which sprang full-fedged from the halls of congress, received q god- parents blessing at the White House. was strongly indorsed by tho American Engineering Council, and promptly taken under shelter by the k. r. c.
 Fore Useful Employment
 To provide useful employment was the heart of the whole idea. How? By financing the construc- ton of toll bridges, waterworks, docks and markets, model tene- ments and such--capitnl additions | to the nations phySicaf equipment which will pay for rathenselvea in the end, without recourse to taxa . ton. As matters stood before phss- age of this much-heralded Emer- gency Relief and Construction Act, such enterprises, however sound, were doomed to mark time until tho next boom gets under way; for, tho bond market being what it is, normal avenues of financing are closed.
 Titlo 1T of the Act constitutes what Is not only detour but q short cut--provlded the proper credentials aro shown and care is taken to follow tho green arrow.
 AS to credentials, any state or political subdivision thereof, any municipality. any public agency 1 (be it board, corporation, or com- misslon) Is eligible to present them. Likewise any publicly reg ulated housing corporation. Like wise any private corporation which wants to replace, expand, or im- prove such of its facilities as are devoted to tho public use. In all casos tho project must be deemed hbu iIlhibHtJ pVi- vent, and its must b0 shown that it will bring in enough money by means of tolls, fees, or other charg- eB--but not by taxation--tO defray cost of construction within q rea- Bonable period"
 As to tho green arrows, R. r. C.. Circular No 3 gives explicit dlrcc" tons (forty-fve of them, to be ex- NIlan fnuy,lnI nnniina a. ton. More, loan agencies have been set up in thlrty-two strategic cities throughout tho country, and in all but few offices some woll- known engineer. serving without pay, ia available for consultation and advice. The cities arc: Atlanta, Birmingham. Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit. El Pas0. Helena, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansag City. Mo-, Lit- tle Rock, Los Angeles, Louisville, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Or- leans, New York, Oklahoma City, Omaha. Philadelphia, Portland. ore, Richmond, Va, SC Louis, Salt Lake City, Snn Antonio. San Fran cisco, Seattle and Spokane. Apart from these official application agencies, tho National committee for Trade Recovery, through It's stato divisions, stands ready to CO., operate in expcditing matters.
 Rush Job Needed
 Expoditing matters happens to be exactly what is needed. Last au- tumn the American Society of Civil Engineers estimated. on the strength of q nation-wid survey, that self.iiquidating projects al- ready contemplated, and Involving an outlay of slightly moro than T billion and q quarter dollars, had been brought to standStlll through lack of funds. TabulationB compiled by tho American Institute of Steel ConStruction led to q like conclusion. And in october the Ma ti0nal Committee for Trade Recovs cry sct forth lts considered opln- ! ion that municipal sewerage and