Evening star., 1933-11-03
NEARBY PROJECTS
RECEIVE APPROVAL
OF PUBLIC WORKS
List of 41 AIIotments in IS
States Tota|ing $13,578,855
Is Announced.
SANITARY COMMISSIONS
ALLEGATION is LARGEST
100000 Will Be Advanced for
New High School in Alexandria.
Baltimore Gets $4,000.

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Three nearby projects were included
in list of Al allotments to non
Federal projects, scattered through IS
States and totalling sl3,578,855, an
nounced today by the Public Works
Administration.
The biggest project of the three was
an allotment of s65O,0O0, in the form
of loan and grant, to the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission of
HyattSVllle, Nd, for the extension OF
primary water mains, construction of
a 2.5oo. .ooo-gallon standpipe and the
extension OF existing trunk line sewers,
Work Can Start Now.
Thirty per cent of the cost of labor
and material on this project is a grant,
while the balance is loan secured
by per cent general obligation bonds.
Work can be started Immediately and
completed in a year, giving employ
ment to approximately 200 men dur
ing construction. The next largest
allotment is loan and grant of $780,
600 to the City of Alexandria, Va,
for construction of a three story high
school building and repairs to the ex-
isting colored school building. OF the
allotment, $239,00O, which is 80 per
cent of the cost of labor and material,
is grant, while the balance is Sc
cured by per cent general obligation
bonds. Work can be started in two
months and completed in nine months,
giving employment to 96 men during
construction.
The other nearby allotment is s22, 900
Tor the city Of Baltimore to aid in the
installation of water mains and their
appurtenances in advance of the paving
Of Pennington and Belvedere avenues,
Cold Spring lane and Edison highway.
The entire amount is grant, represent
ing 80 per cent of the cost of labor and
material. the total cost of the project
being S95 900. No loan was requested
and the balance of the money will be
furnished by the city of Baltimore from
other revenues. Work can start in five
weeks and be completed in four months,
giving employment to 80 men during
construction.
Twelve water lines and eight sewer
projects are to be built in Montgomery
and Prince Georges Counties with the
money received from the Government
according to the schedule filed by the
Sanitary Commission.
The water lines will cost $l64, 752,
while the sewer projects involve an ex-
penditure of S4T8,195.
The principal item in the schedule Is
the laying of 10,950 feet of 36-inch
sewer main in the Rock Greek trunk
sewer at cost of $136, 500, and 1850
feet of 30 inch main in the same sewer
at cost of S36,498.
The next largest item involves an ex-
penditure of S124,68 for a 6,900-foot
extension of the Northwest Branch
trunk sewer.
Other sewer extensions scheduled and
their estimated cost are: Little Falls
branch trunk sewer, S47,537: northeast
branch trunk sewer, S85 446; Bladens-
burg force main, S8,260. and South
Mount Rainier trunk sewer, S25,376.
A total of ,709 is provided for
and S9983 for elimination of Colmar
Manor outlets, through connection with
the trunk sewers.
The standpipe is to be built at Battery
Park Hills at cost of S35, ,233. Provision
is made for construction of water main
connections with it at cost of SIS, 142.
Other Water Lines.
Other water lines to be built with the
public works funds and their estimated
cost are: KenSington road from Capitol
View to Kensington, $5,743; Browns
lane, Alta Vista, to Wisconsin avenue,
$231; Wisconsin avenue, Browns lane
to Jones Mill road, s6,758: Wilson lane,
Edgemoor to English Village, $5,104;
Willard avenue, River road to Friend
ship Heights. S2,127.
Willard avenue to section Ia, Chevy
Chase, 1929; Forest Glen road, Argyle
Park to Brookeville road, $14,653;
Takoma Park-College Park connection
S62,94l; RalSton avenue, Hyattsville,
$4,053; Peace Cross to Edmonston road,
Bladensburg, s7,296. and Beaver Heights
-Fairmont Heights connection, $15,633
Other allctments included:
loan and grant for power and irri-
cation project; Michigan City. Ind,
$413,000, a loan and grant for water
project; Trenton: N. j., $3.50, 600, a
loan and grant for construction Of a
building for tubercular insane at the
New Jersey State Hospital; Lebancns
Conn. s45, 600 grant for a roadway;
and grant for a waterworks; Borden
town, N. J, $47O,500, a loan and grant
for the construction Of an admins
tration building and auditorium at the
New Jersey State Prison camp; AMMAN
dale, N. j., $4,000. a loan and grant
construction a
building at the New Jersey State Re-
formatory; Totowa, N. j., $4,000, a
loan and grant for the construction of
detention building for the North
Jersey Training School.