The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-11-30
APPROVAL GRANTED
FOR new PROJECTS
TO PROVIDE WORK
$4,000 Appropriated For Work
In County bitches; Kuhar
Park Improved
TO BUILD COUNTY GARAGE
City Hall Tool House Addition
Awaiting Completion of
Specifications

Moving swiftly in cooperation with
the Civil Works administration, Red
wood county authorities already have
166 men employed on government pro-
jects and expect to swell the total to
$50 by Monday morning. Meanwhile
plans are being rushed on several
other jobs already approved and the
unemployment situation in the county
will be completely, though temporari-
ly, relieved by the end of another
week.
Authority for the first project was
granted Tuesday, November 81. At
noon the following day 60 men had
been hired for two shifts of 80 men
each to gravel county road west and
south of Revere. The payroll on the
project amounts to $3.50 per week.
The second job, that of crawling
sections of the new state highway
from Redwood Falls to Morgan near
Gilfllan, was started Thursday, No.
vember 49, Twenty men are working
there on four day week with a pay
roll of $40O per week. More men
could be used but the county has had
difficulty securing trucks.
Approve Redwood Work
Richard Cook, county engineer and
director of the work here, received
authority Monday night this week to
go ahead with the following projects:
A county garage in Redwood
Falls, labor to cost about $500.
A tool house addition to the
city hall, labor cost $1,000.
Redwood Falls storm sewers,
labor appropriation $1,000.
Moving North Redwood bridge
to Sheridan township, cost $1,000.
Grabbing brush from county
bitches, labor cost $4,000.
Improving Kuhar park and
school grounds at LambertOn,
$4,000.
Three additional gravel jobs are
delayed pending further investigation
by authorities. Approval is looked
for this week, however.
Tuesday morning, only a few hours
after approval was granted, ten men
were put at work on the bridge NOV
ing project. Tuesday noon 20 more
were busy on the Kuhar park job.
Wednesday morning Is men were
given jobs in county bitches near Wa
basso. Other ditch projects are un-
derway at Belview and Milroy.
The Redwood Falls building jobs
reuuire plans which are being pre-
pared by Fred H. Anthony, city en-
gineer. 1t is expected that these
projects will start either late this
week or early next. Some work also
is to be done in Ramsey park.
Can Earn 500
Men are employed 80 hours per
week with highway jobs paying 55
cents an hour. Truckers get 81 per
hour for a man and truck and must
furnish fuel and repairs. Some class
es of common labor on jobs other
than road work draw so cents per
hour while skilled labor is on a scale
which goes as high as $1.20 per hour.
The majority of the men draw $16.5O
per week and will be allowed to work
until they have earned $500, about
six weeks. This will result in great
saving to the county poor fund and
will tide many families through the
winter.
Leland S. Tyler has been appointed
dispensing engineer for the county,
his duty being to make out and deliv-
er all checks for labor. Lyle S. Gar
lock is certifying officer, in charge
of approving the payroll. Both are
from Walnut Grove.
A county truck was sent to st.
Paul Wednesday to get 200 small
tools furnished for the work through
the state board of control.