Evening star., 1933-07-14
.$115,5l3,61O WORKS
/ FUND IS ALLOTTED
All Sections Will Share in
Grants for Recovery
Projects.
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disoualify them. The board wished to
act quickly in making work available
for many and to that end eliminated
controversial projects from its first
submission to the President. This
enabled clearing of the initial group
without the long delays which would be
required to establish the worth of chai-
lenged projects.
"A determined effort was made to
keep out any work that would cause
the Government recurring expense Z:
could not be started shortly and COM
pleted within year. The board also
sought to salvage Government prop
erty and prevent additional expenses to
taxpayers by doing emergency repai:
work which would give men labor
wherever possible. The result is shown
by the large amount of repair and
renovizing work included in these al
lotments"
The Public Works Board estimated
that the grants of S64.56l $40 would
produce over 258.200 man-months of
work in every State in the Union
Alaska. Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the
for these projects would be available
Immediately.
How Fund Is Divided
Immediate distribution of $4,000 600
fund "earmarked" in the national re-
covery act for expenditure on roads
in national parks. forests and reserva- =
tions is also contemplated. Ickcs said
The division OF the fund is as follows:
For forest highways, 15,000000.
For forest roads, trails, etc, Sl0,-
boo 600.
For National park roads. s1600O0 600.
For roads on Indian reservations,
81 100000
For roads on the public domain,
IS 0GO 900.
Twelve agencies of the Department
Of Agriculture were allowed S2O60.154
for their varied work throughout the
country
Five agencies in the Department of
Commerce were allowed S6,076,551 to
carry on their work.
Eleven agencies under the Depart
ncnt of the Interior received S53.042 =
pic for their far-flung activities. by far
the largest amount going to the
reclamation service.
The Department of Labor got ST ,344,-
ae0 for immigration work.
The Post Office Department got
500 for repairing building roofs in
Washington.
The State Department received
81 ,528 900 for construction work under
is supervision.
100000 for Project Here
The Treasury Department was al
owed Sl02.E38 for Public Health Serv-
&C.
Independent Offices were allowed
b4O0. .OOO of which 100000 was for the
Arlington Memorial Bridge work in
Washington and 100000 for aviation
Experimental work carried on by the
National Aviation Committee for Aero
hauticc
The board issued the following state
nent in connection with the awards:
THE projects receiving money were
widely diversified in character and To-
Fality and carefully culled from far
greater list submitted by the various
Departments.
immediate availability to create
arge employment. lasting social bene-
it, without recurring governmental
expense were three qualifications with
which all allotments complied Most
pf the construction work provided for
AN start almost at once. and all can
be completed within a year
"A rumher of departmental requests
ailed to qualify under the intent of
he act and the policy of the admins
ration. A larger number which re-
eived preliminary consideration for
he initial allotment we're set aside
Without prejudice for more detailed
tudy.
Challenged Items Withheld.
Carrying out President Roosevelt's
Injunction for quick and safe action,
he special board for public works
withheld all challenged items from the
hrst distribution so that the balance
night not be delayed ard work could
tart quickly
Each project approved bore certi-
Rcation and recommendation of the
proper authority as to necessity and
Qualification. In addition. each project
vas submitted to the director of the
budget and was recommended by the
subcommittee of the special board OF
|ublic works and the board itself be-
ore receiving presidential sanction
through Administrator Ickes."
The following municipal projects
7ere said to have been tentatively ap-
|roved. subject to future agreement on
(etails:
Arab, Marshall County. Ala. water
rorks. S23.000 Uniontown, Ala, wa
erEorkS, S6.UUO. Sylacauga, Ala, va
erworks. 100000: Montgomery, Ala ,
'aterworks. s70.000 Pahol,oe. Fla
paterworks. 100000; Warrenton, Ga,
,aterwcrks, S6,000 Petersburg, Ind.
,aterworks $4,000: Beech Grove, Ind.
ewers. $4,000; Salyersville. Ky. wa
erwo-ks 1000: Northport Mich.
7aterworks. $4,000: Clarkton. Mo. wa
erworks $4,000: Fort Benton. Mont.
yaterworks, s45.000; East Brunswick
township. N. J., waterworks, 100000;
Pleasantville N. j.. extension sewer
ystem. s270G0: Proctorville, Ohio,
raterWorks, sewers, $4,000: Belle
ourche. S. Oak, waterworks. 100000:
pearfish. S. Oak. waterworks, SAL 900:
kamas Utah. waterworks. S125O0:
'oocle City, Utah. waterworks. $4,000;
brangeville City. Utah. waterworks,
5000; Spanish Forks, Utah. water
FORKS, 100000: Sandy City. Utah. wa
erwor&s. $4,000; Poulsbo. Wash.
ever system. S18568; Newcastle, Wyo.,