Evening star., 1933-10-27
Public Works in the Counties.

In three counties and one city ada
cent to or near the Capital the Public
Works Administration has authorized
loans and grants totaling over s3,0O0,-
600, promising employment for men this
Winter and providing improvements
that for the most part will be of great
benefit to the taxpayers. The three
counties IRE Prince Georges, Fairfax
and Arlington and the city is Alexan-
drla. Thus far there have been no
authorizations for Montgomery, but the
county authorities have made requests
for grants end loans now pending be-
fore the Public Works Administration.
None of the money granted has been
spent, as the proper bond contracts are
yet to be approved in some cases. and
in others the taxpayers are to vote on
the proposition OF obligating themselves
In the case of Fairfax County the Pub
lie Works Administration granted a
loan of $4,000 for building a new jail
But there are indications now that
the taxpayers may refuse to borrow the
money.
With a loan and grant of S2,500 900,
Arlington County plans the construc-
ton of a modern sewer system. The
money was requested unanimously by
the county board, and there is now
in progress campaign to obtain the
approval of the taxpayers, who will
vote November 81 Indications are
that this public improvement to all
property in the county will be we'll
supported. The loan to Arlington
County will amount to $1,750,000, and
accompanying it will be the thirty per
cent grant of $3.50 600. The authoriza-
ton is the largest made for any of the
nearby counties, and expenditure of the
money will represent the greatest public
improvement program undertaken by
any of them. Together with the con-
struction of sewer mains, which are to
cover every part of the county, two
modern disposal plants will be built. one
of them at -Four Mile Run, the other at
Rosslyn. The construction of these
plants is interesting now because it fits
in naturally with the plans being made
now for disposal plant for the Dis
trict of Columbia. These plants will
go far to end the pollution of the
Potomac, condition that has been
growing steadily worse and which has
prevented full utilization of beauti-
full river for recreation.
Prince Georges County has received
$4,000 in loans and grants, although
the money is still tied up awaiting the
approval by the Public Works Admin
istration of the bonds and the form
of bids. Three hundred and seventy
seven thousands of this money will be
used in school building program
which includes new high school build
ings at Laurel, Marlboro, Surrattsville
and Bowie and thirty-three thousand
will go for paving streets in Mount
Rainier. In each case, thirty per cent
of the advance is in the form of grants,
and the remainder a loan.
In Alexandria a reconstruction prof.
ect involving some twenty-five miles
of city streets is contemplated, to be
financed by a 100000 advance, allo-
Gated by the Public Works Admin
lstration. Actual expenditure of the
money however. awaits the approval
of forms of bond contract, etc. In
addition, Alexandria has applied for
another advance of 100000 for the
construction of a new city high school,
purchase of the site and equipment.
This request is awaiting approval by
the Public Works Administration.
The situation regarding these ad-