Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-18
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FUND IS APPROVED
HUGE Construction Program
Under Public Works Is
O. KID Today.
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scrutiny of the public building. river
and harbor and flood control projects.
sent them to his cabinet board for
strenuous reducing exercises to work
of anWfat that might be called pork.
Will Reconsider Them.
Secretary 1ckes said they would be
carefully 'reconsidered to make sure
the money is wisely spent"
This is not grab bag" he told
newspaper men yesterday.
The list called for $90,000,000 to be
spent for rivers and harbors and flood
control work.
The public works administration also
announced how it would spend most
OF the first alloca on Of $4,000 600 for
Federal construction.
An 80-page document listing the
projects to be financed under the in
itial program for Federal construction
disclosed items ranging from $50 for
chicken coops to make popultry insect
studies under the Agriculture Depart
ment up to $50. 900 900 for Boulder Dam.
Ickes said the Treasury estimates for
Federal public buildings had been
turned over to the Budget Bureau for
"a report on the specific projects that
could be justified on the same basis as
the other program for Federal construc-
ton
Examine for Social Necessity.
Each project. he said, would be ex-
annined for its social necessity. the
speed with which it could be started.
and the possibility of bringing recurring
expense to the Government, just as
estimates submitted by other depart
ments had been.
The administrator indicated. however,
the delay in approving new expendi-
lures would not be prolonged. He
said he expected the public buildings
report to be ready for the next board
meeting tomorrow, and that the river
and harbor and flood control program
was expected to be sent back to the
White House within a few days.
As originally submitted, the public
buildings program involved about $780,
100000. 1t included two groups. one
known as list A with 900 projects
to cost s89 900 900 and the other. list
B. with more than $500 projects.
Ickes said the organization for ad-
ministering construction advances to
States and local governmental units
would be set up this week. but disclosed
a change in the plan for operating this
organization.
State Advisory Boards.
There will be advisory boards Of three
members in each State and 10 regional
administrators as previously announced.
1ckes said. but the State groups will be
able to report directly to Washington
without obtaining approval of their
projects from the regional Offices
The administration is anxious to get
this regional set-up in operation as soon
as possible because it is essential to the
financing Of non-Federal projects. which
are expected to use up nearly 81 $780,
100000 Of the total fund
Thousands of construction and repair
project IN all sections Of the country
were included in the list of expendi-
lures from the first Federal work allot-
ment Of SOS .000. 00O
Most Of the items were 50 small as
to be purely OF local Interest, but the
list included several large ones.
Outside OF the big reclamation prof.
ects which had been announced pre-
viously. the list included 81 500 900 for
Hood control works on the lower Rio
Grande in Cooperation with Mexico
under treaty signed with that country
few months ago.
Ellis Island Sea Wall.
The Bureau of immigration was given
81 ,344.480 for various projects including
S475.000 to complete sea wall inclosing
Ellis Island in New York Harbor.
Among the funds allocated to the
Commerce Department were 100000
for relocating Always lighting between
Omaha and Chicago and $50 900 for
similar Improvements between New
York and Boston.
Hundreds of projects were listed
under s5,225.202 fund for the Bureau
of Lighthouses in the Commerce De-
partment
A s2,s2o.ooo fund for the Indian
Bureau was not subdivided into specific
projects. but 81 500 900 was allocated to
the construction of day schools
The detailed ALLEGATIONS disclosed
that many thousands Of dollars would
be used for the purchase Of machinery.
Virtually all of the S10243 allotted
to the public health service was for
machinery and $4,000, 900 of the $38.-
100000 given to Boulder Dam was de-
signated for the purchase of equipment |
Maryland Gets ss75,292.
Many projects in nearby Maryland
and Virginia are listed among the ap-
proved public works to be pushed |
forward
In Maryland. which gets a total OF |
$975.292 about 100000 goes to the |
Beltsville station of the Department of
Agriculture. where Improvements will |
include water works. fencing, clearing |
land. repairs to old buildings, remodel |
ing others. roads and bridge construc-
ton. erection of barns. laboratories |
animal shelters, refrigeration plants. |
purchase of new land and other things !
Other Maryland items include the !
following:
Takoma Park-Chicken coops
or insect studies ~ $50 |
Glen Plant industry
greenhouses ........ 18,400 |
Point Lookout-Fos signal
testing plant .......... $4,000 !
Fifth lighthouse district
Plumbing and heating 500. 10000 |
Fifth lighthouse district
Lights and fog signals. 80. 5000 !
Baltimore-Repairs to U. s.
NJ v. Dixie .............. $4,000
Virginia Items Listed.
Virginia gets share Of the money
allocated to the approved Federal |
projects. Her list includes:
Arlington Experiment Farm. s77,813 /
Cape Henry-Replacing bulk
mead QUO |
Portsmouth-Land and bulk
heads .................... $1,000
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ... 10000
York River-Two lights -. 10000 !
Portsmouth - Machine shop
enlargement ............. $4,000 |
Hampton Roads-New engine
for tug Murray ........... $4,000
Langley Field-Various i'm
provements ............... 200 900
The list of public buildings. which |
has been sent back to the Treasury for |
reduction, includes the following struc- |
lures in Maryland:
Baltimore-Appraisers stores $4,000 |!
Baltimore-Marine Hospital. 100000 |
Baltimore-Post Office . $500, 900 |
r@QuartermaSter
stores $4,000 |
f,rjsfeId-F redpral hi1ilding QS 75l |