The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-06-29
MAKING READY TO
START ON PROGRAM
OF PUBLIC WORKS.
TO COMPILE LIST OF ADMIN
lsTRAToRs FOR EACH
STATE AS PROMPTLY AS
CONDITIONS WILL PERMIT.
lThe United States Dailyl

program is planned by the Special
Board for Public Works, which l.
to administer the construction
program provided for in the In
dustrial Recovery Act.
Complete separation of the con-
struction from the industrial regu-
lation administration and decen-
tralization of the program by ap-5
pointment of an administrator in
each state has been announced by
the board In addition, policies
that will control in approval or dis
approval of individual public works.
projects. have been made public. 4
Funds totaling $63S. 900 900 al
ready have been allotted for huild-
ing of roads and naval ships.
The War Department has sub
mitted a construction program Of
$135, Q00. 900 for reconditioning'
of army posts and cemeteries.
Self-Liqpideting Projects
Numerous projects, proposed to-
the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration as self-liquidating pro-
jects but found not to come with
in the terms Of the act governing
the corporation, have been survey
ed and found to be desirable. but
could not under the law, be fl
nanced by the corporation. These
are expected to provide a starting
point for rapid development of the
whole public works program in the
states. The board hopes to APP
prove some of these projects by
July 5.
President Roosevelt has asked
that list of selections for state
administrators be ready for him
when he returns from his vacation
trip early in July, SO that appoint
ments may be made as soon as
possible. The public works admin
istration says it viii require high
standards in the men to be select
ed summarizing the desired quail
ties as follows:
An outstanding man in each
state. who has no professional or
business connections that would
subject him to conflict Of inter-
3ests. represents the type of adj
ministrator that Is desired. These
men must be of such standing and
reputation in their various COM
munities as to entitle them To the
confidence generally Of the people
Of their states, and along with this
they must have administrative
ability of q high order and nm in-I
dependence of judgment that viii
make it possible for them to dis
criminate between public works
proposed for their own states. APP
.pointment viii be made on the.
basis of character and ability. with
out reference to political affilia-
tons"
Policy To Be Adopted
Applications for federal franc
ing or other aid for proposed pro-
iects should not be rushed 10
Washington. They should be with
held until an organization il in
existence and functioning which
can handle them In an orderly and
effective manner. In handling
projects submitted from different
localities. q high degree Of decen-
tralization Is indispensable In or
der to prevent the creation Of .
hopeless jam Mt Washington.
For handling all such applica-
tions. d system Of state admins.
traitors will be set up. Each adj
ministrator viii be provided with
a technical expert staff sent out
from the Washington admInistra-
ton and with local advieory
board. These agencies viii re-
ceive all proposed projects appiie-
able to their states and will submit
to the central administration al
Washington only the projects they
approve. Until this organization
il set up. ii will be useless u send
on projects directly 20 Washing
ton.
The central administration 81
Washington will pass upon the
projects submitted from che state
administrator For this purpose
units viii Be set up 10 consider
each project from the folloNiFgI
points Of view:
i.--Csenerai policy.
Soundnesa from m engineer
ing ard technical standpoint.
3.--Legai feasibility
a--Financial aetup.
&. Economic deAirahilsty, |. e..
relation to unemployment and the
revival Of industry.
g. Froan the atandpOint ~ eo~I
ordinatad Hlanning. takine intoI
account The aoesal deksrahiIlty 81
the project and Is resation %
ether protected wogka
any e0nfIirss that may arise
wifh references 10 ) pro5set fFon
these various paints ii ssew wsll
b. irsnsd ass by ! board III In.I
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tain pgoseets and Yeeammend
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bears nv pablie wpFks
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