Evening star., 1933-11-09
CIVIC WORKS MACHINERY
STARTS TO FUNCTION
IN 5000 COUNTIES
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works accomplished, at the same time
paying the workmen q living wage
rather than the. bare. existing money
paid heretofore by the relief or
Plantations. 80
At the same time officials OF the new
Civil Works Administration revealed the
types of work that will be undertaken
under the $40o. 900 900 program. This
work win be divided under the heads Of
social welfare, research, pest control,
parks and Fairgrounds, sanitation. high
ways, water supply and handling OF
relief supplies. ~
Social Welfare Jobs.
Under the heading of social welfare
jobs we're given investigating and inter-
viewing work, supervision of social well
fare, solicitation Of donations for
projects, including material, tools, gaso-
line and land for subsistence gardens;
clerical and mechanical positions, and
stenography and bookkeeping.
Under the general heading OF re-
search, jobs will be provided on surveys,
mapping, working up of statistics on
health, traffic and sanitation, gathering
of agricultural information and pre-
pairing Of topographic and geodetic
maps, preparation Of senatorial, con-
gressional, assembly and aldermanic
district maps, preparing analysis on
water and soil, location of historic
places, restoration Of documents, build
ing inspection for water and gas use,
teaching in adult schools, vocational
teaching, playground supervision, hir-
ing Of musicians for public concerts
and provision of lecturers. guides and
guards in art galleries, regional plan
ming and preparation for renovize
campaigns.
Under the pest-control heading Jobs
will be provided on draining, oiling
and the clearing of streams to eradi-
cate malarial mosquitoes, graSshopper
eradication, tick eradication, Japanese
beetle control, gypsy moth control, rat
eradication, prairie dog and gopher
eradication, ragweed eradication, pioSon
IVY eradication and artichoke thistle
eradication.
Under the heading Of parks and play
grounds, work will be undertaken for
the reclamation Of grounds, clearing
them, removing stumps, drainage, con-
structlon Of cutters and sewers, garden
ing planting, fencing, railing, painting
OF signs construction of thoroughfares
including roads, drives, parkways trails,
paths, walks, erection of lighting and
traffic signal signs. establishment of
parking spaces, construction Of SWIM
ming pools. bathing beaches, wading
pools, bath houses, golf courses. hand
ball and tennis courts. athletic fields,
base ball diamonds, skating rinks, pic
mic grounds, cpen-air flreplaces, camp
ing sites, shelters. benches, tables,
swings, drinking fountains, comfort sta
tions. band stanos, boat houses, outdoor
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and stables.
In the interest Of sanitation, work
will be provided building sanitary and
storm sewers, manholes, catch basins,
ditching. cleaning creek beds, filling of
land, street cleaning, snow removal.
garbage collection, dirt and waste re-
moval vacant lot and city land clean
ing repairing and painting sanitary
plants, trucks, wagons and equipment.
List of Highway Work.
Highway work includes reclaiming OF
public lands, cutting brush, building
shoulders, curbs and retaining walls
grading and filling, paving and resu-
facing, ditching and building culvertS
concrete construction such as bridges
and underpasSeS, clearing away of con-
struction, such as abandoned car tracks
debris and other construction; clearing
land for sidewalks and paving them
Identification of roadways with tree:
and shrubbery, quarrying and crushing
stone, digging and piling sand anc
gravel. erecting traffic signals anG
building cable conduits.
Under the heading of the program
for water supplies, work will be providet
clearing watersheds, cutting fire lines
planting trees, clearing stream beds
clearing reservoirs, building and re
pairing dams and dikes, filtration AM
clorination plants and pumping sta
tions; landscaping grounds, diggin
wells, laying and connecting water
mains, setting up and repairing Q
hydrants, erecting, repairing and paint
ing pressure tanks.
On general public Improvement
work will be given filling lots, dumr
and abandoned canals, building jetty
breaxwaters.. municipal docks an
wharyes. dredging. cleaning and pain
sng historsc ntes, and building drs