Evening star., 1933-06-24
D. c. LISTS NEEDED
PUBLIC PROJECTS
Compilation Made to Prepare
for Grant of Federal
Funds.

A long list of needed local government
building projects, estimated to cost
about S20,00o,000, which may be made
possible by grants under the Federal
public works appropriation, was being
compiled in final form today by the
District Commissioners.
Final decision on the list as yet has
not been reached, but it is expected the
proposals will be forwarded to the Fed
eral public works administrator early
next week.
The Commissioners are expected to
forward late today to Budget Director
Douglas local street and bridge projects
to be financed out of the S1,500,000 sur
plus gasoline tax revenues, which may
be used for this purpose when approved
by the budget officer.
The Commissioners, it is understood
will ask the budget director to approve
| use of the large District gas tax sur
plus in the full amount for improve
ment of streets and the building OF
new Calvert Street Bridge.
Details Not Worked Out.
Details of the proposed highway i'm
provements to be financed out of the
gas tax surplus will be made public
after the proposals have been laid be-
fore Douglas.
The Commissioners said today they
could not reveal in detail the local
public works which they hope to be
able to finance under the Federal ap-
preparation ssince they have not COM
pleted their deliberations on the many
individual items,
Informed District officials say the
projects now on the list have total
estimate cost of around S20,000,000. If
certain large projects, such as the pro-
posed new municipal center, are includ-
ed, however, the total may run beyond
this figure.
The list Of proposed public works will
be divided into several classes. Pref
erence in the request will be given
to those projects which already have
been authorized by Congress specifi-
cally, but for which actual appropria-
tions as yet have not been made. A
secondary list will include those for
which plans have been drawn, but for
which local finances are unavailable.
third list will include projects for
which plans have not been prepared.
Many Projects Wanted.
Should the Federal Public Works Ad-
ministration approve grants for such
local Government projects, it would
serve greatly to increase employment
here while at the same time starting
construction of needed schools libraries
and other projects not provided for
under the drastically reduced District
appropriation for 1884.
Many proposals have come to the
District Commissioners from citizens
groups in recent weeks concerning need
ed building projects and 1t is known
that many OF these are in the groups
under study by the Commissioners.
There is virtually no end to the
number of desirable projects which
the Commissioners would like to have
started at this time. Among these are
the Municipal Center, additions to Gal
linger Hospital, new tuberculosis hos
pital for adults, branch libraries and
a considerable list of new schools, both
elementary and senior and junior high
schools.
The Commissioners said they could
not indicate today whether they would
recommend starting the first one or
two units of the proposed Municipal
Center through the Federal public
works funds Of $500 100000.