The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-27
PMA OFFICIALS TO ESTABLISH
 OFFICES HERE
Inspector En gin eer and Auditor Arrive to Assist
 In Alaska Projects

Ross A. Gridley, PWA Engineer Inspector for Alaska and K. N. Neill, PWA Auditor, arrived in Ju- neau on the steamer Alaska this morning to make their headquar- ters in the city during the contin- uation of the PWA program. Their transfer to Alaska was the direct result of the trip made to the Territory by Col. Elmer w. Clark, Executive Assistant to the Deputy Administrator of PWA shortly after the Nome fire, who upon his return to Washington, D. C., through his conversations with Gov. Troy, and the surveys of Public Works projects, recom- mended that Alaska be further helped in its PWA programs through eliminating long delays caused by exchanges of detailed correspondence relative to the var ious projects.
 Addition To Staff
 AS a direct result of Col. Clark's report and efforts, the additional resident staff was approved and sent to Alaska.
 Their arrival in the Territory, to cooperate with the PWA or ganization now in existence, will result in putting PWA in Alaska on a similar basis as that in op- eration in the States, where each State has both an engineer inspec- tor and auditor. Both MT. Gridley and MT. Neill declared that it is their desire to cooperate in every way with Gov. Troy, PWA Admin istrator and others in the PWA organization as well as with the various communities in which PWA projects are now underway or un- der consideration. As both inspec- tion and audit reports must be re- ceived in Washington, D. c. be- fore any money can be disbursed it is their purpose and desire to expedite the preparation of reports so that the money can be released more quickly.
 Eliminate Delay
 As all requests for PWA grants and loans, reports of projects and contracts must be presented to Washington headquarters in a def mite form, considerable delay is caused in many instances by fail ure to comply with the require ments in all particulars, MT. Grid ley said. With the establishment of their headquarters and staff in Juneau, they will be able to give both advice and assistance in the preparation of these reports so that this delay will be largely elim- mated. While he was in Seattle last week MT. Ridley conferred with Gov. Troy concerning PWA problems in the Territory.
 For the present MT. Gridley and MT. Neill will remain in Ju- neau in order to establish their offices and program and to lend assistance in getting all projects now under consideration to fulfill all PWA requirements. AS these programs are started, MT. Gridley will appoint a resident engineer for each Federal project.
 MT. Gridley, who was transfeTed to Alaska from the Northwest, has been in the Inspection Division of the PWA organization since its inception and has served in Wash ington, Oregon, Nevada and Cali fornia. Previous to his connection with PWA he maintained engineer ing offices in Seattle. He spent a week in Washington, D. c. con- ferring with Col. Clark and others in the PWA headquarters before leaving for the north. MT. Neill. | whose home state is Georgia, has been with the auditing division of PWA in Washington, D. c.
 Immediate Projects
 Among the projects which will be taken up by MT. Gridley and MT. Neill in the near future is the inspection of the Pioneers Home in Sitka and auditing of all ac- counts. Other communities which have projects now under consider ation are Juneau, Skagway, Doug las, Wrangell and Seward.
 Getting Located
 Today was being spent by the PWA officials in an effort to get offices located in the Federal and Territorial building and getting settled in their homes. Mrs. Grid ley and eight year old Doris Grid ley accompanied MT. Gridley to Juneau and Mrs. Neill came north with her husband to make her home here for the present. MT and Mrs. Grid1ey found apartments in the Assembly while MT. and Mrs. NeilI are tennr,orarilv heated