Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-03
District Officials Plan Prof.
ects With 100000
E. w. A. Grant.
5000 FORMER C. w. A.
WORKERS TO GET CARDS
Only Persons Eligible for Aid
Permitted Employment Under
New Set-up.

Granted 100000 for all phases of
relief activities here this month, Dis
trlct officials set to work energetically
today to complete details of the new
emergency works employment plan
which will be co-ordinated with di-
rect relief activities.
Announcement Of the allotment was
made yesterday afternoon at a brief
conference between Commissioner
George E. Allen and Harry L. Hopkins,
Federal relief administrator
AS first step in starting the ma
chinery of the Emergency Works Ad-
ministration of the District, relief off,
Gals are sending out 5000 work cards
to persons who have been employed
under the civil works program, which
ended last week. Work cards will be
sent to others tomorrow and approx
mately 5000 are expected to report
to assigned tasks Thursday when the
new work-relief program starts in
earnest.
Must Qualify for Jobs.
In contrast to the C. w. A. pro-
gram, under which unemployed per-
sons could be engaged, subject to the
limit of the quota of jobs assigned
to Washington, only those persons
who are found eligible for relief by
the District may be employed on
Emergency Works programs, and then
only to the extent that their personal
budget requires. Those receiving work
cards are being directed to report to
the District wood yard, near Consti-
tuition avenue and Sixth street, for
assignment.
When the c. w A. program ended
Saturday, the 5000 who remained on
the c. w. A. employment roll we're
transferred temporarily to relief
status and were employed yesterday
and today on E. w. A. rolls. Tomor-
row is an of day, and on Thursday
only those who have been found
eligible for relief will be continued,
but the total is expected to remain
at 5000. since all of those who chung
to the c. w. A. to the last formerly
were relief cases.
Will Survey Projects.
Capt. Howard F. Clark, executive
officer of the E. W. A., said his CON-
mittee would review all projects,
which had been approved by the
Work Planning Committee for the
new work relief system. He said it
would be necessary to strike from the
list some projects, which called for
heavy OUTLAWS for materials and trucks,
since Hopkins has asked that the
available money be spread as far as
possible. The District intends to hold
the cost of materials and equipment
to 10 per cent of the total. This will
mean some of the tentatively planned
street improvements will be dropped.
At the same time, however, it was said
all street work started under the c.
w. A. would be finished so as not to
leave the streets in a non-usable con-
dition.
The E. w. A. workers this week and
next will be engaged primarily on
such minor highway projects, sewer
work, improvement of Fairgrounds,
and other work requiring primarily
the attention of laborers. Projects
calling for high percentage of skilled
workmen are to be held up tenn
porarily, for the most part, to de-
termine how many skilled workers
will be found eligible for relief and
therefore eligible for the E. w. A. pro-
gram.
Scan Relief Report.
District officials had before them a
report by Leroy A. Haibert, emergency
relief director, estimating that of the
persons now eligible for relief "a per
cent would require work during four
weeks of month to meet their needs;
20 per cent, three weeks; "a per cent,
two weeks. and the remaining 80 per
cent varying periods of work He esti-
mated the monthly requirements of
those on relief would range between
$40 and $35.
Skilled workers may not be worked
less than 20 hours month under the
new program. 1t is understood this
class may not be employed if they do
not need pay for as much as 80 hours
a month, such persons to be eligible
for direct relief, otherwise, to the
extent required. Unskilled workers
may not be employed for less than 54
hours a month. None may be en-
ployed for more than their budget re-
quires, none may be worked more than
"a hours a week, or more than three
days week.
Sum Quickly Approved.
Hopkins yesterday very quickly ap-
proved the request of the District for
a total of 100000 for direct relief,
work relief, transient relief and the
school lunch, and educational relief
programs. Since the matters had
been reviewed previously, he did not
even call upon District officials to
justify their requests. Attending the
conference in addition to Hopkins and
Commissioner Allen were Arch Man
del, field agent for Federal Emer-
gency Relief Administration: District
Auditor Daniel j. Donovan and Capt.
Clark
Hopkins assured the District addi-
tional grants of 100000 would be
Forthcoming for May and June, pro-
vided present conditions continue.
Some District officials had been I'M
certain as to how much money to an
ticipate when the Federal Relief
headquarters announced last week it
had placed $4,000 to the credit Of
the District after a request for $780,
600 had been filed. Federal officials
made it clear Saturday night, how
ever, that sum was intended only to
provide for immediate needs, and had
not represented action on the total
April request. Yesterday morning
another $4,000 was made available
for early April needs. This was the
first part of the total April allotment
of $500, 900,