The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-06
PWA EXPECTS
TO MAKE JOBS
FOR MILLIONS
Aid Authorized to Finance
10000 Public Works
Projects.
BIZ Tnited Press

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5-Public
works dollars, distributed in cities
and hamlets throughout the ma
ton under the recovery program, are
expected to create employment for
millions during 1884.
AS the new year approaches, the
federal Public Works AdminiStra-
ton has allotted nearly all of the
$780, 100000 voted by congress in
June for the two-year emergency
program of public works.
Approximately 100000 workers
now are busy on a diversification of
federal and non-federal projects.
Another army of men now unem-
ployment is assured of wages
throughout the coming year.
Will Seek More Funds
The PWA is confident that it
will reach its major objective-re-
employment of millions of men,
with consequent restoration of
purchasing power.
HEAVIEST, fatherly Harold L.
Ickes, who, as interior secretary, was
named custodian of the big public
works fund, has carried on his work
eXpeditiously in order to safeguard
the taxpayers money. In six months
he has accomplished much to slim
ulate industrial activity.
Administrator Ickes has indicated
he will recommend an additional
PWA appropriation by the coming
congress. The amount to be asked
has not been mentioned, but obServ-
ers predicted it would approximate
$500, 100000.
Loans and grants have been au-
thorized by the PWA to aid in
financing about 10000 public works
projects. Recent reports revealed
marked increase in the number of
construction contracts.
100000, 900 Involved
According to latest compilations,
contracts made and work already
under way on federal projects alone
involve expenditures totaling over
$500 100000. AS 1888 neared an end,
PWA had made allotmentS amount
ing to more than $650,000,00O for
non-federal projects.
Large allotmentS for federal I'M
dertakings included $500, 900 900 for
federal aid highways in every state,
$50,O00,000 for roads in the public
domain, and $238,OO0,00O for naval
construction. Virtually every execu-
tive department and independent
establishment of the federal govern
ment received allotments for prof.
ectS designed to move men quickly
from relief rolls to pay rolls.
Up to Dec. Is, allotmentS amount
ing to more than $60,O0O,OOO had
been made for federal builders
throughout the country under the
PWA's policy of substituting utility
for magnif1cence.
River and harbor and flood con-
troll projects have shared major por-
tons of the public works fund.
War Department Busy
The war department is CARRYING
on a comprehensive river and har-
Dor and flood control program with
PWA funds. AllotmentS for flood
control work on the lower MiSsiS-
sippi river alone amount to $44,-
10000. Army engineers also re-
ceived $74,945, 700 for general river
and harbor work; $33,5O0,O00 for
the upper Mississippi river, ST.
753, 108 for the Missouri river.
S20250,000 for the Bonneville dam
on the Columbia river in Oregon,
and $25,000,000 for the FIT. Peck
dam and reservoir in eastern Mon
tana
Municipal and sewer projects in
scores of municipalities have been
approved in the nonfederal cate
CORY. PWA had made allotments
for more than LOO nonfederal
projects up to Dec. Is.
100000 Re- Employed
Approximately $50,OOO,000 has
been allotted for low-cost housing
and slum clearance projects for a
score of cities in a dozen states.
In addition to this, S100,0OO,O0
was turned over to the Public
Works Emergency Housing Cor
poration, which was created by
PWA to facilitate and expedite
housing and slum clearance projects.
PWA has been financing from it's
fund the national recovery admin
iStration, civilian conserv ation
corps, civil works administration,
and other national emergency or
CARNATIONS 1t was officially re-
ported that the total number of
men re-employed by all agencies
financed by PWA funds is past the
100000 mark