The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-15
Works Program Ends Thurs
day and New Setup, Based
on Need, Is Launched
REGULATIONS ARE ISSUED
Employment to Be on Different
Basis to Conform With
Federal Order

cA0S AAuISudys puC py fTlQay 3 WOTK.
relief program will begin as q substi-
tute, Judge A. M. Christianson, fed
eral relief administrator for the state,
said. North and South Dakota are
the first two states to terminate civil
works employment, which In other
states ends March 81.
A work-relief program Is contem-
plated, Judge Christianson said, to
carry on all desirable local and civil
works projects. While this program
succeeds the civil works, it is In no
sense continuation as far as per-
sons assigned to work are concerned,
the Judge explained. Employment
will be on q different basis to con-
form with regulations providing that
federal funds shall be used to pro-
vide employment only for persons In
need Of relief
Workers will be selected ana as
signed by relief administrators OF the
various counties, with no labor pref
erences. It Is contemplated, as far
as possible, to pay relief in cash to
those who work. During the first
week Of operations it may be difficult
to set up machinery and payment
Will be made in kind or cash until
the set-up Is completed, Judge Chris
tianson said.
It is intended, he added, to carry
on all desirable local and state civil
works projects now In operation, in
GLIDING national relief work roads.
New projects must be submitted In
writing. There will be no allotment
OF men, and no quota. The number
OF men used will depend on the num-
Der who qualify on need basis.
;0-Cent Wage Minimum
Wages must not be less than 30
cents an hour under the new set-up
and accident or compensation insur-
a,ce must be furnished by the state,
county. or city for which the work
is done.
Before the civil works became eff
fective, direct and work relief, fl
nanced BY the federal government,
was In effect.
When civil works came, work relief
was abandoned and civil works ard
civil works service was substituted.
Judge Christensen explained that
the new Set-up embraces work-relief
on more comprehensive scale than
the former work-relief program. The
former program included certain pub
lie improvements in various counties
and cities, while 1t Is now contem-
plated to carry on all desirable local
and civil works projects, with estab-
lishment In the relief administration
OF . work division for planning and
conduct OF those eligible for relief.
The state emergency relief admins
tration win approve projects Of q
public character Of economic and So
ctal benefit to the public or public
institutions. The estimated number
Of men employed under civil works
program IN North Dakota for the
week ending March Is totaled 1924,
With estimated cash requirements for
the period placed at $203. 233. For the
week ending March 8, a, 259 men were
employed and the payroll totaled
$220, 100.
The average wage per man was
$lO.33.
Begin Here Next Week
Employment on Burleigh county
projects. which will close down
Thursday night, will be resumed UNI
der the new federal emergency relief
administration some time next week,
according to James Guthrie. chair
man Of the county relief committee.
Work will Be distributed on the
basis Of need rather than on an UNI
employment basis Is soon Is the nee
essary arrangements can be made and
regulations compiled with, he said.
Guthrie does not expect work UNI
der the new program can start be-
fore Monday. March 10. and probably
not before Wednesday. As workers
have only been employed - hours .
week under the CWA regulations
there viii be plenty Of time for them
to get In the same amount Of time,
even Il the start = delayed for Z short
time.
Myron Atkinson, city auditor and 4
member Of the county committee,
said he believed unfinished CWA
projects, such as park and airport
improvements, viii be completed UNI
der the new set-up.