Evening star., 1934-06-15
President Expected to Sign
$10,750,0 900 P. W. A. Loan
Authorization.
IMMEDIATE REQUEST
=. FOR FUNDS FOLLOWS
Senate Concurs in Modified Bill
Providing tuberculosis Hos
pital and Other Funds.
Speedy launching Of the Districts

Cpeeoy launching OF the DlSLrlct s
public works program made possible
yesterday when the Senate approved
the measure authorizing a loan Of
$40, 100000 from the Public Works
Administration, was being planned
| today by the Commissioners
Approval Of the bill by President
Roosevelt Is anticipated, and as soon
as he has placed his signature on the
enabling act, the city heads will file
request for the needed funds with
Secretary Of the Interior Ickes, public
| works administrator.
The Senate yesterday concurred in
the bill as modified in the House,
providing for the borrowing Of funds
| from the P. w. A. for the construc-
| ton Of a new tuberculosis hospital for
adults, an additional ward building at
Gallinger Municipal Hospital, compile
ton Of the wall inclosure at the Dis
trtct Reformatory at Lorton, Va. and
development Of a. modern sewage
disposal plant at Blue Plains.
Officials Are JubiIant.
! District oficials were jubilant today
over the prospects of starting these
developments, believing that the work
resulting from provision Of funds
would bring the District far toward
meeting municipal needs while at the
same time providing work for many
of the unemployed.
Maj. John c. Gotwals, Engineer
| Commissioner, yesterday began draft
ing of a letter to Administrator Ickes,
requesting the loan, and started plan
ming expansion of the Municipal archi-
tect's Office to provide for the drafting
Of plans for the several projects. All
possible speed, he said. would be en-
ployed in completing plans and start
ing work on the projects.
Commissioners Hazen and Allen, and
Maj. Gotwals, as well as other officials
who have aided in preparation of the
program, expressed qualification over
final approval given by Congress.
While the long projected new Munich
pal Center Is not included In the
measure, the bill provides for a real
advance in District facilities, they
declared.
Under the terms Of the enabling act,
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financed out of P. w. A. funds Is to
be repaid by the District over q period
Of years. Ten cents of the District
realty tax rate is to be set aside each
year for amortization Of the loaned
money.
Wings to Sanatorium.
One improvement is not contingent
upon any further decision, that being
construction of the two wings to the
Children's tuberculosis Sanatorium at
Glendale. Nd, which were Topped of
the original plans because of insuff1-
cheney of the original congressional
appropriation, as was revealed some
weeks ago in The Star.
An item of $500, 900 was inserted in
the 1885 District appropriation bill,
now law, for construction Of these ad-
ditions and for the drawing Of plans
for new tuberculosis hospital for
adults. A sum of 100000 was ear
marked for the additions to the chill
dren's building and 100000 for the
plans for the building for adults.
Maj. Gotwals said today he hoped
plans for the hospitals may be fin
lshed within several months and be
| ready for bids from contractors.
For the development of the tuber-
culosis hospital for adults, the COM
missioners will ask for a fund of
81 100000 from the Public Works Ad-
minlStration. This will provide an
institution Of about a 60O-bed capacity
to replace the old tuberculosis Hos
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streets, which now houses some 22O
patients in a building designed for
but $50. Erection Of the two wings
OF the children's building will raise
It's bed capacity from $50 beds to
about 400 beds, Maj. Gotwals esti-
mated.
$75o,o0o Hospital Project.
The Gallinger ward building, esti-
| mated to cost $750,00O, will double
the capacity OF the main hospital ia
cilities and will be the second of four
main units planned for the develop
/ nent. Maj. Gotwals estimates from
six to eight months will be necessary
to complete the plans. Medical con-
sultants will be employed on this and
the tuberculosis project.
The wall at Lorton, now about one
third finished, likely will be the first
actually placed under construction.
under the P.'W. A. money. This work
may be started almost Immediately
when funds are provided. The cost is
estimated at $4,000. This will pro-
vide for safe-keeping of recalcitrant
prisoners, now causing concern among
penal officials.
The sewage disposal plant, esti-
mated to cost $4,000, 900, is to be
built over period of three years.
| Maj. Gotwals hopes the first of a
series Of contracts may be let 90 DAYS
alter the money is available.
Representative Cochran, Democrat.
OF Missouri will seek a Conferences
with the District Commissioners this
afternoon to urge them to expedite
| construction Of the disposal plant au-
thorized by the public works bill.
A dock would be the first unit to
be constructed, ON the Potomac at
Blue Plains, D. c. Later, Contracts
will be let for a power plant, a series
OF pits, piping and other units OF the
development, which Is designed To
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