Smyrna times., 1935-07-04
E0Y. NICE STILL
FsEEs BAY span
,.s Not Given Up Hope 10
See Federal Aid Avail
able For Project
.,y EMPLOY 1000 MEN

obstruction Of a S1o,OOo'ooo
n snsake Bay bridge, hnanceo
@ ~ If FEDERAL funds, was SUBJECT
] j further doubt this week q
! Fonu - Mackall, ", Works Progress Ad-
u,a rator for Maryland, said that
nan "is definitely out as far
! +ss work relief program is con-
[srusdn ut hasn't got a chance
tTactall added. "As q general
Lronosition sixty per cent OF the
|otal amount has got to be spent
= work relief labor at the site Oh
[onstruction if a project is to come
Within the regulations. In the pay
bridge project not more than hve
bar cent would be spent in work
falief labor at the site. That pro-
sides an idea of how near the
bridge comes to being ellglple.
frnless the rules are greatly modi-
~. and don't think they will be,
khe bridge will not be built. Mack
blps statement followed a visit to
washington by Gov. Harry W.
Nice who spent some time explain
Ing the bridge project to Harold L.
fckes. Public Work Administrator.
when Mackal's statement was
called to the attention of the Gov
ernor he still refused to be dis
Eouraged. Commenting on his talk
with Mr.. .Ickes, Governor Nice said:
III wasn't discouraged by my visit
although admit that wasn't en-
eouraged, either. Mr.. Ickes asked
me to send him a copy of the
bridge bill. I did that when l re-
burned to Annapolis and accompan-
led it with a letter asking him to
use his god offices to have the
bridge approved. wrote a similar
letter to Harry Hopkins, head of
the FERA- The Governor was
asked whether Mr.. Ickes had
made any definite statement one
way or the other about the possi-
bility of financing the bridge with
Federal money. He replied: "Mr.
4ckes said he wanted a few days to
consider the project" Governor
Nice still insisted that the bridge
project would provide employment
for the unemployed Marylanders
far in excess of the 1000 jobs es-
fimated for some Washington Of
hcials. Il maintained that the
bridge would provide jobs for 5000
and 1000 men on the site" said
Governor Nice, and jobs for 5000
pr 1000 more indirectly, in supply
Png materials and SO on. It would
mean, / said, that some 1000 or g.
Poo men would be given Jobs in this
Eotate as a result of the bridge.
Governor Nice was asked by Mr..
pcKes, ne said, whether the tolls
from the bridge would be high
enough to service the $40, 900 600
pn bonds which the State would sell
70 tne Works Administration I
Eoid nlm," said the Governor "that
hao been assured that the tolls
["oulo be enough to retire the
ponds at the end of ten wears, "
Governor Nice on May IL signed
Ene olh creating the Chesapeake
Fay Bridge Authority to construct
ne span and to buy the Claiborne
napoiis Ferry at a price not to
Exceed sl,2OO,OO0. The Governor
va asked whether the State could
u 80. .ofced TO buy the ferry in the
svent that the span could not he
puiit with Federal funds. II have
sae written agreement of the ferry
a.pany directors" said the Gov
-. .Oi' 70 the effect that they will
,u.., aoept any offer for the ferry
s. 70 a,' me contracts for the bridge
u ! signed Tai and the bridge is assur-
srnor, means that if the tbs hr;daa ,rs eIov- !.
nnot built the State viii not plase ha Is is
puy the ferry. ~ nave %