Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24
Funds Also Requested From
Works Program for Jobs
in Nearby States.
DREDGING OF RIVERS
WOULD COST $685. 900
Improvements Sought for Naval
Academy and Bases at Guam
tico and Norfolk.

Fourteen Navy projects in the Dis
trict of Columbia, entailing the ex-
penditure of s6S5,2OO. we're included
in the applications for allotment Of
funds announced today by the Divi-
sion of Applications and Information
of the new works program.
The items were part of approx
mately $25,000000 sought by the
Navy, War and Treasury departments
for work in a number of States,
Alaska. Hawaii and the District. The
list included % projects in Maryland,
most of them at the Naval Academy
at Annapolis, and 81 in Virginia,
chiefly at Quantico and Norfolk.
The projects made public today are
the third set announced by the Di-
vision of Applications and Informa-
ton since that agency was created
early this month. The first group
totaled approximately SIS, 000,000 and
the second was close to SIS, 100000.
Dredging Is Biggest Item.
The biggest item sought for the
District was asked by the Navy De-
partment for dredging the Potomac
and Anacostia rivers. This request is
for s325,000 and has been under con-
sideration for some time, being men
toned as a possibility when the Pub
lie Works Administration first was
set up.
Other items for the District, making
up the remaining S360,20O, follow:
Improvements, plumbing, sanitation
projects, at the Naval Research Lab
oratory. $4,000.
undermining the light and power
circuits at the Navy Yard, $4,000.
Repairs to paving and grounds at
the Navy Yard, $4,000.
improvement of buildings at the
Navy Yard, $17,500.
Foundation explorations and sub
surface surveys at the Naval Maya
zine at Bellevue. $4,000.
Repair and improvement of build
tngs at the Naval Magazine at Belle
vue, $4,000.
To improve paving, roads, walks and
grounds at the Naval Air Station at
Anacostia, s95; 900.
Repair and improvement of build
ings at Naval Air Station at Anacostia,
$4,000.
To improve the water and electrical
distributions systems at the Anacostia
Air Station, $4,000.
To repair the flagpole at the Naval
Hospital, $4,000.
Repair and improvements of build
tngs at the Naval Hospital, $4,000.
Repair of roads, walks and grounds
at the Naval Observatory, $4,000.
Repair and improvement of build
ings at the Naval Observatory, $10,-
900.
Requests for funds to be spent at
Annapolis total 81 ESQ, most of
which would be spent for moderniza-
ton improvements at the Naval Aca-
DENY. The figure also includes, how
ever, some improvement projects for
the Naval Hospital and the Naval Ex-
perimental Station, also at Annapolis.
Indian Head Work Sought.
At the Navy Yard at Indian Head,
Md, the Navy would use 1901 500 for
six improvement projects.
In the Virginia allotments sought
by the Navy Department, the largest
sum would go to Norfolk-$2, 190, 600
for repairs and improvements to the
Navy Yard, Naval Training Station,
Naval Air Station and Naval Operat-
ing Base.
Another $1.494, 900 was asked for
the Marine Base at Quantico for i'm
provements to the flying field, the
barracks and the small Navy Yard
there
For the Navy Yard at Dahlgren, Va.
$l90,593 was asked for general i'm
provements; 100000 was asked for the
hospital at Portsmouth. Va; $4,000
was asked for dredging Phoebus Chan
mel, of Phoebus, Va, and $500 was
sought for dredging near Nomni Bay,
OF Deep Point Wharf.