The Washington times., 1935-10-23
POURED
INTO WPA TO
END RELIEF
International New. service

e2,6I0, ,497 500 Of the four-billion-
dollar work.relief fund into the
Works Progress Administration
program. International News Serv-
ice learned today.
Curtailment of every other &C
ttvity launched under the pro-
gram, designed to end direct re-
lief by putting 3.500,000 employ
able heads of families from the
relief rolls to work by November
IS, has begun.
Comptroller General McCarl,
blamed in WPA circles for delay
in getting the program into full
swing, has approved projects with
Q total value Of $1,301, 1856, ,303.
While he has drawn actual
Treasury warrants releasing only
$982, ,663,S49 to the States, Nc
Carts staff, augmented by extra
help, is turning out approvals and
warrants at the rate Of more than
&100,000,000 q day.
Other Funds SlaShed
While the President has made
Ollocations of funds totaling only
Sl,Ol9,472,310 to date. his sp-
proval Of projects totals $2,610..
497, 500, and allocations OF funds
to carry out these programs are
expected following the Presidents
return tomorrow.
Slashing Of funds already allo-
Gated to other governmental divi'
Sions for the work relief program
BEGAN with a reduction Of SIS 6,0OO,-
600 in the Sat, 10000 river and
hArbor allotment.
The $4,000, 900 allotment Tor
the PaSSamaquoddy Bay tidal
power development in Maine was
cut in half, to $1,000, 900. An
allotment of $685., 900 for dredging
the Shrewsbury River in New Jer-
sey was wiped out. Army engi-
neer corps applications for funds
for stream clearanceS in New York
and Northern Pennsylvania, as a
1AOOO COuIIOI uACosOuACB AASHNS VIVA
turned down.
Funds already allocated to the
Bureau of Public Roads for high
way and grade crossing elimina-
tionS, but not yet obligated, are
due for cuts, q reliable informant
said. He added:
Every agency which has re-
ceived aIIOcatiOns Of funds, but
which has not yet launched its
. projects, or obligated the funds,
faces reductions in allOtments.
"That applies TO the slum-
clearance, IOw.rent housing divi-
sion Of public works, which al
ready has called for bids on all
OF its projects, tOtaling $780,
100000. |
POUR CASH INTO PWA
''It goes for rural electrified
ton, the rural reSettlement ad-
ministratiOn, the Army, Navy,
Commerce and other depart
mentS. The money Is going to
be poured into the WPA pro
gram Of quick.starting jobs, to
end relief"
The Bureau Of Public Roads re- |
ceived allocations of 100000, 900
to carry out projects under the
Hayden Cartwright act; $500, ,00O,-
900 for highway improvements,
and 5000, 900. 900 for grade cross
ing eliminations throughout the
country.
Because of delays in State high
way departments turning in their
programs to meet the $1,140 per
man per year in expense require
ment, and providing work for per
sons on relief. only partial pro
grams have been approved for
fewer than half Of the States.
The PWA has a 232 million-dol-
lar ALLEGATION, for loan and grant
projects. This fund, too, faces a
slash.
Originally rural reSettlement
was to receive 100 million dollars
under Congressional earmarking
of the four -billion-dollar fund. Al
ready President Roosevelt has al
located 1853 million dollars to this
division, but these funds are due
for q cut to bolster the WPA pro
gram, the informant said.
Transfer Expected
Another $100,0O0,O00 was ear
marked for the Rural Electrifica-
ton Administration. Approx
mately $27,0O0, 900 has been allo-
Gated to that division. but funds
not already obligated are due for
a transfer to wPA, it is asserted.
WPA, originally established
with Harry L. Hopkins, FERA
Administrator, as administrator,
was designated as an agency to
see that all projects submitted
by other governmental agencies
came within the specifications of
not more than $1,140 per man
per year cost, and providing
work for persons on relief.
When the program failed to
develop jobs rapidly. Hopkins was
authorized to launch a works
program Of his own. His State
WPA administrators have sub