The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-27

eived by the association from Wlnd- sor Locks, where five mills wait the return of power to resume opera tions. Damage at Willimantic was reported not serious.
 New England Looks Up
 Boston, March 27 (UP) - Re- construction and rehabilitation were pushed today in every com munity desolated in New England's $250, ,000, ,000 floods. Cities and towns strove to make wrecked highways and bridges again passable. Virtu- ally all mud and silt - in places foot deep - left on streets by re- ceding flood waters have been re- moved. Public health officials CO., operated with home owners in ster- ilizing sodden homes and making them habitable. Public utilities re- ported conditions nearly normal. First specific reconstruction project to be financed with WPA funds be- gan today in Springfield. Acting WPA Administrator Paul Edwards allotted $5O0,000 for street repairs, sewer and water system reconstruc- ton and rehabilitation of other mu- nicipal property.
 Another Branch
 Another branch Of the federal government, the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation, purchased $l25 ,000 worth of food for distribu- ton to Massachusetts flood suf- ferers and relief recipients. To $11 ,00O, 900 in WPA funds earmarked for Massachusetts flood relief, the state legislature yesterday. added g, ,000, ,0O0 by approving under sus- pension of rules special appropri- ation from the public works de- partment budget.
 $3O,OOO,0O0 Fund
 Nearly $30,000,000 in WPA funds will be spent in New England to mend flood damage. Money di- verted from other projects will swell special appropriations announced by President Roosevelt, including in addition to $3,000,0000 to Massa- chusetts, the sums of $3,000,000 to Connecticut, $2,000,000 to Maine and $l, ,OO0,O to New Hampshire. In New Hampshire Governor H. Styles Bridges was advised by Fed eral Relief Administrator Harry l.. Hopkins that the WPA will repair bridges, streets, sewer and water systems and public buildings.
 "WPA may also do emergency work on private property where health is endangered or there IS hazard to life." Hopkins said. In Maine a committee of state highway department engineers and WPA supervisors was appointed to correlate the reconstruction pro- gram. Governor Louis J. Brann conferred with bankers relative to plan to advance loans to property owners who suffered flood losses. Encouraging Reports Encouraging reports were being received from virtually every com" munity in the flood zone. In the Merrimack river valley, one-third of 988 homes in Lawrence have been reoccupied. Though 826 refu- gess were still in temporary quarters. food was reported plentiful, drinking water satisfactory and sickness almost negligible. Lowell still was housing 1052 refugees and feeding 1,50O, while Haverhill housed 65 and fed 253.
 icRahtsuohdeeta nshrdlhrdluupppp More than 400 men cleared wreck age and debris from the flood area of Manchester, N. H., while a like number began to remove sand and silt from the Amoskeag Manufactur- ing Company plant. Nashua re- quested Washington officials to ap- prove a sl01 ,O00 WPA appropriation for repairs to sidewalks, highways and bridges.
 Springfield Dark
 Tn the Connecticut river valley, Springfield was still in darkness as light company workers labored to restore power. National Guard of- ficers surveyed damage there yeg- trcday. Delegations from Holyke, Hadley and Chicopee conferred yes- terday. Delegations from Holyoke, Hadley and Chicopee conferred yes- terday with acting WPA Adminis- trator Paul Edwards. At Augusta. Biddeford and Lewiston in Maine. the five textile mills Of the New England Industries were operating on regular schedule again.
 
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