Milford chronicle., 1937-10-08
WASHING
NEWS LETTER
From
CONGRESSMAN WIN. F. ALLEN

n CUNUhESSMAN MMs fs ALLEN
= For those interested in Rivers an,
Harbors improvements in our Stat
! am glad to advise as follows:
a DIN connection with the Inlant
waterway between Rehoboth Bay ant
o Delaware Bay progress was made
during the month in the construction
OF the steel sheet pile jetties at the
entrance to the waterway which Is
now under contract. The filling OF
the islands, at the outer ends, with
sand and gravel, and all steel work
on the east jetty was completed dur
ing the month. The placing of riprap
stone along the sides of the sides of
the steel fence was continued.
(2)-The maintenance dredging Of
the entrance channel of Mispillion
River begun during July was COM
pleted on August 10th. Invitations
for bids on repairs to the south jetty
at the entrance to the river was ad-
vertised on August Goth. and bids
will be opened ON September 14th.
(3)-Ipvitation for bids on repairs
to the jetties at the entrance of the
Smyrna River was advertised on
August 26th, and bids were opened
on September 14th.
(4-Plans and specifications are
being prepared for the construction
OF two stone jetties at the Indian
River Inlet to extend from the high
way to deep water in the ocean. The
channel through the Inlet to Indian
River Bay will be dredged after the
jetties are completed.
O.
Halt In The Relief Expenditures
The President halted further spend
ing by the Public Works Administra-
tion on big work relief projects be-
cause of "the passing of the eco
extremity. Because cities and
towns asking for aid were found to
be able to finance the work them
selves, Secretary of the Interior Ickes
has withheld large number of
projects.
Cattle Prices-Prices of well fin
ished cattle probably will be main
tanned at a relatively high level dur
ing the remainder of 1887. the Bureau
of Agricultural Economics said. Not
until increased supplies of granted
cattle become available next winter
and spring is there much probability II
of materially lower prices for such
RecOyery-Housing is expected to
be one of the main factors in leading
the country into recovery. An aver
age construction of 100000 housing
units annually during the next five
Years will be big help toward this
goal. During the next few years.
output is not expected to reach this
Innual total but during the end of
he period more than million hOus-
ng units may be built each year.
InVitatiOn-The United States re-
eived an invitation to be represented
/ the Geneva sessions of the revived
league of Nations Advisory Commit
ee. The committee has been sum
loned to confer on what to do TO
heck the conflict between China and
apan. Our Minister to Switzerland.
.eland Harrison. was authorized by
he State Department to attend the
leeting as an observer. Our Gov
however, served notice that
could not say whether or not il
yould be able to participate in CO.
perative action decided upon by this
ommittee.
n. L. &. AbOlished-An order was
Isued by President Roosevelt be-
IRE leaving for his Western trip, to
bolish the National Emergency |
ouncil, effective December 81. This
gency was once one of the most in 4
lential organizations in the Roose-
1T government and the abolishing
it shows that the Administration
slieves that the emergency is over
he Budget Bureau will take over
e functions held by the agency.
Cards For The UnemplOyed-Ad-
illustrator of the voluntary unem-
oyment census, Mr. Biggers, an
,unced that the Post Office Depart
ent will distribute registration
rds to 81 10000 homes throughout
e country. A brief message from
'esident Roosevelt appealing to the
persons to fill out the
rd and mail it to Washington will
carried ON each car
O.
Farm Buying POWer-The buying
wer of the farmers income this
ar will be virtually back at the
20 level, according to the Bureau !
Agricultural Economics. Income
I'm sales of farm products in 1897
expected to be about a billion dol
8 larger than in 1896, and larger
IN any year since 1929.