Evening star., 1938-07-28
|CKES APPROVES
$2,093,625 MORE
FORD.C.PR0JECTS
$575,000 Of P. W. A. Funds
to Be Used for Additions
at GaIIinger.
$4,000 is ALLOTTED
FOR KEY BRIDGE SPAN
Entire Program Originally Drawn
Has Been Resubmitted in
Regular Form.

Additional loans and grants total
Ing S2,093,625 for four more urgently
needed public works projects included
IN the program of the District Com
missioners were approved today by Ad-
ministrator 1ckes..
At the same time. it was announced
q Federal grant of $4,000 had been
approved to construct a new span for
the Key Bridge, which is designed to
provide connection with the ex.en-
sion of the George Washington Me-
mortal Parkway. This latter amount
Is work to be undertaken by the Fed
eral Government and is not included
in the Districts P. w. A. obliga-
tions.
Today's allotments. on the basis Of
IS per cent grants and IS per cent
loans for work, follow:
Gallinger Municipal Hospital, $575.-
900, for new ward building and sew
eral other structures.
Improvement of water works and
sewers. s75s,625.
New fire alarm headquarters and
modernization and extension of the
hrm-alarm system, $500,000
Two buildings at the District Train
Ing School, Laurel, Md. s260,O0o.
d. C. Total Is S2,391.531.
BY these additional allotments. the
total amount of loans obligated by
the Commissioners. repayable in in
stallments over 25-year period, is
;a1c Iot, Hnt
this means the District will receive
direct contributions of S2,397,531.
To date, the Public Works Admins
tration has allotted S4,893,625 for
seven projects included in the District
program, the other three allotments
amounting to S2,800,0O0 having been
allowed for a medical ward at GAL
linger Hospital and buildings for the
Juvenile and Municipal Courts.
Secretary 1ckes is leaving tomorrow
night for the West on a trip to Alaska,
returning here, he said, in ample time
to see that all P. w. A. projects meet
the September 80 deadline for re-
ceiving new applications.
He explained ne could not tell at
this time what new allotments would
be forthcoming next in the District
program.
Asked particularly about allotments
for the new National Guard Armory
and the Municipal Center, he re-
marked:
They both look like good projects"
It was learned authoritatively today
that the entire program originally
drawn up by the Commissioners has
been resubmitted in regular FORM
The Anal three projects call for an
expenditure of $3.50. 900 for additional
buildings at the tuberculosis Hospital
at Glenn Dale, Md; S3,814.000 for Is
new public school buildings and $780,
900 with which to extend the sewer
and water system at the Lorton, Va,
Reformatory.
Funds for Center Seen.
The District program, which had
been turned back because it did not
comply with P. w. A. regulations with
respect to the submission of accom-
panying plans, is now in such condi-
ton as to be considered entirely on
may be advanced soon to enable the
Commissioners to start work on the
long desired Municipal Center.
Secretary 1ckes' personal interest in
assisting sanitation and medical care
was held responsible for the additional
allotment allowed for long needed
work at Gallinger Hospital. The s575,-
ali lnfp 70 ~
stitution, which has been under criti-
cism for inadequate space and service,
increases the total amount for the
hospital to sl,325 900 The new al
lotment will provide for elimination of
some of the old fire-trap wards and
their substitution.
Ward Building Planned.
The new construction at Gallinger
Hospital calls for a fve-story ward
building, a tWo-story and basement
morgue and three-story and base
ment extension to the nurses home.
The new ward building would be
used for treatment of tuberculosis pa
tients, replacing antiquated quarters
now available at the hospital for such
type of patients. The building would
provide 200 beds for this purpose.
officials said present plans for the
noderniZation Of the fire alarm Sys-
tenn provide for central station with
equipment and furniture; for extern
sions and notifications to the system
and for replacement and addition OF
fire alarm boxes.
The funds allotted today for ex-
tension of the sewage system will be
used to construct and repair lateral
and trunk sewers and to provide new
garage building.
Present plans propose about 1885
linear feet of sewers in Klingle VAL
ley; about 1928 linear feet of sewers
in the Good Hope road area; about
1880 linear feet in the Macomb
street area; about $50 linear feet of
new sewers and repairs, and about
LOO linear feet of sewer for the
northwest boundary trunk sewer.
Garage TO Be One Story.
The garage for the city refuse di-
vision is to be one-story building
At the District Training School
near Laurel, it is proposed to build
a combined hospital and administra-
ton building. The plans propose a
two and three-story building with
partial basement and SUBJ basement
and heating tunnel connecting to
the present tunnel. The third floor
may be omitted if decided on later.
Oficials explained that the s212, 900
Federal allotment to construct a new
approach span at the Posslyn end of
Key Bridge will be spent under the
supervision of the National Park Serv-
ice, The approach, which will connect
with the extension of the George
Washington Memorial parkway, will
enable the extension of this parkway
above the bridge and provide a shuttle
to facilitate trafic. 4