The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-10
Appraisal Of
Federal
Projects Made
CITY, COUNTY TOTAL
WORK DONE UNDER
CWA, WPA, PWA

ApprdlSalS Oh WOrK done III
Redwood Falls and Redwood
county under the CWA, WPA,
PWA and other federal agencies
were made by the city and coun-
ty this week.
George A. Barnes, county at
torney, is a member of the state
committee to summarize munich
pal reports in which one approx
ed by the city council Monday
night will be included.
Listed for the city are 10 blocks
of storm sewer construction, re-
pair and redecoration of the city
hall, construction of band
shell and painting and decorating
the school house under the de-
funct CWA; improvement of the
municipal athletic field, wreck
ing and dismantling of the old
schoolhouse and maintenance OF
a school nursery under WPA and
construction of the new high
school under PWA.
Under CWA and ERA Redwood
county graveled many miles of
road, built a central maintenance
garage in Redwood Falls and six
patrol garages, carried on an eX-
tensive program of bridge repair
and built about 80 miles of road
under ERA drouth relief: under
PWA it built 3712 miles of road
and under WPA built two gar
ages, graveled many miles of road
and built bridges having a total
span length of nearly 500 feet.
These facilities were all need
ed, no garages being available
for patrol units prior to this
time and all the bridges which
have been replaced have been at
locations where the old struc-
ture was dangerous to the public,
either being structurally unsound
or having a location which was
unsafe or too narrow to accom-
modate modern traffic. safely"
the county report comments.
Two demolition projects were
completed; all of the waste ma
terial being used in county gar
ages or other structures. Three
bridges have been built using ma
tive stone and nearly all of the
usuable structural material from
old bridges was incorporated into
the new structure or used at
other locations.
Two projects of particular in
terest were carried on at the In
dian reservation six miles east of
Redwood Falls, being jointly
sponsored by the Indian Field
Service, U. S. Department of In
terror and Redwood county. One
of these projects included repair
ing and undermining the Indian
homes and the construction of
many new homes. The other pro-
ject covered the construction of
a community house which is
completely modern. These pro-
jects were completed almost en-
tirely with Indian labor and are
of material value in bringing the
Indian standard of living up to
that enjoyed by his white neigh
Dor and have been of inestimable
value in rehabilitating and rails
ing the morale of these people,
the report states.
A suggestion contained in the
county report was that wages for
WPA workers in rural areas be
equalized with the higher one re-
ceived by city men who are fed
orally employed.
According to the city report the
work done in Redwood Falls 'aS
a whole was much needed and
with two exceptions completed
in the manner planned" 1t was
largely of distinct benefit to the
community both from the stand
point of need and public value
and fitted to the training and ex-
perience of unemployed workers
here, most of whom are common
laborerS.
However, according to the re-
port, it has not fitted relief work.
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