Evening star., 1938-09-09
Howard w. Gets $121,200
From P. W. A. Funds for
Mems New Dormitories.
CIVIC STRUCTURE WORK
WILL BEGIN BY OCT. 28
Total Cost Will Be 81 500, 900,
With U. S. Contributing As Per
Cent, Rest to Be Loan.
BACKGROUND-

More than 10 years OF public
agitation for municipal center to
concentrate all District activities in
one general location reached climar
August 30, nhen P. w. A. approved
an allotment of IS 200 900 to enable
District to begin construction of an
Administration Building near Ju-
dietary Square this Fall. This
more rounded out an extensive de-
reiopment program lUhich already
included projected construction OF
buildings for Municipal and Juue-
nile Courts on the square.
Plans for a new Municipal Court
building to be erected with the aid of
P. w. A. funds were approved today
by the District Commissioners as Sec
retary Ickes announced that Federal
allotment of Sl21 200 in P. w. A. ap-
propriations will finance construction
Of two additional units to the mems
dormitories at Howard University.
The projected Municipal Court
building Is one of series of local i'm
provements authorized by the P. W. A.
under the enabling act passed at the
last session of Congress.
Advertisements for sealed bids for
the sl,500.000 building will be placed
in few days according to Capt H. S.
Bishop, Assistant Engineer Commits
sioner. Under the P w. A. contract
work must be started by October %
and completed by April %, 1910.
Capt. Bishop said the new Municipal
Courts exterior will be similar to that
Of the new Police Court Building 1t
will be located in Judiciary Square.
p. w. A. Contribution.
Under the enabling act, P. W. A.
$500 900 and the balance of IS per
cent, in the nature of loan, may be
repaid by the District at per cent
interest over a period of 25 years.
A total of $l3,531 900 has been ap-
proved by P. w. A. thus far for
municipal construction work in the
District under the 55-45 per cent set
up.
The Commissioners and p. W. A.
already have signed formal contracts
covering loan grants for construction
Of a new Juvenile Court, an addition
to Gallinger Hospital and five other
groups of projects.
These latter projects. having total
cost of s3,956,6 include eight new
school buildings or additions, construc-
tion work at the District Jail, improve
ments to the sewer system. additions
and Improvements to the water works
and sewage system at Lorton Reforma-
tory and Occoquan Workhouse and
construction work at the District
Training School at Laurel, Md.
Work at Howard.
The proposed work at Howard Uni
versity, it was said, will make it pos
Sible to raze the old Clark Hall, an
obsolete non-fireproof building now
used as dormitory. When the new
construction is completed, at least 200
students will be provided with modern
dormitory rooms.
The allotment made today supple
ments the original S525,000 for the
construction of mems dormitories at
the university. Under this earlier al
lotment accommodations for 1874 stu
dents will be provided when the build
ing is finished
The two new units which will be
financed from today's allotment will
provide for 81 additional dormitory
rooms.
The funds for Howard come from
unexpended sources from the previous
P. w. A. program. The 1898 act for
bids the expenditures of new Federal
funds for construction work in the
District OF Columbia except in the case
Of the new Social Security Building,
for which an exception was made.
With most of the 5000, 900, 900 of
funds for Federal construction ex-
hausted, P w. A. officials are seek
ing additional money from funds
which have been turned back to the
P. w. A. chest.
P. w. A. funds totalling 1882 also
were allotted to three Maryland COM
munities. Most of this sum will be
cApcilucO III areas close 10 washington.
An allotment of $4,000 was made
for street improvements in Cheverly,
Prince Georges County, Md. The
total cost Of these improvements will
be 100000. They will include grad
ing, new roadways and storm sewage
facilities.
At Chevy Chase View, in Montgom-
cry County. the P. w. A. will contri-
butte $25,754 for street improvements.
They include paving and drain pipes
for Everett. Franklin and Glenrose
streets, a total of $3.50 feat, and
paving for Cleveland street. The
entire job will cost $57,233.
A grant Of $7,875 was made to Shady
Side in Anne Arundel County. This
will be used in connection with q
$l7,500 community hall which also
will provide fire station. The village
has no fire apparatus now.