Evening star., 1938-06-26
$S,289,37O VOTED
FOR WORK IN D. c.
Largest Items for Year Are
$18,15O, 900 From P.W.A.,
$10,000,0 900 SIum Fund.

S18,150,00O From P.W.A.,
$10,00O,OO0 SIum Fund.
Last Sunday The Star published
q roundup on current and author
ICED Federal and District construc-
tion projects in Washington and
rtctntty. In the tollotping story
breakdown is presented on the
same projects authorized at the re-
cent session of Congress, together
NTH the appropriations for each
project.
Congress provided appropriation
totaling $56.289,370 for construction
projects in the District and nearby
Maryland and Virginia during the
coming fiscal year beginning July /.
In addition. $3.750, 900 was authorized
for the new Army Medical Museum
and Library, but the appropriation was
not made.
Two of the largest items, not specif-
ically named but included under lump
sum appropriations. are $i8,150.000
from P. w. A. funds in loans and
grants and s1o,0o0,O0o earmarked for
the District Of Columbia Alley Dwelling
Authority for slum clearance and low
cost housing from the funds of the
United States Housing Authority.
In the District Appropriation Act,
Ss,74l,750 was carried for construc-
ton work, the largest single item being
s462l 500 for street Improvements
from the highway fund. For school
buildings and grounds the total was
$l,el3.150.
$l,50o,oOO for Municipal Center.
OF outstanding Importance was the
Item Of s500,000 to start work on the
new Municipal Center, with a total
authorization Of $l,500,O0. For con-
struction Of an auxiliary reservoir in
the Soldiers Home Grounds the bill
carried 100000, for sewer construc-
ton. s258,500: for extension Of the
water distribution system, s250,O00,
and for replacement of old mains,
Sl35,000. For assessment sewers S225,-
coo was provided An item of
100000 was included for the proposed
health center and s125,0O0 for an
addition to the Jail at an authorized
cost of s250,000. An appropriation
OF $4,000 was made for plans for
new Public Library building. For i'm
provement of Anacostia flats s65 900
was appropriated and for improvement
OF Washington Channel s64,0OO Dis
tr1ct Fairgrounds are to be improved
out of $4,000 fund.
In the second deficiency appropria-
ton bill there was total of Ss,40s. 900
for construction projects in the Ma
tional Capital. This includes So, ,000, 900
each for the new Social Security Build
ing. with an authorized cost of $14,-
100000. and the new War Department
Building, with an authorized cost Of
s10,8l5, 900.
S2,2so,0o0 for Navy Yard.
The authorized cost of Improvements
at the Washington Navy Yard is
s2,280.000, and the appropriations
were made as follows: Gun assembly
shop building and accessories, ST.
100000 improvement OF the power
plant, s415.000; ordnance storehouse
and accessories, $365.00O, and i'm
provement Of the electric distribution
system in shops, 100000 For the
penthouse on the Navy Department
Building $2l0,000 was allowed.
To start work on the authorized
e3,000000 Thomas Jefferson Memorial,
an appropriation of s5o0.0o0 was made.
For construction Of buildings and
equipment to carry out the new law re-
quiring annual inspection tests on all
motor vehicles s1o3,e9e was appro-
priated. The continuous treatment
building at st. Elizabeths Hospital
Is to be completed with a $4,000 ap-
preparation. In the Interior Depart
ment Appropriation Act $5s0,000 was
carried for the continuous treatment
building. That same appropriation
bill carried s50,000 for the National
CAPITAL Parks to make repairs on the
Arlington Memorial Bridge.
$2,5oo,ooo Printing Annex.
Another of the big new building
projects is the Government Printing
ONCE annex. for which $2,500.0 900 was
carried in the Treasury-Post once
bill, the total authorized cost to be
s7,700 900.
In the State. Justice, Commerce and
Labor Departments appropriation bill
S500000 was included for an elec-
trical testing and X-ray laboratory
for the United States Bureau OF STAN
ards, and $24.620 for the National
Training School for Boys.
For the Naval Medical Center, lat
or in the vicinity Of the District Of
Columbia" s450,000 was carried in
the naval appropriations act, with an
authorized cost of $4,850,000.
River and harbor front work in
Washington to a cost Of $4,000 was
appropriated for in the War Depart
ment act. There was also an appro-
priation of $4,000 for improvement
of Washington Channel In the first
deficiency act.
S2,S74,000 for Work Nearby.
Appropriations for construction
projects in nearby Washington area
total s2.s74,000. The largest item
Is s1,463, 900 for the National Institute
of Health at Bethesda. Md, the au-
thorized cost to be S2,600,000. An
other appropriation Of $750.000 was
made for the Cancer Institute at Be-
thesda
For the naval model testing plant at
Carderock. Md, an appropriation Of
s5O0,O00 was made. the total author
lied cost being $3,5o0o00.