Evening star., 1938-06-29
100000 0. KID
TO BUY S|TEF0R
WAR BUILDING
P. w. A. AIIots 48 Million
for Department Projects
in All Parts of U. S.
MORE THAN 4 MILLION
FOR VIRGINIA, MARYLAND
D. c. Officials Anxiously Await
Action on List of Three
Local Structures.

III one OF tIle largest COIlSCTuCUlOl
programs in recent years in rehousing
Army personnel and providing new
structural facilities, the Public Works
Administration today allotted $48,000,-
600 for the use of the Quartermaster
Corps, War Department, at posts in %
States and the District of Columbia.
A 100000 allotment was made for
for the new War Department Building
in Washington, authorized by the last
session Of Congress.
The new structure is to be located
in the area between c and D streets
and Twenty-flrst and Twenty-third
streets NV. 1t will be included in the
proposed development Of the section
east of the Potomac River and imme-
diately north of Constitution avenue.
Ultimate cost of the building, including
purchase of the site, will be S1o,815, 900.
Meanwhile, District officials anx-
iously awaited final action by P. w. A.
on three of the long list of construc-
ton projects which the District has
sought P. w. A. loans and grants. Ex-
treme nervousness was in evidence in
several quarters since the District
Building is aware that all projects
using the new Federal money must be
started by January /.
Approved by Examining Board.
Plans for construction of the three
projects urgently sought-a new Mu-
nicipal Court Building, estimated to
cost 81 500, 900; a new Juvenile Court
structure, for which S550,o00 is sought.
and new general medical ward build
ing for Gallinger Hospital, estimated
to cost $3.50, ,000-have been approved
by P. w. A. examining boards.
The District Commissioners told
Chairman King Of the Senate District
Committee today that because of time
limitations some excellent projects"
have to be passed up In formulating
the new program of public improve
ment to be financed out of the P. w.
A.. advance Of s18.l50,oo0, authorized
in the enabling act passed at the last
| session.
In enacting the new P. w. A. Act,
which prohibits expenditure of P. w.
A. funds for Federal construction in
Washington, Congress had diverted
$6,000,000 to start construction Of a
new War Department Building and
one for the Social Security Admin
istration. These funds were allocated
by Congress to the Procurement De-
partment Of the Treasury.
| The $4,000 allocated BY the
P. w. A. for the new War Department
Building today was under the specific
direction of this congressional au-
thoriZation.
Maryland and Virginia.
From the s45,O0O,oO0 for strictly
Army construction purposes. posts in
Maryland were allotted s2,59s, $50 and
new construction at Virginia posts
accounts for s1,959,60o.
Today's allotments by the P. w. A.
for both Federal and non-Federal
projects brings the total to $39O,21o,-
358 since June %, when the new
pump printing program was launched.
They account for ISL Federal projects
and 1877 non-Federal or municipal
projects. The amount of allotments
provides for total of sass, 8,a20,757 in
construction costs to stimulate the
heavy industries.
Fort George G. Meade, largest Of
the Army posts in Maryland, was al
lotted 100000 for the construction
of additional barracks to house SIS
soldiers and new school building for
the training of Army cooks. At the
Holabird Quartermaster Depot, $685.
$50 will be spent for barracks to ac-
commodate 600 enlisted men and res
idences for 100 officers and quarters
for "a non-commissioned officers. A
$846,000 allotment will be used at the
Aberdeen Proving Grounds to con-
struct barracks for 800 enlisted men,
Is non-commissioned officers and a
school building.
| Fort Myer, Va, received lump al
lotment of s284,500 for new barracks
to accommodate 200 enlisted men and
an addition to the post hospital.
Fort Belvoir Gets $685., GOO.
Other posts in Virginia shared as
follows: Fort Monroe, $685. 900, addi-
tional barracks for 800 men, and $685.
900 to modernize the post hospital, and
Fort Belvoir, $685., 100 for new barracks
accommodating 375 men, new quarters
for 18 commissioned officers, quar-
tiers for Is commissioned officers with
additional garages and shops.
Fort Belvoir just below Alexandria,
was formerly known as Fort Humph-
reys
This new Army program, officials
said, will 60 far toward correcting the
worst housing conditions at these
posts. Chairman Andrew j. May Of
the House Military Affairs Committee
said during the hearings several
months ago on the P. w. A. appro-
priation bill, 1--WE have worse slums in
the matter of Army housing in perhaps
half the posts in the country than we
have in many of the cities"
Largest of the allotments made was
for a 600-bed capacity addition to
the Fitzsimmons General Hospital at
Denver, Colo, which will cost $780,
600. Second largest was So, 3,406 900 for
new barracks and hangers at Chanute
(See P. w. A., Page A-3)