The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-11

tai $150 ,289 69 or tederal 1unoS ana $2, ,8O5 ,277.13 of sponsors contribu- tions. Included in these amount, MT. Sullivan said, and in moneys yet to be expended on approved projects, is work on rehabilitation of state wide proportions at a result of the hurricane and flood of last Sep- tember.
 Rehabilitation work authorized totals $737 ,307, of which SAP ,671 is from federal funds and $294 ,636 as the states appropriation. The de- partment of public works, the state highway department and the state park department are the main spon- sors in the work of rehabilitation, with the public works department heading the list with $289,483 of WPA moneys and $234, ,999 of state funds.
 Other work in the way of rehabil- itating Connecticut's state forests is being carried on by the WPA en- tailing an authorization of $555, ,226 in federal funds, but in which the state is not required to contribute any share as sponsor. This work is being undertaken by the US. forest service, and the sum of $36,000 has been authorized by this government division as sponsor. To date, $60,000 of federal funds has been expended in the clearing of Connecticut's woodlands.
 While all of the above funds were appropriated under a general pro- gram during the administration of Governor Cross, MT. Sullivan was as- sured by Governor Baldwin that it was his intention to further the WPA program at set forth by his predecessor, and that additional ap- plications for WPA allotments would continue to be forthcoming from the many state departments during his regime.
 An average of 400 persons have been employed daily, the report showed, in projects entailing the use of skilled mechanics and building tradesmen, laborers, and white collar workers, both men and women.
 Moneys to be spent on projects approved, but which have not start ed as yet, and those in process of completion, total approxims tely $6,- 352,000 federal and $2,65O, ,000 state. New projects approved but not started, total 69.
 A recapitulation of the report re- veals that 31 departments and branches of the state government sponsored the various projects. They are:
 Legislative council; state high way department; river, harbors and bridge commissoan; dairy and ani- nal commission; employment ser vice; state department of education; statewide fish and game commits sion; department of state police; agricultural experimental station at Storrs; state forestry department; water commission; Connecticut state prison; state farm for Women; well fare commission; Whitfield mu- scum; state labor department; de- partment of health; state library Conn. State college; state planning board; motor vehicle department; training school and hospital; public welfare council; department of aeronautics; emergency relief con- mission; state park department; tuberculosis commission; personnel department; quartermaster gener- aPs department; department of pub- lie works; regural projects; and re- mobilization work.
 Statistical Survey
 A considerable proportion of the amounts for the benefit of the above departments are in the nature of important statistical surveys and recordings of historical data as well as educational projects employing large number of white collar workers.
 A few of the more outstanding physical accomplishments of the WPA include the building of the employees home at Cedarcrest sani- torium, Newington, and similar con- strlction at Uncas-on Thames, New London, and Undercliff sanitorium, Meriden.
 A large program of connecting tunnels in numerous state institu- tlons also has been completed, to- gether with water and sewage sys- tems at the Newtown state hospi- tai; extensive repairs and altera- tions to the state capitol and state library buildings in Hartford; con- struction of administration building and hangar at Brainard field, Hart ford; erection of barracks and gar- age for the state police at Hart ford, as well as alterations and re- pairs to police barracks in Ridge field and Westport.
 Numerous other projects include improvements in general to public buildings and institutions incidental to the Darticular Iano rt a,,t <,f