The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-11-22
$500, 600 Pascagoula WPA
Improvement Program Gets
Wednesday Morning
Over Fifty Miles OF Sever Ppe To BE Laid In Complete
Sanitation System Which l. Principal
Prolsc4
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Tyzax In VITA NaEt@nai De-
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Work azx started "wednesday
rnufralnx ca Ehx first urzst nf Ene
xNE aoe wPA tnprupnnzent pxosecs
for the CITY az PAscaEoaiA The pro-
~et Is ne largest eveT undertaken
ia jackson coGngy BY TIE wPA and
Vii sxelgaaF 8 sanitary sewerage
system Foz1 psxtnE erzsnaeN
oask renelf2x Observers ever q
sewzn Mwers exfenston az water
T1R wc5ect + nsa1e psHxShie
lareesy through the National De-
fen& program q The government.
ag FAAARoaM is considered q vital
narz og re National Defense ene 20
IA ship construction 81 the fnEAnS
u4rds and ae construction o. TOO
homes fer housing employees IN
asN c1ylxion
Tie pro5ect calls for the ~instAIsa-
uan Ok IRE largest and mosf COM
pAete sewerage system Of any city
the SIRE q PkSrnEu1lA II this part
q the county Over 50 miles q
sewers VII be pt E thoroughly
covering every part a. The city. IN
Guiding The surface connections and
he Pvderzl Hoastng project
THIS wf1 be = vast Improvement
70 TIE sewerage system IS the pres
enf system about 4 miles q pEEe. h
laid Principally II The business dls-
r1rt enc that immediate area
The new system VIII use pares
from tcE 20 - inches n diameter.
! VII lead % the sewerage disposal
plant which VII be erected under
another project. 81 DUPONT and
Eex S1reetk Il vii sufersecf the
present system
The outlets Ct the present system
which empty into the psscarcula
River VII be plugged and all sew
erAEe VIII SO through the disposal
plant
Paving Project
The paving project vii Be tie
largest ever undertaken In Pzsca-
goalR Il VII tnciade the paving q
me streets which we're 70 have been
paved under The program for which
FUNDS were provided some time aro
through 3 bond issue voted BY the
taxpayers. IN addition % these
stree1G Market and La1H EtreetA
which VII be the main arfexzal
routes serving ne housing up-
lecrS. also VIII be paved Narkef
street. VA be made g double drxve-
way. Other streets 70 be pase6 wssz
~ 2ek2suaxed ~ sfae city council
slxhln . Few dzvA
water main extensions win Be
made IN the housing area and other
sections q the city where the
growth q the city has made il nee
eEs2ry.
Extensive storm drainage viii be
mace throughout the city. This viii
INCLUDE the cigElng Of : two-nzile
cax1al which gil extend from the
beach where the present canal ex-
iss& across the ctr 10 Krebe avenue
draining al extensive fiat area. as
vel rs the housing area. The canal
VII follow q low rsy1ne which Is
naturally suited for this purpose
ana Is q no other value.
Increased Employment
I O Ma6ry. district director Of
NPA operations and engineer. vii
. II charge Of the project which
va drawn Up ~ L c wlnterton.
consulting engineer at the request
q he city officials.
The vxrk was started with The
same crew Of workEnen which had
been employed O. other wPA pro-
ecu here In about 10 days the
z9k WI Be u fa1 progress with
from Zoe % $50 men employed Men
x4ao have been o. the waiting nsts
q the WPA II Pzseasou1a an6 other
pax1S q the county EHI be par 70
wufk aS son rs possible. The Pas
eagou1a project I'll BE- gwen prefer
e1c< 70 al others n the county and
Al aGallaole Labor w1u Be sent herr.
There ~ b no delay II carrying
ne program through 70 6 finish.
There VII be q rotsfioE Of shifts. 50
bat the work cat be plSecute1 .
a4ekly a possible.