The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-05-03
CONTRIBUTION OF wPA TO
CECIL COUNTY
Special to the Midland Journal

Baltimore, April-Outstanding
contributions of WPA to Cecil Coun-
ty were cited today in report by
e. L. Gonyou, District Manager Of
the Work Project Administration.
The report more specifically localiz-
ed material outlined In recent
statement by f. H. Dryden, State
Administrator, summarizing accom-
plishments by WPA throughout the
State of Maryland for the four and
one-half year period ending Janu-
airy 1.
Pointing to the construction Of
two sewage plants as one OF the
programs outstanding achievements
in Cecil County, Gonyou added that
project workmen had laid eleven
miles Of storm and sanitary sewers
with 342 service connections and
TIA man holes and catch basins.
This included the recently complet-
ed sewage system in Rising Sun.
Eight sanitary privies were built in
different parts of the county. Con-
tributions of this kind, the District
Manager noted, are Of tremendous
Importance in the improvement Of
public health conditions, particularly
in the areas where such benefits
nave been lacking.
Also important, Gonyou said, have
been the contributions of the work
program in the field of education
and recreation. During this four and
one-half year period, new school
building has been built, an Office
and administrative structure erect
ed, a school playground improved,
a ten-acre athletic field and an
eleven-acre public park laid out, as
we'll as extensive public landscap-
ing and Identification.
OF no less Importance have been
the two water storage plants built
Dy WPA employees, a third plant
improved and a reservoir construct
ed. Retaining walls of total
linear length of 2841 feet have
been erected and rip rap laid total
ling 200 square yards. Other contri-
buttons included land drainage and
the laying of sidewalks and curbing.
In all, it was noted, twelve miles
of roads have been constructed or
improved, by WPA workers in the
county, one-half of which is of the
high type" surfacing. This road
building has necessitated the in
stallation of numerous culverts as
we'll. Particular attention has been
given to the improvement Of farm
to-market transportation conditions.
No less important, Gonyou en-
phasized, has been the effect these
projects have had in alleviating the
unemployment situation in Cecil
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istrator Dryden's earlier report, all
WPA projects in Maryland provided
worthwhile employment for needy,
unemployed persons who had been
properly certified by the state and
local agencies as eligible for WPA
work. The work has helped to main
lain and in some cases improve the
skill of local workers. Additional
reports on the accomplishments of
WPA throughout the State, Gonyou
announced, would be made by Dry
den in the near future.
The statewide report issued earl
Ter by the State Administrator re-
vealed that during the same period
of four and one-half years, total
of approximately 900 miles of high
ways, roads and streets were COM
pleted by project workers in Mary
land and more than 100 public
buildings of different descriptions
were built, reconstructed or improv-
ed. These included schools, recrea-
tional buildings, Offices and admin
istrative structures, hospitals, fire
houses and armories. State, NUM-
cipal and county governments spon-
sored these WPA construction pro-
jects and cooperated in supervising
and directing the work.