Evening star., 1942-04-29

ton more rapidly than it can be
reasonably assimilated," he said. HI
explained that the proposed studies
can be carried on without inter.
ference with the war effort and ir
4ome instances would serve to i'm
prove it. Any effective effort toward
that result also reduces the housing
requirements"
Public Works Slash.
The Appropriations Committee re-
duced from $40, 900, 900 to SIT 500 00C
the amount for community facilities
Md public works in the METROPOLITAN
Area consisting of schools. water
works, sewers, public sanitary facil-
ities. works for treatment and purifi-
cation OF water, hospitals and other
places for care Of the sick, recrea-
ttonal facilities, streets, roads. facil-
ities for the disposal of sewage. gar
bage and refuse, and other types OF
necessary public works made imper-
ative by the increase in population
to carry on the war work. e..
The committee recommends that
this sum be placed at the disposal
Of the Federal works administrator
for distribution upon applicable
filed by the District government, and
in the case of Maryland and Vir-
ginia, by the Counties of Mont
gomery, Prince Georges, Arlington
and Fairfax. The administrator ad-
wised the committee that the pre-
liminary estimates for these public
works totaled 24,15O,6O7. The larg-
est amount was $e,178, 900 for water
s7,0O0,0O0 for hospitals, approximate
" $3,00O,0O0 for sewers, 50, ,788, 900
for schools and $1,735 900 for high
ways.
District Gets Two Thirds.
OF this public works fund, the pro-
portion is approximately two thirds
for the District and one-third for
the Maryland and Virginia counties
Chairman Cannon told the House
that his committee has not under
taken to make specific inquiries re-
garding each of these items. That
duty, he said, is the Federal Works
administrators, acting under the
direction Of the President and with
the assistance of various Federal
agencies.
BY direction of the President. it is
required that all projects be certi-
fied as to need by other appropriate
defense agencies and that the COM
rpunities should contribute whenever
possible to the cost of such facilities
regardless Of the type of construc-
don. In the case Of the District,
the act provides that the Federal
Works administrator shall be repaid
such portions of the sum advanced
as determined by the President and
at rates Of interest to be fixed by
the Secretary of the Treasury. 1t
vas pointed out that the need for
var public works in the metropoli-
tan area has been apparent for some
time land the situation is rapidly
approaching the critical point in
many phases of municipal function
ing"
Mr.. Cannon said that Congress
boks to the Federal Works Agency
which has had unusual experience
IN municipal improvements and
finance, for an effective business
like administration of this fund with
provision for recouping to the United
States such part as the public bodies
ahould be called upon to repay"
The budget estimate of s3O,000,-
900 for war housing provided for
reimbursement to the President S
emergency fund $40 10000 to repay
IN advance of like amount granted
TO initiate the housing program
Regarding this. Mr.. Cannon's report
days "the committee has declined to
DO this and in view of this acnon
such amount should not be ex-
pended for the purposes for which
the committee has denied funds, but
should be returned to the Presi-
dents fund in such amount as re-
mains uncommitted."