Evening star., 1943-06-20

routes, with the scenery protected by law
against the usual strings Of roadside
stands and gas stations.
Virginia also is concentrating on high
ways, with a $12,0O0,000 program. The
State forest service plans to furnish
hundreds of young trees to shade the
new roads.
Louisville, KY, has tentative 500, ,000,.
900 program. With Portland, Oreg.
and other centers of war industry 1t is
studying methods Of utilizing its indus
trial developments after the war.
From proposals of city departments.
Los Angeles has drawn up a suggested
program for $64o0o0,oo0 worth of con-
struction, including six-lane highways.
parks. hospitals and civic buildings.
Plans have been ordered drawn for about
$4,000 900 worth for the immediate
postwar period. City Engineer Lloyd
Aldrich estimates they would fill IS to
20 per cent of the areas labor require
ments at that time.
Illinois has tentative $4O0 000, 900
program in the Governors hands, cover
ing public work of every nature.
New York States postwar planning
commission has completed plans for
projects totaling an estimated $327 00o,.
900, and plans for an additional $780,
100000 are being prepared. A total Of
s83 900 900 has been budgeted for hous-
ing and $s3,0O0,000 for elimination of
grade crossings.
A 10000 Man Hirhvav
In the supplemental program is an
estimated $2o,ooo,ooO for the Niagara
"Thruway," 26-mile express highway
from Rainbow Bridge, Niagara Falls,
through Buffalo to Hamburg, Erie
County. This project would require
about 10000 workers for a year.
A program Of 126 projects costing an
estimated s4,75o,ooo has been prepared
by Portland, Me, Ito be initiated when
ever war programs are sufficiently re.
duced." Every city not only ought to
think of postwar planning, but must
think of it," City Manager James e.
Barlow said.
Washington State is formulating q
$76,000,000 program OF public improve
ments for the postwar period Pierre,
s. Oak. has mapped out a program
estimated to cost $632000.
An estimated $264s, $50 program has
been worked out in Nebraska, covering
the future building needs of State insti-
tutions. Scottsbluff, Nebr., has a back
log Of construction projects requiring an
estimated $4,000, ,000 1t includes paving
for 80 to 100 blocks of city streets.
In Montana the State Water Conserva-
ton Board has planned ~ reclamation
projects to cost about 100000, with q
10000 900 highway program for the first
year OF peace. The work would provide
ll.4oo,o 900 man-hours of employment
Still in the listing stage, San Francisco
has $500 ,000, 900 worth of projects under
consideration and L. Denaing Tilton, di-
rector OF planning, said the city might
well end up with $500 900 900 worth, with
the city hoping to finance a large part
OF the program independently.
AL this work must be paid for. The
financing problems still have to be solved
In many communities, but almost every
local government unit anticipates gener-
GUS financial support from the Federal
Government Some seem to expect
Uncle Sam to shoulder the whole burden
| That, however, is the darkest side of
the picture. There is growing recogni-
ton that local government will have to
pay good part of its own way.
Illinois. Iowa, Michigan, Maryland
Arkansas Montana, Nevada, North Caro-
line and North Dakota are among the
States setting up postwar reserve funds
this year. A large number of cities are
establishing financial reserves by setting
aside cash from surplus funds, investing
surplus funds in War bonds, maintaining
present tax rates and setting up depre-
citation accounts.
Illinois has 100000 treasury ball
(See PROJECTS, Page C-3)