Evening star., 1943-01-26
Health Project
Fund Formula
Reported Near
Porron Says Types
For District Weighed;
Hospital Beds Urgent


drew blast from Mr.. Masor
against the United States Publ,
Health Service because approval O.
the application had been delayed
A PHS spokesman later revealed
that money could not be allocatec
from the Lanham Act for such pur.
poses.
DR.. Parran said in his letter that
when the agreement had beer
signed, the Public Health Service
would be in position to recommend
to the Budget Bureau that it ap-
prove all or part of a 100000 re-
quest for Lanham Act funds made
by District Health Officer George c
Rutland.
Hospital Beds Urgent.
The Surgeon General said the rec
ommendation would concern that
part of the program for which there
is imperative immediate need" and
added that the most urgent is fol-
additional hospital beds.
This dangerous situation should
be relieved without further delay
DR.. Parran wrote of the bed prob
lem.
Another development in connec-
tion with Commissioner Mason's at
tack came in a report by Henry j
Sullivan, regional F'WA director, to
David v. Auld, acting director of
PWA projects for the District. Mr.
Sullivan revealed that of the 1885,
744 asked for public health services.
FWA had eliminated $42,131 be-
cause it constituted capital invest
ment and because it concerned prof.
ects over which final decision as TO
policy had not yet been made.
The regional director said that a
request for S20,464 to carry on the
housekeeper aide program also
might be eliminated. He added that
he would like to see this project
retained, but that he realized "it
may be controversial at the present
time" and did not want to see the
remainder of the program delayed
over consideration of this one item.
$s,235,o0o Allotted.
Meanwhile, it was learned that
out of s11, ,534,7o0 in District applica-
tions for Lanham Act funds, ap-
proximately $6,235, 900 had been
allotted and part of the projects
involved already are under con-
struction. Requests representing
$685., 900 still are pending, while the
remainder have been withdrawn, re-
placed or tabled.
Some of the approved projects
still are awaiting priority rulings by
the War Production Board These
include 30-inch trunk water main
to Boiling Field Naval Air Station,
for which $230,0o0 was allotted: "a
inch trunk water main in Anacostia,
S273, 900; 10000, 600 gallon pump at
Dalecarlia, sl6,2O0; 10000, ,000-gallon
reservoir at Fort Reno, $5O000O;
two 25,000, ,000-gallon water pumps
at Dalecarlia, 1896 900; construction
of Stanton Elementary School in
the vicinity of Twenty fifth street
and Alabama avenue Sc, $4,000,
construction of the Merritt Miller
combination elementary and junior
high school at Forty-ninth street
and Washington place NE, $222,-
500; 100-bed venereal disease addi-
ton at Gallinger, $4,000; 54-inch
gravity main from Dalecarlia filtra-
ton plant to Georgetown Reservoir
s671 900. and a 150-bed maternity
and 135-bed general addition at
Gallinger, s836,500.
Now under construction are the
Patterson School Building, estimated
to cost $4,000, and s550,0OO addi-
tion to the filtration plant at Dale
carlia, but the order on the latter
project is expected to be rescindeo
by FWA because of later develop
mentS.
Work on a s798,900 storm sewer
on South Capitol street is expected
to begin during the spring, while a
100000 project for the paving OF
Oklahoma avenue NE, and for in
cidental storm drainage for the
Anacostia Park dormitory project, as
we'll as for paving B street Sc, east
of Nineteenth street, is scheduled tc
start within week or two.
Recreation Projects Halted.
A s235 900 project calling for de-
velopment of nine recreation sites
and another providing for expendi-
ture of s478, 900 on 20 recreation sites
were begun. but recently were
stopped by order OF the War Pro-
duction Board.
Action still is pending on applica.
tions requesting allotment of $4,000
for construction of the Birney Ele.
mentary School; 1851 900 to pur.
chase two recreation centers for wal
workers. one white and one colored
$4,000 to renovate District prop.
critics so as to establish a Southeas
day care center, and $2l8,350 as al
overall sum for renovation, renta
or purchase Of IA recreation centerl
for war workers. locations of which
still are to be determined.
Eight projects have been deferred
for the duration. These provide
S57, 900 for additions to the fire
alarm system, s83, 700 for a sewage
treatment plant at the Distric
Training School near Laurel, s45, ,60t
for an addition to Bunker Hi
School, s47,850 for three comfor
stations, $495 900 for 1900 900.
gallon reservoir at Fort Totten, $50.
900 for refuse trucks, $4,000 for &
36-inch water main, and $l02 ,20(
for construction of Garfield Ele-
mentary School,
Projects withdrawn or tabled were
for minor Improvements to schools
and for construction of a city refuse
garage, a f1rehouse at Fort Totter
and storm sewers for the Knox Hill
haI,eipp deveIonnent They rerre- .