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tlclpaClng put the District of Co.
lunbia is not. The Government puts
up approximately half the cost, with
States or cities paying the remainder
The report released today by Civil
Aeronautics Administrator T. P
Wright on first airports to be built
or improved under the Federal plan
reveals that $77,955 was set aside
for the District, but local officials
had mo program as of December g.
to use the Federal appropriation.
Engineer Commissioner Gordon R
Young said the District has not
participated in the plan so far be-
cause of lack of a matching fund
and the apparent lack of a suitable
site for private fiyirYg within the
District. He added however, that
the appropriation is accumulative
from year to year, and District Of
flcials are exploring the possibility
of having the act amended to allow
development of fields in nearby
Maryland or Virginia either indie
pendently or on cooperative basis
with the States.
Alabama to Participate Later.
Only Alabama in addition to the
District has failed so far to come
forward with plans to take advan-
tage of the National program, but
State officials have assured the CAA
that active plans are in the making
for early participation.
First awards by the CAA were
made on the assumption it was the
intent of Congress to give immediate
aid to private flying through de-
velopment of small as against large
airports. 1t was pointed out that
many large airports were built dur
ing the war and can be used by
the larger cities while smaller land
ing fields in classes one, two and
three we're neglected.
This formula for allotment of
funds, however, has been challenged
by spokesmen for cities like Balti-
more, New York, Chicago and De-
troit, who are expected to take their
demands before Congress for
larger share of funds for improving
big airports in classes four and five.
Cities Spending Big Sums.
While Maryland, for example, is to
get only about 100000 under the
whole seven-year plan, Baltimore is
now seeking $4.0O0,000 for building
a new municipal airport, and Detroit
officials are asking almost half of
Michigan'S total of 2,000,0 900 for an
airport in Wayne County.
The progress report by Mr.. Wright
covers only small airports in one,
two and three classes to be con-
structed at an estimated cost to the
Government of $33, ,899, ,265 with local
or State government sponsors put
ting up an additional $37 7,692, 800.
Amounts were apportioned among
the States on the basis of area and
population, plus $6,690,849 assigned
to 80 States from a discretionary
fund, and $531 $50 from funds ap-
portioned to Alaska, Hawaii and
Puerto Rico.
The act requires the CAA to sub
NIT plans to- Congress for larger
airports in classes four and five at
least two months in advance of the
fiscal year in which the funds are
to be apportioned.
Lists of Projects.
Maryland and Virginia projects
were listed as follows to include To-
cation and name of the airport, the
class of airport, total cost and Gov
ernment share, and division. of eX-
penditures:
Cambridge, Md, Airport, one,
$4,000. $55,00O; buildings, $4,000;
other items, 100000.
Crisf1eld Municipal Airport, one,
$74,800 $4,000; land, $4,000; other
items, $65,200.
Westerport Municipal Airport, one,
$122, 500, 100000; land, $4,000; other
items. SLIT 500.
Denton Airport, one, $71 500, $32,-.
900; land, $4,000; other items, s56,-
500.
Westminster Airport, one, S142, $500,
$6l $50; land, $4,000; other items,
s1O2 500.
Centerville Airport, one, $4,000,
$4,000; land, $4,000; other items,
$4,000.
Frederick Municipal Airport, three,
$101 500, $4,000; land, $4,000; other
items, $4,000 All will be new air.
ports with the exception Of those at
Westminster and Frederick.
The listing for Virginia follows:
Newport News, Patrick Henry Air
port, two, S280,000, $4,000; esti-
mated buildings. $4,000; other items,
$24S,000.
Harrisonburg, Tri-City Airport,
two, $220,0O0, $4,000; estimated
buildings, $25, 900; other items, $685.
000
Charlottesville Municipal Airport,
three, S230,000, 100000; land, $780,
600; other items. $4,000.
Lynchburg. Preston Glenn Air
port, three, $4,000, $4,000; esti-
mated buildings, $4,000.
Farmville Airport, two, SLOT 500,
$4,000; land, $4,000; other items,
s77,50O.
Martinsville Municipal Airport,
two, $4,000, $4,000; estimated
buildings, $4,000; other items,
$13o,O0O.
Orange County Airport, two, $780,
900, 100000; estimated buildings,
$4,000; other items, 100000.
Halifax City Airport, two, $780,
900, S60,00Q; estimated buildings,
$4,000; other items, 100000
The airports will be built at New
port News, Harrisonburg, Char
lottesville, Martinsville, Orange
County and Halifax. The airport at
Lynchburg will be extensively i'm
proved and that at Farmville raised
from a number one to number two
class.
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