Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-20
u. ). Plans Sale
OF Hospitals in
Nearby Areas
Suburbon. Arlington
Units euilt IN lo43
With federcl Funds

Win tVIez&a f0FsS1A u .RA1 Ags
among aax community facilities
Tn the wAsa.ng.on AREA wnleh he
Fwneyai WORKS Agvnsy u se<ksng
10 dispose of al bargain rgsees"
Administrators texa larson an
nouneed today
With the exception os equip
usent In the Nursrs Haxas 10
Providence Hospital. slse remain.
sag projects Asr In Afltnsien
County
Al tie kanae time. the Pub.
lie Hosixsssg Administration an
noarneea the Potomac As3fsss
war housing project al Indian
Head. Nd, Is heinz offered for
sale 10 qualified naa nsufit groups
OF present tenants anc prospective
oceupanta~
The project eoaAtsts of as
homes Groups eligible 10 buy the
project must make an oFfef within
80 DAYS from today
To be eligible. the prospective
purchAsins group must present
an appiica ton signed by members
equaling at least IS per cent cs
the number Of units In the prot.
ect. together with u tso good faith
deposit for each member
& lis frasee.s Fer SAFE,
In all. the FwA Is Offering III
community projects for sale. all
OF them built with iAnhAm ACT
funds 10 meet local needs
throughout the country under tho
impact Of wartime population IN
creases
The FwA Is prepared 10 weigh
both the local need for the faelii-
ties and the eogmmunitys ability
10 pay without Imposing an ca
eessive debt or tax burden" Nj,
Larson explained. Payments wsli
be made in Ave annual INSTALL
ments."
The local communities have
been leasing the facilities from
the Federal Government, subur.
ban Hospital was completed DE-
cesnber %. ie&s. the Federal cost
being ssds.ies. During the last
year. an unsuccessful effort was
made 20 rAise initial funds 70 pay
IN ixistAilment on the purchase
price. The hospital has had dim
Guilty wipins out its operating def
cit. the Government said,
Aritngtnss Hospital. operated ~
thu Arlington Hospital Assooias
IN. tfs<tependent OF the county.
wAs completed January Is. ies4.
and cost 1881 .tss In grants,
Also In Arlington County are o
public health center eostine sisa..
40 an6 eolnpieted FehfoAry "a.
ie<t. h 1re atAtion costing ti2.7sf
and completed August .. ipa$, and
the sewer that serves the Pair
iinston development. extending
IRON Oiebe road 10 Four. Nile run
and connecting with the sewage
disposal plant. II was eofnpietsd
September %. isS3. wtth Federal
funds amounting 70 $3.50,
sis.se1 I'm EswipmenI
The equipment at providsnes
Hospital represents o cost Of tie.-
e02 10 the Government and con.
kists Of facilities In the hospital
cadet nurses home. sol First
street &c.
Francis w. Hin. jr.. president Of
the Suburban Hospital Board Of
Trustees, said negotiations stu
are under way with FWA ofsSeiais
10 buy the institution. The trsas.
tees have offered FwA $50. coo.
he said. proposing q down pay.
ment Of $50 200, with the remain.
ing AGO. 900 10 be paid over Q
io-year period.
Arlington Hospital Admins.
traitor John ]. Andersen kald O
ti2S 900 purchase price had been
agreed On tentatively hy hospital
and Government osfscials.
Under the temporary agree
Iment. he said. the hospital would
pay go 900 down and the balances
In i've annual instaiiments. A
drive for funds nov IN pfoxTess
has the down payment a. ons Of
its goals.
County ofhclals said no ss<ps
have been taken 20 acquire the
other facilities.
Providence officials said shsy
were interested IN purehaains The
facilities there. but thai they isass
had no ofiiciai word of their dis.
posai from FwA.
Included ansons the Natson~
wide facilities offered for sale are
is hospitals. 90 nrssooas and
various related community f..
eaiities ssseh - sewers, water.
works ard Gre equipment.
Budding Costs Cited.
Local communities nov Leasing
them from the Government may
find Il 70 their advantage 10 as-
louire ttie 70 them as this time.
Mr. Larson sasd. Constructor
lcosta are saiii hixh ana soma ma
tertsis atsii scarce. he posnsHd cut.
A. Of Juns 1. the IVA report
pointed out. Dol projects costing
tI20. Dos IS had been soid f0r
ss2,sis.s2s. generally 10 iaesi
public agencies. Tns priests
b~ing psas up for sale are al tfss
remain In Federal own~rsh1p ef
tfe Pubaie Works Program snseh
vas discontinued on VI Day.
August IL. iets.
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