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JUCVMcl-' ,, R(:)o-.. MAR 9 - 1936 No. 4 -- 1077 1\1 o rtn w e st.~rn Uni,, '3r sity - - :i ry THE WORKS PROGR.AM -- Works Prog~ess .Ad.ministr~tion For release in afternoon newspapers Monday, March 9, 1936 More than 55 percent of Florida's WPA project cost to be spent for highways, roads and public buildings. ~ .- (W, Highw~ys, farm-to-market roads, streets and public buildings, both governmental and educational will account for 56.8 percent of the total money to be spent for Works Progress .Administration projects in Florida, according to an announcement made today by Harry L. Hopkins, WP.A administrator. An additional 25.5 percent will be spent for housing, parks D.lld playgrounds, flood control and other conservation, water supply and sewer systems, electric utilities and transportation • .A listing by types and cost of projects shows that of the total of $13,378,441 to be spent by the WP.A as of December 31, 1935, the following accounted for the bulk of the money: Highways, farm-to-market roads, $5,504,971, or 41.2 percent; public 0 buildings, $2,082,364, or 15.6; housing $43,836, or 0.3 percent; parks and playgrounds $962,649, or 7.2 percent; flood control and other conservation, $171,172, or 1.3 percent; water supply and sewer systems, $885,455, or 6.6 percent; electric utilities, $32,229, or 1.2 percent, and .transportation, $1,324,529, or 9.9 percent. The remaining 17.7 percent of project costs will be divided between women and white collar and other professional and technical unemployed workers. Note: A detailed table is attached. Digitized by Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 4- 1077 FLORID.A WORKS PROGRESS .ADMIHI ST RATION Works Progress .Administration Projects Selected for Operation Through December 31, 1935 (Subject to Revision) Type of Work Grand Tot al 965 100. 0 $13,378,441 . 100. 0 Highways, F~ads & Streets - Total Highways Farm-to-market & other secondary roads Streets & alleys Bridges & vi aducts 0 ther"' 341 17 157 87 10 70 35.3 1.8 16.3 9.0 41.2 7.2 5,504,971 496,397 2,458,696 1,626,604 46,583 876,691 Public Buildings - Total Educational buildings Federal Government buildings Other* 157 92 1 6.3 9.,6 0.4 6.3 2, 082,364 983,849 76,753 1, 021,762 Housing 0 Total Cost Esti mate Percent Dist. Junount Number of Projects Percent Dist. Number 4 61 1. c 3 3.7 18.4 12.2 0.3 6. 6 43,836 0.3 Parks & Playgrounds 77 8. 0 962,649 7.2 Flood Control & Other Conservation- Total Forestation Erosion control & lBnd utilization Irrigation & wat er conserv ation Other* 14 1 1 1.5 0 .1 0.1 0.4 0.9 171,172 2,411 26,C32 48,659 94,070 • 1.3 Wa ter Supply & Sewer Systems - Total Water purific a tion & supply Sewer systems Other* 43 Electric Utilities - Total Transmission & distribution lineo Other* 4 8 32 3 2 0. 2 1 1 0.1 0.1 59 46 13 Educ a tional, Professional & Cleric al-Total Educ a tion Clerical Professional & technical Research & sta tistical surveys Art, literary & recreational Other* 78 10 23 1 Goods Projects - Total Sewing Other 66 52 14 Sanita tion & Health Miscellaneous * A/ 9 32 3 0.7 885,455 146, Cl6 617,156 122,283 8 Transportation - Total Airports & airways Other* }) c,. 2 o.4 32,229 28,114 4,115 1,324,529 1,097,618 226,911 8.1 1. 0 3.3 0 .3 1, 0 2.4 0.1 699,306 351,163 155,373 6,447 89,755 91,812 4,756 812,863 607,527 2C5,336 6 0.6 79,601 119 12.3 779,466 Includes projects cl a ssifiable under more thnn one of the headings above. Less than . • C5 percent. Division of Research, St a tistics & Records Digitized by Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 5.2 2. 6 1.1 0.1 o.7 o.7 })
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