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- I -, 'I t• No. 4 -- 1154 THE WORKS PROGRAM -- Works Progress Administration For immediate release April 16, 1936. 64 Works Progress Administration Flood Rehabilitation Projects in Massachusetts are Approved Works Progress Administrator Harry L. Hopkins said today that 64 projects for rehabilitation of roads, streets, bridges and other public property damaged by March flood waters in the State of Massachusetts have been apuroved. The total con- tribution for this work by the Works Progress Administration amounts to $733,219. Mr. Hopkins pointed out that these projects are for the most urgent types of work. He said other applications are being pr epar ed daily as fast as local officials are able to appraise the e xtent of damage and submit detailed estimates of the repair work necessary. Funds for these projects are being provided under the $25,000,000 flood relief authorization covering fourteen states approved by the President on March 23. By the limitations under which the funds were made available, work can be ·, done only on public property. Repairs to roads and stre ets constitute the gr ea t es t number of projects approved t~us far, with bridge replacement and repairs to sewer systems also much in evidence. The following projects have been approved: ESSEX COUNTY Lrovrence,--Repairs to purifica tion plant. Federal funds, $51,930 Construct sidewalks. Federal funds, $3,046 Street improvement. Federal funds, $4,686 Improve streets. Federal funds, $2,065 Construct sewer. Federal funds, $9,980 Repair bridge. Federal funds, $1,851 Improve sewer system. Federal funds, $2,486 Construct incinerator. Federal funds, $1,568 Haverhill,--Improve school building. Federal funds, $3,176 Construct sidewalks. Federal funds, $35,880 Construct bridge. Federal funds, $17,854 Improve streets. Federal funds, $27,864 Repair fire station. Federal funds, $1,635 Stadium improvement. Federal funds, $8,243 Digitized by Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY No. 4 -- 1154 - 2 - HAMPDEN COUNTY We st Springfield,--Improve streets. Federal funds, $33,820 Springfield,--Road improvement. Federal funds, $20,743 Improve streets. Federal funds, $77,715 Monson,--Culvert construction. Federal funds, $11,477 Chicopep,--Improve sewer system. Federal funds, $92,263 Holyoke,--Repair school building. Federal funds, $3,409 Westfield,-Miscellaneous improvements. Federal funds, $9,707 HAt\lPSHIRE COUNTY Hatfield,--Improve streets. Federal funds, $9,039 MIDDLESEX COUNTY Lo we ll,--Improve streets. Federal funds, $46,750 Street improvement. Federal funds, $14,800 Impro ve streets. Federal funds, $14,500 Improve streets. Federal funds, $17,250 Construct sidewalks. Federal funds, $26 ,000 Curb construction. Federal funds, $6,000 Improve streets. Federal funds, $14,800 Repair fir e station. Federal funds, $3,750 Improve school building. Federal funds, $2,450 Marlborough,--Improve stre ets. Federal funds, $9,940 NORFOLK COUNTY Brookline,--Repairs to purification plant. Quincy,--Flood control program. Federal funds, $2,990 Federal funds, $1,793 WORCESTER COU~TY Blackstone,--Improve public buildings. Federal funds, $1,400 Improve p2rk. Federal funds, $8 ,999 Riverdale,--Construct ret9,ining wall. Fe deral funds, $481 Leicester,--Improve str ee ts . . Federal funds, $9,112 Street improveme nt. Federal funds, $8,644 Improve stree ts. Federal funds, $6,376 Uxbridge,--Repair bridge. Federal funds, $661 Lunenburg,--Improve streets. Federal funds, $7,272 Fitchburg,--Improve streets. Federal funds, $6,027 Street improvement. Federal funds, $5,181 Improve streets. Federal funds, $1,320 Construct sewer system. Federal funds, $525 Improve sewers. Federnl funds, $682 Salv~ging. Federal funds, $2,563 Repairs to streets. Federal funds, $4,494 Improve athletic field. Federal funds, $3,717 Park improvement. Federal funds, $7,352 Park Impro vement. Federal funds, $6,511 Repairs to reservoir. Federal funds, $7,414 Gardner,--Construct culverts. Federal funds, $2,985 Culvert construction. Federal funds, $2,406 Construct culverts. Federal funds, $7,118 Digitized by Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 4-1154 WORCESTER COUNTY Leominster,--Constriict bridge. Federal f unds , $3,281 Bri dge construction. Fede r a l funds, $2,312 Bridge construction. Federal funds, $3 ,281 Construction of cul ve r ts . Fe de r a l f1.1-Dds, $4 ,186 Culve rt construct i on . Fede r a l f1.1-Dds, $5 , 678 Culve rt construction. Federal funds, $2 ,612 I mp r ove st r ee ts. Fede r al funds, $9,375 Improve streets. Federal funds, $9 ,794 --00 00000 0 0 -- Digitized by NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
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