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No. 4 -- 1052 THE WORKS PROGRAM -- Works ProQ:ess Administration For release in afternoon newspauers Monday, March 9, 1936 Over 85 per cent of iviichigan 1 s WPA relief cost to be spent for construction and repair work. Eighty-six and seven tenths of the money for Works Progress Administration projects in Michigan is to be spent for highways, roads and streets; public buildings of all types; parks and playgrounds; flood control and other conservation; water supply and sewer systems, electric utilities ~md trAnsportation, it was announced today by Harry L. Hopkins, Work Progress Administrator. A listing of types and cost of projects shows that of a total of $44,019,374 to be s:pent by WPA, as of December 31, 1935, the foliowing classes of projects accounted for the bulk of the money: Highways, farm-to-mnrket roads Rnd streets, $20,597,908, or 46.8 per cent; public buildings, both governmental and educational, $3,923,101, or 8. 9 per cent; parks and playgrounds, $1,699,188, or 3.9 per cent; flood control and other conservation, $3,262,260, or 7.4 per cent; electric utilities, $189,983, or 0.4 per cent; and transportation, $1,916,170, or 4.4 per cent. The balo.nce of the money will be spent to provide work for women, white collar, and other professional and technical workers. Note: A detailed table is attached. Digitized by Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY No. 4 -- 1052 MI DHI GA...~ WORKS PBOGBESS .ADMINI ST:i.ATION Works Progr ess Admi nist ration Proj ects Sele cte d for Operation Through Dece mber 31 , 1935 ( Subject to Revision) Ty-pe of Wo rk Number of Proj ects Percent Number Di st. GR.AND TOTAL 1,594 100.0 $44 , 019 ,374 100 . 0 Highways, Roads & Stre ets - Total Highways Farm to mPrket & other secondary roads Streets and a.ll eys Bridge s & viaducts Other* 392 30 154 69 13 126 24 , 6 1.9 9.7 4.3 0 .8 7,9 20 ,597,908 1,516,104 6 , 070 , 290 7, 404 , 276 163 ,6 25 5 , 443 , 613 46 . 8 3. 4 13 . 8 16 . 8 0.4 12 . 4 Public Building Pr ojeGts - Tota l Educational buildings Fed.eral Government building Othe r* 255 113 140 16.0 7.1 0.1 8. 8 3,923,101 1, 608 ,169 44 , 805 2 , 270 ,127 8.9 3.7 0.1 5.1 Parks and Playgrounds 95 5.9 1, 699 ,1 88 3,9 Flood Control & other Conservation - Total Forestation Erosion control & l and utilizat i on Irri gation and wat er cc nserva ti on Other* 91 3 , 262 , 260 10 ,299 194 ,1 24 2 , 639 ,5 48 418,289 0.4 71 16 5.7 0 .1 0 .1 4.5 1. 0 279 90 176 13 17 .5 5.7 11. 0 0.8 6 , 584 ,5 80 2 , 285 , 636 4 ,144 ,595 154,349 14 . 9 5,2 9.4 0 ~3 7 0.4 0 .1 0 .1 0.2 189,983 18 , 440 81, 292 90 , 251 8 2. 3 1. 8 0 .5 1,916,170 813 , 741 1,102,429 Educat i onal, Prof essi onal & Cl eri cal- Tot a l Clerical Professional and t echni cal Research and statistical surveys Art, Literary & Recr eat ional Other* 248 19 62 67 100 15, E 1. 2 3.9 4 .2 6. 3 2 , 903 , 622 109 , 825 900 ,99 8 1, 009 ,348 863 ,451 6. 6 0.2 2 .1 2. 3 2.0 Goods Projects - Total Sewing Other 101 96 5 6. 3 6,0 0 .3 1, 272 , 078 1,181,51 8 90 ,5 60 2.9 2. 7 0 .2 1 0 .1 1,500 89 5. 6 1,668,984 Water Supply & Sewer Systems - Total Water purifi cation and supply Sewer syst ems Other* Electric Utilities - Total Generating plants and equi pment Transmission and distribut ion lines Other* Transportation Airports ~nd airways Cther * Sanitat i on and Health Mis ce llaneous * 2 2 2 1 2 4 36 28 Tot~l Cost Estima te Percent Amoun t Dist. Includes proj ec t s classifiable under mor e t han one of the headings above. Less than , 05 per cent :Division of Research , St at i s ti cs and Records Digitized by Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 7.4 M E. O 1. 0 0.4 Al 0.2 0 .2 Al 3. 8
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