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t,;AR 9 - 1S ..; L l lni , . , L ib, ..u:, No. 4, -- 1070 THE WORKS PROGRAM WORKS PROGRESS .ADMINISTRATION (J For release in Afternoon Newspapers of Monday, March 9, 1936. Approximately 75 percent of New Hampshire's WPA project cost to be spent for construction and repair work. Approximately 75 percent of the Works Progress Administration ( , project cost will be spent for highway~, roads and streets; public buildings, both educational and governmental; parks and playgrounds; flood control and other conservation and water supply and sewer systems, according to an announcement made today by Harry L. Hopk ins, Works Pro gress Ad.~ inistrator. A listing by tYJ)eS and cost of projects shows that of the total of $2,845,797 to be spent, as of December 31, 1935, the follo ·.ving accounted for the bulk of the money: Highways, farm-to-market roads and streets, $749,479, or 26.3 percent; public buildings of all types, $196,442, or 6.9 percent; parks and playgrounds, 17.4 percent; flood control and other conservation, $51,545, or 1.8 perce~t; and, water supply and sewer systems, $635,343, or 22.3 percent. The balance of the money will be spent to provide work for women, white-collar, and other professional and technical unemployed workers. :Note: A detailed table is attached. Digitized by Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY No. 4 - 1070 NEW HAMPSHIRE WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION Works Progress Administration Projects Selected for Operation Through December 31, .1935 (Subject to Revision) TYPe of Work Number of Pro.i ects Percent Dist. Number Grand Total Highways, Roads, and Streets - Total Highways Farm to market & other secondary roads Streets and alleys Bridges and viaducts Other* Total Cost Estimate Percent Dist. .Amount 313 100.0 $2,845,797 100.0 75 1 48 24.0 0.4 15.3 2.2 0.7 5.4 749,479 5,227 546,475 75,109 5,201 117,467 26.3 0.2 19.2 2.6 0.2 4.1 196,442 38,758 157,684 7 2 17 Public Buildings - Total Educational buildings Other* 19 9.0 2.9 6.1 ( ~ks and Playgrounds 40 12.8 493,633 17.4 Flood Control and Other Conservation - Total Erosion control and land utilization Irrigation and water conservation Other* 11 1 7 3 3.5 0.4 2.2 0.9 51,545 8,253 27,004 16,288 1.8 0.3 0 .9 0 .6 Water Supply ·and Sewer Systems - Total Water purification and supply Sewer systems 52 21 31 16.6 6.7 9.9 635,343 255,471 379,872 22.3 9,0 13.3 3 0.9 45,743 1.6 Educational, Professional & Clerical - Total Education Clerical Professional and technical Research and statistical surveys Art, literary and recreational 21 2 2 5 5 7 6.7 0.7 0.6 1.6 1.6 2.2 171,290 51,552 5, 033 41,599 28,277 44,829 6.0 1~8 0.2 1.4 1.0 L6 Goods Projects - Total fi,Bewing · Other 62 56 6 19.8 17.9 1.9 322,611 276,925 45,686 1L3 9.7 1.6 Sanitation and Health 2 0.6 10,185 0.4 19 6,1 169,526 6.0 Airports and airways Miscellaneous 28 9 * Includes projects classifiable under more than one of the headings above. Digitized by NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Origi~Vrii"1ion of Res eN:t)ffi"H~lt~"ffiRft iJ:NlV&RBleq'o rds
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