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PROGRAM
-- Works Progress Administration
For release in aftern0on newspapers
Monday, March 9, 1936
The bulk of Kansas' WP.A project cost to be spent for construction and repair work.
J..pproximately 73 per cent of the money to be spent for Works Progress
J,.dministrat-i on projects in Kansas will be spent for highways, reads and streets;
public buildings both governmental and educational; parks and playgrounds; flood
control and other conservation; water supply and sewer systems; and airports and
airwE>.ys, according to an announcement made today by Harry L. Hopkins, Works Progress J,.dministrator.
J,.
listing by tyne s and cost of p rojects shows that of the total of
$14,595,785 to be spent on projects, ~s of December 31, 1935, the following r e-
ceived the bulk of the money:
Highways, farm-to-market roads and streets, $6,453,921, or 44.2 per
cent; public buildings, both governmental and educational, $1,106,360, or 7.5
per cent; parks and playgrounds, $1,535,890, or 10.5 per cent; flood control and
other conservation, $727,614, or 5.0 per cent; water supply and sewer systems,
$846,221, or 5.8 per cent; and airports and airways, $82,283, or 0.6 per cent.
The balance of the money will be spent to provid~ work for, women,
white collar, and other professional and technical unemployed workers.
Note: A detailed table is attached,
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WORKS PROGRESS .b.DEI NIST:?ci,_TION
Works Progress 1,_dmin istra tion Proj ects Sel ected for O~eration
Through December 31, 1935
(Subject to Revision)
T:r:oe of Work
Number of Projects
Percent
Dist.
Kumbe.r
Total Cost Estimate
Percent
1,_mount
Dist.
1,196
100. 0
$14,595,785
100 .c
Highways, Roads & Streets - Total
624
Highways
10
Farm to market & other secondary roads 300
Streets and illeys
66
Bridges & viaducts
98
Grade Crossing elimination
1
Other*
149
52.2
0 .8
25,1
5.5
8.2
0.1
12.5
6,453,921
124,529
2,949,972
641,147
794,515
3,371
1,941,387
44.2
0.9
20.2
4.4
5.4
110
40
70
9.2
3,3
5.9
1,106 ,360
210 ,793
895,567
1.4
60
5. 0
1,535, 890
10 .5
Flood Control and Other Conservati on-Total39
Forestation
2
Erosion Control ,\c land Utilizati on
1
Irrigation and Water Conse rvation
29
Other*
7
3.3
0 ,2
0 .1
0 .6
727,614
12,081
28 , 219
638,157
49 ,157
5. 0
0.1
0 .2
4.4
0 .3
Water Sup~ly & Sewer Systems - Total
Water purification and supply
Sewer systems
Other*
73
35
33
5
6 .1
2.9
2.8
0 .4
846, 221
330 ,5 27
421, 78 7
93,907
5,8
2,9
0 .7
3
0.3
82,283
0.6
71
5.9
5
0.4
12
23
13
16
3.3
1.1
0.1
0.5
1.3
0 .3
2
1. 0
1.9
1.1
1.3
0 .2
475, 238
159,328
16,384
67,021
196,675
30 ,914
4,916
Good s Projects - Total
Sewing
Other
128
105
23
10.7
8.8
1.9
2,403,689
2,035,872
367,817
16,5
13,9
Sanitation and Health
55
4.6
720,599
4.9
Miscellaneoi.1s
33
2,7
243,97('
1.6
Public Buildings - Total
Educational buildings
· Other *
Parks and Playgrounds
1,_irports and 1,_irways
Ed.ucational, Professional & Clerical-Total
Education
Clerical
Pr of e ssional and technical
R'3search & statistical s1.1rveys
.b.rt, lit e rary & recreational
Other*
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2 . ,±
~/
13,3
7.5
6,1
2.2
J,j
2 .• 6
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*
Include s projects classifiable under more than one of the headings above,
1,./
Less than . 05 percent
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