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FEDERAL 1i70RKS Ar~-ENCY
WORK PROJE CTS ADMINIS?RATION
For Rel ease to Afternoon Pane rs
Wednesdey, July 17, 1940
WP A AP?ROVES $17, 000 , 000 IN PROJECTS FOR ARMY AND NAVY
Final approval of more than $17, 000, 000 in new WPA :9rojects
for construction work at Army a.nd Navy po st s in m1rny parts of the
country was announced t oday 1)y Colonel F . C. Harrint;ton, Co mm ission er
of Work Projects .
The majority of the pr0 jects ce 11 for th e construction
or imp rovement of buildings , utility systems, roadvrays, rifle r a np-es
end ai:rr-lane landing fields in line with th e rapid expans i on of
training facilities for the nat io n's arm<2d fo r ces .
Inc luded are 47
p rojects for the Army, located in 21 states a nd the Distri ct of
Co lumbia, which call for exnenditures of $7,260 , 653 of WPA funds ,
and 23 pro.iects for the Navy, l ocated in 14 states, the District
of Cohlmbia, Vir~in Islands and Puerto Ric-:,, with 11,<:::fT egate expe nditures of $10,000 , noo in WPA funds.
The CoFtst Guar d has a
single p roject for improvements to its stcltion near "Balt i more at
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cost of $118 , 639 .
11 Th e se
are t he fj_rst allocations from our 1941 funds for
p ro,iects to be o::perated b;<: the V!ar ctnd Na vy departments," C0lonel
Harrington explained .
11 Sinc e
1S35 mor e than a third of a billion dollars of WP A
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funi s has been spent on p rojects r e lat ed to national defense, a
large pronortion of wh ich were either sponsored by the Army a nd Navy
or operated directly by them with VlPA labor.
The present sum is, of
course, additional to this.
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lfe anticipate the apnroval of more projects of this t ype
in the near future and it is our intenti on to exp edite in every way
all p r oje cts keyed to the national defense . 11
Two of the largest p rojects in the eroup are sponsored
by the Navy's Bureau of Yards and. Docks and are located in Cplifornia.
One calls for an expe nditure o f $1.000,000 at the Mare
Island Navy Yard for the constriction a.nd r ehabilitation of build.inrs, i r,m rovin,". auarters at the Mar1ne Barrac ks , ripranping the
seawall and extending ele ctrical s e rvic es .
At San Diego $9 00,000
will be spent in constructing and. r ehab ili tatin,c,: n1 unerous buildings
and. storehouses, extend ine: rifle ranf:es, i '1'!DrovinP-: landin,Q: fi e ld.s
2nd J.ayine: railroad trl"cks at th e Marine Corns BE'se and the Nava l
Air Station, Supply Denot, Training Stat i on And Destroyer Bpse .
Other Navy pro,jects in Ca lifornia con t er.mlat e similar v,o rk at the
Fl ee t Traininr Base, San Cler'l.ente Island, and the Fleet Air Base ,
Terminal Island.
Other i r.1po rtan t r:;ro,iects sponso-:-ed by the Navy are locnted
at P ensaco la, Florida, whe r e $700,000 will be snent for iMp roveT:1ents
to the Naval Air St a tion; i,rp rove:nents at the Gr e::it Ie.kes Naval
Training School, i'!aukegan, Illinois, costing $~00,000; construction
v,ork at the Boston, Brooklyn, Philadelohi8 and Charleston Navy Yards
costing $600,000 each, and irrp rov er-:ents at the U. S. Naval Acadeiny ,
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Annapolis , Maryland , t otaling $250 ,000 .
Largest of the projects app roved for the Army is that
at Fort Knox , Kentucky , costing $750 , 000 in WPA funds .
This calls
for the construction and improvement of nu.rnerous buildings , extensi on of utility sy stems and imp rovement s to roads and walks .
Another important project is that at Lowry Field , near
Denver , Colorado , for the Army Air Corps.
This cell s for an
expenditur e of $350 ,000 for construction and repair work on buildin6s a~d utility systems and upon the d r ai nage system of the airfield .
Since 1937 more than $5 , 000 , 000 of wo rk r elief funds h ave
been allocat ed for th e development of this key sit e in th e nation I s
military air system .
Othe r i mpo rtant p r ojects app r oved for the Army include
construction and rehabilit a ti on work a t Fort Sill, Oklahoma, costing $350 , 000 in WFA funds; simila r work at Fort ]ragg , North
Ca rolina , costing $250 , 000 , nnd at the Edgewo od Arsenal , nea r
Baltimore , Maryland , costing $250,000 . Projects a t e i ght }.rmy posts
and airfields in Texas will involv e a total n-penditure of $825 , 000
in \fPA funds .
A complet e list by state s of the approved p roj ec t s in
this gr oup follows :
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( All JJ rojects , unless otherwise speci fied , a re for gene ral
construct ion and r ehabilitation wo rk on buildings , utility sy s tems ,
r oads , e t c .)
CALI FORNIA
lfavy
Mare I sland Navy Ya rd , $1 , 000 , 000
San Diego Naval Ai r :Be.se , Morine Corps :Base , etc ., $900 , 000
San Clemente I sland , Fl e e t Training Faso , $300 , 000
Te r minal I sland , Fleet Air Base , $250 , 000
COLORATIO
Army
De nve r, Lowry Field , ai r base , $350 , 000
COIThTECTI CUT
Navy
New London Subma rine Base , $200 , 000
DISTRICT OF COLUMBI A
Army
Ar my War Co l l e~e , $75 , 000
Navy
Washi ng ton Navy Yard , including 11Y.'Jnuni tion DeJ)ot, fa, J.l evue ,
and. }Jc1val Torpedo Stntion , $400 , 000
Anacostia Nava l Ai r Stati on , $50 , 000
FLORIDA
Ar my
Pensacola , Fort Ba r ranc as , $50 , 000
Navy
Pensacola, Naval. Ai r Stat ion , $700 , 000
GEORGIA
Army
Fort J3enning , including Lawson Fi eld , $750 , 000
ILLUTOI S
Armv
• Cha nut e Field , air b ase , $200 , 000
Savanna , Ordnar~c e Dorot , $75 , 000
r a vy
Waukegan , Gre 2-t Lak:os Nav al Trdning Ste tion , $300 , 0') 0
UIDIAl"\J"A
Army
J e ffers onville , ~ n.rt ern,as t o r Depo t , $150, 000
KANSAS
Ar my
J une tion City , Fo rt Ril ey , i ncluding M,;1.r shall Field , $200 , 000
Fort Leav enworth , $150 , 000
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Ari~1y
Fort Kno x , i nclud ing Go d.man. Fi eld , $750 , 000
LOUIS I.A.NA
Army
:Bark sdal e Fi el d , air be,s e , $200 , 0CO
MAI NE
Navy
P ortsmou t h lfa.vy Ya r d , $200 , 000
MA.RYLAiID
Army
Fort George G. Mead e , $200 , 000
Ab er deen P r oving Ground , $100 , 000
Bal t :i.mo r e , Holabird ~D.rt e rm.ast e r Depo t , $200 , 000
R1ltimo r e , Edgewood Ar senal , $250 , 000
Navy
.Annapoli s , U. s. Nava l .Academy , i n clud i ng Naval Radi o
St a ti on a nd Engi nee ring ExpP.ri ment Stati on , $250 , 000
Coast Gua.rd
Near Ba ltimo r e , U. S. Coas t Gu.ard Depo t , $11 3 , 894
lvlAS SACEUSETT S
Army
Fort Devens , $150 , 000
Navy
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Bost oc1 , U . s. :t.Tav;y Yrtrd , in cludi ng t he S0 1th Boston
Annex , $500 , 000
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NEW HA..'VIPSLI:RE
Army
Port::m,outh , Fort Cons titut ion , $50 , 000
1TEW J2:P. S3Y
lfav~r
L,"ckehur qt , Naval Ai r St a t ion , $100 , 000
NEW YORK CJ\:Y
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Br ooklyn , New Yo r k NmrJ Y,r,,rd , $600 , 000
NEW YOR."i{
Army
Pla tt s bu r g Barr a c ks , $25 , 000
Fort Ni agar a , $50 , 000
Mi t chel l Fi e l d , $100 , 000
Schenect ady Gen er a l Depo t , $50 , 000
Fort Sl ogan , $100 , 000
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NORTH CAROLINA
Army
Fort Bragg, $250,000
OKLA..BOMA
Army
Fort Sill, including Post Field, $350,000
PE:NNSYLVANIA
Army
Middl etown Airport, $100,000
Carlisle Barracks, $100,000
Philadelphia, Q,uartermaster Depot , $100,000
Navy
Phila,del phia, Navy Yard, including Fort Mifflin , Mustin
Field and Naval Aircraft Factory, $600 , 000
RHODE ISLAND
Army
Newport, Fort Ad.ams and Sub-Po s ts, $43,103
SOUTH CAROLINA
Navy
Charleston Navy Yard, $600,000
SOUTH DAKOTA
Army
Sturgis, Fort Meade, $50,000
TEXAS
Army
Near San Antonio, Duncan Field, $250,000
Near San Antonio, Brooks Field, $75,000
Near San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston , $100 ,000
San .Antonio General Depot, $50,000
Near San Antonio, Kelly Field , $200 , 000
Near San Antonio, Randolph Field, $50 , 000
Near San Antonio, Normoyle Quartermaster Depot , $50 , 000
Near Galves ton, Fort Crockett, $50 , 000
VIRGINIA
Army
Arlington CRntonment, $50,000
Fort Nver, $50,000
Big Bethel in York, Warwick and Eli zaoeth City
Counties , $50,000
Front Royal, Quartermas ter Depot, $40,000
Old Point Comfort, Fort Monroe , $100 , 000
Arlington National Cemetery, $43 ,103
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lforfo l k , Naval Oper:1.ting Base , including Naval Tr '.:l.i n ing
St a t ion, 1favnl Air St a t ion, Marine Barracks , Fuel
Annex and Mar ine Supply Depo t, $600 , 000
Port smouth , Norfolk Navy Yard , including the Naval Ammunition
Depot and i'fo.vn,l Hospi t nl , $500 , 000
WASHI EGTON
Army
T~coma , McChord Field , including Grey Field , $250 , 000
i.'Jenr Tacoma , Fo rt Lewis, $250 , 000
Vo.ncouver Bar racks , $40 , 000
lfavy
Seo.ttl e Naval Air St at ion, $300 , 000
Bremert on , Puge t Sound Navy Yard. , lfo,val Ammunition Depo t ,
No,vn,l Torpedo St a tion , Navo1 P..eserv['_,tion , Bainbridge
I s l and , and Mi ddl epo i n t, $800 , 000
WISC 01'JSIH
Army
Sparta , Camp McCoy , $50 , 000
PUERTO RICO
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Juan Naval Air St a ti on , $150 , 000
VIRGIN I SLAl"'IDS
Wavy
Island of St. Thomas , near Littl e Krum Bay , Submarine
:Base , $50 , 000
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