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Show PWA Funds Secure New Water System, School Bldgs. In Co. For the Seventy-fifth anniversary annivers-ary celebration of St. George and Washington county, Utah, by the aid of P. W. A., the residents of this southern Utah region will have ready for use the long-hoped for Waterworks supply line and two long-needed modern Junior high school buildings. Through mighty efforts and sacrifice the pioneers brought a supply of water from the mountain moun-tain springs to St. George. This was done by means of open ditches through rough and wild country. Although cold and sufficient suf-ficient water was available at the springs, by the time the water arrived at the city, through eighteen miles of open ditch, about a half of it was lost thru evaporation and seepage, the remainder re-mainder was polluted by expos ure and heated by the sun sq that it became almost unfit for human consumption. Now, thru the aid of P. W. A. the water at the mountain springs, encased in steel and concrete, and buried under ground, will arrive at the city's water taps cold and pure. The quantity of the water supply will be about doubled, as all losses will be eliminated. With more water and better water, St. George should have a healthy increase in population and prosperity. pros-perity. Of the total cost of about $140, 000 the P. W. A., according to officials, will contribute about $40,000. About fifty local residents resi-dents have had employment for the greater part of a year, and they point out, local business has been benefited. With the completion of the Junior high school buildings at St. George and Hurricane, scheduled sched-uled for completion at the end of August, officials point out that, P. W. A. has further helped this community to attain modern proficiency. With these up-to-date educational plants the overcrowded overcrowd-ed conditions in the schools will be eliminated, and facilities will be available for expansion for years to come. Of the total of $27,000, reports show that P. W. A. provided $9 3, 000, or 45 per cent of the total cost. In speaking of the regulations regu-lations imposed by the P. W. A., officials call attention to the fact that they are only for the purpose pur-pose of distributing labor equitably equit-ably and for obtaining first-class construction, both for the benefit bene-fit of the local residents. Construction, Con-struction, such as is necessary for the building of modern schools, requires a preponderance of skilled skill-ed labor of various classification. All labor, except certain Key man (a concession to the contractors) was obtained locally as far as it was available. Records indicate that the local supply of certain types of skilled labor was exhausted. ex-hausted. This indicates that all qualified workers in this community commun-ity have had an opportunity to work, and thereby one of the purposes pur-poses of the P. W. A. has been accomplished. The "Story of the P. W. .A" in this community is written in the form of 15 miles of steel and concrete pipe line and a 250,000 gallon concrete tank for storage, bringing cola pure water or t.ne mountains to the taps of the city without exposure to heat and contamination; and also is pictured pic-tured in the two modern school buildings, equipped for study, practice, and recreation. Officials point out that with the aid of the Government grant though the Public Works Administration, St. George and Washington county have been aided through the depression de-pression and provided with facilities facili-ties to relieve the present congestion con-gestion and meet future expansion. expan-sion. P. W .A. has aided in making mak-ing the dreams of the Pioneers come true for a bigger and better Dixie of Utah. |