Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-07 | Page 1 | Blood Seeks $25,000,000 in W P A Cash

1 BLOOD SEEKS 25 IN W FA PA CASH Funds Asked to Remove Re Re Remove move From Front Relief Rolls Utah Saturday asked the federal works relief for or 23 25 2 1 to finance removal of ol persons from relief rolls roUs to pay pay- pay pay-I rolls roUs Governor Henry H. H Blood d and Darrell J. J Greenwell Utah W W. P PA A director airmailed complete data on several sever l hundred projects to Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington works woH relief officials Approval of the plans is almost a certainty according to word received received re re- re- re by the governor from Senator Sen ator William Villiam H. H King The plans embrace the most gi gigantic gigantic gi- gi gantic relief program undertaken by the Hie state since necessity demanded demanded de de- de- de establishment o of emergency emergency emer erner- gency rc relief Given special emphasis In the gov go governors governor's letter to the thc Washing Washing- t n ton wai the ther small r reser reservoir ser ser- voir program Governor Blood is particularly anxious for the tho proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed work worle ork to be bo approved so Utah's v water ter supply may b bo be increased in- in creased d during drouth years Projects and their estimated costs are arc lLIe Flood and erosion control 1500 W MO S Small reservoirs Construction and repair of municipal municipal mu mu- utilities County C roads and street Improvement improvement improve Improve- ment Public buildings Rodent control Weed eradication Orchard improvement ement Mosquito abatement Predatory animal control Recreational projects Just as the list o of projects was being completed word was received from Senator King that he had conferred with works relief adminIstration administration administration admin admin- officials in ill the national capital and he believed cd they were in in a n receptive mood toward Utah's projects Governor Blood replied th that t the projects had been forwarded and asked Senator King to follow their progress until finally approved ed Governor Blood was informed Saturday that two Utah projects had lad been approved by Washington officials Davis county will vili for road work Senator Elbert El- El I b bert rt D. D Thomas I D. D Utah wrote roto Governor Blood and the city of had been given s-Iven a aP aP aP aV P V W A loan and nd grant of to improve its water water- system