Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-16 | Page 13 | WPA Projects to Start Soon

WP A PROJECTS I TO START ART SOON Utah tah Allotment First Due Wednesday Utah's W P i. i program will be e launched within a week or ten days with ith work on ol projects projects' involving ng cost of ri nearly arly it was in indicated indicated in- in Monday on ay on the basis of ot word from S Se Senator torE Elbert bert D. D Thom Thomas as in Washington Do D. D C. C Senator Thomas T Informed Governor Governor Gov Gay Henry H H. Blood he had been told by the national emergency council that the V P A will announce an an- the first nt Utah allotment allotment of Wednesday To this sum will be added local funds of or bringing the total to more than All engineering data has been assembled as ns- and preliminary steps taken taken taken ta ta- ta- ta ken Senator Thomas reported and only allotment is awaited Darrell J Gr state WP director said a few days may el elapse between allotment nt of ot the funds and actual release of the money and estimated work could start within with with- in a week or orlO 10 dayAs days day As soon as the tho list is approved and the money in WashIngton Washington Wash Wash- ington Mr Greenwoll will designate certain projects for immediate work rk The largest projects ts on on the list aw awaiting approval are In Salt L Lake ke county and include tho airport air air air- port lort project ct and a drain drainage ge project near the airport Roads swimming pools bathhouses bathhouses bathhouses bath bath- houses and tennis courts in city parks will cost another The figures figure's represent ted federal ral money alone With more allotments following the fIrst Utah is expected to be in inthe the forefront of states in which em em- arc are transferred from re re relie relief re- re lie lief rolls to payrolls