Show I Relief Housing Problem I V Modernization Program Planned For Salt Lake Exchange ange of Rentals for Repairs M May Mar o Bring Project Under Federal V. V IS Scope Op Committee Believes 0 s. s Solution o of Salt Lake county's ind indigent gen housing problem may ay come comeIn in an the form of or a huge modernization program for dwellings now now occupied by to needy individuals and families That possibility loomed Wednesday after the county welfare board h headed ad d' d by C Campbell M. Brown had received a report from froma a special committee suggesting sugg t that at costs costa of the housing repairs and nd improvements be exchanged with landlords for tor rentals The committee composed of Margaret Margaret Mar Mar- garet Davis Lydia Alder AJder Helen Heen Rowe and Newell N. N Pickett chief sanitary inspector for the city board of health proposed 1 The works progress adminIstration administration administration admin admin- project be confined to houses house now occupied and said to tobe tobe tobe be uninhabitable because of 8 sanitary sanitary sani sani- ni- ni tary or other defects 2 That individual projects not exceed in cost more than a fair faJr exchange for foresight months' months ren ren- tale 9 That one member of ot the welfare welfare wel wel- fare lare board be designated as 3 a. a a housing problem representative with whom landlords may agree on contracts covering individual projects V The landlords who execute such agreements will be eligible to have their properties improved Upon signing of ot the agreement an engineer engineer engi engl- neer or building expert will list improvements improvements im im- Im- Im to bo be made and arid determine determine deter deter- mine the tho costs Such repairs should consist of ot remedying leaky roofs roots replacing of ot window panes refinishing interior walls replacing broken floors and stairways tightening windows and doors replacing defective plumbing fixtures and repairing flues dad and d chimneys the committee mended It was proposed that cost of the tho modernization work should be divided di dl dl- dl vided upon an an agreed monthly rental ren- ren rental rental ren ren- tal basis which period the tho property will be leased to the public welfare board Kenneth Borg W P A district director director di di- di rector and G. G M. M Paulson assistant district director informed the committee com corn that if ifa a program already designed de dc signed for tor use Ue of skilled workmen and unskilled laborers arid and semiskilled semiskilled semi semi- skill skilled d craftsmen is finally allowed ed edthe the housing modernization project may proceed a at the tho hands of workmen The board referred the report to County Commissioner B. B F. F Quinn II head of the health and charity department de de- de for and re re- re p port t. t V V Mr Quinn will confer canCer with Mrs Vyvyan Parmelee state director of ot social service under the tho new federal relief program and Darrell J. J. J Greenwell state director dIrector- of relief Construction of a building on property owned by Salt Lake county near Twenty-first Twenty South and State streets to be us used d. d as a relief agency administration building was also considered by the welfare board Tho The board went on record as suggesting suggesting sug sug- gesting gesling that the county commission make the work a V P A project t and Commissioner Quinn a member member mem mom ber of ot the board w was delegated delegat d to submit the proposal to the commis commis- sion slon 5 |