Show I f. f LACK OF FUNDS BY LOCAL UNITS MAY BAR WORK Total iJ I Is Given Federal 1 Approval The P pw W A A. A now defunct but butto butto to be revived should congress enact President Roosevelt's recovery program program program pro pro- gram Tuesday disclosed that 48 43 projects in Utah to cost cost- are approved for federal grants if congress appropriates funds P W A officials emphasized that making public a national list of 2783 2785 approved projects estimated to cost did not mean the would be started said a United Press dispatch Actual undertaking of ot work rests with state and local governments hould congress furnish furnish furnish fur fur- nish funds for the new program a. a as recommended by the president But it seemed doubtful whether Utah would be able to take part so far as state projects project are concerned even should congress appropriate the money State Lacks Funds No state funds are available to match grants for state projects which had been submitted to PW A before the public works program was halted by President Roosevelt last June These submitted projects include a new state prison with an estimated ed total cost of a state office building to relieve congestion at the capitol a heating plant at Dixie college heating heating heating heat heat- ing plant at Branch Agricultural college and two greenhouses at the Utah State Agricultural college col col- col- col lege The 1937 legislature appropriated for tor a state building program program program pro pro- gram including a prison but handed handed handed hand hand- ed all the the m money ney to a Carbon junior college tuberculosis sanitarium and addition to Weber college leaving none for a prison State Offices Studied It set up for possible purchase purchase pur pur- cha chase e of the chamber of commerce for state office space This Thi money it was pointed out might be transferred for use in constructing construct construct- ing a new state office building proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed for a site just west of the heating pl plant nt back back of t the e capi capitol ol It lt was believed at the capitol that an act of the 1939 legislature would be needed for a state prison and other projects But such an act might be too late President Roosevelt in his program proposed that the new P W A program furnish funds only for projects that could be started within six months after the recovery recovery ery cry legislation Is enacted The projects for which approval was announced by P W A had been examined and passed by the examining examining examining exam exam- ining board on a basis of 45 per percent percent percent cent grants under the old P W A program that was halted last June |