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Show President Approves Several Projects in Washington County With formal approval of $562,-000 $562,-000 by President Roosevelt for work-relief projects, and $297,-141 $297,-141 being pledged by sponsors, it was announced by Assistant Works Progress Administrator Harry C. Jessen that the WPA will be prepared to begin work as soon as funds are released by the federal government. Preliminary Prelim-inary work has been completed and materials for much of the work are being arranged for, he said. According to the state administrator admin-istrator this marks only the first group of projects to receive the presidents approval for this state and that others are pending and approval is expected later. in tins nrst. allotment wasn-ington wasn-ington county has the following projects approved: Enterprise Grade and gravel four miles of county road, beginning begin-ning at Iron county line and running east to Shoul creek. Federal Fed-eral funds, $7695; sponsor's contribution, con-tribution, $1537. Hurricane Construct s t n e curb and gutter; construct concrete con-crete culverts. Federal funds, $ 8 3 0 6 ; sponsor's contribution, $1388. St. George Construct sewer with pipe cover and surround with coffee gravel for drain purposes. pur-poses. Federal funds, $$426; sponsor's contribution, $47 68". vvasnmgton uonstruct rocs ditch, rock curb and gutter and rock culverts. Federal funds, $13,431; sponsor's contribution, $1399. , Iron county had only one project pro-ject approved. This was the complete construction of a -School building at Modena. Federal funds are listed at $11,559 etnd the sponsor's contribution 5,-424. 5,-424. x According to the Tribune, the list of projects, forwarded to Salt Lake City by the United Press, shows that the first batch of WPA undertakings will affect all sections of Utah and serve to reemploy men in all counties. State Progress Administrator Darrell J. Greenwell said hla office is prepared to begin. Mr. Green well pointed out, however, that the state administration adminis-tration cannot begin work until funds are actually received, but (Continued on page five) I . I e PROJECTS ....jnued from nrst page) "---"ihe release of WPA funds , hington within ten days : weeks. He said adver- , :lls for bids for materials ' '.'called for, but the appro-- appro-- comptroller General J. R. vi must be received before j ,''are actually released, j '-. siate administrator point-f point-f .'that the president's ap- ,i marks only the Hrst group f Ejects authorized for Utah; "others are pending and ap-j ap-j ' i is expected later. i largest project to receive J -."president's authorization is j iproTement of the Salt Lake f "sport To this project the ,1 government will give jSU witn the city contri" 133,531 for the purchase j aterials and equipment. J a call for two oiled runways :; airport and a complete J ;:e surface in front of the t ... i ':;;e projects are a part of J ones that were listed with j .ae last spring. The group 5 ier were presented to the ? -J at that time are: referred list, (all costs are j estimates) if $400,000 is j jble for Washington county : S ::sor Dam, on Santa Clara ? ;. !167,538; Big Creek, $65,516.00; Ash Creek Reservoir $91,946.00; Purchase of Spring Creek for town of Enterprise, $1S,000.00; Hurricane Water System, $26,000.00; Gymnasium at Enterprise. $25,992.00; Pump Well? at New Harmony, $5,-000.00; $5,-000.00; Total, $400,000.00. Preferred list if $600,000.00 is available for Washington county: coun-ty: Add to the above. Ft. Pearce Reclamation, $196,750.00; School Board (repairs) $3,250.00 ; Total $200,000.00. Preferred list if $800,000.00 is available for Washington county: coun-ty: Add to the above. Court House, $50,000.00; Extension of Sewer. $50,000.00; Irrigation ditches dit-ches at Washington cementing 2 miles) $5,500.00; Bridge across Virgin River south of Washington, $20,000.00 Improvement Im-provement Water system Rock-ville, Rock-ville, $4,0-00.00; Improvement Water system Toquerville, $14, 000.00. Leeds Head House, $1,-000.00; $1,-000.00; Springdale Improvement Water system, $5,000.00; Virgin Improvement Water System, $7,-500.00; $7,-500.00; Enterprise Reservoir Improvement, Im-provement, $12,000.00 Hurricane Hurri-cane Improvement Water system, $10,000.00; La Verkin Improvement Improve-ment of Water system, $5,000.00; Kolob Road, $16,000.00. |