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Show Works Program Is Being Rounded Out In announcing- preliminary plans for the acceptance of applications for projects under the new Works Progress Pro-gress administration program, Dar-rell Dar-rell J. Greenwell, administrator for Utah, emphasized the necessity for close cooperation of political subdi-' visions in' the formulation and operation opera-tion of these projects. Detailed instructions in-structions for the preparation of pro-' jects have been placed in the hands of the county emergency relief ad-ministrations, ad-ministrations, where representatives of public bodies are invited to inspect in-spect them and to receive the detailed detail-ed information now available. While only official groups may act as sponsors spon-sors of projects! non-official organizations organi-zations concerned with the public welfare, such as chambers of commerce, com-merce, trade organizations, and service ser-vice clubs, are invited to cooperate w'th the local public officials in the promotion of desirable projects for the employment of persons on the relief rolls. Sponsoring agencies will be expected ex-pected to contribute materials, equipment equip-ment and services to the greatest extent ex-tent possible, in order that money available . from the federal government govern-ment may be spent almost entirely unon wages, keeping in mind that priority of projects accepted will depend de-pend in a measure upon the amount of contributions in materials, equipment, equip-ment, etc., that the local public agency may be able to make. The financial fin-ancial ability of local agencies will, of course, be given consideration. In view of the fact that the federal government gov-ernment is assuming all insurance costs under the new program, Utah public bodies will be relieved of the 3 per cent per dollar of payroll that has been acquired from them under the ERA program. Projects must be planned w'th relation re-lation to the number, ages, sex and occupational characteristics of persons per-sons on relief in the locality where the project will be executed, and the project should, wherever possible, be planned to provide continuous employment. em-ployment. As under the ERA program, pro-gram, no projects will be approved covering work for which local funds are currently appropriated or for work which is regarded as a normal function of the political unit. Mr. Greenwall stated that it will be necessary ne-cessary for the sponsors to clear their projects first wtih their local ERA or Works Progress administration. administra-tion. In order to expedite the development develop-ment of these Works Progress administration ad-ministration projects, many of the ERA projects now in operation and others which have been approved may be transferred to the new set-up, if they are worthy projects and eligible eli-gible under the somewhat changed regulations. While final details of the requirements for projects have not yet been made available, it is not too early, Mr. Greenwall sa' d, to begin the shifting of current ERA pro- jects to the new organization. It is his further hope that new projects will be submitted in such quantities as to provide a steady reservoir of desirable work which may be called upon as labor is available. |