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Show New Works Programs Pro-grams Underway Works Progress Administration In announcing preliminary plans for the acceptance of application for projects under the new Works Progress Prog-ress Administration program, Dar-rell Dar-rell J. Greenwell, Administrator for Utah, emphasized the necessity for c'ose cooperation of political subdivisions subdi-visions in the formulation and operation op-eration of these projects. Detailed instructions for the preparation of projects have been placed in the hands of the county emergency relief re-lief administrations, where representatives represen-tatives of public bodies are invited to inspect them and to receive the detailed information now available-While available-While only official groups may act as sponsors of projects, non-official organizations concerned with the public welfare, such as Chambers of Commerce, trade organizations, and service clubs, are invited to cooperate cooper-ate with the local public officials in the promotion of desirable projects for the employment of persons on the relief rolls-Sponsoring rolls-Sponsoring agencies will be expected expect-ed to contribute materials, equip-j equip-j ment and services to the greatest extent possible, in order that money available from the federal government govern-ment may be spent almost entirely upon 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 ability of local agencies will of course be given consideration. In view of the fact that the federal government is assuming all insurance insur-ance costs under the new program, Utah public bodies will be relieved of the 3'2 per cent per dollar of payroll that has been required from them under the E. R. A. program. Projects must be planned with relation re-lation to the number, ages, sex, and occupational characteristics of persons per-sons 011 relief in the locality where the project will be executed, and the projects should, wherever possible, be planned to provide continuous employment. As under the E- R. A. program, no projects will be approved ap-proved covering work for which local funds are currently appropriated or for work which is regarded as a normal function of the political unit. un-it. Mr. Greenwell stated that it will be necessary for the sponsors to clear their projects first with then-local then-local E- R. A- or Works Progress Administration. Ad-ministration. In order to expedite the development of these Works Progress Administration projects, many of the E. R. A. 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 under the somewhat some-what changed regulations. While final details of the requirements for projects have not yet been made available, it is not too early, Mr. Greenwell said, to begin the shifting of current E- R. A- projects to the new organization. tl is" his further hope that new projects will be submitted hi such quantities as to provide a steady reservoir res-ervoir of desirable work which may be called upon as labor is available- |
