Show fund release during past year yar I 1 ai amounts bounts to billion billio 11 newly neaily an a billion dollars was re to the nations industries ind Tay payrolls rolls during the past 12 months as a result of con act activities ti vitie colnel E W car acting commissioner of I 1 public works r reported ported to ta federal works adamini administrator jo jon n M 40 carmody I 1 all cf the nonfederal non federal cs for which funds were appropriated in 1938 were under construction by january 1 1939 as required by the terms of he act after 12 bonhs col clark rePort reported eJ pro projects acts were completed leaving oily 0 1 52 pr pets unfinished thee will bs be I 1 subs anta ly comale e in the next six m months atlis colonel clark said ead in utah a total of 60 projects valued at more than were placed uner construction cans ruction all but 9 have been completed the major types of c c works work s for which funds were allotted col darks clarks report showed were new and improved schools streets highways bridges and other aids to traffic and transportation por tation sewer water and power systems hospitals hospit ls and sanator i bums municipal county and state buildings and various types of recreational facilities the public works administration allotted loans and grants of nearly for permanent public works under its 1938 nonfederal program colonel dark clark stated actual disbursements during 1939 to public bodies sponsoring 1 these projects amounted to in grant payments I 1 and in loan payments more than worth of materials used in projects under construction during the year were ordered from american industries at the same time nearly was paid out in wages at construction sites and in fees for architects and engineers and for other professionals professional profession all services the federal portion of the 1938 program also was largely completed during 1939 with n nar ar ly allotted directly to 70 government agencies having direct supervision of the tion of federal projects such as river and harbor improvements power and irrigation systems soil reclamation g geodetic e 0 d e t i c surveys 9 lighthouses and coast defenses federal buildings and national park improvements thus colonel clark pointed out the public works administration has carried out the instructions of congress to construct usefull useful and permanent public publia works relieve unemployment and stimulate production in the heavy industries |