78th Congress, 2d Session House Document No. 392 OPERATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES A REPORT OF THE OPERATIONS UNDER FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION OF THE FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY BY THE EMERGENCY RELIEF APPROPRIATION ACTS, FISCAL YEARS 1942 AND 1943, AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1943 January 31, 1944. — Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed MESSAGE FROM THE TRANSMITTING UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1944 Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library Gift of Seymour B. Durst Old York Library MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT The White House; January 27, 1944* To the Congress of the United States: As required by the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropria- tion Act, fiscal year 1943, I present herewith a report of the operations under funds appropriated to the Work Projects Administration of the Federal Works Agency by the Emergency Relief Appropriation Acts, fiscal years 1942 and 1943. This report contains summary and detailed statements of expendi- tures made and obligations incurred by classes of projects and amounts as of November 30, 1943; and a brief statement of operations of the Work Projects Administration to the end of the fiscal year 1943. Franklin D. Roosevelt. in LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL Federal "Works Agency, Washington, January 24, 1944- The President, The White House. My Dear Mr. President: I have the honor to transmit a report of the operations under funds appropriated to the "Work Projects Administration by the Emergency Relief Appropriation Acts, fiscal years 1942 and 1943, pursuant to the provisions of section 26 of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1943. The report gives, with illustrative tables, a complete account of financial operations and a brief statement on employment provided, sponsors' contributions, and physical accomplishments. Respectfully yours, Philip B. Fleming, Major General, United States Army, Administrator. v \ TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Narrative report 1 Subdivisions: Employment and operations 1 Employment on Work Projects Administration projects 1 Work Projects Administration project accomplishments 2 Sponsors' participation 5 Table 1. Average number of persons employed on Work Projects Adminis- tration projects, by program, monthly, August 1935- June 1943 6 Table 2. Physical accomplishments and public participation on projects operated by the Work Projects Administration, continental United States, cumulative through June 30, 1943 6 Table 3. Amount of Work Projects Administration and sponsors' funds ex- pended on projects operated by the Work Projects Administration, by fiscal year and by source of funds through June 30, 1943 11 All acts summary of funds allocated, obligated, and expended, by operat- ing agency, through June 30, 1943 11 Status of funds available for fiscal year 1943, as of November 30, 1943 13 Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1943, status of funds appro- priated to the Work Projects Administration, by organization, as of No- vember 30, 1943 14 Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1942, status of funds appro- priated to the Work Projects Administration, bv organization, as of No- vember 30, 1943 15 Statement of obligations incurred and expenditures made for the Work Projects Administration-operated projects, by classes of projects, under appropriations of the Emergencv Relief Appropriation Acts, fiscal vears 1942 and 1943, as of November "30, 1943 19 Statement of obligations incurred and expenditures made under funds trans- ferred to other Federal agencies under provisions of section 6 of the Emer- gency Relief Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1942, by classes of projects, as of November 30, 1943 19 VII REPORT ON OPERATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION EMPLOYMENT AND OPERATIONS In July 1935 the Work Projects Administration (then the Works Progress Administration) began the operation of a program of useful public projects to provide jobs for employable needy persons. On June 30, 1943, all activities of the Work Projects Administration ceased pursuant to the order issued by the President on December 4, 1942. Under that order operations in many States were terminated on February 1, 1943, and in the remaining States on varying dates between February 1 and the close of the fiscal year. Operations in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands were continued by the Work Projects Administration through June 30, 1943, in order to alleviate distress caused by war conditions. By the provisions of the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1943, approved July 12, 1943, funds for the liquidation of the Work Projects Administration during the fiscal year 1944 were appropriated to the Administrator of the Federal Works Agency, in the amount of $1,065,000, out of unobligated balances remaining under appropria- tions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1943. Funds for the continuance of operations in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands during the fiscal year 1944, until November 30, 1943, were appropriated to the Administrator of the Federal Works Agency, in the amount of $7,000,000, by the provisions of the deficiency act above cited. Operations in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands were terminated on November 30, 1943. The Work Projects Administration, in the 8 years it was in opera- tion, gave employment to more than 8,500,000 different persons. Its program of work projects extended and improved public facilities and services in communities throughout the Nation. A large part of the work performed has been of great value in the Nation's war program. EMPLOYMENT ON WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION PROJECTS Work Projects Administration operations in the 1943 fiscal year were on a small scale. The Emergency Relief Administration Act for the fiscal year 1943 provided funds sufficient only for the em- ployment of an average of 400,000 workers a month. The number of workers on Work Projects Administration projects was reduced from an average of 698,000 in June 1942 to about 525,000 in July, In December 1942, the average employment was 337,000. From this point, as projects were completed or discontinued in compliance with the President's order, the monthly average employment de- creased rapidly. From an average of 289,000 project workers in 1 H. Doc. 392, 78-2 2 2 WORKS PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION Januar} T 1943, Work Projects Administration employment decreased to an average of 136,000 in March, and by June 1943 the average employment was 42,000. More than 40,000 of the Work Projects Administration workers on the rolls in June 1943 were employed on work projects in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. This down- ward trend is evidenced in table No. 1 which states by month, from July 1935, the average employment on Work Projects Administration projects. Beginning early in 1940, an increasing share of the Work Projects Administration program was devoted to defense and war projects. The average number of persons employed on projects- certified as important for military or naval purposes rose from 4 percent of total project employment in Jubr 1940, to 21 percent in July 1941, and to 35 percent in Jul} 7 1942. Later in the 1943 fiscal year the percentage rose to 41 percent in April 1943, and in June represented 61 percent of total project employment. Work Projects Administration workers were employed on a wide variety of public projects most of which were initiated and sponsored by local communities. Work Projects Administration workers in the fiscal year 1943 were, as previously, employed in the largest numbers on projects for the construction or improvement of highways, roads, and streets. On December 15, 1942, 21 percent, or about 71,000 workers, were employed on such projects. All construction projects employed almost 58 percent of total Work Projects Administration employment in June 1942, and about 44 percent in December 1942. The decline in the relative importance of construction projects was due in large part to the shortage of both qualified workers and of critical materials. There was a corresponding increase in the percentage of Work Projects Administration workers employed on nonconstruction activi- ties. On December 15, 1942, 56 percent of the total project workers were engaged in nonconstruction activities. Of these, 6 percent were employed on training projects, chiefly in preparation for employment in war industries. Service projects employed 49 percent of the workers employed on Work Projects Administration operated projects. Almost 43,000 per- sons or 13 percent, were on war service projects giving clerical and technical assistance to agencies engaged in war work and recreational service to the armed forces and to workers in war industries. Nearly 122 000 workers, or 36 percent, of total project workers, were employed on health and welfare programs providing nursery schools, hot school lunches, housekeeping aide, clothing, and health services. WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS The YVork Projects Administration, through the utilization of the labor of needy employable workers, extended the physical facilities and the public services of communities all over the country. It is not possible to make a complete summary of all the accomplishments resulting from Work Projects Administration projects, since many kinds of work performed were not subject to physical measurement. The following summary, and the data stated in table No. 2, indicates the extent and variety of Work Projects Administration project work. WORKS PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION 3 In the S years of the Work Projects Administration program, July 1, 1935, through June 30, 1943, more than 051,000 miles of highways, roads, and streets Were constructed or improved. About 572,000 miles were rural roads, including farm-to-market roads, access roads to mili- tary reservations and war-production plants, and new roads in areas previously inaccessible to motor traffic. More than 67,000 miles of the total constructed or improved represented the construction and improvement of city streets, a part of which was done in order to care for the increased traffic load resulting from the Nation's war program. Nearly 12,000 miles included roads in parks, around buildings, and on military reservations. The work performed on highways and roads frequently required the improvement or construction of bridges and viaducts, culverts, guardrails and guardwalls, and gutters. In & years, Work Projects Administration workers built 78,000 bridges and viaducts and recon- ditioned 46.000 others. In addition, more than 1,179,000 culverts were constructed or reconditioned. About 163,000 miles of drainage ditches and pipes were installed or repaired. Sidewalks, curbs, gut- ters, and guardrails built or improved totaled more than 70,000 miles. More than 1.200 tunnels were constructed or improved. Public buildings constructed by Work Projects Administration workers for various purposes totaled nearly 40,000, and improvements were made to more than 85,000 existing buildings. Included in these were 6,000 new school buildings and 33,000 schools enlarged or recon- ditioned; more than 1,000 libraries constructed or improved; and about 15,000 auditoriums, gymnasiums, and other recreational buildings newly built or renovated. The construction or improvement of 2,500 hospital buildings provided hospital facilities to outlying areas, in- creased the capacity of existing hospitals, and improved and added to the facilities on military and naval reservations. Work Projects Administration workers constructed or reconditioned outdoor recreational facilities which included 3,200 stadiums and grandstands, 8,200 parks, 12,800 playgrounds, and 5,500 athletic fields. Swimming and wading pools; handball, horseshoe, and tennis courts; ice-skating areas, ski trails and jumps; bandshells and outdoor theaters, were also constructed and improved. Water and sewer systems were installed, expanded, or modernized in many areas through Work Projects Administration projects. Work Projects Administration workers installed 16,000 miles of new water mains and distribution lines, and reconditioned 3,700 miles of existing lines. About 4 50 water- treatment plants, and more than 3,800 storage tanks and reservoirs, were built or reconstructed. More than 1,500 sewage- treatment plants were built or reconstructed, and 27,600 miles of storm and sanitary sewers were constructed or improved. Work Projects Administration workers, in connection with their work on public utilities, installed and reconditioned more than 6,200 miles of telegraph and telephone lines, 4,600 miles of electric power lines, and more than 3,400 miles of line for police, fire alarm, and traffic signal systems. The construction and improvement to airport and airway facilities by Work Projects Administration workers was a major contribution to the transportation system, and was valuable in the Nation's defense and war programs. Work Projects Administration workers, in 8 4 WORKS PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION years, constructed and improved more than 900 landing fields; built and improved more than 1,100 miles of runways; and constructed and improved taxi strips, aprons, and turning circles. Drainage ditches and pipes were installed and repaired, and floodlights and boundary lights were erected. In addition to the work on landing fields, almost 1,200 airport buildings were constructed, and more than 3,000 were enlarged or improved. Work Projects Administration workers participated in the Nation- wide scrap collection project sponsored by the War Production Board. Through the program of removal of abandoned streetcar rail, Work Projects Administration workers collected 148,000 tons of rail, in addition to 2,500 miles of car and railroad track removed incidental to work in improving roads and streets. In the period from April 21, 1942, to March 2, 19<£3, Work Projects Administration workers col- lected from agricultural and urban sources more than 376,000 tons of scrap metal and 10,000 tons of rubber. Through nonconstruction projects, Work Projects Administration workers, many with training and experience in professional and clerical fields, provided educational, health, and recreational services to communities all over the country. In the last year of the Work Projects Administration program, many of the services previously offered were discontinued in favor of services which contributed directly to the war program. Unemployed teachers on Work Projects Administration service projects in January 1942 taught literacy and naturalization classes which enrolled more than 98,000 persons, vocational training classes which enrolled 55,000, and homemaking and parent education classes which enrolled 87„000 persons. In the same period, 35,000 children were enrolled in more than 1,200 Work Projects Administration nursery schools. Some 1,600 independent libraries were operated by the Work Projects Administration and 4,300 libraries were given assistance by Work Projects Administration workers during the 3-month period ending June 30, 1942. During the 8 years of the Work Projects Administration program, Work Projects Administration workers repaired or renovated nearly 95,000,000 books. Work Projects Administration art and music activities provided entertainment and instruction for the general public. In January 1942, 175,000 persons were enrolled in music instruction classes and 25,000 in art instruction classes. Work Projects Administration workers in that month gave 6,000 concerts, at which there was a total attendance of more than 2,400,000 persons. In the 8-year period of the Work Projects Administration program, artists working on Work Projects Administration projects produced nearly 22,000 plates for an Index of American Design, 108,000 easel works, about 11,000 fine print designs, nearly 18,000 pieces of sculpture, and more than 2,500 murals. Work Projects Administration workers on sewing projects pro- duced 383,000,000 garments for distribution to needy men, women, and children, and 118,000,000 other articles, including 'hospital sup- plies and household articles, for distribution as needed. Women on sewing projects mended and reclaimed army clothing and equipage at the request of the Army. Work Projects Administration workers serving as housekeeping aides made more than 32,000,000 visits to the homes of needy families to help out in emergencies. Through WORKS PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION 5 June 30, 1943, Work Projects Administration workers served more than 1,237,000,000 hot lunches to school children. Work Projects Administration workers assisted public-health agencies and public hospitals in administering physical examinations, treatments, tests of various kinds, and immunizations against com- municable diseases. In January 1942 more than 73,000 tests and immunizations were made. sponsors' participation The cost of operating projects was shared by the State or local public agencies which sponsored the projects. Sponsors' contribu- tions were used chiefly to pay for materials, supplies, and equipment, and other nonlabor items incurred in project operations. As shown in table No. 3, sponsors contributed 30 percent of project costs, or $115,196,000, during fiscal year 1943. This is only a slightly smaller amount than was contributed in the previous fiscal year. Although certified war projects were exempt from the usual 25 percent require- ment of sponsors' funds, sponsors' contributions remained high. Nearly $92,390,000, or about 80 percent of sponsors' funds, was expended for nonlabor items such as materials and equipment; the balance was expended for the wages of skilled and technical workers necessary for project operations but not available on the Work Projects Administration rolls. Table 1. — Average number of persons employed on Work Projects Administration projects, by program 1 — monthly, August 1935-June 1943 Month 1935 August September. October November... December. _. 1936 January February March April May June July August September... October November December 1937 January February March April ._ May June Total 3 220, 163 374, 316 705, 169 1. 814, 958 2, 667, 190 2, 879, 733 3. 019, 098 2, 960,315 2, 626, 367 2, 396, 719 2, 285. 622 2, 245, 328 2, 332, 380 2, 453, 602 2, 552, 574 2, 551, 042 2, 247, 461 2, 131, 079 2, 149, 369 2, 129, 475 2, 078, 221 2, 021, 579 1,878,008 Projects operated by the Works Projects Adminis- tration 3 220, 163 374, 316 705, 169 1, 814, 958 2, 667, 190 2, 879, 3, 019, 2, 960, 2, 626, 2, 396, 2, 285, 2, 245, 2, 332, 2, 453, 2, 552, 2, 551, 2, 247, 733 098 315 367 719 622 328 380 602 574 042 461 Projects operated by other Federal agencies 2 2, 131, 079 2, 149, 369 2, 129, 475 2, 078, 221 2, 021, 579 1, 878, 008 Month 1937 July August September.. October November. _ December.. 1938 January February March April May June July August September... October November. . December. _. 1939 January February March April May June Total 1. 631, 204 1, 510, 894 1,455, 977 1, 462, 605 1, 503, 720 1, 596. 676 1, 803, 102 2, 003, 840 2, 321, 541 2, 540, 464 2, 640, 246 2, 743, 025 2, 999, 021 3, 125, 244 3, 213, 609 3, 286, 611 3, 334, 594 3, 161, 080 3, 021, 595 2, 996. 554 3,009,110 2, 792, 362 2, 645, 550 2, 578, 041 Projects operated by the Works Projects Adminis- tration 1,631,204 1, 510, 894 1, 455, 977 1, 462, 605 1, 503, 720 1, 596, 676 1, 803, 102 2, 003, 840 2, 321, 541 2, 540, 464 2. 640, 246 2, 743, 025 2, 914,121 3, 040, 237 3, 123, 568 3, 195, 567 3, 241, 957 3, 069, 341 2, 931.401 2, 907, 356 2, 920, 066 2, 679, 046 2, 509, 875 2. 438, 432 Projects operated by other Federal agencies 3 84,900 85, 007 90, 041 91, 044 92, 637 91, 739 90, 194 89, 198 89, 044 113,316 135, 675 139, 609 1 Data represent averages of weekly employment counts made during the months. 2 Financed by allocation of Work Projects Administration funds. 3 Average for last 3 weeks 6 WORKS PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION Table 1. — Average number of persons employed on Work Projects Administration projects, by program — monthly, August 1935- June 1943 — Continued Month Total Projects operated by the Work Projects Adminis- tration Projects operated by other Federal agencies 1939 l July . __ ... 2. 2S2. 08/ 2, 236, 920 45, 167 August . . 1. 9/0, 688 1, 909, 886 60, 802 September. 1, 1 20, 996 1, 656, 019 64, 977 October. _ 1, 877, 439 1, 804, 063 73, 376 November 1, 960, olS 1, 882, 754 77, 764 December 2, 123, 431 2, 045. 889 77, 542 1940 January . 2, 216, 314 2, 142, 588 73. 726 February 2, 309. 218 2, 234. 595 74, 623 March. 2, 310. 539 2, 235, 359 75, 180 April.. ... . 2. 144. 040 2, 064, 452 79. 588 May 1. 981. 666 1, 896, 642 85, 024 June. - 1, 755. 532 1, 669, 572 85, 960 July. ... . . 1, 655, 479 1, 610. 711 44, 768 August _ 1, 701, 512 1, 647, 164 54, 348 September. _ . 1, 692, 641 1, 636, 824 55, 817 October 1, 766, 489 1, 711. 751 54, 738 November. . . 1. 799, 382 1,746, 083 53, 299 December. . . 1, 859, 594 1, 808, 595 50, 999 1941 January. _ __ 1, 890, 345 1,841,318 49. 027 February 1,884, 115 1, 836, 995 47, 120 March 1, 753, 244 1. 708, 675 44, 569 April 1.609, 801 1, 566, 325 43, 476 Mav.. 1.488, 599 J . 446, 994 41, 605 June _ 1, 410, 930 1, 369. 727 41, 203 Month 1941 July August... September October November December. 1942 January. . . February. March April May June July August September October November. December. 1943 January. February.. March April May June Total 1, 054, 904 1, 042, 533 1,036, 994 1, 040. 285 1, 056, 401 1. 053, 095 1, 023, 703 1, 028, 576 963, 496 866, 723 786. 007 697, 701 525, 146 447, 267 401, 050 381, 295 363, 005 336, 934 288, 60S 202, 568 135, 934 81, 860 45, 981 42. 437 Projects operated by the Works Projects Adminis- tration 1, 041, 001 1,031,319 I, 025, 996 i, 028, 109 1, 043, 791 1.041,686 , 020, 381 , 026. 638 961. 795 865, 144 784, 485 696, 307 524, 976 447, 168 400, 958 381, 248 362. 977 336, 931 288, 652 202, 568 135, 934 81, 860 45. 981 42. 437 Projects operated by other Federal agencies 13, 903 11, 214 10, 998 12, 176 12, 610 11,409 3, 322 1,938 1,701 1,579 1, 522 1,394 170 99 92 47 28 3 Table 2. — Physical accomplishments and public participation on projects operated by the Work Projects Administration, 1 Continental United States, cumulative through June SO, 1943 Item Tnit of meas- urement Number HK.HWAVS, ROADS, STREETS, AND RELATED FACULTIES Highways, roads, and streets — total Rural roads— total High-type surface — total New construction Reconstruction or improvement Low-type surface and unsurfaced Urban streets— total High-type surface — total New construction Reconstruction or improvement Low-type surface and unsurfaced Other roads (in parks, etc.)— total High-type surface — total New construction . Reconstruction or improvement Low-type suiface and unsurfaced Miles... Miles... Miles... Miles. .. Miles _ . . Miles ... Miles. . . Miles. Miles... Miles. . . Miles... Miles... Miles... Miles.. . Miles... Miles. .. 651.087 572, 353 56, 697 34, 965 21, 732 515, 656 67, 141 29, 648 18, 455 11,193 37, 493 11, 593 3. 039 1.924 i; 115 8, 554 1 Does not include accomplishment on Work Projects Administration projects operated by other Federal agencies and financed by allocation of Work Projects Administration funds. WORKS PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION 7 Table 2. — Physical accom plish.ments and public participation on projects operated by the Work Projects Administration, Continental United States, cumulative through June 30, 1943 — Continued Item Bridges and viaducts, total . Wood.... Steel Masonry Culverts Roadside drainage ditch and pipe. Sidewalks and paths, total Paved l T n paved. Curbs. . Gutters Guardrails and guardwalls. Unit of measurement ("Number. . . (.Linear feet ("Number. . . \Linear feet fNumber... \ Linear feet. fNumber. . . \ Linear feet. ("Number. _. \Linear feet. Miles New con- struction 77, 965 2, 621,942 55, 687 1,750,316 6, 524 347, 769 15, 754 523, 857 1,052,612 29, 804, 876 78, 526 Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Road and ,tree. Mating ®S2% SKSfiS^. Traffic signs erected J Number . Traffic control line painted | Miles of line.. Roadside landscaping MiV-s of road Car and railroad track removal , Miles 23. 607 Reconstruc- tion or im- provement 46, 046 2. 057, 666 25, 468 823, 845 15,889 1,034,630 I.6S9 199, 191 126, 321 3, 288. 421 84, 347 6, 972 20, 162 3, 445 5, 185 l.*07 25. 073 5, 428 3. 367 30, 556 838 937. 282 5. 2' 9 3, 141 800 1, 544 69, 474 1,641 5 r N. 209 2, 555 Item Unit of measurement PUBLIC BUILDINGS, EXCLUDING UTILITY PLANTS AND AIRPORT TtUTLDINGS Public buildings, total J Educational, total Libraries Schools Recreational, total Auditoriums Gymnasiums Other Offices and administrative Hospitals Penal institutions Dormitories Firehouses Garages Storage Armories Barns and stables Other OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES Stadia, grandstands, and bleachers Fairgrounds and rodeo grounds Parks Playgrounds, total Schools Other See footnotes at end of table. Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number ("Number \Area in acres fNumber (Area in acres Number Number Number Number New con- struction Addi- tions Reconstruc- tion or im- provement 35, 064 4, 792 85, 254 6, 059 2,210 32, 172 151 5, 908 67 2, 173 856 31,316 8, 696 657 5, 899 422 1,255 7, 019 151 286 220 460 749 4, 690 1, 53G 226 181 1,473 325 2, 522 2,368 357 1, 930 9, 391 323 156 38 59 72 231 179 65 81 691 4, 524 2, 168 543 5, 951 2,312 2, 036 3, 750 488 4, 165 21, 246 2, 302 52 1,737 1,668 75, 152 129 5 46 189 7,214 797 280 13, 780 6, 335 459, 995 3,085 107 9,581 1,851 1,234 86 j 8,217 21 1,364 8 WORKS PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION Table 2. — Physical accomplishments and public participation on projects operated by the Work Projects Administration, Continental United States, cumulative through June SO, 1943 — Continued. Item OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES — Continued Athletic fields Handball courts Horseshoe courts Tennis courts Swimming pools Wading pools. Ice skating areas Ski trails Ski jumps Bandshells Outdoor theaters Golf courses, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SANITATION Utility plants, total Electric power plants Incinerator plants Pumping stations Sewage treatment plants Water treatment plants Water mains and distributi6n lines Water consumer connections IVater wells Storage tanks, reservoirs, etc Storm and sanitary sewers Sewerage service connections Manholes and catch basins Sanitary privies Mosquito control drainage Telephone and telegraph lines Police, fire-alarm, and traffic signal sys terns. Electric power lines Pipe lines, other than water and sewer. . FLOOD AND EROSION CONTROL, IRRIGA' TION, CONSERVATION Fish hatcheries Firebreaks Reforestation Planting oysters Levees and embankments Jetties and breakwaters Bulkheads Retaining walls and revetments Riprap River bank and shore improvement Streambed improvement Irrigation systems AIRPORT AND AIRWAY FACILITIES Landing fields. Runways, total High-type surface Low-type surface See footnotes at end of table. Unit of measurement area m square ("Number \Area in acres. Number Number Number [Number. < Surface { feet._ [Number ^Surface area in square I feet Number Miles Number Number Number [Number ^Number of holes (.Area in acres Number . Number. Number- Number. Number. Number. Miles Number Number ("Number (.Capacity in gallons Miles Number Number Number Miles of ditch and pipe. Miles Miles of line Miles. Miles. Number Miles Trees planted Bushels planted Miles Miles Miles Miles Square yards of surface.. Miles Miles Miles of pipe and flume. ("Number \Areas in acres. Linear feet. Linear feet. Linear feet. Number New con- struction 3, 026 17, 440 1,817 2, 261 10, 070 805 8, 434, 000 848 2, 553, 000 I 1, 101 310 65 228 138 254 2, 797 18, 463 2, 877 49 137 1,394 1,021 276 2, 16, 117 419, 737 3, 985 3, 026 300, 286, 000 24, 271 595, 675 815, 292 2, 309, 239 15, 268 3,904 1,606 3, 358 727 161 6, 337 8, 210, 967 591 193 169 1,820 17, 323, 000 1,351 353 64, 124 4, 763, 000 3, 435, 000 1, 328, 000 Addi- tions 68 248 123 17 2 17 69 18 135 131 11, 772 Reconstruc- tion or im- provement 2, 457 14, 532 157 153 3, 086 339 5, 500, 000 81 344, 000 84 59 15 74 32 378 4, 969 37, 646 1,172 171 63 362 415 161 3,658 462, 538 1,954 738 24, 137, 795, 000 3, 364 42, 908 423, 010 39, 898 22, 572 2, 352 1,850 1,243 121 159 914 176, 636, 000 1,083 7 59 135 1,991,000 4, 419 8, 262 5, 339 469 91, 388 2 1, 162, 000 2 683, 000 2 479, 000 WORKS PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION 9 Table 2.— Physical accomplishments and public participation on projects operated by the Work Projects Administration, Continental United States, cumulative through June 30, 1943 — Continued Item AIRPORT AND AIRWAY FACILITIES— COn. Airport buildings, total. Administrative and terminal. Hangars Other Taxi strips, total High-type surface , Low-type surface Aprons, total High-type surface Low-type surface.. Turning circles Airport drainage Airport drainage ditch and pipe Landing areas floodlighted Boundary lights Seaplane ramps and landing platforms . . Airway markers. Airway beacons MISCELLANEOUS Landscaping, other than roadside and parks. Ornamental pools and fountains Monuments and historic markers Drainage (other than road, airport, and mosquito control) . Fencing Tunnels Docks, wharves, and piers Artificial channels, other than irrigation and drainage. Unit of measurement Number. Number. Number. Number. Linear feet . Linear feet. Linear feet. Square yards. Square yards. Square yards . Square yards Number of airports Linear feet Number lighted Number of light stand- ards. Number Number Number Acres . Number Number Miles of ditch and pipe.. Miles ("Number 1 Linear feet i Number Feet of usable water front. Area in square feet Miles Number New con- struction 1,192 142 244 806 1, 076, 000 876, 000 200, 000 4, 240, 000 3, 710, 000 530, 000 1, 229, 000 266 9, 724, 000 88 17, 889 27 13, 857 90 819 1,238 6, 691 17, 217 1,057 436, 641 364 133, 000 4, 612, 000 98 Addi- tions 180 29 16 135 Reconstruc- tion or im- provement 2, 827 115 364 2,348 2 53,000 2 39,000 2 14,000 525,000 518,000 7,000 136,000 82 724,000 22 3,261 3 3, 772 18 211,240 76 147 17, 948 23,298 158 100, 253 364 362,000 22, 098, 000 199 Item EDUCATION ACTIVITIES 3 Adult education: Literacy and naturalization Vocational training Correspondence work Homemaking and parent education Other Lectures and forums Nursery schools Special instruction: Institutionalized and handicapped persons Isolated persons See footnotes at end of table. Unit of meas- urement Enrollees— . Enrollees..- Enrollees.-. Enrollees— Enrollees... Persons at- tending. ("Schools \ Enrollees_- . Enrollees. .- Enrollees-.- N umber 98,646 55, 412 8, 700 87, 218 165, 746 59, 985 1,255 35, 229 6, 719 103 a 10 WORKS PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION Table 2. — Physical accomplishments and public participation on projects operated by the Work Projects Administration, Continental United States, cumulative through June 30, 1943 — Continued Item U nit of meas- urement Number MUSIC ACTIVITIES 3 Instruction Concerts Radio broadcasts ART ACTIVITIES Art instruction 3 Art items completed: 4 Index of American Design plates Easel works Fine print designs Murals Sculptures WELFARE ACTIVITIES Sewing: 4 Garments produced, total Men's Women's Boys'__ Girls' Infants' Diapers Other articles produced Food preserving: 4 Quarts canned Pounds dried Housekeeping-aide services: Visits made £ School-lunch services: 5 6 months ending Dec. 31, 1942 Cumulative through June 30, 1943 PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIVITIES 3 Health and custodial institutions and health agencies assisted Health institutions Custodial institutions Clinics Other health agencies Health agencies operated Tests and immunizations LIRRARY ACTIVITIES 6 Library service systems operated Library service system units operated Independent libraries operated Libraries assisted ROOK REPAIR Books repaired or renovated 4 Enrollees Perform- ances. Persons at- tending. Number 174, 917 5, 974 2, 423.217 112 Enrollees 25, 068 Number Number Number IN uiiiotr Number 21, 765 108, 099 11, 285 a, OOD 17„744 Number 382, 756, 000 Number Number Number Number Number Number 76, 407, 000 86, 425, 000 67, 325, 000 78, 117, 000 45, 344, 000 29, 138, 000 Number 117, 794, 000 Number Number Number 84, 987, 000 11, 448, 000 32, 171, 000 [Schools I serviced. [Lunches [ served. Lunches served. Number- Number . Number. Number. Number. Number . Number. Number. Number. Number. Number 17, 533 79, 281, 000 1,237,133, 000 225 66 314 501 99 73, 570 270 1,253 1,669 4, 383 94, 706, 000 - Includes surfacing. 3 Data relate to the month of January 1942. 4 Reports for this activity were not received for the fiscal year 1943 from a few States. 6 Reports of this activity from a few States were incomplete for the fiscal year 1943. 6 Data relate to the 3 months ending June 30, 1942. WORKS PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION 11 Table 3. — Amount of Work Project* Administration and sponsors' funds expended on projects operated by Work Projects Administration, by fiscal year and by source of funds, through June 30. 19 $3 V oixr pniiinc Tun** iifi — Total funds Work Projects Administration funds Sponsors' funds Amount Percent of total Total $12, 974, 456, 687 $10, 136, 743, 293 $2, 837,713, 394 21.9 1936 1,326, 457, 262 2. 051,890, 076 1.735, 173, 997 2,561,911,030 1.902, 929,067 1. 787, 148, 267 1,225,648, 254 383, 298, 734 l 1, 193,567, 378 1,751,286, 222 1, 363, 566, 376 2. 067, 971,970 1,408, 571,637 1,239, 178, 494 844, 498, 229 268, 102, 987 132, 889, 884 300, 603, 854 371,607, 621 493, 939, 060 494, 357, 430 547, 969, 773 381, 150, 025 115, 195, 747 10.0 14.7 21.4 19.3 26.0 30. 7 31. 1 30. 1 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941... 1942 1943 Source: Work Projects Administration expenditures based on U. S. 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