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Federal Works Agency - John M. Carmody, Administrator Vol.1, No. 39 - May7, 1940 U. 3. Housing Authority - Nathan Straus, Administrator
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Slum Areas Of St- LOUIS Three-way Puerto Blean Program
' COSt $5’500’000 a Year I o Rehouse 4 470 Island Families
St. Louis taxpayers contribute five and a 9
half ““1110“, dollars each yeajr to maintain Some 1,075 Puerto Rican low-income fam— housing on three fronts. In urban commu—
Shllh areas In the Clty, according toa recent ilies were assured decent homes at reason— nities, where incomes are low and land
statement by Vl' 0- COPHEtt’ (“11311171033 0f able rentals recently when Administrator scarce, the conventional concept of a public
. the St' Louis, MO" housmg authority. V Nathan Straus approved two USHA loans housing project is carried out: i. e., a com-
M1 Connett 01110th the Clty Plan 99m— totaling $2,935,000, to the Puerto Rico and munity of dwellings, usually 2—story flats
”115510“! WhICh, had conducted an extens1ve San Juan (P. R.) housing authorities. The or 3-story apartments, providing homes,
study Of munic1pal revenue and expendi— loans cover the construction of projects in playgrounds, and neighborhood facilities.
tures. _ . . . six municipalities: Aguadilla, Humacao, The structures are of reinforced concrete
“T3395. lev1ed In the slum dlStTICtsr” the Isabela, Rio Piedras, Yauco, and San Juan. (assuring durability, low maintenance, and
Commissmn reported, “amount to only forty In all the cities except San Juan, the proj- safety) with flat concrete roofs and concrete
percent (400/?) Of the costs 9f hmthIPal ects will be developed by the Puerto Rico floors. Windows are shuttered and the
serv1ces furnished these ‘hStTlCtS - - -' The Housing Authority, at an average construc- buildings are painted. Kitchen equipment
slums are subsidized directly by the higher tion cost of $1,220 per dwelling. The con- includes a charcoal—burning range for cook-
» value resrdential districts, and] by the cen— struction cost of the San Juan housing au— ing, a sink, and adequate shelving. Bath-
- tral dOWhtOYVh busmess ChStl‘lCt- The total thority’s project will average $1,420 per rooms have showers and water closets.
annual subsrdy probably amounts t0 $5,590r dwelling. Utilities consist of water, charcoal, and elec—
000 for all Of the slum areas 111 St- LOUIS" The Puerto Rico Housing Authority is tricity for lighting.
Heavy tax delinquencies further deplete empowered to develop projects anywhere on Each project has a community building
the revenue from slum areas. From 25 to the island, except in Ponce, San Juan, and where space is provided for social and rec—
. 40 percent of the taxes levied in slums are Mayaguez, where local authorities already reational activities. Outside are children’s
normally delinquent; for the higher value exist. At present, Puerto Rico Housing play areas, spray pools, and walks. Land—
residential districts the delinquency ratio Authority developments are being con— scaping is simple, consistent with the lowest
is from 2 to 5 percent. structed in nine communities. In the whole possible maintenance costs. Ten of the
The yearly cost of government in a typi— island 20 USHA-aided projects, providing twenty projects in Puerto Rico follow this
cal slum area was found to be $58.10 per homes for 4,470 low—income families, now general pattern. Five of the ten are being
capita, contrasted with a yearly income in are under Way. built in crowded slum areas; the others on
2 taxes from the same area of $21.14 per Public housing in Puerto Rico is an ex- vacant or near—vacant land.
capita. Tax receipts from other sections of cellent example of how local conditions dic— In sections where the tenants will come
' St. Louis were, therefore, drawn upon to tate the form a local program must take. from both urban and rural environments,
the extent of $31.96 per capita to make up Housing authorities there are attacking and where land is not too expensive, a semi—
(Continucd on page 2) slum clearance and the shortage 0f decent (Continued on next page)
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Shacks like this in San Juan, P. R., are being demolished In Ponce, P. R., 300 units of the “Ponce de Leon” project
to make way for public housing prOJects. are rapidly nearing completion.

 r ral ho sin' no 'rain i bein' evelOJ . ‘ . ', ' ' '- ., . - ' , ‘ ,. .
Hlei'e, Oiile— intl taro—family dxgelciings Iaeic‘ie 39 New Alllhorllles Bulldlng P61 nlllb {OI Malch
constructed on individual plots of ground, . _ R 0' ' -- 9 . - x - '
ranging in size from one—half to one and Brlng Total to 415 CUISlel d7 P61 C(Jl‘l Galn
one—half acres each. Present plans call for ) . . . OVCI' February ’1 otal
9 such developments, giving low—income ten— lteports 0f new local housmg authorities . . . . .
ants an opportunity to raise a part of the continue to flow 1“ at an “69:19”th pace. Blifldmg permit valuations for new 1951—
food necessary for family sustenance. During the last week word has been re- dential construction in March showed an
Structures in the semi-rural broiects will be ceived concerning 39 new authorities, set up increase Of .27 percent over the February . .
of concrete with slohing roofs. In some in Arkansasi Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, total, according to a recent release of the
instances, bids for prefabricated concrete and Texas. Added to the previous figure U‘ S' Department Of Labor, Bureau Of
panel construction have been invited. 01.376 (see PUBLIC HOUSING’ NO' 38)’ this Labor Statistics. The March total was up
Equipment for the semi-rural projects in- brings 'the total of all local authorities (as 4 percent from Mai-eh 1939, although fol- the
cludes a kitchen range (charcoal burner) 0f April_27) to 415’ Of thh 137 are county fiI-St quarter Of this year there was a 10
shelving and individual pit privies Shower authorities. . _ . . percent decline for the corresponding pe-
houses are located so as to serve small FOIIQ‘Ymg 1s {3' hSt 0f the 39 additional “Cd Of .1939 . .
groups of families The dwellinO‘s will be authorities. It is to be noted that all but FPermits issued during March provided for
wired for electric. lights Thes: hrojects three are county authorities, set up pri— 2([763 dwelling units, 0f Whmh 3’0“) were
usually will include a small Store to supply marily to develop rural houSing programs. m, USISAdildegz project's. February per—
the immediate needs of tenants. Here, as ARKANSAS: Benton County Housing Au- mlts ca e 01 ’228 units.
in urban communities, play areas and spray thority, Madison County Housing Author— ————‘—
pools enhance the livability of the project. ity. _ _ .
In Ponce, poorer families live in make— GEORGIA (All t h . tl _ ICentHCky HOUSIHg ASSOCIatlon
shift shacks jammed closely together ‘, " .are coun Y ousing au 101'1“ '
throughout whole neighborhoods. Food is ties): .Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Banks, Organlzes and EleCtS Officers
expensive; many families barely manage to Ben Hill, Brooks, Calhoun, Catoosa, Chat— . Forrest J. Alv1n, Secretary and Execu—
feed themselves. Money for shelter is out of tahoochee, Columbia, Dooly, Dougherty, tive Director of the City of Covington Mu— ,
the question. To meet these conditions, the Douglas, 'Fayette, Hancock, Harris, Hous- meipal Housing Commission, was elected
Ponce housing authority has developed the ton, Irwm, Jeff Davis, Jones, Laurens, PreSIdent of the Kentucky Housing Associa-
unique plan of furnishing land and utilities, Lee, Liberty, Lumpkin, Meriwether, New— tion when the permanent organization was
and allowing the tenant to provide his own ton, Oconee, Stephenst Tattnall, Toombs, formed recently at a meeting in Lexmgton.
house. The authority clears the slum by Treutlen, Turner, TWIggs, and Wheeler Other officers elected were: Vice Presi-
moving to improved sites the closely County Housmg Authorities. dent, George A. Sayer, Louisville; Secre—
crowded houses. There they are repaired K h . 7. , . tary and 119351111313 Mayor Ward Havely,
and painted, and set up in blocks of four. ESTUQKL Clty. of hichmond Munmipal Lexmgton; and Consultant, Hugh Meri—
Each family thus obtains a large yard, a Iiousmg CommiSSion. Either, Leiuhgtond .ngllan; F: Bgrke,
i . i w . 1 . 1. 1.. , , . airman 0 ie ovmg on iousmg om—
211521311331?$13213? iiiinélsltifiiye ”MSW“ MW stmg Authwtr 113Eis510n.twvvas11alned a member of the Board
1 . vill ‘ HrO'im el 1 a n onth. . . . - - 0 ”'8‘: 015-
thigh; for 1tleiisallpli'ojgct, é:\Elii.‘clli$is known as TEXAS. Eagle Pass Housmg Authority. Oliver C..Winston, Director Of Region HI
Caserio Borinquen, contains 29 acres, of ———-— Of the. United States Housmg Authority,
which the city has donated nearly one—third. was pttncilpill spelaker' at theiinecetnhg, wlhich . .
The cit' also will sunl 7 free water and ° - was a en e .V 10115111}; an 01y 0 icia S 0
street and yard lighting. The electrical RuralHOUSlngPrOg ram gOllleriehRichmond,gladisoiilvilleiljaducah,
i tri tion s em will b donate b ' the ' ' wens oro, saris, oulSVI e, eXington,
(liltilizlaltion 03ft Water Reesourcesd Bbai'd. Explained In Leaflet Frankfort, and Covington. Plans are being
Project streets are to be maintained by the “Rural Housing,” latest in a series of {iiade‘to form housmg commiss10ns at Bowl-
insular government. The DTOJBCt Will l)1'0' leaflets explaining the USHA program, has ing Green, HOPkmSWHe’ Harlan, and ASh‘
vide homes for 340 families. been released for distribution. Copies are land. —__
Following is a tabulation of Puerto Rican available upon application to the Informa-
projects, showing location, size, and net con— tional Service Division, USHA. St. Louis 81111115 Cost $5,500,000
struction costs arranged in groups accord- “Rural Housing” points out the need for _ ,
ing to the date of Presidential approval. Government assistance in the construction (contmue‘l from page 1)
of rural, as well as urban, IOW—rent housing. the annual deficit, which meant a municipal
—-————-——,— ”While it has been estimated that a third subsidy Of that amount, paid for each resi—
llzilo , i ‘ i ‘\ .. 0f the Nation as a whole lives under sub— dent of the slum area.
1,]:;',‘Il'2:‘\‘.1‘,,l lincnlion V ”aim ‘ hiliiiir ;,,.‘,“c:‘,§,‘: standard housing conditions, about 60 per— The £9110ng tabulation gives the I‘GSUI'CS
iiy I’rvsi- l i ‘ i iiiiits ‘S‘I‘T‘V‘jll‘m cent of all American farm families—or ap— Of a City P1311 Commisswn study Of two
dent ‘ l , i W" proximately 4,000,000,313 inadequately specific areas in St. Louis, one a slum dis—
_,7,,, ‘ ,, 7, W ‘ .7. i m, housed.” trict, and one a higher value residence dis—
_ . «POHCCHHHV ..{*l-—1 300 Il$1226 USHA’s rural program, the leaflet ex— tl‘ict.
"'2“ 39 i‘ . “F2 3 230 ‘1 l ., plains, is the “climax to months of effort M
‘ $113-$311 i ii ‘ fig 1 1(4):? on the part of the USHA, the Department , , Mid-1mm
1 l Mmrtguu 4,71 :176 E‘ 1 ‘290 of Agriculture, and . . . local authorities.” mm Slum (115mm liisiléii-iii‘
10 0-739 1 “ ‘ h 173 no ’ {2(1) Six USHA—aided rural projects have been 7 7 ’
Pi)iiC(\,,,,,,_ 7 , “#4 1 120 ‘i v )- approved by the President. .7 77; ii’ivf
i l 1;, l 340 . 114 The leaflet explains how the rural pro- Elgalggllgginnéres" €622") 1332(1)?
1[Bil.\'illllt)lihfi. 3 5 133 I gram works, and which families will occupy Yearly 00:10 01‘ ' O -
12 267739 _Caguas___,,,,_ ‘l 3 3 120 ‘ 1109 the low-rent farm dwellings. The text is government: ‘
‘iV‘ . X1 3’4 l"? l ’ illustrated with a drawing of a standard Totalufififlmm $384,201.00 $293,198.00
i iI‘Ll'm‘qu-v‘ 35;; y 13% f low—rent farm home and a floor plan show— Percent Of ill- .
2 3. 40 San .liiaii,,_.,,i{ 373 ~ 405 } 1,419 ing arrangement of rooms and furniture. COIDGfuumui -_ 2.31 , 73
‘4 Agnadillanfiwi {if}; 199 A practical illustration of the plan in Op— 5” capitaf‘ gr 5;”3- 10 _ $31 64
} l’liiinacao. _, 376 i 223 eration is supplied by the example of “X” Y' (ng1.9 “”11"" ""v 82- 00 $1,601.00
1 Isabelmnr...» 377 ‘ 170 l 2‘70 County in the deep South with a population cal " .1n_c.0mL m i
3729740. . . , ‘ l _. v“ ’ , taxes.
1 RIO Pledma...i 3’79 z 2:10 of about 16,000, about 80 percent of which Totalmnmn $152 980 00 $399 393 00 . .
‘ YWWOMWWV 340‘ 143 , “ 71" in ~ (1 mi ted hacks man P ‘ x , ‘ ' H I ' " l" -
a i 97 p l , , ,9 1‘10“ 1‘6 . €111 6, 11111 11 S , y Ciccntot cost.‘ . 40 136
—Snn—luan_._4__S-1,—14Jl or them Windowless and unscreened.” The For ca})ita_,,,,,,j $21. 14 $43. ()9
*l‘mlm- construction. “X” County program is explained in detail. W
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 ”—1 FHA Study Shows Importance
o o a . w .
State and Munlclpal 0111111311068 of USHA Lonsti'uction Volume
. . . . ‘ The .volume of USHA-aided construction
For E lllvalent Ellmlnatlon is of Vital importance in areas of low build-
q ing activ1ty, according to a Federal Housing
. . . 4i Administration study published in the “Iii-
——_77 sui'ed Mortgage Portfolio” for March 1040.
Hundreds of shacks, tenements, and an~ uestioned throu h anv other court 'n'oceed- In an article 0? “Residential Construction
cient flats are being eliminated every month ilng. g l 1 During .1939’ ’ henneth C’ Beede, Housmg
by local housing authorities and municipali— Municipalities generally have adopted PCOIIOmISt for the FHA’ pomts Ollt that
ties. Over 33,500 such unfit dwellings haVe some ordinances pursuant to their police publicly financed home construction ac-
already been abolished in accordance with power providing for the demolition repair counted flu 12rpercent 0f the total iionfarm
- » r _ , . i _’ building in 1956) as compared With onl i 2
ex1sting loan contlacts. 01' Closmg of dwellings unfit for human habi— .. 't ~ 1998 n u - l
About one-half of the projects included in tation. However, the procedure under percent 1:11 .va .. :PIe concludes: ”It 15,1111-
the USHA loan contracts are being devel— such an ordinance often includes time-con— poitant, 1:11: 016’}? analyzing bullclmg ac—
ODGd 0h vacant land and, ‘50 secure the neces- suming court action, or else the procedure 1,1331%: hgusang’cognizance 0L the eilects Of
sary “equivalent elimination,” the local au— is so inade uate and summar without de- :' . . .
thorities haVe enlisted the cooperation 0f scriptive statutory authorizatibn, that local - The studydiiicludeslg tabglatloil-l Of build:
their cities. These cities have agreed ‘60 officials fear personal liability in acting :zfihpamli Tatalin bmieimlmltfm aieas
exercise their DOWETS ‘50 compel the repair, under it. An ordinance adopted under a 10 000 e0 mil 6: lqlneigggnni Vi) u‘me' 13:1
closing, 01' d€1h0ht1011 0f llhfit dwellings. slum clearance law is free from these ob- cate flp :uUasilpliA m'i do. I. - Ila ysis 11} 1—
State laws and ordinances authorizing pub— jections, because it provides for an adminis— decissiv 1am )0 't 7211.“? ptioiec fslaieboq a
lie officers to require owners of unfit dwell— trative procedure that is expeditious and in "activitl l arlice m 5:11 em 01 gw' m ,d_
ings to repair, 01089, 01' demOhSh 511011 dWEh- protects both local ofiicials and the owners NgY . TrelilitSuCINaj- . Picalam 311:3?76’
. " ings have generally been dead letters simply of the dwellings. t ‘ , l3 thl l n, E ’ " \em mg all“ en-
because their enforcement would have forced . . . ' O“ n— e eiem— aston, P3" The table p167.
. . The USHA has piepaied model Oldl- sented below shows that the proportion of
the tenants of these unfit dwellings out into nances which are available to an housing USHA t- t’ 11 . . .
the street. These tenants lived in the unfit , .~ - . - ' . - y . cons luc ion to a home .bmldmg
, . ‘ . authOiities Oi Cities f01 use in the States langes from more than 60 percent in Allen-
dwellings because they could find nothing where such slum clearance laws have been town—Bethleh —E' t t -1 t or >
better at the rental they could afford to pay. passed The USHA is also assisting in the cent in Uticaezind TS' 01; 0 ‘1 mos - 0 D01-
But with the advent of the USHA program, preparation or revision of similar ordi— “ n Len on.
WhiCh ”Width on the .one hand, decent, nances for municipalities in other States Areas of Low Building Aciivilv Whore
safe; and sanitary dwelhhgs t0 IO‘V‘Jhcome participating in the USHA program. USHA Construction is Important: 1939
families at rentals they can afford to pay, . . . ______—___._
and i'eQuires, on the other hand, the elimina— After studying such ordinances m a num— ‘ Includim.r I'SIIA l J‘Ixcludinu USHA
tion of an equivalent number of unfit dwell- her Of cities, the National Institute Of Mll— , . . "' ’f’fl ’ ’. ,’ ‘
ings, these State laws and ordinances are nic1pal Law'Oi’ficers prepared a ‘F‘Odel ordh Mmotliilitflndm- ’I‘otzil iLiiildriiil 'I‘uml [llllxiilillr
being enforced. nance containing the best prOVISions of the units poplilzi- i units minim.
Conse ntl man f th existin ‘ l ordinances studied. Thismodel ordinance # 7 7 777 in" , Hon
que y, y o e g aws ,,, C..-
. _ . ‘ . _ was published by the National Institute of , l
. . and ordinances aie being ieconSideied to Municipal Law Officers in its Pe ort \Io 87 Utica, N' Y____ 22“ 21' 2 l 13 1' 2
determine whether they provide an effective, of June 1938 and P8301‘t No égpof Au Iust Trenton,N.J_., 524 40. 2 i 30 i 2. 3
expeditious, and equitable procedure. This 1938 ' V 1 ' g Syracuse, N- ‘ _ i ‘ .
is especially significant to municipalities ‘ ‘ , _ , , 3(1le 7”? 3% 3 l 7‘1 i 3_ 4
because of the unprecedented extent of the The primary recommendation embodied in Reading, Pa") 490 3:). 8 . 90 l (i. (5
present slum-elimination program. the model slum clearance ordinances pre— Alilgcgiiéii‘lvn— l 3
Under the incentive 0f the USHA DI‘O- Wed by. fills I-nstllute: IS an aflmlmsm‘atwe Eistlmi i313: ms l 26 (s ‘ 106 l 10 1
gram, States and municipalities have shown pioceduie ”WWW; 1119p” notice and hear— m—i‘i—i
an increasing interest in revising their stat— ifng to intei-ested‘paities and a finding 9f Mmgagc I’Ll‘hllllltl," xiii-«xii mid. m ”mm W" ”W“
utes and ordinances to provide such a valid acts undei deSignated standaids. This
and expeditious procedure. In 1938 and pioc'edure makes for the efiiCient adminis— Even in centers of high, building activity,
1939 the legislatures of six States (Louisi— tlaihéon.0f1t119..1)OllC18 power Of thé munici- the study reveals, the volume of USHA-
ana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South pa 1 g m c eaiing sums and constitutes an aided construction is of marked significance,
Carolina, Tennessee, and Vermont) passed adde legal piot‘ection. to the munic1pality as for example in Miami, Fla., and Charles—
enabling statutes, known as “police power” andl ?fi1({§1.s exeiCising such. power. Such ton, W. Va. In Miami, which in 1939 was
or “slum clearance” laws, providing for the 1:10 E 01 Taglceh glue piepaied to confoim the city with the highest home-building vol»
exercise of the police power of municipali— £012; 1111-3315-3216? :fiatgttoiy anddCODSttltE7 ume per 10,000 population in the United
ties under ordinances containing prescribed h 1:1 t l n 10 . 16 ha es?” mus. . e States, USHA—aided projects were responsi-
provisious, to bring about the demolition, c “139. o comp y W1“ t e vaiious ”(1111167 ble for more than 20 percent of all residen—
repair, or closing of unsafe or insanitary ments In each State. tial construction. In Charleston, which was
dwellings. — ranked the eighth highest city in the country
A public officer is designated to issue with respect to home-building volume,
complaints, after preliminary investiga— ' . . ,- USHA-aided p1‘0.lGCtS accounted fOI' almost
tions, to the owners of such dwellings. Fol— Family welfdle COIIVBIIIIOII 40 percent Of all home CODStWCtiOh, as
lowing adequate notice and hearing, the Features flousina Exhibit shown in the table below.
public officer may issue an order requiring D
(or causing, if the owner fails to comply Six hundred welfare executives attended Arfias 01: High Blinding "0”"in Wm?“
with the order) the demolition, repair, or the. Family Welfare Association of Amer- USHA (‘OHSl’rucuon '5 Important: 1939
closing of such dwellings if he finds them ica’s biennial convention in Cleveland, Ohio, m
dangerous or injurious to the health, safety, April 25—27. The Cleveland Metropolitan 77* 7% i Q
or morals of the occupants. Provision is Housing Authority and the USHA cooper— M"“‘°W.“‘“"‘lis'i ,. [7"“59‘T, ,, il'ui'SIH'I‘
made in the slum clearance law for the ap— ated in a housing exhibit and consultation “M filling; pllililllil- nlilililsl plllllllllii.
plication by any person affected by such an service for the executives attending. “Hous— ”‘m i '10“
order to the proper court for an injunction ing in Our Time” was shown and a tri ) to 777.’ 7r ' .7" 'i 7 ‘77 _ ‘ 77 77_
. . to restrain the carrying out of the order of the nearby housing projects was arranged. lei/Illmlili‘lllg’w ”‘ 049 41 l” I '3' 9’4 i 32"" 'I’
the public officer. If no such application to The exhibit, prepared especially for the iii/“Vi: 011‘ l1 200 i 16;“) 8 72‘; 100 3
court is made within the time limited, the conference, portrayed the social evils at— fifif—
action by the public officer cannot be later tending the slum. M‘,,‘;l:§;(. [)Ulriiiflljm" {’i‘lfilf‘fi mid, "H” “mm" [mum]
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New Loan Contracts Rent and Tenant Income
President Roosevelt’s recent approval of : , 3"; ; ,, . ,
$4,879,000 in USHA loans to five housing _W-:'W,-W;W W~W_*W:»_-_ _ 7 f;
authorities left only $46,000,000 (all of 1'.“ f : 7- 1 : ‘3; “ _‘ ‘_ ’_“_ 1 ’g , '_ _ .. . S::'
which has been earmarked) for the develop— W—W— W— W W—W~ W W W W W W W 7W 1 -W -W -W : W I 7 _ j _4 W_—W-W .
ment of additional low-rent housing proj— V-WL-W-E ;W_- W_- W ~ WjWfi _: :W-ng: _;_ f E W :7: - W W __ iii—L
ects. The new loans will make possible the _‘ : _: — _' '_— j ‘ —_ '_ : '7' 7 j j : '_" _‘ j: : ; j: j _ j : :‘_ :11,
construction of 1,416 low—rent dwellings. _'_' ‘_‘ : ; r ;' 7 1 i ’; i T. ’ ’“‘ ‘_ :1: Z _‘_’_ :f.‘ .— ”
Local housing authorities with USHA ‘_ : " _‘_“_ ‘ _ :_ 1: _u :'_'_‘ ' :1: NORTH ; :g 1 _ J: i :_:.’L ’ W
loans now total 170; the loans, $636,192,000. f‘_____ '__T_: ; “: :1? H “w _ :—_—: : . -:‘_—_ 5:: -7 :5:
Four of the five authorities, representing ?‘ ‘ We 1? IL I TZTSJ» RENT........$15fl Per Month : 7—:W I 11" I, i
the cities of North Little Rock, Ark.; New // W ~W—W— W—W— 1'1 INCOME-"$931 Per Year —W :: —W—W i
Bern, N. C.; Texarkana, Tex.; and Hope- W W- W- W :W—Wj :;_:7— W; W; :_~:_:_W—; g—W_-W_W<_;-WW- W
well, Va., received USHA loans for the first ” ’ ‘Li';;i 3.111 “ .
time. The San Francisco, Calif., housing 7 7 /
authority, which received the largest of the SOUTH
loans ($1,701,000), already had received /fl
USHA loans for the construction of seven RENT__...___$510m Per Month
projects. INCOME -....$652 Per Year
Estimated net construction costs per / /
dwelling on the new projects average from I. a .
$2,178 to $2,591.
As of May 1, loans have been approved 'W/I’I .
for 408 projects in 185 communities in 32 W
States, the DiStriCt 0f COlumbia, Hawaii, NOTE‘ RENT-Average monthly shelter rent per dwelling
and Puerto Rico. The projects Will provide ' INCOME-Anticipated average tenant family income per yea
homes for $144,968 low-income families. ,
A report written by Mrs. Marvel
Daines and published by the Citizens The above map shows the latest average rents and tenant incomes for the
Housmg‘ and Planning conned 0f De‘ 27 northern and 30 southern projects where local authorities have estab-
troit reveals that Detroit taxpayers 1. 1 Cl ’6 d . 1. .1: f A [:1 9,. 1940
are spending $188,000 annually 130 IS 1e ren an income 1m1 S, as O pll .41, .
maintain a shacktown slum from The average monthly shelter rent for all 57 prOJects is $14.08, and the an-
Wthh. the Cit-V COlleCtS only $3,000 a ticipated average tenant income $846. The average monthly rent for indi— ‘
year 1“ taxes’ vidual projects ranges from $6.59 in Austin, Tex., to $17.86 in Newark, N. J.
Construction Report Analysis _ .
During April, 2 USHA-aided projects Constructlon Report
were opened, 12 entered the construction , _
stage, and the total of projects under loan “ eelxly Data
contract rose to 408. As of April 20, there W———'—_'—'—,WW
were 10,988 units available for occupancy, as 1m], l ilii‘irvbnllgib l Sfilk]:;niligi1() ' }irl§53'§égc
against 10,315 units 011 March 81. j A W Y W H ' _ l ‘ b
The projects which went into construction W i 1
during the month are: Ponce, P. R., 152 Number of projects under constructionwdii,,______,,v 199 198 +0.51
units; Lexington, Ky.) 2 projects of 86 and Number of dwellings under ConStYUCti0n_..:_.......,7,‘ 76,173 75,780 + -52
200 units; West Palm Beach, Fla., 122 units; Total estimated over-all cost1 of new housrngrmvc $339,144,000 $337,173,000 —l— .58
Frederick Md. 50 units‘ Baltimore Md 2 Average over-all cost1 of new hou51ng Per un1t_____,~ $4,452 $4,449 —l— .07
- ’ . ’ i ’ - _ ’ " Average net construction cost2 per un1t__,__________._,, $2,790 \ $2,790 No change
projects of 454 and 593 units, Camden, N. J., ‘
279; Atlanta, Ga., 616; Tampa, Fla, 320; ————————‘—_—*—‘—‘——
Charlotte, N. C., 108; Nashville, Tenn., 350. Summary of USHA Program as of April 30, 1940
SChedule Of Bid Opening Dates 1 Item l ll’rojocis11mlrr l Projects utndcr ; Prlojecistbrfisilg
—— Dan contract construe ion .cnnn w
Localauthorirynnri project l Number ‘ Duirofbid __,,,#__7, ”—mmii.___i, ..7l—__1_J _——_
number of units opening 1
in..." w .i., .7 . ‘ iii #_i.,__A Number of projects.________,,i__.....,"a,,,,,i_.__..__,......_l 408 ‘ 202 23
Number of local authorities representednunn,van. 170 113 17
Brunswick (6&79711771 128 ‘ U~ 4440 Number of States represented,______,,,_,_,__________._-.._,l (4) 35 ‘ (4) 28 ' 12
Brunswick (GEL‘Q 72)."; 144 , 0 — 4740 Number of loan contracts..."__._.._...-__.._-___.i.i_______l 243 ml“-
Ohmic-«[01] (8- (SF-1‘6)“, 129 5’17’40 Value of loan contracts ,__7,"__,_____,,,,_____,__,_,,,,,,,,,,, l $635,192,000 _____________.____‘___.______-_____
Dayton (0111071371 R)“ 004 . 528740 Number of dwelling units in projectsuflunafid,m... 144,968 76,951 11,453
Detroit (Mich—1’5). »— ‘ 440 5v2l—40 Number of dwelling units available for occupancy. _,_,_.____________._.___________i_.__ 10,988
Elizabeth (N. J;- 312)”; 405 ‘ 5~22740 Total estimated development cost 5 $707,347,000 l$371,882,000 $55,960,000
. - l Total estimated over—all cost of new housing 1,______‘~ $648,800,000 l$341,800,000 $52,399,000
Granite Cliy (111—1141) 1 1.31 5416740 1 l _
JerseyCity -(N‘ JTQWI)" 490 WWW“) i ' ' r . h ‘ 1 (1‘ 1 i - 1 t 1 1 1' . 1 11 (1 «11410111 installation (b)
Ehfim‘nu (ATIZWITBZ‘":‘ 135 6W 1W 4:0 dwelliiilghelfliispriigit]?[Allelliiigccilsll{00215510,chgdlinlirrlifisfrdilii‘d]biligggci,{iinncaiijcizlilncli:iWng‘csmdlurilrizg ggnsii‘détiori, and contingency
I m t’bnlOULh (Ohm 10 _ _ expenses; (a) land for present development; ((1) nondwelllng facumos,
l)_._.____..,__,..,,1,-.____ 260 l onloe40 E'l‘lie cost 01 building the house, including structuralmlumbing, heating, and electrical C(ISlS.
' ‘ 3 As of April 20, 1940.
——-—— 4 Including the District 01‘ Columbia, I’uerto Rico. and Hawaii. _
1 There is usuallyla 30—day period between bid advertisini.7 5 Includes over-all cost of new housing plus the cost of purchasing and demollshing old slum buildings and the cost of
and bid opening. land bought for future development. .
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