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Vol.1, No.11 Federal Works Agency, U. 8. Housing Authority— Nathan Slraus, Administratoeu t “1939 .
Pittsburgh Celebrates Charleston Project Opening Speeds ‘
Cornerstone Laymg Advance of Public Housing in South
for FIrSt PTOJCCt The opening on October 15 of Robert rents. The average shelter rent per
The Pittsburgh housing authority Mills Manor, the first of two low-rent dwelling per month is estimated at
, , brought its program dramatically be_ housrng prOJects In Charleston, 8- 0-, $12.26. In addition, there will be a
fore the public October 11, when an added to the rapidly expanding “’1' small charge for utilities, which in-
enthusiastic group of citizens, civic 1m}; (df' “11:th housmg H} the Sggtta d clude water and electricity for light.
leaders, and USHA officials partici- b th 1?} ory cedremonges, ‘1. tin 1e Charleston may well be gratified at
Dated in the cornerstone laying cere- yl :h 33201” an 11219113 eriho 8. 0,; the preservation of the Jenkins Or-
lllOllY for BGdfOFd Dwellings, the c: au 0:111 y, gv 8:6 e on fefprojlec phanage designed by Robert Mills,
city’s first public housing project. S1 e, :5. t eth its grolilip O :{mgiei famous American architect born in
, Mayor Cornelius D- Scully and $31: high;iseiitoizlvegibsctl::’tsially:oemr- Charleston in 1781. The restored or-
Chamber Of Commerce President plete and will be ready for full occu- phanage Witt be used as an adminis-
Frank Duggan whole-heartedly ap- pancy early in November tration building and community hall.
proved the prOJect and pledged their Rents for the 266 dwelling units in The Old county jail, erected in 1820,
. . continued support of the program. . . , Z - .
. . . keeping With other low-rent housmg Wthh Wlth the Orphanage and the
Local housmg authority Chairman . . . .
G E E tated that rents on proJects recently opened, w1ll be the Old Medical SChOOl formed a triangle
eorge ' vans S. lowest ever achieved for decent mod- of historic places on the project site,
the new pr0ject Will reach the lowest . . . .
. . , ern housmg in Charleston and are Will be used as a marine armory
income groups among Pittsburgh s . , 1
skim families. lower than the Citys average slum and general museum.
Jacob Crane, Assistant USHA Ad- . . .
ministrator, hailed the project as California State Enabling Act Upheld in Test Case;
“an enterprise in Democracy.” Read— . . .
mg an address for Federal Works Ad_ Fifteen Supreme Courts Now Rule for Public Housing
ministrator John M. Carmody who, at Action of the State Supreme Court note in accordance with the terms of
. the last moment, was unable to at— of California October 11 brought to the USHA loan contract.
tend, Mr. Crane said: “The war in 15 the number of State high tribunals Among the issues involved were:
Europe doubles the urgency Of the upholding the constitutionality of whether housing iS a DUbllC purpose,
need for low-rent housing in this public housing legislation. The Cali- whether the Los Angeles authority is
country- It increases the homing fornia court upheld State enabling regularly and validly organized under
shortage from which every city in the acts for low-rent housing against 17 the law, whether the law attempts to
country suffers.” Specific charges. delegate power of eminent domain to
During the ceremonies, members of The Court’s decision took the form private enterprise, and whether the
community and social organizations of a writ of mandate ordering Isi- tax-exemption provisions of the law
displayed placards bearing such slo- d B D ckweiler Chairman of the violate the State Constitution.
gans as “Wipe Out the Slums and ore. ' A0 th 't ’ f th C t f Other States in which the highest
Wipe Out Disease!” and “New Houses Housmg u on y 0 e oun y 0 courts have upheld State housing
and a New Life!” L05 Angeles, to carry Ottt the pur- laws are: Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
, Bedford Dwellings, when com- poses 0f the authority In the construc- Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisi-
. pleted, will provide homes for about '01011 Of a low-rent housmg DFOJeCt- ana, Montana," New 'York,”"=‘North
420 low—income families. It is the M1“. Dockweiler, in a test Slllt 01" the Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Caro-
first of three projects in Pittsburgh. State law, had refused to execute a lifiTWfiflVVirginia.
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