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Vol. 1, No. 3 Federal Works Agency, U. s. Housing Authority—Nathan Straus, Administrator “In 25I 1939
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San F ranc1sco Holds Rent Cuts Announced Public Housmg Units
M . H - In Three More PWA S H B old- V l
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At a mass meeting August 22 all Rent reductions to bring public Public housing accounted for about
San Francisco housing and labor in- housing Within reach of the lowest one—fifth of the total number of dwell-
terests, including organizations of income third who now occupy sub- ing units for which building permits
Slum property tenants, united their standard dwellings have recently were issued during May, June, and
resources in a concerted drive for been extended to three more PWA July, according to data compiled by
an adequate local housing program. Housing Division projects. Two of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The first of its kind in any city on the the projects are in Nashville and the Building permits in all reporting
entire west coast, the meeting was third is in Indianapolis. cities having a population of 1,000 or
held under the joint auspices of the The average shelter rent per dwell- more were issued for 83,195 dwelling
San Francisco Housing Association, ing unit in one Nashville project, units, of which 17,251 were in USHA—
the San Francisco Citizens’ Housing Cheatham Place, has been reduced aided projects.
. Council, the C. I. 0., the A. F. of L., from $17.81 to $13.69; in Andrew In terms of the total number of ,
’ various welfare agencies, and organ- Jackson Courts, the cut is from $14.08 buildings, however, the USHA per-
izations of slum tenants. to $9.81. (Shelter rent is equiva- mits accounted for only 4 percent.
Speakers discussed important fac- lent ’60 rent 1low paid for slum dwell- Most public housing projects consist
tors in the relationship between the ings and does 11011 include the COSt 0f of row-house or group units and each
' USHA and the San Francisco Hous- utilities.) group is counted as a single structure.
ing Authority, and pointed out the The new rents 51105159111513“? lower Private residential construction, on
(See SAN FRANCISCO on p. 3) the lgcome ranges Wlthln Wthh ten- the other hand, is largely of the single
ancy is restricted: While the maXi- family, free-standing type of dwell-
Raleigh Leaders Launch Housing mum income limit for the largest ing.
Size family has been set by the local Permits for USH A projects were
The local housing authority made authority at $1’.226 m Cheatham valued at $58 058,147 during the
. . . Place and $1 004 in Andrew Jackson - ’
the City of Raleigh, N. C.,h0us1ngcon- Courts it is ’expected that the aver- 3-month period, or 19 percent of the
scious on August 21 at ground break— age income of new tenants will be total valuation of all residential con-
ing ceremonies for its $1,021,681 low- $800 and $650 respectively _ struction.
rent housing project, Halifax Court. Present tenants With ' somewhat . .
Leading citizens, including the higher incomes who were eligible for Housmg Expansmn Favored
Mayor, the Pres1dent of the Chamber (See Re“ CUTS ANNOUNCED on 2)
of Commerce, and Clarence Poe, ‘ p' The New York State Federation of
Chairman of the Raleigh Housing Labor, meeting in New York City Au-
Authority, participated in the cere- . . . gust 17, passed a resolution urging
monies. Assistant Administrator Rail—100k FlmShes 720 Umts favorable action on the bill to ex-
Jacob Crane represented the USHA. Seven hundred and twenty dwell- pand the program of the USHA when
The project is the first of two in ing units in Red Hook Houses, Congress reconvenes next January.
Raleigh for which USHA funds have Brooklyn’s low—rent housing proj- The bill, S. 591, is being held over
been contracted. It W111 provide ect, were ready for occupancy from the recent SQSSiOl’l.

. homes for 231 low-income white August 15, When the project The Young Democratic Clubs of
families. The second project, for opened July 4th, 258 units had been America, in convention in Pittsburgh
Negroes, will create homes for 200 completed. August 12, also went on record in sup-
low-income families. port of public housing.

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