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Vol. 1, No. 32 Federal Works Agency, U. S. Housing Authority—Nathan Straus, Administrator March 19, 1940
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South Carolina Farmers Cornerstone Ceremonies Charleston Opens 2nd
0 . i I; O O
Confer on Rural Housmg A‘ ““955" “0"“ Proiect—162 Dwellings
- Cornerstone ceremonies were held at
Delegates Unanimously. Approve ' College Homes, Negro housing project Anson Borough Houses to Rehouse
RCSOIUUOH to Obtain USHA Ald with 320 dwelling units, Sunday after- Negro FamlllCS at $755 Rents
Acting upon a resolution passed by the T100115 March 3- WebsterPorter, Chall“ Anson Borough Homes, Negro slum clear-
State Senate on February 21, J. Roy Jones, men 0f .the‘ Negro AdVISOTY Commit- ance project in Charleston, S. C., welcomed
Commissioner of Agriculture, Commerce and Lee, preSideu. “mime?“ W51”: made by the first of its 162 low—income families early
Industries for the State of South Carolina, lVegro leaders and Chairman 011“ Berry this month when Reuben Shears, his wife,
» called a State—wide rural housing confer— 0f the hnoxvflle Housmg Authority, and five children moved into their new home
‘ ence at Columbia recently. It was attended lnc. Documents and pictures depos1ted at 14-D Marsh Street. Nine other families
by farmers, businessmen, county agents, and In the cornerstone included the U. S. followed the Shears into new homes.
others interested in the rural housing prob- Housmg and'Tennessee Housing Acts, The 10 families came from a nearby slum
lem from 31 of the 46 counties in the State. copies 0f .Val'lous contracts and .resolu— neighborhood, which, as soon as present
Purpose of the conference, as set forth in t10n5:_ a hIStO-‘l‘y 0f the project, VIEWS 0f structures are vacated, will be converted
the Senate resolution, was to ”bring full and the Slhe before COhSU‘UCtJOh’ and prog— into a low—rent housing project to be known
complete information to the farmers of ress pictures. as Wraggs Borough Homes. They will pay
South Carolina” on USHA’S rural housing an average shelter rent of $7.55 per month.
program, and “to secure for them SUCh bene— George B. Hamilton, Georgia State Treas— Their incomes average $450 per year, only
fits as they are entitled to” under legislation urer, and Chairman of the Georgia State slightly higher than the $400 which is the
' pending on.the calendar of the House of Housing Authority, explained the possibil- average annual income for all Negro fain-
. Representatives 0f the Congress 0f the ities of the rural program, and discussed the 11195 lleg ”1 substandard housmg 111
United States. initial steps in gearing local agencies to Charleston.‘ The cost of water and elec-
Speech by Governor Maybank the national program. Rudolph Nedved, of 13‘1th for lighting 15 $1547 per family.
The audience heard South Carolina’s Gov- USHA, explained the USHA rural housing Backyards FOI‘ Recreation
. piogiam, and answeied questions on policy . .
ernor, Burnet R. Maybank, in an address of ‘ . All structures are one story high, With
. and pi ocedui e.
welcome, assert that the rural housmg move- . . ‘ backyard courts Where tenants may frater—
ment “is in the best interests of our people.” VISItOI‘S Iirom Other States nize according to local custom without being
State Senator Edgar Brown said: “This Among the important visitors were: L. J. subjected to the inconveniences of street and
meeting may well be the turning point in Folse, Executive Director of the Mississippi sidewalk traffic. Play space is reserved for
the economics of agriculture in South Caro— State Planning Commission; W. H. Staufi'er, small children, and each family has a small
lina. Unless we can make the homes of Director of Public Welfare of Virginia; and plot of grass. Simplicity of design through—
rural people comfortable and attractive, we H. K. Thatcher, Executive Director of the out assures low maintenance costs and
can’t maintain economic strength.” Agricultural and Industrial Commission of makes it possible for the tenants to assume
A resolution to join with other southern Arkansas. a large share of the responsibility of man-
States to obtain Federal assistance for a Held at the Columbia Township Audi- agement. The over—all cost of the project
rural housing program was approved unani— torium, February 29, the Conference was the per dwelling is $4,487. It is one of :3 proj—
mously. The resolution included a clause second State—wide rural housing conference ects in Charleston for which USHA funds
memorializing the National Congress to in the United States. The first was held re- totaling $3,194,000 have been made available
pass pending housing legislation which con— cently at Macon, Ga. (see PUBLIC HOUSING, to the local authority. All five projects will
tains provisions for a rural program. No. 30). occupy former slum sites.
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Before - u - This Buffalo site was covered with old, sullhlfandard\KD’EPWTQRYWiHei-t Park is an excellent example of the slum-site type of proj-
houses, set three deep on the lot; 84 such dwellings were eliminate 'e project. cct, where dangerous, unsightly structures are replaced by a well-planned project.
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ursery c 00 s 111 . 2,... r0] ects limu ate r
raise rom 0t ers 2 . *2/22 . 8 Private onstruction .
, ,:' zikyélyflilu‘ié $01". . ‘
Taking advantage 0f the” geographic and i m ; » jg?“ ‘0 "wag » M Almost $10,000,000 of new construction ‘
soc1al unity, and the 000138171an 0f local 3.?" 5., ,2'; [Z5 in the immediate neighborhood of selected
agencies, 12 public housing pI‘OJeCtS have set 4“ , g ‘3»: Z‘ public housing projects was reported in a 7
up milrsery SChOOlS; (eight 0%; Wthh are 0011' «fl 7 ; 2,5» 82.; recent survey. By no means a complete re—
ducte b WI’A an four rivate a en— . .. , 2 ~"-:_' ~' ‘2 ' ' ' ‘
. y . ’ f . h y {) »1 g » ». » ; 373.1- flection of the new»bulldlng stimulated by
0165- The PTOJeCtS »urnls 011 y We space, 3.!» » ; ., *9; public housmg act1v1ty,th»e survey neverthe—
superv1sors and equipment come from local 3,4 8 .» Z '». less gives a clear indication that European
agenmes and CPhtrlbut10h52imv" ‘ 3 q i» 2 » ”5;. experience along these lilies will be dupli—
In Cincninati, two prolect nursery schools i .» ,» », =7. 9 . ~: .» cated in the United States.
accommodate 50 children. Each has devel- 2"» .‘f 7.9.3 fl » % Only 35 USHA-aided proiects and 43
Olliedhtlin : “11,1059 fashloié. t1“ onte as”??? - - - ,3? . .‘a 44“} PWA Housmg Div1s1on prolects were cov—
t e at ers raining e11 er a e ni- ' « . , " » . - . ,7 - - 7
» _ , » » 2’A 99» M» 7?... . » e1 ed in the study.» Lspecially»in the case 01:
vers1ty of Clnc1nnatl supplemented WI .2 »»;»-_.~,.;.».»»,39»,,.../..».§, ; _ , 7.: 7 USHA—alded prolects, It is still too soon to
ass1stance Wlth a 193'“ t0 the nursery SChOOl- . 4% “if? . 47%., 7%? - , estimate the full efiect of public housmg con-
The loan was repaid by the mothers out 0f 2% » 93,,» struction; but these early reports suggest
the proceeds from parties, suppers, and» COD- %;».,"2 » " 1W »» a» . definite encouragement of nearby building.
t1 1but3ons. ThetMOtigfilihCIBb and intteiested _ ' ”hf/,0,” . .4 ” Roughly, 60 percent of the construction
‘ paren s coopera e W1 e nivers1 y in ar— 9) 2 3 reported was private the remainder being
rangiifig ll:»:ture»s»»and d1:c%b:0n§ on Chlld ‘ :32; » ' public works such as streets, Sidewalks,
Gaffe}; 9a tli “‘1 I; 10112 afilde. 5‘31“”- ; g»; . r ,. 2 schools, and playgrounds. Of the $8,841,000
1 e» mo e»r 0»»»one»»¢:» ,1 1.111 e» nursery c. .9.» »” " of private expenditure, $1,039,000 went for .
’4- ' '7" " ' -' , - r ‘ ' ' ‘ . W/a V, _7;~‘- 3“,, -.=';7.~—~ . . .
1° “’01) ‘fePUl ”Si ltmk ‘1 1:19 3” ea“ Ll’etiel» " 93737, »2 .3“? ’ repairs and improvements and the rest for
“in he ore», “18 »a es er naps» retgu ar yd »‘ 9023‘: '2 4/5 y 2 new construction. One- and two-family
an s e is eve oping lnore llnagina ion an ” ' ’ " " . - . , ~ . -
' . ' . " NYA assistant supervising the milk period in Lakeview dwelhngs Inad_e up the lalgBSt Slngle ltel‘fl Of
independence in he] play. the always has
. . . ' ‘. . . Terrace nursery school. new construction.
interesting stories to tell about the activ1tles
of the nursery school. I don’t know what
we’d do without it,” Summary of Private and Public Construction in the Immediate Neighborhood of 35 USIIA—A'ded
At Lakeview Terrace, the Cleveland Projects and 43 PIVA Housing Division Projects
(Ohio) Child Health Association, with the ——"—‘——‘*——‘_—_—
COOPeration Of Other local agenCieS: organ— New construction Repairs and im' Total construction
. provcmonts
lzed a nursery school as a teacher-demon- '1‘ »
stration center. The project supplies an at- H" ”M’m‘mw‘m . »
ti‘active, well—designed nursery school unit 1‘13»? Value N132?“ Value “$31” Value
and an outdoor playground. With funds W W»
from the Cleveland Foundation, the Child I», t
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Health ASSOClatIOH PTOVIdeS the staff, health, Stores and shops-.." 104 $881,000 119 $222, 000 223 $1, 103, 000
and nutrition Services. The UniVerSitV HOS- Gasoline Stations"_..,.................,..,,,________ 21 100, 000 ll 24,000 32 184, 000
. . . . ‘ . . Mrkits 5 108,000 8 7,000 13 175,000
pital prov1des the seerces of a pediatr101an, 'l‘lw:m2rs......_.._.._. 9 » 9 089,000 4 20,000 13 709,000
and the Visitin Nurses Association a nurse, Oflhft’l)Uildin§ZS~m—~~.~ ........ ......_..__.. 9 38, 000 hi 17.000 25 55. 000
. g . ’ Other(tonnncrciaLHhflhfififlfil,_,,,,,,,,,,___,,_ 03 750,000 42 187,000 135 943,000
MOSt 0f the equipment was made by the Dwellings,one-andurn-fainilynu,.._,.,.,,,__,,,,,, 002 4,515,000 017 257,000 1,579 4,772,000
Nation 1 Youth Admini tr tion vhich 3150 Dwellings,irlliltipllhfaiiiily,._. 18 363,000 .2330 255,000 554 618,000
»a . S a . ’ N . . . Clmrclws.........._..._....._.,._... 14 232,000 12 50,000 20 282,000
supplies aSSistants who receive training in ____ ____, 1_ — _ __~
nursery school education‘ Total lierflLt‘__...._..__..__..._. W... ._____,,,,,,,, 1, 235 $7, 802, 000 1,305 $1, 039, 000 2,000 $8, 841, 000
The school has become a city-wide dem- Public, ______.v.—___ ——
onsti‘ation center. Students from Western Sidewalks, streets. schools, playgrounds, 0t(~_......._..__.._..._.__._-......._............._ ... _.....-i-- $5,934,000
Reserv? Univers1t»y»School 0f Medlelne at— Total private and public construction.,___,.__.,..,,___,,__,,,__,__-___.,.,__,,,,. ,,,, ,.., .. 1.... $14,775,000
telid biweekly clinics there, and student
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1111311565 £1.01“ St' Luke 5 Hospital conle 111 for Sources: Data taken from reports submitted by Construction Advisers, January 10710, and by Housing Managers, June
o serva ion purposes. 1939.
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For many years the above site was a New Orleans city dump. The “Calliope other projects are also under construction. The present New Orleans program will ‘
Street” Project now being built here will rehouse 690 low-income families. Two provide new homes at low rents for 20,000 people now forced to live in slums.

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—————————— in preparation for the fuller life which boxes, book shelves, and what have you.
I I f 0 Ten Ht awaits them in their new home. There will be a display of good curtains
‘ n ormlng a S The Department of Housekeeping Aid, made from inexpensive muslin, or from
, 1 Work Pro'ects Administration, will have oran esacks and the like. On ever article
1 011 ome are - - . - . ’ - y -
. an exhibit of furniture made from barrels, Will be pinned the cost of materials used in
By EMILY M. BULLITT, Supervisor of boxes, and crates, in various stages of com— its construction.
' . j . Tenant Selection, City of Louisville pletion. A most comfortable wing chair This group will maintain its own person-
' Municipal Housing Commission can be made from a barrel sawed half way iiel, who will give advice as to how the va-
. fl through the middle and well padded. A rious articles can be made. Such furnish-
Tl . f 1. ith th enin . cradle may be made from a barrel sawed ings may be made by the prospective tenant
f the comipg 0. Swing vtv r '(leSOPndeefi lengthwise. A little padding, some muslin while he is waiting for admission. With
Ot' 8' netw “fusing ItJIOJSGICthOVlfi tli old and a bow, and presto! a couch for a prince! these possibilities in view the contractors
: iong s imuda 10:1 1 9 foug . 0t thee new Kegs and cheese boxes may be developed into have been asked to set aside nail kegs and
lifaplilggs a: Enlelt Joy 21:75:31: with an the most fascinating dressing table stools boxes, which abound in great numbers, for
1 e’t thiea y 1311111111; Sr tivel at least and footstools. Boxes of different sizes and use in furniture making. The display rooms
. $3th (:2 e «gropn 1519’ 5122f”: yWith the shapes have many uses. Wave 3. wand over will be open to the public, and advice will be
ln 0, puisui ' 15’ . e ’ them and they become day beds, packing given to all who come.
idea OI helping prospective tenants conserve
their limited budgets, while at the same time
- ‘ ' more ade ate , -. ~.
glaeffing the“ need f0]? q“. RENT AND INcoqu LIMITS F01: 35 PnoJlicTs
furnishings, that a Home Demonstration
display and serVice IS being set 1.113 }n con— Rent and income limits have been ap— though rent and income limits had not been
‘ DBCtIOH Wfth Clarksdale, L0111_SV111e '5 10W' proved by the Administrator for 35 USHA— finally approved as of March 9.
rent .housmg PI‘OJeCt f0? Whlte tenants, aided projects providing homes for 18,020 The lowest average shelter rent per dwell-
familiarly known'to. old—timers as _KY—1—1- families. Eighteen of these projects are ing unit so far announced is that of the
. . It IS the COmIPlSSlOllS 17011037 *9 integrate completely or partially occupied. The fol- Santa Rita project in Austin, Tex., where
' Its program With. those 0f established local lowing tabulation gives rent and income fig- the figure will be $6.59 per month. Three '
mStltUtIODS 3-1191 It therefore turned to ,the ures for each development. Asterisks indi- projects report estimated average annual
Home Economics .Department’ Of the L?“— cate occupancy. family incomes of less than $500.
Vel‘SltY 0f_L0mSY1He for adVice and guid— Four other projects—Queensbridge, New It will be noted that rents and incomes
ance. Whlle various conferences With the York City; DeSoto Bass Courts, Dayton, are, in general, substantially lower in the
UnlYel‘Slty were progressmg, interest was Ohio; Westlake Terrace, Youngstown, Ohio; South than in the North, a reflection of
manifested. and_ass15tance offered by the and Major Bowman Terrace, Vincennes, regional variations in construction and other
Housekeeping Ald Department Of WPA; the Ind—have been opened for occupancy, al- costs.
Volunteers Bureau, which functions as a
member of the Council of Social Agencies; , ’ ‘ ,
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and by private indiViduals With a good Prom Mum,” of 1“ 111111111111} 111111111'1'llin1: mum“, 11111111111
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applied to a limited income, and With a .. 77 ”W 7 ,7,
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happlel sulloundlngs' Repiesentatives 0f Jacksonville,BrentwoodPark*__,__,_______,, 230 10.58 13.37 750
these groups recently were brought together Miami, Edison Courts*_..._.__._“0......_.. 345 11.90 15.115 7511
. . . . 1». 1 v (1. r 1 '- .—
for the purpose of integrating their activ— Gig'Rgi‘lterburg’Jordan Perk"""""“""" “12 8'8” ”'8‘ "U”
ities and making filial plans. Alaglustazd H * 11" ‘0 3r 1'1 (1’ 1* ._
As a result of thiseonterence it was Sufi}:no.33;2?_:::::::::;::::::::::::::::: 1131’; 8:53 1112-13 1’31?
arranged that the Univers1ty, through a ”31““: ‘M_ B ‘ ’1‘ * 83 188, 113211 1-1.0
senior student in Home Economics—who is “335$? 21107 0mm“ ”mm ‘ ' " " “ "“
working for credit—will keep its hands on \Louisviilc,Clarksdaie____.-__________________ 7131; 13.1111 13.311 750
,. ~ , , . MICHIGAN:
the COHthlS by 51111.1)”,ng C0101 101131? and Detroit, Brewster A1idition*______._____,_,.__ 240 13.83 211. 5.1 11117
am hlets settin orti )rinci es 0 00 NEW JERSEY:
I) p _ . h: 'g M b1” fp h Vgl Elizabeth, Mravlag Manor,____--__--..__.... 423 14.74 21.113 868
home fulnls *ng' em 915 0 t e oun- Newark, Pennington Cuiiijt*2.__7__;_._-._._W 2:11; 1:1. 75 21.115 1142
teers Bureau, with Junior League and 001— North Bergen, Meadow View V111age______.._ 172 13. 7:1 22. 7.7 1125
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knowledge 0f mte 01‘ deCOIathIL'VY 11 m \1‘11111r1,1111* 173 12.111 111.1111 7.311
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 Bridgeport Students Tennessee Conference Housmg Acts Upheld _
Take Housmg Course A feature. of the Tennessee Confer- by Nebraska Court
ence on Somal Work, 26th annual ses-
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Fifteen hundred eleventh—grade students :iliirtluiiee‘gfliiisinrgolhl 06111.“, $15,118? Sign The Nebraska State Supreme Court up—
iii the. high schools of Bi'idgep_ort,VConn., by the Informational Service df Knox— 111331 the State’s hogsing]; acts Of‘t1935 and .
5a”, iecentiy 1609”“? ho“? msmucfioni ville Housing Authority, Inc. After the d 1 1:10am VS“? tmjcl a 13301961 gownflls .
16511. ting fiom 'coopeiation etween so ’00 picture, a public housing forum was einan e a ec aia 01y Ju ginen on ie
officials, the Bridgeport hous1ng authority, held Hundreds of pieces of literature validity of the two acts.
(1 USHA through a plan which is be- ' - ~ .- - The Court’s opinion handed down by
itn b fi- f . k' d' h ’t d on public hous1ng, coveiing national and J t' C . _- 1 1d 1 ’ h 1, . t' f
leVEd to ethe ”to Its 111 mt eUni e local phases, were distributed. Inter- us 1C6. alte,“ 1? “at t e e 1mina ion C."
Sthl. th 1 f th B -d f Ed est centered largely on the topic of rural unslafe andtdilaplidatefd tenements alnd their;
. i i e approva o e oai o uca- housing. More than 500 social workers iep aceinen. Vii i 5.32 e, sanitary, ow—ien .
tion, an1 outlémf1 was barrangedj} }.As a (first from all parts of the State attended. dwellings,fisha legitimate subject for the
step, Ju ian 0 on, i rarian o t e Bri ge— exercise 0 t e police powers of the State,
port public library, prepared a bibliography “to protect the health, safety, morals, and ' '
of more than 300 items. After .the stu- Small Communities FOI'DI general welfare of the people.”‘ ‘
dents had had 3 weeks of preparation, A. E. . The Nebraska housing laws do not Violate
Casgrain and Miss Jean Coman, representa— Bulk Of Housmg Program the “due process” clauses of either the State
tives of the USHA, and Mr. Howard Com— or Federal constitutions, Justice Carter’s
stock, of the Bridgeport housing authority, .More than four—fifths 0f the 179 commu— opinion declared. Neither do they violate
lectured for 2 days each in the city’s three nities partiCipating 111. the USHA'aldEd those provisions prohibiting taking or dam—
high schools. They used photographs from program have populations 0f 250,000 01' aging private property for public use with- i
the site of Yellow Mill Village, Bridgeport’s less. . . . , V out compensation.
first USHA—aided project, large posters, 113931 _ 1:101151ng authorities in 143 such The claim of the property owners that the
and USHA literature to supplement their communities have received USHA commit— acts grant special privileges was refuted in
talks. Each teacher was furnished with a ments totaling ,$231’4327000' the opinion, which held:
copy of the new Foreign Policy Association Housmg pi‘OJects are. under way 01‘ com— “The acts do not grant special privileges
book, “New Homes for Old,” by William V. pleted in 43 communities Wlth populations to those benefited, for the reason that they
Reed and Elizabeth Ogg. 0f less than 25,000; 25 have less than involve a public purpose from which the
The lecturers devoted the first day to a 15’000 and several are under 5’000' entire community benefits.”
summary of housing progress in European A break—down Of USHA loans and ear- .
countries, traced briefly the efforts in the markings shows: —_—
United States prior to the Wagner—Steagall . Number Percent Sohedule of Bid Opening Dates1 .
Act, and outlined the procedure by which Population of cogn— Of togal
Brid e ort established a hous' a th ‘t mum tes mom er . . .
and argued for a USHA loafg u 0“ y Less than 25,000_______,______- 43 24 Localautg‘ggsggnd Wet Nuggor Dgteegifnbld
The second day was devoted to the activi— Between 25’000 and 50’000"“ 39 22 W — p g _
ties of the local housing authority in Bridge- Between 50’000 and 100’000" 30 17
port as an example of hundreds of such aw Between 100,000 and250,000__ 33 18 Atlanta (Ga.~6—4)._-.---. 598 4~ 9—40 .
- . More than 250 000....__________ 34 19 Baltimore (Md.~2—2)_.-. 434 3—27—40
thorities throughout the country. ’ B It . Md 2 3
Half of each eriod was iven u t — a i1n01e( .— _ )_--_ 658 4—15—40
. p g p 0 Total 1F9 100 Ball/IIIIOI'C (Md.—‘2—5)_7-7 397 4—15—40
questions and answers, and the students ‘ 1 Birmingham (Ala.—1—3)- 614 4— 5—40
showed a lively interest in the subject. Projects range from Red Hook Houses Birmingham(Ala.—1—3« »
Many mistaken notions about public houSing and Queensbridge Houses in New York A)-_ 292 4r 5—40
were corrected in the course of these infor- City, with 2,545 and 3,149 homes, respec- Bll'mmgham (Ala—k4)- 432 4—20410
inal discussions. tively, to the 70-home project now nearing ENDSWCE (ga'7&%)-*‘* 1&8 440740
Students in some of the classes made ex- completion in the little coal—mining town of 0251;333:216 Ja—i10:1))nm £127: $35518
peditions to the project site and to slum Mount Hope, W. Va., which has a popula- ‘ ' '
areas to take their own photographs, which tion of about 2,300. Charlotte (N. c__3,1_
Will be included in the notebooks and scrap— Among the smaller communities in which A) 108 3—20—40
books required as part of the course. USHA-aided slum clearance and low—rent Cincinnati (Ohio—4—1).-. 750 4—15—40
Superintendent Warren, the department public housing programs are under way Dayton (01110—5-1rR>—v 604 4-1540
heads, and the Housing Authority of the also are: Pelly, Tex., with a population of Denver (0910-—1—2)--—-~ 348 4‘15““)
City of Bridgeport all expressed satisfac— about 3,500; Beverly, N, J, approximately lgetr01l(MMdl'“1,72‘)A--w 180 4‘18"“
tion with the results of the course. It is 3,000; Marietta, Ga., about 8,000; Bristol, fifigfigikfiong:f:fi)w 3g :13::8
being considered as an annual feature of Va., around 9,000; and Fort Lauderdale and Houston (Terri—5‘2): 328 4_11_40 .
“l’roblems in American Democracy” for the Sarasota, Fla., each with 1930 U. S. Census Lexington (Kyrijrnkh 86 3-23_40
high schools. populations under 9,000.
IfiXing/(fi) (KszTVAk‘Q/l 206 3—23—40
. ar ins urg . a.—
Weekl Cons ructlon Re ort 6*1. Pt- DW 60 445-40
y t p Martini-burg (W. Va.—
Gel, t. H --_-____,...___ 40 4~15—40 ‘
Item Week ondf‘d Week cndod Percentage MCCQIDb (Miss—gazym 90 4—20—40
Match 8, 1J40 March 1, 1940 change Nashville (Tenn.—5~l)i__ 350 4g19_40
w————#— 4—-———~—-—— New Bedford (Mass.—
Number of projects under construction_,_,_____.________ 184 184 No change 7_1).'j"‘"'.‘"‘"’""“"" 200 3-26.40
Number _of dwellings under construction______._._____._ 71,699 71,699 No change £hocn1?P(Afiiz.;1;3)______ igg $2;_:8
Total estimated over-all cost 1 of new housing_________ $320,179,000 $320,179,000 No change P0106 .121 'TOL.)"’1““” _ T
averagEOVGr-allcost1Ofnewhousingperunit___________ $4,466 $4,466 Nochange Obsmou 1 < 107 0— 268 4_22 40
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verage net construction cost per unit $2,803 $2,803 No change Washington (D. C.—1—
______________..______—________.—._————— 4)____.__.__,.,,.._.________‘ 310 41—23410
1 Includes: (a) Building the house, including structural costs and plumbing, heating, and electrical installation; (b) dwelling
equipment, urcliitccts' fees, local administrative expenses, financial charges during construction, and contingency expenses; —""—_———"‘—_
(6)0 land for present development; (4) nondwelling facilities. _ . _ 1 There is usually a 30~day period between bid advertising
- l 110 Cost of building the house, including structural, plumbing, heating, and electrical costs. and bid opening.
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