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<br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Ol.EO <br /> <br />-8- <br /> <br />COMMENT OF ~IORK PROJr;;CTS ADI1INISTRATION <br /> <br />l.i.I~v <br />:vo <br /> <br />Federal WOrks Agency, <br />Work Projeota AdministratlOl'1, <br />Washington, 0. Co, Sept. 25.. 1940 <br /> <br />THE PRES! DEllT . <br />THE WITE HOUSE. <br /> <br />\ ' <br />\ <br />I <br /> <br />H:r deaJ' tlr. Pres~d&ntl <br /> <br />Tile Seoretary of the Interi or has 'trllnsmi ti:ed a copy of a letter re- <br />questing en allotment of t74~;,OOO f.'ron the 1941 water oonservatiOl'1 appro- <br />priation and those to be made in the future fOal's.. UI'lder the authority ot <br />the aot of August 11, 19'9. fer the oanatruotiOl'1 by 11 lle BurellU of Reolama- <br />tion of the MllJleoS irrigation projeot in MOl'1tell\lll1B County.. Colorado. Th& <br />Secretary sta.tes that the Work Projects Administration end the Civllirm <br />Conl!l6nation Corps II:re expected to provide IllO&t of the labor B:3ld a relative- <br />ly small am01mll of lIUl.tarial supplles, and equipment amounting in all to <br />0835,000 to oomplete th\'> work. <br /> <br />,~ --.J <br /> <br />Aa is indicated in tha Seoretary's 1e-bter. the time required 1'011' the <br />construotion of too projeot will depend largely on the ava.ilab111t:y or <br />reliet labor llnd of Ci-dl1m C01'lservaUon CorPll oamps B:3ld may extend to , <br />or 4 years. <br /> <br />The Work Projf3cts a1!lldn1s-trator f01" Colorado reports that not 1IlOre <br />than 500 oertified workers can be furnished for the project during tbe <br />remai):lder of the fillOsl year. if work OQl\lpS are established at the job <br />8ite. <br /> <br />In -dew of the ti1lll required to oomplBte neoessary plans. applica- <br />tions, and organhs.tions prior to inaugurating construotion. as well as <br />the tac-tors pertaining to avails.b1e relief lebc,'. iot 1s obviouslor bpos- <br />dble for -the Work Projoot6 Adminis'tration to cOIllpleto 'the contemplated <br />work during the ourrent fiscal year. Aeeordingly.. it does not appear ad- <br />visable to approve at th& present tic'$ a projeot of a greater magnitude <br />than can be proseouted with the available rollef labor during the remain- <br />der of the fisoa1 year. However. I shall be glad to give prompt consid9l'- <br />ation to any applioation whioh lIUl.y be sllbmi tted to employ a reasane.ble <br />average nUlllber of relie:f workers, bllsed on their estimated availability <br />f"or the Mancos prOject when the plans and estimates of -the llUl'eau of Re- <br />clamation have been developed to a point 1'Ihars a reasonably !l.ocursto esti- <br />mate oan be mde of too requirements of too project during the bal.a.noe of <br />the oUl'rlln-t fisoal yeal'. <br /> <br />Corrington Gill <br />Acting, Gomnissipnel" <br /> <br /> <br />~ <br />...~ <br />6' <br /> <br />Respectfully yours, <br /> <br />-.. <br />