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mary objectives, aud relation to unemployment relief. As re- 
cently explamed, “ PWA is concerned primarily with the con- 
struction of large-scale public works, usually done under private 
contract, and with no requirement that any considerable number 
of its workers shall be taken from relief rolls. In practice, it 
has resulted in the employment of so small a proportion of those 
on relief that it has never seemed appropriate to melude PWA 
expenditures in any computation of relicf costs.” 
“WPA, on the other hand, consists of smaller and simpler op- 
erations, recruits most of its workers from persons on relief, pays 
a ‘security wage’ for limited hours of employment, and thereby 
closely resembles the former program of work relief.’ Its ex- 
penditures are a part of the cost of relief. It was established by 
the Federal Government in August, 1935. 
IT “orks Progress P. Ldiminist SE] al Vil 
The workers here at the close of 1935 continued the same 
projects from January 1, 1936, with the usual fluctuations of per- 
sonnel. On June 3, we signed the WPA Proposal, mecluding out- 
line of activities and request for approval and funds for the 
period beginning July 7, 1936. The WPA office estimated that 
— 
the money value of the Garden's contribution (overhead, super- 
vision, supplies, ete.) was $12,580, for the indoor workers only— 
not including the men on the grounds. 
Indoor IVorkers 
I. Project Identification 
a. Official Project Number : 65—97-311. 
b. Service or Job Number: 1374. 
c. Descriptive Title: Cooperation with regular Brooklyn 
— 
Jotanic Gare 
d. Sponsoring Agency: The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and 
en persomnel. 
ScIGHCES. 
Cooperating Agency: Brooklyn Botanic Gar« 
fly 
en. 
I]. Duration of Project 
First begun under CWA or ERA: February, 1934. 
b. Begun operating under WPA: August 1, 1935 
nitely 
Iestimated date of completion: May be continued inde 
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