- City:
- Sandwich, NH
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1938
Description
After a hurricane in 1938, the WPA helped with repairs. A municipal report detailed the costs involved:
Estimate of Hurricane Damage in survey made by State Engineers and Town Road Agents, Oct. 10, 1938—
Washouts $15,815.00
Culverts– $1,620.00
Bridges—- $9,775.00
Estimated Total Hurricane Damage $27,210.00
The share by WPA:
Project #2004,
W.P.A. Labor $3,913.39
Project #2004,
W.P.A. trucks 667.52
Total W.P.A. $4,580.91
W.P.A. Project #1404 (Widening Roads)
Total —- $428.10
Source notes
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF SANDWICH NEW HAMPSHIRE For the Fiscal Year Ending January 31, 1939Site originally submitted by Andrew Laverdiere on May 30, 2014.
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