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Cut Construction Cost Gets Large Audience Housing and Tax Rate
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7 _ During 1940 public housmg pl‘OJ- g Although it is generally acknowl-
ects “.111 save about $80900 m con- Although final returns have not edged that slum clearance and low—
Stl'ectlen COStS resulting from stand- yet been received from all agencies rent housing profit the local taxpayer
ardization 0f steel Window casements. through which “Housing in Our in the long run, it is frequently
AbOUt 13.5’000 easements, It IS esti— Time,” USHA movie short, has been charged that the immediate effect of
mated, W111 be used m the construc— presented to the public, it is conserva- building a project is to increase the
tion Of USHA—aided slum clear- tively estimated here that over a mil- local tax rate. To settle this ques-
ance and low-rent housmg prOJECtS lion persons throughout the country tion for his city, Chairman Flig’man
throughwt the country neXt yeah will have seen the film by January 1. of the Great Falls (Mont) Housing
Installation and material costs will This estimate is based on reports Authority engaged William B. Find-
. be reduced through elimination of by 48 local authorities who have pur- lay, well-known Montana accountant,
odd sizes in favor of standards. The chased the film for showing before to study “the probable increase in
number 0f operations in the process Clubs, schools, labor unions, conven- taxes” that might result from the
. of installation also can be cut to a tions, etc. (13 of which have arranged proposed “Parkdale” project.
' minimum. for its release in local theaters), and Mr. Findlay, after thorough exami-
Instead of some 50 sizes being used, also takes account of persons seeing nation of all financial factors in—
as now, five standard casement sizes the film as distributed by Warner and volved, concluded that the maximum
have been accepted by manufacturers Century circuit theaters. tax rate increase that could theoreti-
and USHA technicians. They will Thus far, the film has been shown cally result from the construction of
be recommended to local housing au- before management and housing au— the project would be 11 cents on
thorities, and it is expected that they thority conventions in Atlanta, Ga; $1,000 of assessed valuation. The
will be used in about 90 percent of the Dallas, Tex.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Hunt- owner of property valued at $5,000
1940 construction under the USHA ington, W. Va.; Baltimore, Md; (taxable value in Great Falls—$1,500
program. Washington, D. 0.; Cincinnati, Ohio; or 30 percent) would never be called
The standardized casements are CoVington, Ky.; and Cities in Cali-for- upon to pay more than 17 cents. in
designed to admit sufficient light nia. Audiences .for these showmgs extra taxes on account of the housmg
without excessive glass area and, have ranged in Size from 50 to 1,000. prOJect. - . '
About 900 realtors at the 1939 Con— Furthermore, Mr. Findlay ponits
therefore, to prevent unnecessary loss . . T . . . ._ . V, p
of heat in cold weather. Vention of the I\at10nal Ass0c1ation outthat anticipated benefits 01 the
. _ . of Real Estate Boards saw the pic- proiect (cutting of crime, delin-
The standardization applies par- ture, which, according to all reports, quency, and health costs, for exam-
ticularly t0 the ventilator 01' movable was “very well received.” Many re- ple) might well offset extra expendi-
section of the Windows. When win- quests are now on file for the film, tures.
dOWS wider than the standard hhtt both with the USHA and with the Other members of the Great Falls
are required, they Wth be flanked With United States Film Service. Housing Authority are: Fred J. Main
fixed lights, 01" two standard sections There is no charge for the use of tin, Vice-Chairman; J. George Gra-
. “'lh be installed. _ PQgifiiQfii‘izh is available for 85 and ham, L. E. Taylor, and Frank E.
The standard easements WIEID- 16 "mm. sound projection. The film Wilcocks. The Executive Director is
clude fixed attachments for any of should be secured by every local au— R. H. Willcomb. John L. Slattery is
several common types of curtain rods thority as an integral part of a Attorney, and A. V. Mclver is the
, and window shades. U K L‘BRAREEQ educational program. Authority’s Architect.
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