Additional urgent deficiencies 1918 Author:United States Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: REQUEST FOR AID IN SOLVING HOUSING PROBLEM. The Chairman. What other cities or localities have you requests from for aid in solving their housing problem ? ... more » Mr. Eidlitz. Alliance, Ohio; Alton, 111.; Bay Ridge, Long Island; Bayonne, N. J.; Buffalo, N. Y.; Canton, Ohio; Cleveland, Ohio; Dayton, Ohio; Easton, Pa.; Elizabeth, N. J.; Elyria, Ohio; Harvey, 111.; Jersey City, N. J.; Milford, Conn.; Muncie, Ind.; New Brunswick, N. J.; New Haven, Conn.; Newark, N. J.; Newport, R. I.; Niles, Ohio; Oil City, Pa.; Pensacola, Fla.; Phillipsburg, N. J.; Port Jefferson, Long Island: Sharon, Pa.; Warren, Ohio; Watertown, Mass.; Wil- liamsport, Pa.; and Wilmington, Del. The Chairman. As to these latter places there has been no tentative program worked out? Mx. Eidlitz. No tentative program. For instance, there is Indian- head, Md., which is not down here, which came in very recently, which undoubtedly will have to have something done for it. Niagara Falls, N. Y.,seems to us will have to have consideration, and probably Dayton, Ohio, and Pensacola, Fla. There is not any question but that the Ohio cities of Warren and Niles should have some consideration as well as Newport, R. I. In other words, Mr. Chairman, there is not any question at all but that the 150,000,000 is more than taken iip in such investigations as we have already made. The Chairman. In that connection, who took the initiative in connection with the places which you have designated and for which there have been tentative allotments made? Mr. Eidlitz. Either the Army or Navy in each case. The Chairman. From whom did the requests come? Mr. Eidlitz. In many cases the request came direct from the Army and Navy to look up those particular places. The Chairman. Requesting your organization to examine into the cond...« less