Village waterworks (1933–1940)
A contemporary financing notice and two later federal accounts of village waterworks, with the loan and grant shown separately.
A loan and a grant
The January 3, 1940 PWA report separates the federal support for Croton-on-Hudson waterworks project 1541. Amounts below are the historical dollars printed in that report.
- Loan
- $91,900
- Grant
- $23,253
Total allotment$115,153
Reported project costs to date$109,937This is a separate field in the report, rather than another part of the allotment.
16 Dec 1933
The Financial Chronicle reported a $115,000 PWA advance to enlarge Croton-on-the-Hudson’s water distribution system. It described a grant covering 30% of approximately $77,000 for labor and materials, with the balance a loan secured by 4% general-obligation bonds. The notice gives no docket number or individual facility and establishes no construction or completion date.
By May 31, 1937
A Public Works Administration table lists Croton-on-Hudson docket 1541 with $115,152.69 allotted and disbursed for waterworks and equipment repairs and improvements. The accompanying letter defines disbursements as loans and grants paid into construction accounts. This account snapshot does not certify completed construction or identify a facility.
Jan 3, 1940
Report No. 5 lists the same Croton-on-Hudson docket 1541 under completed New York projects: a $91,900 loan and $23,253 grant, totaling $115,153 in the rounded-dollar table. Reported project costs are $109,937 and the completion field is 100 percent. The sheet does not identify a particular well, dam or reservoir.