[Bibliography of Reports by State and Regional Planning Organizations. No. 3]
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OB REPORTS
BY
STATE AITO REGIONAL PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS
No. 3.
Reports Received in the Library
of the
National Resources Committee
July — August — September 1937
Supplementary to
’’State Planning Programs and Accomplishments”
December, 1936
and
No« 1 Covering Reports January - April 1937
No« 2 Covering Reports May — June 1937
NATIONAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE WASHINGTON, D. C.
NATIONAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
BIBLIOGRAPHY
STATE AND REGIONAL PLANNING PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS Received During Period July, August and September 1937.
The documents listed herein are available for reference use in the Library of the National Resources Committee. Reports listed as ’’Typed Ms.” are not available for distribution but are on file for reference only in that library and at the headquarters of the respective State Planning Boards. Inquiries concerning these and other reports should be addressed to the respective State and Regional Planning Boards at the addresses listed on pages 13 -15. For bibliography of reports issued prior to January 1937, see ’’State Planning Programs and Accomplishments” December 1936, by the National Resources Committee, pp. 99-128.
ARKANSAS STATE PLANNING BOARD
Capitol Building and Grounds, Report on - Submitted to Governor July 1, 1937. Printed, 29 p., illus. CONTENTS: Historical sketch of Arkansas Capitols. Growth of governmental services and personnel. Proposed future use of present capitol. Proposed capitol grounds and buildings. Proposed improvements - interior of capitol: legislative chambers, offices, conference rooms, basement, lunch room, elevator, plumbing and lighting, central telephone exchange., air conditioning, duplication equipment, murals, access to dome, building directory, maintenance. Parking facilities. Capitol Arts Commission. Conclusion. Supporting data include 20 plates.
CALIFORNIA STATE PLANNING BOARD
An Introduction to State Planning, Prepared for Governor and Legislature, 1937. Mimeo., 100 p., illus. CONTENTS: Part One: Physiography and Climate. Topographic features, elevations, roughness of the land, climatic factors. Part Two: Historical Sequence. The Spanish Era, Spanish land grants, the gold rush era, the land rush era, comparison of historic events, historic landmarks. Part Three: Natural Resources. Land uses, agricultural areas, annual mean flow of streams, gold mines, oil and gas fields, fuels, electric power development, wild life, scenic resources. Part Four: People and Housing. Growth of population, occupations of the people, changes in house design, comparison of housing acts, the city plan. Part Five: Facilities and Institutions. Ports and trade areas, navigable streams and rivers, tonnage handled, operating steamship lines, major transport lines, the highway pattern, primary highways, traffic at points of entry, automotive franchise routes, passenger bus traffic, traffic flow, types of through traffic ways, primary rail lines, volumes of passenger traffic, railroad grade crossings, airports and airways, state institutions, elementary schools wildlife, types of recreation, scenic and recreation highways. Supporting data includes 45 plates.
COLORADO STATE PLANNING COMMISSION
The Present. Status of the Highways of the State and a Preliminary Plan for the Future System. A condensed summary of the history of highway financing and construction. April 1937. Mimeo., 90 pp., illus. CONTENTS; History of highways in Colorado. The period of state highway development, 1909-1936. The present highway organization. Topography and climatic conditions.- Development of highway mileage and revenues. Maintenance of road. Traffic counts and estimated highway earnings. Principal characteristics of primary highways. The present program and future revenues. The state highway picture. Future highway routes. The interstate map. Supporting data include 37- maps and graphs.
CONNECTICUT STATE PLANNING BOARD
Compendium of Studies and Maps, January 1, 1937. Lithographed, 31 pp. CONTENTS: Population. Boundaries of state. Land and water resources. Ground water survey. Industrial production. Eastern Connecticut study area. History of transportation. Connecticut guide. Recreation. Flood damage, March, 1936. Inventory of dams. Economic studies. Library survey. Towns with no zoning and planning control. Supporting data include 16 plates.
EAST GEORGIA PLANNING COUNCIL
Malaria Death Rates. Three maps prepared from State Board of Health ‘data. 1) Death rates per 100,000 population 1928-1936 extremes June 25,1937, 2) Malaria cases, Georgia 1936, May 1937. 3) Fluctuation of death rate, percentage above and below 1924-1936 averages. June 1937.
ILLINOIS STATE PLANNING COMMISSION
Resettlement Administration Conservation Projects in Kankakee— Iroquois, Mason and Cumberland Counties, Brief Statement. June 1937. Typed, 10 p.,maps.
INDIANA STATE PLANNING BOARD
Drainage Basin Studies in Indiana. Preliminary Report. By P. E. Middleton. June 30, 1937. Typed, 77 p., illus. CONTENTS: General description of basin: climate, temperature, precipitation, discharge, soil types and characteristics, land use, ground water, historical statement. Hydrologic data: precipitation, stream flow, gaging stations. Cooperation: Soil Conservation Service, Resettlement Administration Land Utilization Division, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Agriculture Dept. Forest Service. Status of program to date and future operations. Results of Basin reconnaissance. Summary, Appendix nA”: Recommendations of U. S. Army Engineer Corps for flood protection and control. Appendix HB”; Project List (nine tables).- Index to maps and tabulated data: fourteen maps, twelve tables.
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IOWA STATE PLANNING- BOARD
Urban Land Useî Marshalltown, Iowa. 1936. Mimeo., 54 p., illus. CONTENTS: Introduction. Urban land use terminology. Urban land uses in Marshalltown: dwelling areas, streets, commercial areas, park and playground areas, public and semi-public areas, industrial areas, vacant areas, central business districts. Appendix: population trends, community facilities, zoning, topography, percent of developed area occupied by various uses, ratio of land use areas to population. Conclusion. Supporting data include seventeen maps, seven tables.
Urban Land Use: Keokuk, Iowa. 1936. Mimeo., 50 p., illus. CONTENTS: Introduction. Urban land use terminology. Urban land uses: dwelling areas, streets, public and semi-public areas, commercial areas, industrial areas, central business district, vacant areas. Appendix: population trends, community facilities, topography, average value of dwellings, percent developed area occupied by various uses, ratio of land use to population. Conclusion. Supporting data include eighteen maps, five tables.
Urban Land Use: Fort Dodge. Report by Urban Planning Division. 1936. Mimeo., 50 pp., illus. CONTENTS: Introduction. Urban land use terminology. Urban land uses in Fort Dodge: dwelling areas, streets, commercial areas, park and playground areas, public and semi—public areas, industrial areas, vacant areas, central business district, ratios of all land use areas to population, per cent of developed area occupied by various uses. Appendix: population trends, community facilities, zoning, topography. Conclusion. Supporting data include thirteen plates, tables.
Survey Methods Manual of Recreation Facilities in Iowa. Report by Recreation and Historic Division. May 1937. Mimeo., 74 pp., illus. CONTENTS: Introduction. Information desired. Methods of obtaining data. Project organization and procedure. Appendix A: Individual recreational area. Appendix B: Tabulation of field data. Appendix C: Leisure time activities and desires. Appendix D: Iowa state parks attendance survey. Appendix E: Recreational planning.
KANSAS STATE PLANNING BOARD
Minutes of a Meeting of Kansas State Planning Board held July 6, 1937, Topeka, Kansas. Mimeo., 6 p.
MASSACHUSETTS STATE PLANNING BOARD
A Study of the Board of Appeal on Zoning Law of City of Boston: 1924-1935. By Edwin S. Burdell and Thomas W. Macksey. September 1936.
Typed Ms., 30pp., illus. CONTENTS: Introduction. Scope and method. The Board of Zoning Appeals, membership, authority, procedure, records, remuneration. Nature of appeals, general type of appeals, section of the law involved, appeals from the decision of the Board. Geographic origin and
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disposition of appeals. Distribution of cases, with respect to months and years. Relation of appeals to building permits, ratio of appeals to building permit applications by years, seasonal relationship between appeals and building permit applications. Conclusions. Supporting data include eight charts and twenty tables.
A Study of the Board of Zoning Adjustment of the City of Boston: 1924-1935. By Edwin S. Burdell and Thomas W. Macksey. September 1936. Typed Ms., 26 p., illus. CONTENTS: Purpose of study of zoning administration in city of Boston. General comment, relation between Adjustment and Appeals Boards, make-up of Adjustment Board, powers of the Board. Operations of the Board and changes in the zoning law over the - twelve-year period. 'Character of petitions and Board’s action. Income and expenditures. Conclusions. Appendix I: Summary of Board of Adjustment case taken to ■Supreme Judicial Court on writ of certiorari, as of December 31, 1935. Appendix II: Indentification of amendments to the basic Zoning Act for the City of Boston found in Chapter 488 of the Acts of 1924. Supporting data include three charts, six tables.
An Investigation of Zoning Administration of City of Lynn. By Edwin S. Burdell and Thomas W. Macksey. October 1936. Typed Ms., 44 pp., illus. CONTENTS: Introduction: description of the City, the planning board, the zoning ordinance, amendments to ordinance. Revision of the Zone Map: scope and method of study, planning board recommendations, the City Council, petitions by zones involved, petitions by years, summary. The Board of Appeal: authority, membership, procedure, records, scope and method of study, type of appeals, disposition of appeals, basis of decision by Board, objections to variances, appeals classified by new work and alterations, distribution of cases with respect to months and years, relation of appeals to building permits, summary. Conclusions and Recommendations. Supporting data include seven charts, thirty-one tables, eight appendices.
Tentative Plan for Major Highway System. July 1937. Mimeo., 5 p.
MISSOURI STATE PLANNING BOARD
The Feasibility of County Consolidation in Missouri. May 1937, Typed Ms., 178 p., illus. CONTENTS: The problem of government. Present governmental organization. The economic situation of the two county groups. The financial abilities of the two county groups. The cost of- rural government. The future of local rural government. Supporting data include twelve plates, sixty-one tables.
A Recreation Plan for Missouri. 1937. Typed Ms., 29 p. CONTENTS: Missouri’s scenic heritage, how to preserve and use it. Providing public recreation, what has been accomplished, the original objectives, how to finish the plan. Completing the public recreation plan: Missouri’s desires,
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rural-urban Missouri, list of activities, public areas for out-of-state visitors. Present public recreation facilities. Preliminary classification of existing state parks, forests, refuges. The pattern and further procedure of the plan. Summary.
NEW JERSEY STATE PLANNING BOARD
State Planning in New Jersey. What it is, why it is needed, how it operates. July 1937. Printed, 12 pp., illus.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANNING BOARD
Report supplementing-’’Report of Activities, March 18, 1937”.
By Theodore S. Johnson, Cons. July 6, 1937. Mimeo., 26 pp. CONTENTS: Organization and personnel. W P A assistance. Research personnel. N R C assistance. Staff activities. Proposed organization. Consultant’s services. Program of activities; county research and planning, legislative commissions, leisure and recreational activities, problem areas by county and township analysis, fire loss prevention campaign. Committee appointments. Appendix ”A”: Work completed. Appendix ”B”: Planning program.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE PLANNING BOARD
Stream Pollution. In Cooperation with State Dept, of Health.1937. Mimeo., 70 p., illus. CONTENTS: Introduction. Stream pollution and natural stream purification phenomena. “Problem of stream pollution and sewage treatment. Various methods of approaching the problem. Stream flow for sewage dilution. Development of water resources: public water supplies, irrigation, stream regulation, surface supplies, location of reservoirs. Relationship of rural and urban population. Red River Basin. Grand Porks. Fargo. Red River problem. Sheyenne River Basin. Wild Rice Basin. Souris and Devils Lake area. James River Basin. Missouri River Basin. Slope area, Little Missouri River Basin, Knife River Basin, Heart River Basin, Cannonball River Basin, Grand River Basin. Conclusion: public water supplies, stream pollution and sewage. Appendix: Abstract of public health laws and regulations. Supporting data include eleven plates, fourteen tables.
OHIO STATE PLANNING BOARD
The Stimulation of Local Planning. A record of contacts with flood-damaged river cities and other communities, and a suggested planning program. June 1937. Typed Ms., 119 pp. CONTENTS: Summary. Financial plight of communities—neglect of city planning one of its causes. Serious planning problems confront Ohio communities. 1937 Ohio River flood emphasizes the need for planning. Local understanding and use of comprehensive planning principles. Vital character of the planning function, and some requisites for its successful operation. Effective planning procedures for
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community preservation and advancement. Program of cooperation with Ohio communities to date for stimulation of local planning. Restoring and revitalizing local planning. Appendix: Communities contacted and their present interest in planning. The River Communities (twenty in number). Other communities (ten in number). Map of communities contacted.
OKLAHOMA PLANNING AND RESOURCES BOARD
Compilation of Laws Pertaining to the Oklahoma Planning and Resources Board. Prepared by Division of State Planning. 1937. Mimeo., 99 pp, CONTENTS: Introduction. General discussion: pulp and paper, canneries, flax, wool, dairies, mining, waste studies needed, treatment. Exploratory survey: purposes of survey, industrial pollution defined, methods of survey. Conclusions. Bibliography. Questionnaire: Inventory of industrial wastes in Oregon. Supporting data include one map (distribution of Oregon industries) and nine tables.
Compilation of Laws Pertaining to the Oklahoma Planning and Resources Board, Prepared by Division of State Planning. 1937. Mimeo., 99 pp. CONTENTS: General provisions. Laws pertaining to dorestry. Laws pertaining to state planning. Laws pertaining to water resources. Laws pertaining to state parks.
OREGON STATE PLANNING BOARD
Aerial Surveys in Oregon. June 1937. Mimeo., 7 p., illus.
Current Activities and Program of Oregon. State Planning Board. Submitted by V. B. Stanbery, Consultant, to N. R. C. June 30, 1937.
Typed Ms., 17 p. Agenda for Board meeting June 15, 1937. Report of Research Committee and action by Board on its recommendations. Consultant’s monthly memorandum to Board members. Consultant’s memorandum on status of studies and reports. Tentative educational program. Brief outline of county planning activities. Report of Executive Secretary, Willamette Valley Advisory Board.
Stream Purification Legislation in Oregon, Recommended Principles for- By John Ronchetto, Research Assistant. June 15, 1937, Mimeo., 7 pp.
PENNSYLVANIA STATE PLANNING BOARD
Research and Planning Program. December 1936. Mimeo., 18 pp.
RHODE ISLAND STATE PLANNING BOARD
Agriculture in Rhode Island. By Holrick J. Miller, Special report No. 12. June 25, 1937, Mimeo., 75 p., illus, CONTENTS: Part I. Physical Characteristics of State. Geographic position and area. Climate. Geology and Topography. Soils of the state. Part II. Conservation and Land Use.
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Land and forest conservation. Plant disease and insect control* Livestock disease and regulation. Land use in general. Land use in agriculture.
Part III. Agricultural Trends in State. Trends in farm lands. Trends in farm products. Trends in farm finances. Part IV. Current Agricultural Facts. Cycle status of agriculture. Scale of farming operations. Back-to~ the-farm movement. Farm ownership and employment. Analysis of farms by type. Predominating types. Marketing of farm products. Supporting data includes five charts, two maps.
Six-Months Progress Report. January 1 to June 30, 1937. By John H. Cady, Cons. June 30, 1937. Mimeo., 42 p. CONTENTS: Part I. Six Months Accomplishments; General state mapping, state guide map, state relief map, town maps, tidewater shores, trail map. Water resources, drainage areas re-defined, sewage discharge, water supply, submission of projects and studies, beach erosion. Highways: rural highway survey, New England highway plan, highway by-passes around Providence, Providence thorofare problems. Land use: agriculture, generalized land use, recreation. Public works programming. Planning and zoning. Part II. General Activities. Projects recommended by Board and action taken, projects submitted to Board and action taken, projects submitted to Board and action taken. Reports issued. Cooperation with other agencies. Consultant’s activities. Future program. Financial statement. Appendix: list of publications by Board. Index of projects included in reports..
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PLANNING BOARD
Economic and Social Survey of Grant County. Preliminary report by C. W. Pugsley and T. Hillard Cox, Cons. July 8, 1937. Mimeo., 51 p., illus. CONTENTS: Physical factors-* physical features, drainage, climate and precipitation, seasonal rainfall, .streams of county, rural and municipal water supply, artesian wells, dams, highways, soils, land, soil types. Social Factors: settlement history, railroads, community development, civil township organization, nationality distribution pattern, religious groups, recreational and educational facilities, libraries, population, citizenship, mobility, housing conditions, public health, social organization, farm clubs, lodges and patriotic organizations. Economic factors: Grant County expenditures, total, special, administrative expenditures, farm mortgages, bank failures, tax delinquency, agriculture, crops, land use, land ownership, livestock, farm and property valuations, noxious weeds, industry and commerce - quarrying. Supporting data include twenty-nine figures, fifteen tables.
Indians in South Dakota. Preliminary report. 1937. Mimeo., 112 p. illus. CONTENTS: Introduction. Summary. Historical background. Indian land policies: General Allotment Act of 1887, the Fee Patenting Policy. General description of area: topography, soils, climate, land classification, wind erosion, toxic soil. Water resources. Tovzns and transportation: cities and towns on reservations, roads, railroads. Economic situation:
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land ownership patterns, effects of concentration of Indian land, land farmed by Indians, income. Social situation: population factors, living conditions, health, education, school transportation problem, trends in Indian education, occupational training and opportunities, social aspects of relief, social interests. Supporting data include.forty-four figures, twenty-six tables.
Tax Delinquency Status of Farm Land in South Dakota (as of January 1, 1935). Preliminary report. July 1, 1937. Mimeo., 166 p., illus. CONTENTS: Introduction. Tax delinquency status in general: non-taxable land, tax trends and measurement, tax delinquency status, land subject to tax deed, land delinquency status, land subject to tax deed, land delinquent one year or more. Tax delinquency status by counties (sixty-nine counties considered) . Appendix. Supporting data include 218 figures (figures 15 to 218 inclusive represent three figures for each county in the state) and 1 table.
Master Index of South Dakota State Planning Board Publications. July 1, 1937. Mimeo., 16 p. An alphabetical index of all subjects treated in the fifty-seven reports released to date, prepared to permit easy reference to any or all phases of South Dakota planning research and study.
Stock Water in Western South Dakota. Preliminary report. 1937. Mimeo., 18 p., illus. CONTENTS: Introduction. Past development. Resettlement Administration studies. Design of storage facilities: use of water, open reservoirs, precipitation data, runoff data, seepage and evaporation losses, spillway requirements, cisterns, watering trough and control works, springs. Supporting data include three tables, six figures.
Supplementary Irrigation in Western South Dakota. Preliminary report. 1937. Mimeo., 50 p., illus.' CONTENTS: Agriculture. Effects of dry periods. Supplementary irrigation, garden irrigation, forage and feed crop irrigation. History of irrigation in state and reasons for earlier failures. Reports of county agents. Field studies. Survey of 1936. Twenty plat maps indicating areas of desirable irrigable lands along Missouri River. Survey of 1937. Future program of supplementary irrigation. Missouri river bottoms. Use of artesian wells. West-River tributaries. Creeks and intermittent streams. Garden irrigation from springs and small reservoirs. Ground water (outside of river bottoms). Special problems, water rights, selenium. Conclusions and recommendations. Supporting data include nine figures, two tables.
State Finance of South Dakota. Preliminary report. June 22, 1937. Mimeo., 65 p., illus. CONTENTS: Introduction: state revenue, state expenditures, state debt. Analysis of state revenue: type of revenue (tax, non—tax, federal aid receipts), source of revenue (state departments, county treasurer, school and public lands, state institutions. Rockerfeller foundation. State expenditures: constitutional officers, appointive officers, educational institutions, penal and charitable institutions, state soldiers
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home and hoard, state enterprises, miscellaneous boards and commissions; State debt: highway bonds, land settlement bonds, cement plant bonds, soldier’s compensation bonds, rural credit bonds. Hural credit department, receipts, disbursements. Supporting data include twenty-two figures, twenty-eight tables,
Financial and Salary Survey of State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education. June 22, 1937. Mimeo,, 48 p., illus. CONTENTS: Introduction. Relative salary status of universities and agricultural colleges, of teachers’ colleges and normal schools, of mining schools, in South Dakota and in similar institutions in neighboring states. Reductions applied to basic salaries. Incomes of state controlled institutions of higher education. Salary trends of teaching staff at state controlled institutions of higher education. Supporting data include twelve figures, fourteen tables.
Selenium Problems in South Dakota. June 18, 1937. Mimeo., 30 p., illus. CONTENTS: Discovery of selenium in South Dakota. Selenium - its properties and. occurrence. Absorption of selenium by vegetation, effect of rainfall upon selenium content of soil and vegetable. Effect of sele-nized foods on livestock. The selenium problem in relation to public health. Supporting data include six figures, four tables.
TENNESSEE STATE PLANNING COWISSION
Tennessee Vocational School for Colored Girls. A Study of State Institutions: Vol. III. Bulletin No. ®-C, January 1937. Mimeo., 40 p. CONTENTS: Establishment and statutory provisions. Physical plant. Income and operating expense. Administrative control, personnel and staff. Admissions, capacities and population. Life in institution. Physical examination, medical and dental care. Mental health and social case work. Academic education. Vocational education. Developmental activities. Disciplinary measures. Institution records. Parole and discharge. Recent plant and program changes. Observations and recommendations. Supporting data includes five tables.
Reorganization Act and the Merit System Act of the 1937 Session of the General Assembly, (H.B. 275—S.B. 175, passed Feb. 1, 1937). Bulletin No. 10: July 1937. Mimeo., 12 p., organization chart.
The Lakes of Tennessee. Bulletin No. 11: July 1937. Mimeo., 148 p, illus. CONTENT: Introduction. The lakes of Tennessee; water bodies an acre or more in extent, classified by name and map number, acreage, ownership, location, general use, acreage and use of public land, nature of land adjacent, the classification being arranged by counties. Appendix A: Planimetric maps of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Appendix B: U. S. Army Engineers’ Maps. Appendix C: Bibliography. Supporting data includes map of.lakes of Tennessee.
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Roster of Municipal Officials and. Representative Citizens in the Municipalities of Tennessee. Supplement: Newspapers and Magazines published in Tennessee. Bulletin 9: May 1937. Mimeo., 37 p,, Suppl. 16 p.
The Population of Tennessee. - A series of five articles published in PLAN-TOPICS October 1936 to February 1937. Mimeo., 17 p., illus.
TEXAS STATE PLANNING BOARD
Report on Study of Low Income Housing Projects for San Antonio or Southern Texas Conditions. Prepared for National Resources Committee by Benjamin Wyatt, Research Technician, under direction of Terrell Bartlett, Cons. June 1937. Typed Ms., 19 p., maps, photos. To be submitted to State Planning Board through its Committee on Governmental and Social Aspects. CONTENTS: Report and discussion, photographs of models of the units and five sheets of drawings illustrating a typical project as studied comprising 100 family units.
Markets for Texas Hydroelectric Power. A report from the Industrial Committee. Submitted to Governor Allred. May 1937. Mimeo,, 63 pp,,illus. CONTENTS: Foreword. Summary and conclusions. Electrical energy consumption in Texas: past trends, customer use of electricity, forecast of energy consumption in 1946, factors affecting energy consumption, forecast of additional generating capacity required by 1946. Proposed hydroelectric development: power policies, the proposed Brazos Contract, the Lower Colorado River Authority Policy. Yardstick power projects. Cost of electric service. The market for Brazos and Colorado power: area included, number of customers, forecast of 1946 energy consumption. Industrial development and hydroelectric power. The farm market for power in Brazos and Colorado areas. Supporting data include glossary, bibliography, thirteen tables, ten figures.
Directory of State, County and City Planning Agencies and Digest of Planning Laws. August 9, 1937. Mimeo., 37 pp, CONTENTS: The Texas Planning Board. Texas Planning and Civic Conference. The county planning boards (thirty-one in number). The city planning and zoning agencies (sixteen in number). Kessler Plan Association. City zoning law. The assessment of private property for the purchase of city parks. Granting authority to cities to control the platting of surrounding territory. The establishment of building lines. Extending the time of payment of special assessments from five to fifteen years. Authorizing cities and towns to build and purchase, mortgage and enbumber certain projects. Authorizing acquirement by cities of parks outside of city limits.
Opportunities in Texas for Beet and Carrot Processing Plants. July 1937. Mimeo., 19 pp., 8 tables.
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VIRGINIA STATE PLANNING BOARD
Variations in the Number of Marriages and. Number of Births, in Virginia, Compared.. June 15, 1937. Mimeo., 11 p., illus.
WASHINGTON STATE PLANNING COUNCIL
The Calcium.Carbide Industry. Brief ed. from an extensive report by Karl F. Vaughn. Briefed by P. Hetherton, N.R.C. Consultant. Typed Ms., 6 pp, CONTENTS: Introduction. Raw materials required. Findings, Suggested locations for plants. Control of manufacture. Arrangement of report.
WYOMING STATE PLANNING BOARD
Green River. Basin in Wyoming. Report on Irrigation and Lands of Upper Colorado River Drainage Basin. July 1, 1937. Typed Ms., 179 pp., maps. CONTENTS: General report of Green River Basin. General description; topography; altitude, climate, precipitation, geology, vegetative cover. History and human occupancy. Livelihood. National forests and recreation. Surface water supply: gaging stations, run-off, snow surveys, quality of water and silt, floods. Underground waters. Present developments of irrigation, storage, drainage. Proposed developments. Water supply, water rights. Needs of the basin and proposed plan of development. Upper Green River sub-basin. Black’s Fork sub-basin. New Fork River sub-basin. Henry's Fork sub-basin. Big Piney district. Big Sandy (Eden Valley district) . Supporting data include maps, charts, tables.
The Snake .and Green Rivers. Preliminary Report on Proposed Water Development by Diversion of Waters. July 1937, Typed Ms., 10 pp., map. CONTENTS: Physiography. Uses of water from this project. Storage and water conservation, beneficial uses: stream control, flood control, hydroelectric power development, recreation and wild life. Present storage capacity, future additional storage capacity, future depleted water supply of the Green river basin. Supporting data includes one map showing general locations of various proposed projects with areas of present and potential irrigation.
Yellowstone Lake Diversion. Snake River Basin Development, Wyoming and Idaho. July 1937. Typed Ms., 9 pp., map. CONTENTS: General statement. Proposed diversion of waters of Yellowstone River. Dangers accruing from increasing waters at flood stage in Snake River. Proposed diversion of waters of Green River. Proposed and developed storage in the Snake River basin in Wyoming. Possibilities of solving Idaho’s water shortage problem in that State alone. Completion of water storage program. More efficient irrigation methods. More efficient watershed management. Supporting data includes map — plan of developed and potential storage reservoirs and transbasin diversions of major importance for use on lands in Snake River basin in Idaho..
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NEW ENGLAND STATE PLANNING COMMISSION
A Plan for New England Airways. By Aviation Committee. May 22,1937. Mimeo., 73 pp., illus. CONTENTS: Purpose and value of plan. New England factors influencing airway development: physiography, geographical location and distribution of population, manufacturing industry, recreation, transatlantic air service. Background of aviation in New England: civil aviation, commercial air transportation, other commercial flying, private and non-scheduled flying, government aviation, aeronautical legislation, summary of conditions governing development of plan. Airways: development, classification, primary airways, suggested aids to navigation, existing and suggested primary airways, secondary airways suggested and aids to navigation. Airports and landing fields. Aeronautical radio facilities. Aeronautical lighting facilities. Air marking. Aeronautical laws and regulations. Conclusion. Supporting data include eight maps and charts.
NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION
Progress Report of Consultant, January 1 to June 30, 1937. Submitted to N. R. C. by Joseph T. Woodruff, Consultant. Typed Ms., 27 pp. CONTENTS: General statement. Activities: technical, educational, cooperative. Recommendations. Program. Organization. Publications.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION
Proceedings of the Fourth Pacific Northwest Regional Planning Conference. Boise, Idaho, April 8, 9 and 10, 1937. Printed, 127 p. CONTENTS: Part I: Digest, organization of conference, program. Part II: Proceedings. Opening statements, welcome addresses, regional planning, state planning, district, county and city planning. Nation, region and state in conservation of resources. Land resources. .Water resources. Transportation. Mineral resources. Human resources. Part III: Findings.
The Balance of Trade of the Pacific Northwest. Preliminary edition. July 1937. Mimeo., 51 p. tables.
ST. LOUIS REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION
Planning Progress in the St. Louis Region. June 1937, Printed, 11 pp., illus.
SOUTHERN STATES PLANNING BOARDS. ( NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, FLORIDA, ALABAMA, TENNESSEE, MISSISSIPPI, LOUISIANA)
Report of the First Regional Meeting to Discuss a Regional Survey of Southern Forest Resources. National Resources Committee, Region 3. Henry McIntosh, Chairman. August 9, 1937. Mimeo., 6 pp.
A Regional Survey of the Use of Southern Forest Resources. By Raymond F. Leonard, Planning Technician, National Resources Committee. July 30, 1937. Paper presented at Regional meeting, Montgomery, Alabama, August 9, 1937.
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STATE- ANE REGIONAL PIÄING BOARDS
Georgia State Planning Board, Attn: Richard C. Job, Director, 12 Capitol Square, Atlanta, Georgia.
Idaho State Planning Board, Attn. J. D. Wood, Exec. Secy., Post Office Box 1779, Boise, Idaho.
Illinois State Planning Commission, Attn: Col. H. L. Kellogg, 343 So. Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Indiana State Planning Board, Attn. Miss Teresa Young, 237 North Penna. St., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Iowa State Planning Board, Attn: R. H. Matson, Director, 3rd Floor, Oransky Bldg., 314 W. 8th Street, Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas State Planning Board, Attn: Samuel Wilson, Consultant, Fifth Floor, State House Topeka, Kansas.
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Kentucky State Planning Board,
Attn, John E. Ulrich, Staff Supt., Kentucky Works Progress Adm., 9th & Broadway,Louisville, Kentucky.
Louisiana State Planning Commission, Attn: J. Lester White, Chairman, Capitol Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Maryland State Planning Board, Attn: Thomas F. Hubbard,Assoc.Cons. Post Office Box 271, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Alabama State Planning Comm., Attn: A. J. Hawkins, Director, State Capitol, Montgomery, Alabama.
Alaskan Planning Council, Office of the Secretary, Territory of Alaska, Juneau, Alaska.
Arizona State Planning Board, Attn. Howard S. Reed, Secy., 422 Professional Bldg., Phoenix, Arizona.
Arkansas State Planning Board,
Att: L. A. Henry, Planning Engineer, State Capitol, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Colorado State Planning Board, Edward D. Foster, Dir., 130 State House Bldg., Denver, Colorado.
Conn, State Planning Board, Att, F. Perry Close, Director, 432 State Office Bldg., Hartford, Conn.
The Natl. Capital Park & Planning Attn: John Nolen, Director of Planning, Room 7133 New Interior Bldg., Washington, D. C.
East Georgia Planning Council, Attn. Jos, H. Winkers, Director, 124 East Bay Street, Savannah, Georgia.
Florida State Planning Board, Attn: W. M. Miles, Secy., Peninsular Life Bldg., 117^- S. Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Massachusetts State Planning Board., Attn. Arthur W. Dean, Chief Engineer, R. 24, State House, Boston, Massachusetts.
Michigan State Planning Commission, Attn: M. B, McPherson, Chr., State Tax Commission, State Office Bldg., Lansing, Michigan.
Minnesota State Planning Board, Attn: Marc Sullivan, Exec. Secy., Old Federal Building, Fifth & Wabash, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Mississippi State Planning Commission Attn. L. J. Folse, Exec. Dir. & Secy. 426 Yazoo Street, Jackson, Mississippi.
Missouri State Planning Board, Attn: Wm. Anderson, Asst. Engr. 430 Capitol Building, Jefferson City, Missouri.
Montana State Planning Board, Attn: George F. Weisel, State Planning Project Director, Box 1184, Helena, Montana.
Nebraska State Planning Board, State House, Box 66, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Nevada State Planning Board, Highway Building, Carson City, Nevada.
N. H. State Planning & Development Commission,
Attn: Frederick P. Clark, Plann.Dir. 17 Capital Street, Concord, New Hampshire.
New Jersey State Planning Board, 186 West State Street, Trenton, New Jersey.
New Mexico' State Planning Board, Attn: Leo V. Horton, Director, State Capitol, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
N. Y. State Planning Council, Attn. Wayne D. Heydecker, Dir., 353 Broadway, Albany, N. Y.
North Carolina State.Planning Board, Attn: Theodore S. Johnson, Consultant P.O. Box 5187, State College Station, Raleigh, North Carolina.
North Dakota State Planning Board, Attn: M. 0. Ryan, Exec. Dir., Capitol Building, Bismarck, North Dakota.
Ohio State Planning Board, Attn. Kyle W. Armstrong, Chief Technician, 205 Wyandott Building, Columbus, Ohio.
Oklahoma Planning & Resources Board, Attn: T. G. Gammie,Exec. Secretary, Room 410 Capitol Bldg., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Oregon State Planning Board, Attn. V. B. Stanbcry, Exec.Secy.
811 Spalding Building, Portland, Oregon.
Pennsylvania State Planning Board, Att: F. A. Pitkin, 928 North 3rd Street Harrisburg, Pa.
Rhode Island State Planning Board, Attn: Arthur F. Lewis, 520 Potters Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island.
South Carolina State Planning Board, Attn: L. A. Emerson, Cons., 1327J Main Street, ' Columbia, South Carolina.
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Tennessee State Planning Commission, Att. W. T. Ellis, Jr., Nashville, Tennessee.
Texas State Planning Board, Attn: E. A. Wood, Director, 818 Scarbrough Building, Austin, Texas.
Utah State Planning Board,
Attn: Thornton W, Petersen,Secretary, Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Vermont State Planning Board,
Attn: Philip Shutler, Assoc. Cons., State Capitol, Montpelier, Vermont.
Virginia State Planning Board, Attn. Morton L, Wallerstein, Chrm., Travelers Building, Richmond, Virginia.
Washington State Planning Board, Attn. Ross K. Tiffany,Exec. Secy., Olympia, Washington.
West Virginia State Planning Board, Att. Sidney L. Galpin, .
352 Capitol Building, Charleston, West Virginia.
Wisconsin State Planning Board, Att. M. W. Torkelson, Secy., Oxford Building, 14 East Dayton Street, Madison, Wisconsin.
Wyoming State Planning Board, Attn: Dan Greenburg, Director, P.O. Drawer 498, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Miles H. Eairbank,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Puerto Rico Reconstruction Adm., San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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