Word: costs
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Indignant Secretary Stuart McElroy of the Baltimore Model Yacht Club then began writing to the papers, explaining that the model yacht basin would cost at least three-quarters of the $40,000. Demanded Mr. McElroy: "Whether the $10,000 polo field is a worthy project or not remains to be seen, but who can dispute the worthiness of a model yacht basin...
...under way with a handsomely printed 42-page booklet entitled Out of the Red Into the Black, The Truth About Chicago's Municipal Government. Embellished with photographs of Chicago's wonders (including five of Ed Kelly), tables purporting to show that Chicago's per-capita government cost was $53.57 compared to New York's $91.78, Boston's $88.26, it concluded that Chicago "stands in the front rank for economic administration of governmental affairs and for high calibre of public service." Most effective thing about The Truth was its sponsor, a high-sounding something called...
...starting today it is going to cost ONE POUND, more or less (consult Bursar's office for current rate of exchange), to change a course. Any course. Now for example, if you want to change from INDIC PHILOLOGY to HISTORY ONE, it is going to cost you a little under ONE SOVEREIGN...
...swank Guilford, on the other by Baltimore's Municipal Stadium. In cooperation with the Baltimore Housing Authority, HOLC will make a survey to find out "what is necessary to fortify and secure residential values . . . and provide a pattern which can be applied to communities throughout the country." Cost of the survey will be $25,000, of which WPA has been asked to put up $14,152 in wages...
...survey will involve appraisals of every house as to present value and cost of needed repairs. HOLC figures that financing such repairs would make its mortgages more secure, give mortgage companies more scope for investment, reward the city with sounder tax values, besides assisting the building industry, raising the local standard of living. Boasts HOLC's Maryland Director Herbert L. Grymes of his reconditioning division: "For every dollar we have spent in improvements, the properties have gained $2.44. . . ." Last week the U. S. Government also did the following for and to U. S. Business...