Amendment to Wedowee's Water Works Loan Application to the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works

Synopsis

A typed formal amendment from the Town of Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama, addressed to the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (the PWA) in Washington, D.C. The town states that it wishes to amend its original application for a loan to construct water works by reducing the amount requested from $35,000 to $15,000 and shortening the repayment term from thirty years to twenty years. The amendment is described as done in a meeting of the Mayor and Council on April 18, 1934. Signature lines for the Mayor and four Council members are left blank, suggesting this is an unsigned draft or file copy. The document records a key step in Wedowee's effort to scale its water project down to a size federal officials would approve.

Key facts

• Loan request reduced from $35,000.00 to $15,000.00
• Repayment term reduced from 30 years to 20 years
• Adopted in a meeting of the Mayor and Council, April 18, 1934
• Addressed to the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, Washington, D.C.
• Signature lines blank (unsigned copy)

Wedowee, Alabama.
April 18 1934.

Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works,
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
The Town of Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama hereby submits an amendment to its original application for a loan to construct water works for said town.
1, Said town hereby desires to reduce the amount of said loan applied for in original application from $ 35 000.00 to $ 15 000.00,and to reduce the time for payment of said loan for(30 ) Thirty years to (20) twenty years.
2, Done in a metting of the Mayor and Council of the Town of Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama,this the 18-th day of April 1934.

---------------- Mayor.
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---------------- Council .
Town of Wedowee, Alabama.

Physical description

Pinkish paper; unsigned; corner missing/folded at lower left; minor stains.

Reading notes

Unsigned; unclear whether this copy was submitted or retained as a draft.