Show I I Duchesne D chesne County to o Submit Program I The Tho federal aid highway program for 1923 1024 and 1925 1926 Is now beginning beginning beginning be be- ginning to engage the attention of or orthe the state slate road commission In earnest the problem being how best to fit lit the amounts of or f federal deral aid which will probably be allotted to Utah to the road construction program desired de- de I aired sired by the tho counties on the tho main highways of or orthe the state which are a apart apart apart part bf the federal highway way system for or this state The counties counties' program program program pro pro- gram far outstrips the amount allotted allotted allot anat- ted by the tho federal government for or expenditure in Utah under this the federal federal fed od- oderal I eral highway act However there thore Is the fact to offset this that in some instances the tho counties will be unable to finance any construction program so ambitious as that which they have already somewhat tentatively tentatively tentatively tenta tenta- Indicated Features of or the problem before the state road commission and the tho county commissions aro are discussed sed in ina ina a letter sent out lat hat wc l t. t to all an county commissioners and signed by hy Howard C. C Means state road engi engi- neer The position of or the state road commission In this matter of Jf f tho the year three program is thus outlined In n Mr Means' Means letter to the county commissioners In June Juno 1922 congress passed the postoffice appropriation bill which carries appropriation for federal aid highway work for Utah for the tho ne t t three years as follows 1923 5 6 1924 1925 These funds have been authorized ed el but as yet have not been made available for expenditure It Is anticipated anticipated an- an that congress wIll make the he appropriation perhaps In December for lor the year 1923 at least It is the thought of the road commission that a definite program of federal aid construction for the state tate of oC Utah should be bo worked out at this time tithe so 80 that the counties and public may know what construction is a going to be bo undertaken with fedral fed- fed federal federal eral ral aid within each county and tho the year ear that it will be possible to be un un- un- un Pages Flaps of Counties Desired In line lino of this It was thought do- do to have all an counties submit their heir Ideas as to what projects should bo be o undertaken within their counties during the next three years and alo also also al- al so o that they may make tho the necessary ry y arrangements for funds with which to carry carryon on the tho work This does docs oes not mean that the road commission commission com com- mission can undertake construction I of f all aJl projects desired by tho the counties coun- coun I coun-I ties les as we now have a tentative pro pro- gram for the tho state which will re require require re- re quire something over to carry out and as tho the total Is something like Jlko 2000 00 it Is apparent that an adjustment adjustment adjustment adjust adjust- ment will be made mado to fit tho federal funds We Ve have several requests for projects at this time each one ono of which would require from Crom 60 to 75 76 per cent of tho the total appropriation for Cor the year 1923 The problem of the road commission Is to agree on ona ona ona a program that will be equitable to all parts of tho the state and at the same time undertake ke the projects within the state that are aro the most Import Import- ant The road commission desires the ideas of the commissioners of ea each h county covering this matter and then work these out Into a defInite definite definite def def- program program for each years year's construction construction construction con con- with the thought of securing ing lag equitable distribution of oC the federal federal federal fed fed- eral funds on projects throughout the state Solicited With this thought In fn mind we would request the county commissioners commissioners commissioners commis commis- to submit a program within the tho counties for projects to b be under under- taken during the three year period with the understanding of course courso that no federal aid ld project can ho bo undertaken unless It comes within the 7 per cent highway system u of the state and submit this at as early early ear ear- ly lya a date dato as possible with the necessary necessary necessary sary Information as to the source of the finances for such construction It is the Intention of the road commission to adjust this program to conform to the wishes of the county commissioners who wherever rever possible possible possible pos pos- sible but the thought must not be overlooked that all projects desired by all counties can not be built and it is very apparent this problem can cannot cannot cannot not be worked out easily and have all counties satisfied as to projects undertaken within their counties and still keep within the federal appropriation appropriation appropriation for Utah We Wo ask that you cooperate with the road commission in this matter t so that the best results can be obtained obtained obtained ob ob- for Utah In Its road program for the next three years |