Show I STATE IS S FREE FREETO FREETo TO BUiLD ROADS U. U S. S Cancels Rule Requiring ing r I Federal cc ral Approval of Highway I Projects of highway highway high high- Applications for or approval al Wa way v projects need no longer b be made to tn tho the united highways council of or l Washington ashington according lo to a telegram received yesterday by tho state road commission The tole telegram r m rends reads 5 The united hi highways council announces announces an announces an- an no further applications Ol need be made to It for approval of oC hl highway projects anti and that previous ious disc disapprovals ar arf ate re ol revoked ell and pen pending ln applications action Procedure r require no further In ht obtaining materials should follow normal practices Removal nl of or tion does s not affect rr ct hl highway bond hand handi i issues which are by hy law under control of oC the capital issues committee State highway departments will not ho bo asked to submit programs for next years year's work worle This means that the state Is at liberty liberty lib lib- frt erty to proceed with all 11 contemplated state road construction and Improvements improvements Improve improve- ments provided bonds aro are not sold to cover cr tho the cost said Ira R R. Browning secretary of the state stat A road ro commis commis- sion Wo We 0 were formerly required to submit to the tho united hl highways h a R council a statement for each piece of ot world work that was contemplated The Tho change however howe r really does docs not nol help us UR much on projects o of Im Im- Im It Jt only onh allows us to maintain main maln- tain tamn roads already constructed In almost al almost al- al most or c every evory Instance whore where construction construction construction tion work Is contemplated tho the sale of or bonds Is Involved ol and of ot course wo we must refer refer that to the thc capital Issues committee The Tho fourth annual meeting of the American association of or state hl highway officials will be held In Chicago December Do- Do comber cember 0 9 Mr Browning a ber of the executive o committee Is I scheduled to read a n. paper on construction construction tion In InS 1918 compared with recent years |