Show IN Uc Sc R AD PlAN I Amending ing tho federal roads act which authorizes special appropriations appropriations appropriations for the tho building of highways across government lands Congressman Congress Congress- man Dan B. B Colton CoHon has Introduced a measure in tho the house according to advice received by tho the state road commission The bill Is In accord with tho the recommendation of the Vest Western rn Association of Highway Officials mado made at the recent meeting meetIng meeting meet- meet Ing held In ins Denver which provided and favored the increase of the annual annual annual an an- nual appropriation for forest high high- ways The measure Colton introduced introduced introduced intro intro- provides There is hereby authorized to be e appropriated out of any money in inthe tho the treasury not otherwise approprIated appropriated appropriated for the construction by the tho bureau of public roads of the main roads through or 01 unreserved public lands nontaxable Indian lands or other federal reservations reservations reservations reser reser- Tho The sum of for forthe forthe forthe the fiscal year ending June 30 1929 the tho sum of for tho fiscal year ending June 30 1930 the tho sum I of for the fiscal year ending ending ending end end- ing June 30 1931 provided that the sums hereby authorized shall be allocated to the tho sta states es havI having g more than 5 per of their area in inlands inlands lands herein above ed to and said aid sums shall be apportioned among said states in the proportion proportion proportion tion that said lands in each of said states is to the total area of said lands In the states state eligible under the provisions provisions-of of the act Henry H H. H Blood chairman of the estate state road commission and president of the Western Vestern Association of State Highway Officials while not advised as to all details of the measure was of the opinion that the bill billin in do all probability was a new appropriation in that the regular appropriation for forest highways has has' been annually and that It might be bo used in the construction of roads on tho the Kaibab and Indian reservations reservations reser roser- in Washington county and andas was vas as to expedite the tho completion of roads through those res reserves In the event that the bill Is a special special special cial measure for a special l purpose it would be pf of great advantage to the Vest Western ern states as it would en enable enable enable en- en able the closing of gaps in several in-several several highways where at present no funds are available for construction Mr Blood is advised in a telegram telegram telegram tele tele- gram from Colton that he is endeavoring endeavoring endeavoring oring to secure a special appropriation tion for the road through the Kaibab Kaibab Kai Kat- bab Indian reserve He expects to receive a copy of the meas measures res within with with- in a few days |