Show HIGHWAY A Y BOARD P CHANGES LOOM LOOMIN 1 IN SOME STATES ST A TES 1 1 Reorganizations May Be Necessary Necessary Necessary essary to Share in Federal Funds I i Br By errs Pren i WASHINGTON July 21 S 21 21 Several s states slates s may have to reorganize highway highway highway high high- way departments before the they get any I of the road fund set aside In the public works program program pro pro- gram i This warning came today from Thomas H H. MacDonald chief chiet of the bureau of public roads who s s 1 directly direct direct- R I ly responsible for tor administration of ID the road funds I In some cases he said s there had been a diversion o of revenue from rom its ils intended purposes Already Kentucky has received notice no notice notice no- no tice that there must be a realignment realignment realignment realign realign- ment in its highway administration and MacDonald said similar word may soon go co to other states I The road chief said he did not yet et I know which states would be required to make changes because he had not I received reports from all and the de decision decision decision de- de would depend upon conditions I in each cach All were notified however when they were allotted their shares of the that tha l No specific allotments will be mado available a hereunder until and after the state highway departments concerned have satisfied the secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary of a agriculture and the administrator adminis adminis- that they have adequate powers powers pow pow- ers and arc are suitably equipped and I organized with a proper sy system tem of or accounts and audits to dischar discharge e heir their duties as required by the federal highway act MacDonald 1 said the provisions of oC I the federal aid old highway act ad had been been reemphasized by inclusion in inthe the public pub pub- lie lic works law Many highway departments de departments de- de Ib may have been operating 11 satisfactorily in m the past he said but but have adopted new policies which must be abandoned Officials of the roads bureau said P Georgias Georgia's allotment was being withheld withheld withheld with with- held because of the controversy be between between between be- be tween Governor Talmadge of that that 1 state and the highway department and that such would not be advanced I until there was a decision as to who is the highway department |