Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-03-21 | Page 16 | Utah May Get $8,000,000 Fund

UTAH MAY GET FUND Utah's Utah share of the works or relict fund awaiting congress congress' approval will wm be bc approximately 8 8 for for highway construction state road commission officials cst esti mated Thursday I If t the e bill passes as amended amende by Representative Hayden Utah can anticipate anticipate anticipate an an- for tor highway con eon construction in addition additon to the regular federal aid allotment and for grade crossing elimination elimina climina tion said Preston G G. Peterson vice vie chairman of the commission The Hayden am amendment earmarks of the proposed d works relief relief re reo lief fund for the regular federal highway highway highway high high- way grant to the states Utah's share shar of this fund would be he and this amount said sid Mr Peterson probably probe ably would require matching with state funds on a 72 per cent federal federa and 28 per cent state basis A house committee proposes that tha be set apart for additional additional addi addi- highway construction and for the elimination of ot grade crossings Indications are Mr Peterson Peterson Peterson Peter Peter- son said aid that these funds would be written into the bill bilI Its passage is expected this week probably on Sat The state stale road rond commission would au supervise rv c all grade cro crossing sing elimination elimina tion under the Hayden amendment according to Washington dispatches with the federal bureau of ot public roads cooperating The amendment also requires the predetermination by the president of wage wae scales for highway work in the various states stales Wages would be uniform uni form throughout each ach state but the I scale ale m might var vary between states Mates