Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-06-06 | Page 13 | Road Program Changes Loom

ROAD PROGRAM CHANGES LOOM I Relief Funds Rules Gall Call for Revise Junking of Utah's carefully planned 1935 high loomed Thursay Thurs Thurs- day ay in the light of preliminary regu regu- lations of the federal bureau of pubic pub pub- lie ic roads governing expenditures of hi highway hway funds allotted the states under under un der the works relief bill The regulations relayed to K C C. Wright chief engineer of the state slate road oad commission by B. B J. J Finch of Ogden roads bureau engineer would virtually eliminate all paving oiling and graveling projects as well velI as asbridge asbridge asbridge bridge construction from the Utah program Mr Wright declared Projects will be measured on the basis asis of 1400 expenditure per year per man for labor materials and equipment and relief relIct labor only will vill willbe willbe be used Mr Wright was advised Since the present average wage is 70 cents per hour Mr Wright explained explained ex ex- ex- ex and laborers will be permit permit- ted ed to work hours per month of 1560 hours per year 1092 per man maner per er year would be expended for labor abor This would leave only out o of the 1400 for tor materials and equipment This would automatically eliminate eliminate eliminate nate paving oilin oiling bridge and some grading a and d graveling projects the chief engineer sa said d. d The second con coil that labor must be drawn from the he localities where heaviest relief loads oads exist wo would ld virtually confine contine all wo work k to Salt Lake Weber and Utah counties Detailed regul regulations are expected by the engineer within a few days and attempts a tempts will be made to obtain modification of the provisions