Show NUMBER 48 COMMITTEE S ON ROAD FUNDS Uintah la in Committee Reports Littie Lit Lit- U tie tic S Satisfaction front flom Put Pitt to Improve c Roal To receive the report of th the committee com- com which visited Salt Lake In the Interest of or basin roads the Uintah Uin- Uin tah fah basin hasi i committee met at at Roose noose I 1 vent velt Tuesday night I Tho Bennion and nna Chairman G. G V V. v y D BU Billings innings g s s. s i reported tl v BU Billings y D innings g s s. s i reported tl but t little Satisfaction on in the efforts they th put r fourth in the matter of ot primary importance to basin roads It appears that that the Duchesne count county commissioners rs full fully expect expect- expected t- t ed el s some same me help from the the state stat gasoline gaso gaso- line tax m money money ncy this year for the completion of ot the Du Antelope-Du- chesne str Stretch of F Federal deral laid hid highway high high- way A Retie lew weeks wee s ago ago t there ere ap- ap appeared ap eal d to be some Morley still available available avail avaU a able le I from that fund The The committee commit commit- tee however find in l no o money available available available avail avail- able but a deficit of some If It the tile budget t as outlined with outlined with the Uintah basin not eien even considered therein therein therein-is is carried out The wretched condition of or tho the road and nd bridges on the Strawberry for about five miles mUes above bove Duch Duchesne was another matter taken up Also the the- designation of or the Strawberry road Duchesne to Heber as a Federal Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral aid highway Engineer Fintch of the Federal aid board gave the committee littie little lit lit- U tie tle hope hope- that such s ch a course would be betaken betaken betaken taken by his bureau The forestry service has apportioned for work on this road this year and it Is hoped that further aid may be fourth coming from this source The main difficulty that the basin is up against is the stretch from Crom Duchesne Du chesne hes to Fruitland It appears that that the state road commission wont help the F Federal deral aid cannot and nd Jt it itris t ris I Is out of af the tho jurisdiction of ot 1 J f far far- jr- jr estry astry service i The Uintah basin committee f feels that this section has had shabby treatment from the state stale authorities That no cons consideration is given the th basin when money Is from state funds A numb numb-er of Instances s were cited where money mone was apportioned apportioned lionell for the tike building of roads paralleling PalI paralleling par Pal I railroads and scenic parks I and anel these seem to fare very ery well veIl inI in in- in I deed The Uintah Uintah basin its it's its it's very I life life- dependent upon its highways Is n not t even considered This mills is a condition that the Uintah basin c committee intends to lo correct This section is big and important enough to command command some consideration consideration tion n from the political interests or of orthe orthe the state and the they prop propose se to get it |