| Show funds assured I 1 for completion of WAR U US S no nn 40 utah and colorado congress men at washington reach an agreement with blood for an appropriation to complete road to 0 jensen w word 0 rd comes flom washington D 0 t that hat an agreement has been reach cd ed with congressman don B colton of utah utan congressman taylor of colorado and state road commissioner henry H blood of utah for an appropriation atlon of funds under the col ton oddle bill sufficient to complete that part of the victory highway from jensen to craig colo comma giona blood Is going to remain in was ington until something definite Is done and it is not impossible be fore the holiday adjournment that he vill have been the salt bate tribune has an article based en on special information received from washington bearing on the situation it is as follows investigating the possibility of obtaining appropriation made under the colton oddle public domain highway act to buld the link in united states route no 40 between betwee il salt lake and denver congressman don B colton and henry 11 blood chairman of the je sute te road commission have conferring lon ferrin with representative taylor of colorado congressman colton and mr blood want an allotment of funds ample to build the mile of road between vernil utah and craig colo according to a ds patch to the tribune tuesday from washington D C thirty three miles of the road would be in utah at least IS 18 miles of the utah end I 1 t to be included inc ludd in a federal aid project pending tor for adoption leaving only IS 18 miles in utah to be financed under the colton od die act nothing definite can be done about this work 1 I mover until 1 the Is made later this sesmon the utah men have been advised that tho the bure bureau tu of public reals fa vors amplification of the act to make clear on what ahat basis fund funds shall lin a expended en on roads that traverse 1 Ir averse both i the public domain aid and private holdings as does oute aute no 40 As the law I 1 strictly interpreted colton oddle oddie funds could not be used on those stretches over oer private lands and several gaps might be left in the highway lilg hway if the law should be followed to the letter director T 11 macdonald of 0 the bure durei 1 of public roads has suggested an amendment to tha the colton oddle act ad provI ung that the may bear the full cost of construction not only over public lands but across townships in which SO 50 per cent or more of the land Is in m government such an amendment would clear toe tile way say tor for carrying carryl nn through the proposed development ot of route no 40 when the vernal craig link Is completed it will ill open up to general trav tray el d a new nea and important transcontinental route that today Is virtu virtual alil blocked from salt lake to venal and from denver derner to craig the route is said to need no further improve ament now marcus hartman 19 years old of wabash ind charged with violation of the laws was sentenced to attend sunday school regularly tor for rix six months A flock cf of swallows invaded the home of avan quinn at glenfield N Y V by vay tay of the chimney after the i allows the house 80 more birds were found suffocated in the chimney and furnace flues which were completely clogged |
