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Show lT-VH GAINS $322,000 I BY COLTON ROAD BILL Utah will get approximately $322,000 Wditional money annually for roads a bill introduced by Congressman h B. Colton is enacted, according to 8- S. Kerr, chief engineer of the state rcad commission. This bill provides for the appropriation of $3,500,000 an-nually an-nually for road work in tne eleven land grant states of the .west. As Dtah now derives $850,000 annually trci-i the appropriation of $75,000,000 Dde by congress for federal aid high-a5's, high-a5's, the additional $322,000 would . ring tQtal to $1 172,000 yearly, r This may be matched by the state and f 'ocal authorities. The money under U"'e Colton bill may be used also in the chstruction of roads on reserves and tic-ns where the sparse population 'uld make the matchings of federal Unds almost impossible, it was an-"ounced. |