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Show ROADS OUTLAY LOOKS GOOD How the withdrawal of all unobligated un-obligated balance of tederal aid for highway construction. in I'tah. under a genera, order of the federal director of the budget ome weeks ago. i affecting highway high-way expenditures for ''tali, is howTi in the tact that disbursements disburse-ments for road purposes passing through the state auditor's office in May totaled the Ieat in any one recent month, except February. Febru-ary. The May total was J 277.S02.97. while that for February, a short month in the depth of winter, was $235,146 62. January disbursements dis-bursements for highway purposes, purpos-es, it is shown by the records of Auditor Julius C. Andersen, were $406,220.34; March. $361,612.79 April $366,355.32. In round numbers. $73,600 of the May expenditures were for maintenance of roads and $15.-000 $15.-000 for betterments of the federal feder-al aid system. Some $12,000 was spent for maintenance and repair equipment. Salt Lake county, where work has been in progress on the air- ! port road in two sections, receiv-. receiv-. ed $26,000 in construction ex-Ipenditures: ex-Ipenditures: I'tah. $20,000; Emery. Em-ery. $19,600: Grand. $16,000; Piute. $12.S00; San Juan. $11,-300; $11,-300; Washing! on. $10,700; Duchesne. $ 10,300; Sanpete. $9300; Kane. $7600; Cache. $7300. and all other counties amounts varying from nothing in Carbon. Daggett. Summit Wasatch Was-atch and Wayne, to totals of less than $7000. |