Show NO TOLL TO BE CHARGED FOR PASSING THROUGH TUNNEL tho the state abato road commission an this week that a decision hns has leen been reached by tile the legal department ot of the bureau of public roads that tho the charge made by tile tho national riat ional park service for the use of highways in tho the parks parka lg is not a oil charge within tire tho meaning of oc tile the federal highway act the dlin deo lalon settles tile tho issue at zion Nat national faai park in connection with tile the mt cannot cannel tunnel highway till this removes one obstacle to tile the dedication by tile the state and federal government of about three miles ot of tho ilie mt aft carmel highway wl within thin tile area added to tile the national parac after alio highway had boon been constructed ted with state and federal aid one of the requirements of tile the federal highway act la is that no toll shall be charged for the use or of a hichwa y built with federal aid whon when tho the pa park rk service took over the bowly acquired addition to the park the state asked for a 0 ruling on tile the question of whether the charge made by the park par k service on all motor vehicles using 9 the highway was waa in violation of the federal highway act now that the ruling has been mado made H y M A director of the paric service will be asked by the commis slon what form of transfer of 0 authority he dc alres to take over the maintenance of the roadway cen corned which has not yet boon been brought to tile oll oil gravel mulch standard stan daid of 0 the remainder of the zion mt carmel highway tho the state stata commission also suggests sug gosta that tho the economic purposes of the zion mt carmel cannel highway jilg Pig hway as an all year highway between kano kane county and this section of the state will bo be served it if the park servie service by adain admin stra tive action will arrange for the tha free reo uso use ot of this highway for those who do not use other parts ot of tho the high way system in that paulk iron alron co record |