| Show A h to Request Share of Gov 0 Relief Fund ni nu decided at a conference in w tf Dems Dem's office Monday after- after that at Utah will make a request the Reconstruction Finance coror cor- cor for or an advance from the set up in the new feder- feder bill Ml for direct relief as soon as data can be compiled Many In m iron and other souther counties have been tentatively f for the consideration of the ment council in determining reds of the state in connection the lie federal relief ns m revealed that complete data Jet deeds of the state is bause banse the direct relief fund is Portioned aPPortioned a according to need On d ioa basis Utah would be tied heed to about but on basis this thU states state's Share will upon the showing Shoving made of 01 the pr projects by the theof of iron county for l t relief were highway went lent Projects hs js revealed that thre Is a as the whether hether the state Mate he able to utilize Its us share of the set et up for 80 lion Ion emergency highway Utah's share of the b bO fund Provided for or federal ed l con n would be belice bethe tel the lice fey This money d of the measure sure Is to tota by the state in ta federal matching the aid d allotments and can h ah bas baa only 1 on oa new Projects an matched and already cony con con- of her y r federal aid money except about On ar date matching ratio this state In e USe of about of the fe in matching hta this thu ot of fe-eral fe eral at the aid d money The hope eth government Will win die In do as It Ite the e past with emergency 4 In sad ancs this thi change the ration to tott tt case case the state could rould of this thu thuIn particular er CJ fund tl bill bitt also provides that r hued d on oa pare page 4 UTAH TO REQUEST SHARE OF GOVERNMENT MENT RELIEF FUND Continued form page 1 he money can caa be used only on projects projects proJects pro pro- for which a minimum wage for skilled and unskilled labor is There is a serious question as to whether Utah's laws will permit permit permit per per- mit fixing of wages on this type of work If they do not a special session of the legislature would be necessary to permit this states state's participation in the highway moo morey marey ey The question has haa been referred to the attorney general general general gen gen- eral for an opinion Southern Utah should receive a greater benefit from the funds lunda appropriated ap ap- for national forest highways highways high high- ways national park part highway improvements improvements improve improve- ments and money to be spent by bythe bythe bythe the forest service for roads road bridges and other improvements Utah's share of the provided provided provided pro pro- vided for national forest highways willbe will win willbe be about on a basis of past ap ap- The question of the states state's ability to participate in the use of this money does not arise as it itIs itis itis is expended by the U U. U S. S bureau of roads The state highway commission merely assists in allotting the funds to specific projects The bill provides also for to be spent by the forest service on forest roads bridges a and d other improvements improvements improvements im im- for national park highway improvements and 1 for Indian reservation roads This money is all allotted and handled by federal agencies and as yet It has not been determined what Utah's share will be There Is still anOther item of 2 for roads through public do do- main maln This is federal aid but does not require matching g. g Uta Utah's 8 share will be about |
