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Show U. S. RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION First. Wherever street or road construction con-struction and other public improvements improve-ments are contemplated by the authorities auth-orities In any state, county, district or municipality, for which a portion of the cost in an amount exceeding five hundred dollars ($.'00.oi) Is to be charged against any railroad under un-der Federal control, the authorities are requested to take the matter up with the Federal management of the road directly interested and secure the coiicirreiiee ;f the Railroad Ad-ministration Ad-ministration it) advance. K" oi'.d. In tii1' etit this is tint' done, the Director General will reserve re-serve the right to decide whether or not he will participate In the payment. pay-ment. Third. It Is not the attitude of the Director General to oppose construction construc-tion of this character which is meritorious meri-torious and essential. The Director General feels, however, that In the present stress as to the essential labor la-bor and material supply all work of this kind which can be postponed without Injury should not be undertaken, under-taken, aiel the railroad should nut be expected to partieipa'" In the pav-iient pav-iient unless the expenditure is in-dis in-dis iM Ti'-able. W. G. Me IMK), Director General of T'af'-o ' -: |