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Show ou COLTON OPPOSING DUNN ROAD BILL Utah senators are working against, the Dunn bill which will reduce the present road appropriations of the government mon than 4" per .. nt,l today said Secretary Jesse S. Richards I of the Ogden chamber of commerce. Under the Dunn bill tin- government i will not be allowed to appropriate' more than $10,000 lor mile. In Utah hard surfaced roads cost about $30,000 per mile for construction the government at this tlim paying 7-1 pi , . . nt of this amount which Is $L'2,-000 $L'2,-000 per mile i ion B. Colton, Utah representative at Washington in a communication to Secretary Rlohards on the matter' says in part: "I am in receipt of your letter of May third relative to the Dunn bill which recently passed the House of Representatives. "I regret that the matter came be- fore the house In such a way that it was impossible to offer any amend-' menta The Rules Committee moved to suspend the rules and It passed the' house In such a way that amendments' could not be offered on the floor. 1 did, however, vote against the measure and am doing everything in my power to prevent Its becoming a law. I have no doubt but that you have taken this matter up with our senators, and I look to see the ten thousand dollar! limitation taken out of the bill before It becomes a law While i think perhaps the cost of! the road building has boon excessive.' and ibis bill might have a tendency toi reduce it, yet I am sure it will work Kreit hardship upon our state, and hope it will not become a law." Governor Charles Mabcy of Utah and other western executive'-, have also protested against the Dunn bill. |