Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-02

mission, on or before October 1st in
each year. shall make the appor-
tionment provided In section nine OF
this act and shall certify the same
forthwith To each state and terri
tory in which national roads have
been designated and approved. Each
state or territory shall. on or before
December 30th. make statement, In
writing to the national road commis-
sion OF the amount OF money such
state or territory will expend on ma
tionnl roads during the next fiscal
year, and the part or parts OF national
roads to be constructed, and the class
or kind of material to be used, and
manner OF construction. and such
further Information as the commits
sion may require, which statement
shall be approved by the commits
sion on or before the first day of
March of the following year. If any
state OF territory shall not elect to
expend on national roads the amount
equal to that which has been np-
portloned to 1t from the national road
fund for that fiscal year. said state
or territory shall, nevertheless, be
entitled to receive from said fund TO
be expended in national road con-
struction, an amount equal TO what il
shall expend on such roads as certified
by IL to the commission. Any balances
of the national road fund as appro-
priatcd herein and unexpcnded by the
end of the fiscal year shall be carried
over and added TO the appropriation
OF the following year. and shall be
distributed to the several states and
territories as provided herein: Provid-
cd further. that the state or territory
in which any national road has been
constructed shall maintain and keep
the same in good repair at its own
cost and expense.
Sec IL That all contracts and
supervision OF work of construction
of national roads growing out OF such
cooperation shall be under tho dlrec-
ton of the state OF territory, which
construction shall in all cases be in
conformity with the rules and regula-
| tions of the national road commission
| as to longitudinal and cross-section
| profile and the notices of agreement
| by the state or territory as provided
| in section ten of this act: Provided,
| that all payments shall be made to
, each state and territory under such
| rules and regulations as the national
| road commission may prescribe as
construction work progresses,
Sec. IL. That upon the request of
| the national road commission the sec
| retary of war may detail from tho
corps Of engineers any officer OF officers
| to aid In its work. who shall serve
without additional compensation; also
| to use any soldiers of the regular army
| In construction work under additional
compensation in the discretion of tho
secretary OF war and under the rules
and regulations prescribed by such Sec
rotary.
Sec 13. That the office of public
roads of the department OF agriculture
and all that pertains to the same be,
and the same is hereby, transferred
to be under the direction of the na-
tional road commission. That all duties
performed and all power and authority
possessed or exercised over such de-
partment or bureau and all authority
of law is vested in and conferred upon
the national road commission.
Sec. IA. That 100000 or so much
thereof as may be necessary. is hereby
appropriated from any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated to
pay the expense OF said commission for
the fiscal year ending June 81, 1911. to
be paid in the manner as provided by
law.