Douglas Island news., 1915-01-13
The Gastineau Bridge

A DlLl4-Ao IlDflAo ADt l"t hASA construction and maintenance of mili. tary and post roads, bridges and trails in Alaska, and for other purposes.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assem
 bled, That there be, and is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the United States Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the construction and maintenance of military and post roads, bridges and trails in the Territory of Alaska, to be expended under the dir ection of the board of road commis
 sioners described in section % of an act entitled, "An Act 10 provide for the construction and maintenance of roads, the establishment and mainten
 ance of schools, and the care and support of insane persons in the Dis. trict of Alaska, and for other purposes" approved January 27, 1905, and to be expended couformable to the provisions of aid act and the amendments thereof in this act contained, the sum of $780, GOO, to remain available until the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, l9l6
 Provided, that the said board of road commissioners, out of tbe said appro
 priation, shall construct a permanent bridge across the Cinema River where the present military and post road reaches the same, and connecting the said road from the north end of Cush- man street, Fairbanks, Alaska, with the said road on the opposite bank, at cost not exceeding S25000, the said board shall construct a permanent bridge across the Snake river at Nome, Alaska, in place of that destroyed by storm, to connect the military and post roads. at cost not exceeding S25,00O; that the said board shall complete the military and post road from Ruby, Alaska, known as the Ruby-Long creek road, route 38, at cost not exceeding S25,OO0; said board shall complete the military and post road from Hope, Alaska, via Sunrise Co its intersection with the Alaska Central Railway, route l2, at a cost not exceeding S25,OOO; said board shall construct a military and post road from Skagway, Alaska, to the international boundary line along the survey made by or under its authority in 1914, at a cost not exceeding S25,000; said board shall construct permanent bridge across the tide flats and shadows of Gastineau channel from the most available point about opposite the mouth of Gold creek at Juneau, Alaska, so as to connect the eJuueau.Eagle river military and post road with the Doug las Gasiineau channel road, route 40, at a cost not to exceed S25,OOO;Provided further, That all work in the actual construction, repair, and maintenance of roads, bridges and trails done or performed under the provisions of this act, or any former act Co which this IS amendatory or supplemental, shall be done by contract; the contract for the work shall beIet by the said board of road commissioners to the lowest re sponsi5le bidder, after due notice, under rules and regulations Co be pre- scnbed by the Secretary of War; the board may reject any bid if they deem the same uureasouatly high or if they find there is combination among the bidders; a good and sufficient bond for the performance of the contract shall be required; And provided further, That nothing herein shall be held 10 limit the board in surveying and engineering work necessary to locate, construct and maintain roads, trails and bridges constructed under this and former acts as fully as they have here. tofore done such work under said laws.
 Sec. 2. That on and after July l, 1916. all moneys derived from and col lected for liquor licenses, occupation or trade licenses outeide of incorporated towns in the Territory of Alaska shall be deposited in the treasury of the Territory of Alaska, to be wholly de- voted to the purposes hereinafter stated in said Territory: Oue-half of said fund shall be devoted to the estab lishment and maintenance of public schools in said Territory; ten per centum of said fund, or so much there -nf as mau be nacasearU. shall ba eX-