The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-15

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 That there loo, md is hereby approp. .lated, out of any money in the Unit. ed States not otherwise appropriated. !. for the construction and maintenance of military and post roada bridges and trails in the Territory of AlRssa. to be expended under the direction of the board of road commissioner described in section 29 of an act en- titled, "An net to provide for the con s,ruction and maintenance of roads the establishment and maintenance of schools, and tho caro and support Of
 Insane persons in thef District or Al- aska. and for other purposes" ap- proved January 27 1905, and to be expended conformable to the provia. ions of said act and the amendments thereof in this act contained. the sum Of S75O,00o Co remain available until the close Of the fiscal year ending June 80, 1916 provided chat the said board of road commissioners, out Of Che said appropriation shall construct a permanent bridge acroas Chena river, where tho present post and mil. itary road reaches the same, and con meeting the said road from the north end of Cushman street Foirbanks . Aiaslol with the said road on che ops posit bank, at Q cost not exceeding $25,0OO the said board shall constructI a permanent bridge across Shake riv CT. at Nome. Alaska, in place of that destroyed by storm. to connect the military and post roads at g cost not exceeding S25,OO0; that the said board E shall complete tho military and post road from Ruby Alaska, known as the Ruby-Long creek road, route SS, at a cost not exceeding S25,0OO said board shall complete the military and post road from Hope, Alaska, via Sun rise to its intersection with the Alas Ba Central railway. route 12. at Q cost not exceeding $25,000; said board shall construct military and post road from Skagway Alaska to the inc ternational boundary line along sur vey made by or under its authority m l9lf at cost not exceeding $25.- OO0 said board shall construct a per. mnent bridge across the tide flats and shallows of Gastineau channel 2 from Che most available point about opposite the mouth of Gold Creek Al-I aska, SO as to connect tbo Juneau- Eagle river military post road with the Douglas-Gastineau channel road route 70, at cost not to exceed $25, oOO; Provided further That an work in the actual construction, repair, and Of roads, bridges and trails done or performed under the provide of this net or any former 7ct to which this is amendatory or supplementary shall be done by com tract; the contracl for the work shall i, be let by the said board of road com to the lowest responsible 1idder. after due notice. under rules ! and regulations to loo prescribed by ,he Secretary of War; the board may reject any bid if they deem the same mreasonably high or if they find there Is a combination among the bidders; l n good and sufficient bond for the per ,ormance of Che contract shall be held To limit Che 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. .ofore done such work under such , said laws
 Sec. 2. That on and after July !. I l9I6 an moneys derived from and col- | ected for liquor licenses. occupation a pr trade licenses outside Of incorpor- ltod towns la the Territory Of Alaska shall be deposited in the treasury Of The Territory of Alaska to be wholly devoted to the purposes hereinafter stated in said Territory; One.half of said nind shall be devoted to the es- ablishment and maintenance of pub lc schools in said rerritoryi ten per 'entum of said fund, or so much there lf as may be necessary, shall be ex- pended for the relief Of persons in Alaska who are indigeut and incapac- tated through homage, old age, sick ness or accident: and that all the res Q due of said fund shall be devoted to he construction and maintenance of [ wagon roads. bridges and trails in .aid Territory, that the Territory of Alaska is hereby authorized to eXpend z he said funds for the uses desig lated herein by general laws passed " the Legislature and the said Ter itory is authorized to exercise legis- D ative control over the expenditure or ll license funds collected both with- u ? and without the Incorporated towns 2 said Territory; and in so far as he provisions of this act conflict 'ith the provisions of any prior act | Congress the prior act is hereby lodiiied or repealed. d
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