The Seward gateway., 1916-10-06
Statement of co RICHARDSON Pres Alaska Road Commission
VALDEZ, Alaska, Sept. IS, 1916.


 fiscal year. and concerning the past estimates and expenditure @ order that the people of Alaska may kno" the ae "
 dated August @ % f lsl i written @ by soSo %e % @ sa ia a SS @ n f % bt mot t ] @ at bs natural procedure would be to again advantage extension of remarks etc.
 happened He appeared before the Military Committee or @ mats o of te Secretary of War s5odooO military post mi and there was no occasion having and use it somebody could and should have his aid in A E %as he couldn't resist the mon msrepn attack the Commissioners work for example he makes the statement @ @ summer" This absurd statement caused only merrment among tons and something about road building,
 during digging fesy the frozen gravel spoil foel @ % attack @ upon me unhndered in the City of Washington
 In the abgad statement of expenditures by the EGaa Oom'o given by the Delegate in ms hearing oeOfS Re PJ % i Also they Road Commission ezpend under particular statement for salaries and other purposes than they paid whatsoever except to persons working on e road or keeping tue
 repeat the prediction has been fulfilled He not only appeared be- Congressional 26h shows that when the Alaska road item o @ npar Tougho the Territory in the form of speech any speech There limit of what Mem Congress the floor of the House but there seems little restraint this extension of remarks business However some On the front page of the speech up straw of letter from Mr. Hay to Mr. kahn could procure matter fact nobody accused him of ] o% ne b % d no G tbronpout Alaska He purses other methods Ny less special and has always ignored the appropriations for On this front @ s sq e s'ss Sss sso, from Alaska nor any other
 Congressman % San @ pG @ am BP9PnI% ] oa % of ' o 3
 by any bill introduced by him. procure Secretary of War Richardson approve the amount asked for by This may be of Delegate Alaska he has made more contradcei by himself top of page g. says
 
 misson) received than Col Richardson estimated for ] me m5I %PpaOp @ F, % at % nJ there have been several increases the procured by the Delegate The Delegate nevertheless claims that he procured the appropriation Of oo oOO which that he G0ce the Secretary of War or frightened m the Roa@ % 6o 0S @ f be 9mpon of the Ruiyong Creek oad Failing in that he is merely trying now titled He doesn't know how happened and has but vague de' So the the subject % mast If & S % n 5G% m P@ 5 w9p@ ] fo% % osd work Alaska as though that were crime @ m the he Delegate @ ] cant ] g % T Secretary what good he and why does he claim to have The greater part so-caed speech taken up with quotations and references the law of estimates which have e bearing upon u and confuse people of Road proven correspondence given out last The % & % @ bye been approved by the Secretary of War and the dent and forwarded Treasury Department The the Board nave not t tb Sn eT which are pertinent from the letter of the Secretary and interim transmitting the supplemental estimate of
 s course known that the Board of Road Commissioners i mit estimates @ for road work in Alaska unless a and sufficient carry those duties properly indirectly conferred such authority
 practically accepted by Congress,
 
 ming year 907 for Military and Post Roads m Al ask suppemening the work under the Alaska Fund
 special report submitted November D. 1915 additional estimate of $500O0 towards comprehensive roads for the Territory This amount be-
 what should be carried on the Army Ap B and the Board having other channel through to oseekth appropriation, result obtained
 modified somewhat apparently and the Secretary further stated this same letter:
 the original law organizing the work under drec-
 O through
 the military committees estimated approved by the Secretary be the manifest Congress
 the work should follow that
 the the President of the Board on- Board be authorized submit at appropriate times
 of the Secretary of War and chargeae to
 civil under the War Department such estimates nees in judgment of the Board for prosecution and the work and furtherance thereof that ad
 estimate be submitted to enable the work be carried forward during the coming year"
 approved supplemental estimate or being approved by the President interested procuring in aiding to pro- cure Road might be pertinent argument he succeeded the Committee Territories his bill 4640 towering Legislature the establishing the Road memorial of the said Legislature which authority modify the laws relating +ba to