The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-04-03
federal AND STATE
AID FOR WARD COUNTY
Ward County is to be Given the Op.
portunity to Build it's Principal
Reads with Federal and State
Aid.


Aid.
There is $149,582.42 of Federal Aid
available to Ward County.
This $l49, ,582.42 is a part of the $4,-
223 100000 which, in round numbers, is
North Dakota's share Of two hundred
tand seventy five million dollars appro-
ipriated, seventy-fve million in 1916
tand two hundred million this year, by
1.-THE Congress of the United States to
said the states in constructing state
highways.
y The secretary Of the U. S. depart
gment of agriculture has charge of the
hls instructions and according to law
Ethe following principal conditions gov
fern the obtaining of Federal Aid.
4 l. Federal Aid is available for only
ia limited time. If state does not use
3up it's share of Federal Aid within the
tlme limit then the amount uncxpended
reverts to the general fund.
I .. The Secretary allows the State
Highway Commission to apportion the
Federal Aid among the counties of the
Estate. The state commission may keep
each county's share available until
used up, subject to the preceding par
agraph, or, if the state commission
sees that any county cannot or will not
use it's share, then the state commits
\ sion may give that share to some other
county or counties.
/ 3. Federal Aid can be used to pay
Enot more than one-half the cost of a
project and at least one-half must be
paid by the county or the state and
county.
4. The money must be used upon a
road or roads forming part of the
State Highway System as approved
tby the secretary.
5. The type Of construction, the ma
Iture of the improvement, upon which
Federal aid is expended must be such
THAT the resultant improvement can
Iibe classified by the SECRETARY as sub
istantial improvement.
4 o. Surveys, plans and specifications
must be made by the State Highway
Commission and approved by the Sec.
setary before any of the work is start
Ned. The award of contract for work is
subject to the, approval of the Secre-
tary. The work must be supervised
by the State Highway Commission and
is subject to federal inspection.
I Z. The State Highway Commission
must guarantee that the road will be
adequately maintained after it is built.
State Aid.
There is $30,OO0.00 Of State Aid that
is or will be available to Ward county.
This is part of the state aid fund
which is derived from the automobile
license fees and is by law placed at the
disposal of the State Highway Com
mission.
The conditions, imposed by law
governing the use of the State Aid
fund, are:
:. The State Highway Commission
must apportion the fund among all
counties according to the proportions
In which it is collected.
z. The State Aid money is to be
used with at least an equal amount of
county money in building State High.
| ways within the county.
3. The construction accomplished
by the use of State Aid should be such
as TO constitute substantial i'm.
provement.
4. Surveys, plans and specifications
Tor the work must be made by the
State Highway Commission, the aware
Of the contracts by the State Highway
Commission is subject to the approva
of the ca--v board Of commissioners
and the work must be supervised By
the State Highway Commission.
The State Laws Provide Way for the
County to Secure Federal and
State Aid.
The Session Laws of 1918 provided
| (see sections 1916 and 1946) that eacl
county should levy from one-fourth tt
four mills to be known as the Specia
| Road Levy and the Session Laws Of
1917 provide (see Chapter 131, section
1916 as amended) that all or any par
Of the Special Road Levy may be uset
to cooperate with the State Highway
Commission.
These provisions are not in conflict
with any Of the laws of the 1919 ses
sion.
Statement Of Federal Aid.
County, $158, ,74184.
Federal Aid set aside for project:
under way, SO, ,159.42.
Balance of Federal Aid Available
i $149,5 AZ.
Since some Of the counties will prob
ably fail to use their total share o.
Federal Aid, the State Highway Com
nilsson will receive application from
. a county for federal aid in excess of it.
apportionment and will allow all, o
as much as possible, Of the above ap
plication.
4 1t is suggested that Ward count,
apply for $3OO,0OO.00 Federal Aid.
i. Statement of State Aid.
State Aid credited to Ward county
1917 and 1918, $1l,O35. 90.
/ State Aid set aside for projects un
der way, $3,6OO.OO.
i Balance of State Aid credits, 81,
Il 435. 5.96,
4 Anticipated State Aid credits 1915
!, 1920 and 1921, $22 ,564.O4.
:. Total of State Aid available to War
county, $3O,OOO.OO.
/ Suggested Program for Federal an
State Aid Construction.
It If the County undertakes an ex