The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-04-10
FEDERAL and State
AIDF0R BARNES co.

AID FOR BARNES CO.
Barnes county is to be given the op-
portunity to build it's principal roads
with Federal and State Aid.
1 Federal Aid
There is $55,725.50 of Federal Aid
available to Barnes county.
This $55, ,725.5O is a part of the
S4,223, 100000 which in round numbers,
is North Dakota's share of two hum
dred and seventy-fve million dollars
appropriated, seventy-five million in
1916 and two hundred million this
year, by the Congress of the United
States to aid the states in construct
ing state highways.
The secretary of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture has charge of the,
expenditure Of Federal Aid and under
his instructions and according to law
the following principal conditions gov
ern the obtaining of Federal Aid.
l. The Federal Aid is available for
,nly limited time. If state does
not use up it's share of Federal Aid
within the time limit then the amount
unexpended reverts to the general
fund.
2. The secretary allows the state
highway commission to apportion the
Federal Aid amoung the counties of
the state. The state commission may
keep each county's share available un-
Ill used up, subject to the preceding
paragraph, or, if the state commission
sees that any county cannot or will
not use it's share, then the state COM
mission may give that share to some
other county or counties. .
8. Federal Aid can be used to pay
not more than one-half the cost of
project and at least one-half must be
paid by the county or the state and
county. - .
4. The money must be spent upon
road or roads forming part of the
state highway system as approved by
the secretary.
The type Of construction, the nature
of the improvement, upon which Fed
that the resultant improvement can
be classified by the secretary as sub
stantial improvement.
6. Surveys, plans and specifica-
tions must be made by the state high
way commission and approved by the
secretary before any of the work is
started. The award of contract for
the work is subject to the approval of
the secretary. The work must be
supervised by the state highway COM
mission and is subject to federal in
spection. fr-5 go.
7. The state highway commission
must guarantee that the road will be
adequately ms(ntained after it is
built. ..
s State Aid
There is $4,000 of state aid that is
Or. will be available to Barnes 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
commission.
The conditions, imposed by law,
governing the use of the state aid
fund are
1. The state highway commission
must apportion the fund among the
counties according to the proportions
n which it is collected
2. 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
rs to constitute a substantial improve
lnent.
4. Surveys, plans and specifications
for the work must be made by the
state highway commission, the award
Of the contracts by the state highway
commission is subject to the approval
Of the county 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 1913 provided
(see sections 1945 and 1946) that each
county should levy from one-fourth to
four mills to be known as the special
:oad levy and the session laws of
1917 provide (see Chapter 131, section
1916 amended) that all or any part
IF the special road levy may be used
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
Federal aid apportioned to
Barnes county ....... Sill ,697.83
Federal aid set aside for
projects under way 5000. 55,972.33
Balance of federal aid
available ......... 55,725.50
Since some of the counties will
probably fail to use their total share
Of federal aid, the state highway COM
mission will receive application from
a county for federal aid in excess of
it's apportionment and will allow all,
pr as much as possible, of the above
application.
1t is suggested that Barnes county
apply for $280,OOO federal aid.
Statement of State Aid
State aid credited to Barnes