White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-26

The first issue OF volumn ] OF the
Nevada Highway News has made its
appearance. The publication il is
sued bi-weekiy by the state highway
department and will be mailed upon
request to anyone interested In Ne
yada's highways by addressing c. c.
Cottrell. state highway engineer, Car
son City, New.
Concerning che Phipps bill the
Highway News says:
&c. e. Cottrell, state highway n
giueer Of Nevada, arrived In Wash
iugton, d. c., April IL, and after
many conferences with senators and
representatives. directors of tho
American Automobile Association and
others highly interested in highway
matters, there was introduced In the
senate by Senator Phipps of Colo
RADIO the Phirps bill. senate No. 1912.
This bill was reported out favorably
by the senate comnnittee on poetof-
ices and post roads and passed the
senate by unanimous vote May Is.
Following the passage OF the bill
bv the senate. everything looked rosy
and since everything possible has
been done Mr.. cottrell returned to
Nevada May 23. No one had he
arrived. however. than We began TO
receive wires advising hat the roads
committee OF the house was inclined
To withhold action on the Phipps bill
pending action on the Dowell bill,
which contains the same provisions.
CONSERVATION reigncd. because We
knew final passage of the Dowell bill
could not be expected for many
months, therefore Mr.. Cottrefl imme-
IA
where he arrived the morning OF
June I. and we are now doing ev-
erything possible TO get the bin re-
ported out OF this committee nj nee
az we fell confident IL will pass the
house.
The graduated scale clause IL
contained In the Doweli house bill,
framed by the executive committee
OF the American Association OF State
Highway Oficials. az II IL also in
Guided In the Townsend bill. These
two bills. however. are Numerically
opposed TO each other. M contain
Ing the present government plan with
notifications and the other providing
n national highway commission.
There are bitter opponents 10 each
measure and We feel that there Is no
tudutf loi Auf faft pnSe1f' u
either of these bills. as they contain
large federal aid appropriations and
will mean hotly-contested fights In
congress. Therefore we are still on
WINGED that the Phipps bill IL the
proper thing, because II provides No
appropriations but merely amends the
existing law to provide immediate re.
lief to the ~public-land states on un.
expended federal aid funds previously
reported and allotted.
The enactment of the Phipps bill
into Law will NEAR wonderful things
to Nevada in the way of enlarged and
continuous state highway construc-
ton. and NE believe the same will
apply In manv of the other western
states
In this state over 90 per cent ~
its area IL still held by the federal
government. and applying the grad.
uated-scale idea W. find that on prof.
ects In this state under the Phipps
bill the governments share will ba
1880 n the states $3.50 of each
800 of construction expenditure. or
M a q of approximately II Ia ] In.
stead of the presen, 50-50. The bill
be- retroactive 10 all incompleted
projects. which means all hui four
OF the Nevada projects.
or Nexada's original allotments
OF federal aid. totaling s~3.527.000.