The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-06-30
TO GET
S944,7S6 FEDERAL
AID FOR ROADS
Ranks Twenty-first In APP
portionment For Next
Years Work.

Washington June 2l.-Kentucky has
been apportioned $944,7S6 Of Federal
aid funds for road construction dur
ing the fiscal year ending June 30
1923, out of the additional appropria-
lions of s190,O00,00O carried by the
Post-o office Appropriation BILL which
was signed by President Harding this
week. Announcement of the apportion-
ment of the funds available during the
next fiscal year was made public to-
day by the Bureau of Public Roads
and the Department of Agriculture.
Twenty other States had larger APP
portionments than Kentucky the tab
ulation shows, the largest being Tex
as, which will receive $3.50 1l5.
For the fiscal year beginning July
/, total of s50,000000 is authorized,
while s65.0000O0 and $4,000 900 re-
spectively, are authorized for each of
the two succeeding years. In addition
s6,5Oe.000 is authorized for forest roads
for each of the two fiscal years be-
ginning July /, 1923. and July l, 1924.
The funds are TO be administered by
Henry C. Wallace Secretary Of Agri-
culture, through the Bureau Of Public
Roads. The funds are apportioned "a
mong the States must be matched by
the States, the regulations now n ef-
feet governing the extension OF Fed
eral-aid to various projects.
Concerning the new road legislation
the Bureau of Public Roads today is
sued the following statement:
The new legislation reduces the
maximum participation on the part of
the Government from $4,000 to Sl6,-
$50 per mile for road constructed with
the appropriation for the next fiscal
year and $4,000 per mile thereafter.
Bridges over twenty feet in span may
be considered as special projects TO
which this limitation does not apply,
In States where more than 5sper cent
of the area is unappropriated public
land provision rs made for an increase
III the amount per milo. The &C: also
provides for the extension Of Federal
aid to the construction OF structures
required for the elimination of rail-
road grade crossings.
Surface Must Be Adequate.
Important provisions of previous
acts under which large funds have
been successfully administered are APP
plicable to the new funds. States must
maintain adequate highway depart
ments. Funds to match Federal aid
must be placed under the direct con-
troll Of the State Highway Department
The type Of surface constructed must
be adequate for the traffic anticipated,
with reasonable grades, curves and
other features. States must obligate
themselves to maintain all Federal-aid
roads constructed. and in case this Is
not done any Federal funds available
for new projects may be withheld I'M
til they are put into satisfactory con-
dition. All Federal-aid funds must be
spent on a connected system of roads
of not more than per cent
of the total mileage in each State and
divided into primary or interstate
roads and secondary or intercounty
roads.
Plans for the proposed system have
been received by the Bureau of Public
Roads from all but eight States and
the State systems are being co-ordi-
mated so that when Joined toga-ner
they will serve the best interests of
the country. In the meantime only
projects certain to be on the proposed
systems are being approved.
Uncertainty Is Removed.
1.-THE new appropriation comes at
time when several States are nearing
The limit of funds available. The au-
.horization of funds for three years in
advance will be of great benefit TO all
States in that it will permit them to
ay their plans for some time ahead.
Uncertainty as to future Federal aid
s removed and provision can be made
1t once for raising State funds 10
match 1t.
What the new funds will mean to
he country can be Judged by the use
hat has been made of the $3.50, 900. 900
previously appropriated. on May 81, !
1000 miles of road had been com
)leted, and, in addition. nearly 1880
niles were under construction. Fed
,ral-aid roads in all stages total near
y SS,700 miles, involving over $751;
100000 Of Federal aid To match this
und, the States have appropriated APP
'roximately $3S0,000,O00, making a to-
al of s667 100000.
"All types Of roads have been con-
,tructed with Federal aid to meet the
varying conditions in the United
States. The average cost per mile has
been s17120, and Federal aid has
to AZ per cent of the total
cost.
1T is estimated that the $3.50, 900, 900
lately authorized will result in the
of more than $4,000 miles,
which added to the $4,000 miles that is
to result from previous ap-