The Nenana news., 1923-02-08
FOREST SERVICE TO SPEND
 LARGE SUM ON ROAD WORK


 S600,00O are contemplated during the present year by the Bureau of Public Roads in the First and Third Divisions in carrying out the pro gram approved last year by the De- partment of Agriculture and the tentative 1923 program just trans mitted to the Department for ap- proval and authorization of funds. The latter calls for an allotment of S310,O00 new money in addition to that authorized during the past year This amount covers all of the unob- ligated balances of the Forest Ser vice in current road funds from all sources up to July 1, this year
 The current program as announc- ed by Mir. Merritt, is divided into two parts, the unfinished portion of the original 1922 program and the new work recommended for appro- val for 1923. In the first is the Tee Harbor-Eagle River section of Glacier Highway which was approv- ed last year by the Department and funds authorized. On this work ap- proximately s120,000 will be avail able. In addition there will be other expenditures on the same route. in- cluding s40,000 to be expended in completing the Auk-Bay-Tee Harbor section, under contract let last Spring, and s20,00O for beginning reconstruction of the Juneau-Men- denhall Glacier section. This means that work will be in progress over the entire road from Juneau to Ea- gle River Valley.
 Other incomplete projects which will be renewed this year are: The Wrangell cannery road; continuation of surfacing on the Petersburg-Scow Bay project; completion of the Wards Coco section of Tongass High way to Packer school house; com pletion of the Cordova-Eyak Lake road around 10 the head of the lake, l where the Territorial fish hatchery is located; completion on all unfin- ished projects are estimated at ap- proximately s285,000.
 One of the largest single projects from a standpoint of expenditure, recommended on the tentative pro- gram is s65,000 for work on the road between Sitka and the Sawmill Creek power house. It is proposed to construct four and one-half miles of new road there. For work on the Saxman section of Tongass High { way, where two miles are to be con- this year, s40,000 is recom- mended. For beginning reconstruction of Glacier Highway between Juneau. and Mendenhall Glacier s20.000 is asked. An additional s10,00O for further river protection on the Sal mon River road at Hyder is also in- eluded.
 New projects in the Third Divi- sion carried in the tentative pro gram are: A road from Hope up Palmer Creek a distance of 121a miles 10 the Hershey mine 5000; seven and one-half miles of road from Girdwood mine, $6O,o00; re on the Moose Pass ,oute from Mile 29 to Sunrise, s20,- poo. Maintenance on all Forest Ser -ice or B. P R. roads, is included II S3O,000.
 "All of the new projects are con- 1 idered worthy ones and have been l recommended by District Forester ] Charles H. Flory to the Department l or immediate construction, said , dr. Merritt. It is expected that the { program will be approved T " the Department substantially as | was transmitted. Virtually all of i he work, 1t is believed, will De let | ut to contractors and bids will be 1 alled for as soon as the approval f the Secretary of Agriculture has ( ,een secured. .."..- '