The Alaska daily empire., 1923-04-23
FUNDS AVAILABLE STEESE s TATES F 0 R ACTIVITIES
Gives rIans Underway for Present Work of Alaska
 Road Commission.

for the activities which are handled from the head office of the Alaska Road Commission at Juneau, it was announced today by Col. James G Steese, President of the Commission The funds are from: the War De partment appropriation, amounting to $650,000 for roads and trails; author. ity to incur obligations amounting to an additional $4S7.500 for the same purpose will begin March 1, 1923 which becomes available in time to handle part of next winters work The proportion of the Alaska fund is estimated at about $125 000. Dur ing the past yoar cooperative agree ments with the Territory and other funds expended under the supervision of the Commission amounted to about $160,000. The amount to be available from this source, if avail able for the current year, will not be known until the appropriation pro yided by the Legislature now in ses sion; contributed funds from other sources amount to about $2,500 per year.
 For rivers and harbors we will have $50,000 for the Wrangell break water, about $1S,000 for the mainten ance of the Nome harbor, about $5 ,000 for miscellaneous examinations and surveys, about $7,500 for mis eellaneous investigations, inspections public hearings. fish traps, and $60( for survey design of the proposed Juneau dock" said Colonel Steese
 We also have a small appropria ton for the Sitka National Monu ment, allotted by the National Park Service
 Expenditure
 Tentative allotments have beer drawn up for the expenditure of the above funds and final approval will be given as soon as cooperative agreements with other services are completed, Colonel Steese declared Meanwhile, all districts have beer notified of the proposed program ant sufficient funds have been definitel, allotted to carry on the work unti June 30 In addition, all supplies have been ordered and are being shipped in for the full season.
 All rivers and harbors work is su peryised from the Juneau office, witt temporary sub-offices at Nome, un der an inspector directly in charge of the Nome harbor. A similar SUD office will be established at Wran gell when that work begins. Specia specifications arc being prepared fol the Wrangell brcakwater and worl will be advanced as soon as 'tht money is released from Washington Steese said
 It is hoped to let this work by con tract as it will be an ideal job fol the small contractor or small groul of men associated Together, Colone Steese said.
 "All road work in Southeastern l Alaska, as we'll as in Eagle, Forty mile and Bethel or the lower kus kokwim district. will be handled the Juneau headquarters, said Col onel Steese. The work of Valdez Chitina. Fairbanks. Anchorage ant Nome districts will be handled b. superintendents located at thos' places, as heretofore. On account 0 the increased work in the Mt. Nc Kinley Park district, a sub distrlc will be operated from Nenana. unde the Fairbanks office.
 Continue Rehabilitation "Thc work of rehabilitation Of th' Chandelar and Koyukuk sections. be gan last year, will be continues throughout this season, as a sut district. by a general foreman. Ae counts will be settled at the Fail banks office"
 Colonel Stecse said Superintendent Lukins, of Anchorage, has left 10 the upper Kuskokwim, where he WI have charge of opoytions as ia south as Iditarod aYd Georgetown with headquarters at Tacotna. Afte getting this work fyell under way he will be relicve& by an assistan and will then haHe charge of tn -Kuskokwim Ssurvey, under tn rivers and harborB office. He wil