The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-25
S1,250,000 TO
Be SPENT FOR
ALASKA ROADS
Col. Stecse Announces Plans
for Season S Work Re-
suits Of Conference.


funds will be authorized To cove,
The projects of the Alaska Road Com
mission, including cooperative pro
jects with the Territory. This is
the result of the recent conference
of the Alaska Road Commission SD
perintendents with Col James G.
Steesc, head of the Commission end
ed here Tuesday.
7. H. HGddleston of Valdez. K. J.
Sterling of Fairbanks. r. J. Shepard
of Chitina. Nj. G. EdmonGs Of An
chorage all sailed on the Yukon for
their respective stations John c.
Coates, travelling Mechanical Engi.
neer, in charge of motorized equip.
ment for the four divisions Of the
Loop District. left Wednesday on
the Northwestern for Seattle to cont-
plete purchase OF tractors. trucks,
graders. shoYels, and other equip
ment and to expedite shipment of
the same.
Additional Work
After the adjournment of the Legis.
lature, cooperative agreements with
the Territory may possibly provide
for additional work to include manv
local project for which the Territory
assumes direct responsibility, accord,
ing to Col. Steese. Only sufficient
allotments have been made at this
time to cover purchases and early
spring work for which the Alaska
Road Commission assume full res
possibility under last years aFrce-
ment which holds until a new agroe-
ment can be negotiated
First Division Plans
Work in the First Division Of the
Territory is handled directly by the
Juneau headquarters of the Commits
are on IA cooperative basis with the
Territory, firal program cannot be
determined until after the adjourn
ment of the current Legislature
when cooperative agreements with
the Territorial Board may be work
ed out in the light of action to- be
taken by the Legislature There are
- miles of roads and miles OF
trails in the First Division, outside
Of the National Forests
Second Division Work
Work in the Second Division for
the coming year will be under the
direct supervision of Ross J. Kinney
as last year. Mr.. f. +. Bauer ASS.
Supt. and Disbnrsing Clerk, will be
in local charge of operations IN
Nome, including the local roads.
the Nome Shelton Tram. and the
improvement of Nome IIarb0r under
the River e Harbor Division All
road and trail projects in the Second
Division are on a Cooperative basis
with the Territory 80 that final
program cannot be determined until
after the adjournment of the current
Legislature when cooperative agree.
ments with the Territorial Board
may be worked out I'm the Second
Division, there are 193R miles of
roads, 81 miles of tramway, 27 miles
of sled roads, and 3,179 miles of
trails forming connected system
extending from the Yukon Delta to
Point Barrow
Work in Third Division
Alaska Road Commission projects
in the Third Division are divided
among the superintendents at An
chOrage. Valdez, and Chitina. Mr.
Anton Eide of Seward is Chairman
and Secretary Of the Divisional Road
Commission of the Third Division
His activities await the action ol
the current legislature and the Ter
! ritorial Board. Cooperative project.
Edmunds of Anchorage likewise
in the Third Division under NJ {
await action by the Territorial Board
Mt. Mckinley Park Plans
| Meanwhile, Mr. Edmunds will la,
out his program OF work upon purel,
, federal projects which includes tn,
Mt Mckinley National Park roat
as his primary project this season
% miles Of road were opened III
last year. extending from McKinle,
Park station on The Alaska Railroa,
to Sanctuary River. where 10,
cabin camp has been located. Will
| the $4,000 allotted to this projec
by the National Park Service TO
this season, the road will be ex