The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-26
SOLON RESOLUTION
URGES PASSAGE OF
FRAlER'S MEASURE
u. s.. Senator's Bill Provides for
$12,o0o,ooo for Road,
Bridge Building

A concurrent resolution memorial
lzing congress to pass United States
Senator Lynn J. Frazier's bill author
izing q $l2,000,000 appropriation for
construction Of roads and bridges In
North Dakota was introduced In the
state senate Wednesday by Senators
]. II. Burkhart, Ward, county, Dell
Patterson, Renvtlle, and e. G. Stucke,
Mclean.
The bill In congress proposes that
funds accumulated in the federal rec
lamation fund. for irrigation work In
North Dakota, be released to the
state.
The resolution reads:
Whereas, In 1902, congress passed
an act commonly known as the New
lands Irrigation and Reclamation act,
making certain appropriations out Of
the rational treasury and setting
aside certain lands within designated
states Of the union for the purpose
Of retaining and irrigating arid
lands within such designated states:
and:
Whereas. North Dakota was among
the states designated In the. said act
of congress, and:
Whereas, there has been no recla-
nation or irrigation project COM
menced or in operation In the state
Of North Dakota, up to the present
time, and:
Whereas, it Is very improbable
that the said funds 80 derived from
the said public lands win be used In
the state Of North Dakota for the
original purpose Of which designated,
and set aside. and:
Whereas, over q period OF years
there has accumulated In the said
reclamation fund In the national
treasury. belonging to the state Of
North Dakota, the sun Of $12,076,-
579.l3 derived from the sale Of public
lands and from tho proceeds from
oil leasing with the state Of North
Dakota, and;
whereas, there has been intro
duced In the list congress Of the
United States, Senate Bill 6142. q bill
authorizing an appropriation for con-
struction OF roads and bridges In the
state Of NORTH. Dakota and which
said senate bill provides that there Is
hereby authorized to be appropriated
the sum Of 81, 092, 06l.l1 representing
the sum as arising from the sale and
disposal Of public lands within the
state Of North Dakota and converted
into the special fund in the treasury,
known as the reclamation fund, but
not used for the benefit Of arid and
semi-arid lands within the limits OF
such state, for the construction,
under the supervision Of the secretary
of agriculture. Of public roads and
bridges within such state and;
whereas, we believe that the en-
actment Of the said senate VIII be OF
immeasurable value to the citizens q
the state Of North Dakota:
Therefore, be it resolved, that the
legislative assembly Of the. state Of
North Dakota, hereby respectfully pc
tition the congress Of the United
States Of America to pass senate blu
6142, introduced by Senator Frazier.
In order that the said fund therein
provided for may be Immediately
available to tho state Of North Da-
kota for the purposes In the said act
provided.
BE it further resolved. that the
secretary Of state Is hereby instructed
to prepare authenticated copies OF
this resolution and to forward acopy
thereof, to the president Of the
United States, the president OF the
United States senate. the speaker Of
the house of representatives and ia
each member OF congress and to each
senator from the state Of North la
k0fan