The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-04

important new project in the Will low Creek section. The federal al- lotment alone is not sufficient, however, to give adequate service to this project and territorial CO., operation is therefore justified.
 The federal program does not in clude the following territorial proj- ects to which territorial money was allotted last year: Palmer Matanuska River, Palmer Spring CT, Mcose-Palmer, Palnnsr-M a a. nuska, Edlund Road, Bogard Road, Fngssrum Road and Wasilla avia- ton field in the Wasilla section; the Spenard, Chester Creek. Oil- well and Eklutna Roads in the An- chorage section; the Kasilof Road and Chitina- Native School Road, aviation fields and Valdez Dyke. Under it's, reduced program the Alaska Road Commission will not be able to contribute funds to any of these projects except Valdez Dyke and therefore if they are not supported by the territory serious deterioration will probably result and no progress can be made orl any new construction. The terri torial allotments last year to this group of projects was $34,050.
 Fourth Division
 The total of allotments to fed eral projects is s343,900 as com- pared with $276,100 for last year. The increase is due to the neces- sity of adopting the Livengood project as replacement for the Tolovana tram (s40,000) and ur- gently necessary improvement of surfacing of the Steese Highway. The present allotment is to cover these projects, general mainten- ance of the Richardson Highway north of Rapids, the Steese High way and branches, Ruby y-Pcorman, Wiseman system, Ferry-Eya Creek, miscellaneous trails, Graehl Bridge overrun and a reconnaissance for the Alaska section of the Pacific Yukon Highway. These .allotments leave $8,000 federal funds for al- lotment to cooperative projects as compared with S3l,3 ,375 last year, The projects to which the cooper ative allotments for this year may be made include local roads in the Fairbanks system, Hot Springs roads, Circle Hot Springs, Yukon Kuskokwim portage, Iditarod and Ophir roads. The allotments ot territorial funds to cooperative projects last year was $l4,000, to territorial road projects s12,600 and ito aviation fields $11 400 making 1888 900 in all to the Fourth Di- vision. Several of the territorial and cooperative projects, such az Circle Hot Springs road, Yukon uskokwim portage, and Hot Springs Eureka road have been practically completed and will not require as great expenditures in future. The Fourth Divisions ter ritorial funds may therefore be di- verted to other worthy projects oi which the most important is be- lieved to be the Olnes-Livengcod Road. Should substantial territor- ial cooperation be given on this road, in addition to the S4o,ooo federal funds allotted to it foi 1881, the progress on the prof ect would be in much greater pro- portion than the amount of money contributed and would greatly ac- celerate the completion Of thc project and the development of the Livengood area which may. be ex- pected to follow this improvement
 Summary of Allotments
 Following is summary of the federal allotments by judicial divi- sions for 1881 as compared with 1880 and also the territorial allot- ments for 1880:
 ents Territorial Allotments
 For 1880
 Cooperative Territorial DrofaarC Prn1pntC Pr01RHIr