Seward daily gateway., 1931-11-20
CANDIDATES AND ROADS

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 vo, was 75 per cent of the money the Territory derived from it's share of receipts from sales of timber III forest reserves.
 In 1917 there was road appropriation other than that provided in the road law of l915
 In 1919 there was an agitation for the extension of the Federal Highway Act Alaska It was thought that if the Territory could get Congress to extend this act to Alaska large of money might be derived from that source Accordingly Territorial Road Commission was provided with adequate machinery to function with the Fed government under the provisions of the Highway Act An appropriation of OO0 was made It was fur- ther provided that the Territorial Road Board might make agreements with the Alaska Road Commission other governmental agencies.
 From and including 1919 up to 1881 total of S2 195 GOO has been appropriated by the Legislature In addi tion to this sum- the Alaska Road Commission has re- ceved from the Territory through the medium of the Alaska Fund, S3,5660OO
 All of the foregoing information is taken from the records and is substantially correct.
 The Federal Highway Act has never been extended to Alaska.
 The cooperative agreement made with the Alaska Road Commission made with the understanding that the Federal road guiding agencies with their machinery and personnel already established could the Terri tory lot of money in overhead in those projects jointly undertaken
 The result is far from satisfactory The Alaska Road Commission school for Army engineers The officers in charge stay but few years in Alaska before being transferred About the time they begin to learn thing about the needs of the Territory some new official arrives with much to learn before he becomes of any val ne. Sometimes they learn At the same time, hasten to add the Commission has served its purpose we'll
 The money the Territory has appropriated directly as we'll that derived from Territorial taxes through the Alaska Fund pays tribute of 30 per or more head before any of it is used in building roads
 The Alaska Road Commission generally disregards the wishes of the Alaska Legislature as to the need of roads in particular localities paying attention to it's quests evidenced by the Matanuska Highway Seldova Bridge, Seward-Kenai Highway and many other acts
 There is another primary election due in April next Every candidate for the Legislature should be asked the following questions:
 l. Will you support memorial asking Con-
 gress to amend the Act of May 4 1906, to the end
 that the proceeds of the Alaska Fund shall be
 collected through the officers of the Territory
 and by them paid into the general fund to be used
 in the same manner other Territorial funds?
 2. Will you vote for the repeal of that provi-
 sion of Chapter II, Session Laws of 1919 which
 anows the Territorial Highway Board to enter
 into cooperative agreements with the Alaska
 Road Commission any other Federal agency?
 5. Do you favor doing all Territorial road
 work through the medium of the Territorial
 Highway Board and upon contract to be let to
 the highest and best bidder; contracts to be
 let to other than Alaskans and no labor other
 than bona fde Alaskans to be employed?
 Regardless of his politics. Republican or Democrat the who refuses to give you satisfactory to the above questions is not entitled to your vote
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