Evening star., 1933-09-24
BY WALTER d. ROOS.

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Y 7 ARRISBURG, Pa, September
23.-The Federal Governments
ALLEGATION of highway money to
i i Pennsylvania from the public
works fund thus far has made
no contribution toward Unemployment.
Eight small projects, totaling less
than 25 miles, have been advertised, but
bids have not been received.
A conflict in road policies of the State
and Federal administrations Is holding
up other plans.
When ALLEGATION of s1Sssl 900 was
made to Pennsylvania in June, most of
the Federal-aid road system in the
State had been improved, much OF 1t
from State funds The Pinchot ad-
ministration planned to spend the bulk
of the money on former township roads,
not part of the Federal network. In
1881 the Pinchot administration added
10000 miles of the rural routes to the
State system and has been striving to
improve this mileage before 1885.
Detailed Plans Requested.
The Federal specifications. however,
call for expenditure OF the major por-
ton of the money on the Federal high
ways in or between cities. The fixed
policy of the present State administra-
cept in extremely hazardous sections.
Federal requirements for the larger ex-
penditureS on main routes demanded
deviation from this policy, and the
State administration has sought for
permission to spend larger percentage
of money on secondary and feeder
roads than the Public Works Admins
tration has favored.
The plans submitted by the Pennsyl-
1,a1- hoy-
In sufficient detail to meet Federal ap-
proval. They listed 1000 miles OF
feeder roads and estimated expenditures
by counties. Federal authorities asked
for surveys and detailed plans for each
section and the State officials have re-
sisted this demand because the light
macadam surface which the State has
been building on rural roads have been
CONSTRUCTED without detailed surveys
and blueprints
While the requests and disapprovals
Washington and Harrisburg, no jobs
were provided because projects were not
started.
Political opponents of Gov. Pinchot
this week asserted the State administra-
ton purposely has delayed complying
with the Federal requirements in order
that the road work cannot start before
early Winter. Instead of starting far
flung construction program as soon as
the Federal money became available,
they said, the State administration
chose to wait so that base courses could
be laid in the Winter and surfaces built
in Spring. The object of this, they
added, was to bring the maximum of
road employment about next May, when
the Pennsylvania primaries will be held.
Governor Silent on Plans.
Their implication has been based
upon the supposition that the Governor
will be a candidate for United States
Senator next Spring. In the 1882 cam
palgn it was charged the Pinchot ad-
ministration built up its highway crews
Immediately before the primary and
forced the workers to support Pinchot
candidates.
The Governor has kept silent on his
campaign plans for 1884. If his deci-
sion to try a third time for a United
States senatorship depended upon the
outcome of contests for county leader
ship this Fall, he found little encourage
ment in the results of last Tuesdays
primary. Most candidates regarded as
having the Governors backing were de-