Evening star., 1933-07-29
ROAD MONEY ASSIGNED
TO FIVE MORE STATES
TOTALS 27 MILLIONS
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FIOu flISt 12&C.J
were received by Secretary Ickes from
majority Of the men the President
named to public works advisory boards.
Completion of the boards for all 4e
States was forecast for today.
The public works administrator said
numerous pledges Of best services and
numerous pladges OF best services and
whole hearted support" for the admin
istraticn's recovery program.
IckeS and his aides were working also
on a Nationwide staff Of engineers to
represent his office in every State, acting
as executive officers for the State boards
and supervising contract work. Simul-
taneOusly, Louis r. CLAWS, an Interior
Department investigator, was assembling
staff Of agents to keep a sharp eye on
public works pennies.
Ickes conferred also with Chairman
Frank r. McNinch and Basil Manly of
the Federal Power Commission, on
plans for close cooperation between the
commission and public works admins
tration on water power projects.
Falling into this group was the Grand
Coulee Dam.
Water Power Applicant.
The Power Commission has before it
an application Of the Columbia River
Commission for power development in
the Columbia Basin, and McNinch said
yesterday that since the water power
act gave preference to State and NUM-
cipal applications. sit is not unlikely
the application will be approved"
If and when the allotment Of funds
Is made" he said, "the Power Commis-
sion will act promptly"
The commission and its engineers are
studying plans submitted by the Co
lumbia River Commission in connection
with the development.
Out in Denver experts Of the Recla-
nation Service were drawing plans and
specifications for the Grand Coulee Dam.
The reclamation of11ce here said it
would take six months to complete this
work
Ickes said that in the following 21
States all appointees to State advisory
boards had accepted:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connec-
ticut. Florida. Georgia. Illinois, Iowa.
Kansas, Mississippi. Montana, North
Dakota. North Carolina. Oregon. Penn
Texas, Utah. Vermont and Washington.
Funds for National Parks.
The public works administration also
made public an allotment of funds for
national parks. Previously $3.50. 900
had been given for this work. Yester-
days list gave the amount to be spent
out of this money in the various parks
for physical Improvements other than
roads and trails:
Acadia National Park. Maine Sill 900;
Bryce Canyon, Utah, $33, 400; Zion Park
Utah. s46500: Carlsbad Caverns. New
Mexico, $74,600: Crater Lake, Oregon,
$37 400.
Gen. Grant, $4,000: Lassen Volcanic
$4,000; Sequoia, S83, 800: Yosemite,
1921 $50; Muir Woods, $4,000: Pinnacles
SIS, 500. and Death Valley. $4,000, all in
California.
Glacier, Montana, SIC, 800.
Grand Canyon, $56 900; Casa Grande
s17,750; Montezuma Castle. $500;
Petrified Forest. $4,000; Tumacaori,
$4,000, all in Arizona.
/ Grand Teton, s16.50O; Yellowstone,
1900; Devils Tower, $4,000, all in
Wyoming.
Great Smoky Mountains. North Caro-
lima and Tennessee. $50 900: Hawaii Ma
tional Park, $500; Hot Springs Park,
Arkansas. $33,500; Mesa Verde, $4,000:
Rocky Mountain. $28. 500, and Colorado
National, $4,000, all in Colorado.
Craters Of the Moon, Idaho, $4,000:
Scots Bluff. Nebraska, $1,000; Mount
Rainier. Washington. $4,000: Platt.
Oklahoma. $4,000; Wind Cave, South
Dakota. $4,000.
Mount Mckinley, Alaska. $4,000.