The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-08-23

during the coming winter as this was urged by MT Dimond to help in taking up the slack in seasonal unemployment locally. Allocation of $165,000 has been made for the building.
 Interior Department Functions
 Congress appropriated funds in the following noted amounts for carrying on the several functions of the Department of the Interior in Alaska: ''
 Medical relief for natives of AL aska, s44O,O0O.
 Education of natives ana relief of their destitution, $951, ,380.
 Purchase of reindeer and equip ment for natives of Alaska, $75,0 ,000.
 Native hospital and quarters, $2l0,000
 Mount Mckinley National Park, $29,970.
 { Care of insane of Alaska, $205, $40
 Miscellaneous expenses of govern ment at Juneau, $22,400
 Public schools, $50000.
 Roads, bridges. and trails (in- cludes Territorial contribution $70o, 900.
 Investigation of mineral resource by Geological Survey, $60,0o0.
 Total, $2,744,59O
 Fishery Products Laboratory
 Realizing the importance to the fishery industry of an experimental laboratory in Alaska for developing new uses for fish products, the Dele gate introduced bill in the House tc authorize the establishment of sucl a laboratory and the appropriation of $5D,000 to use in cooperation with the s20000 set up by the Territorial Legislature for such experimental work However, before action was taken on the proposed legislation it was found possible to obtain Q grant of $50,000 for this use from the Public Works Administration The grant was made and it is ex- pected that construction of the lab- cratory will be commenced at Ket- chikan soon, and that the appropr- ation of $20,000 heretofore made fol that purpose by the Territorial Leg islature will also be available.
 Riuaps In rI,n..
 Five Alaska projects for improve ment of navigation in rivers and harbors and control of floods were listed in the Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers for work during the current year when the report was released last January. Thesc projects for which allotments wer made, or which were eligible for al lotments, embraced the Juneau small-boat harbor, flood control al Lowell Creek near Seward, con- struction and repair of jetties pro- fecting Nome, removal of snags and other hazards to navigation on the Stikine River, and continuance of flood control work on the Salmon River in the vicinity of Hyder.
 For the Juneau small-boat har- Dor an allotment of $7O000 was brought forward to carry construc- tion costs up to June 30 and $162, ,OOc was provided to take the work or from the first of July. 'V
 Flood control at Seward is under taken on an allotment of $1970O made available by Congress.
 Maintenance, repair and constr,1c- .tion of the jetties at Nome wer commenced with an allotment of $95,000 in addition to funds amount ing to approximately $45,00o which were carried forward from an ear Her approprition.
 Removal Of navigation hazards on the Stikine River is work which must be repeated each year. Six hundred dollars was provided for his. Similarly the flood control work at Hyder must be undertaken an- nually. Eight hundred dollars was allotted for this. sY ss
 Following approval by the Presi- dent on June 28 of an appropriation bill providing funds for additional river and harbor work and flood control projects, allotments were made for the following major pro- lects in the Territory: At Skagwav the work is for the dual purpose of controlling floods and improving the harbor. Estimated cost is s105 GOO The small-boat harbor and seaplane basin at Valdez estimated to cost s68500. Flood control in the vicin- ty of Fairbanks will be undertaken through an allotment of $565 ,O0O.
 The bill introduced in the 76th Congress to authorize construction of certain river and harbor projects having approval of the Army En- ,gineers, and which passed the House and is now pending in the Senate embraces the necessary authority for expenditure on new Alaska har Dor Improvement projects of amounts totaling $3,284, ,O0O.
 These projects include further im- kx.-