Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-31
1883 Appropriation Requests
Secretary se [. L.

fer the Presidents 1853 fiscal year appropriation requests Xhich include estimates totallins sli0.77s525 for federal activities n Alaska
 The program for the Territory. exclusive of requests for mill tary public y oTks which will Se sent to the Hill later in the year, seeks multi-million dollar appro- priations for Alaska Public Works. construction of roads. re- mobilization of the southern end of The Alaska Railroad. contin- nation of the health investigation and agricultural research plans, further exploration for oil in Ma val Petroleum Reserve No. i and so new deputy marshals for the Territory.
 The Interior Departments bud get is the largest with S80,5o5'- 393 earmarked for the 1853 fiscal wear. The second largest appro- priation request sought is for the Civil Aeronautics Administration in the amount of S19,6l7,875. fol- lowed by requests for the Depart ment of Defense (other than mill tary public works) totalllng s13.358,500. The Agriculture De- partment with requests for s6,- .749l2 comes next, followed by appropriations of S5.6l4,945 for the Post Office Department, s43l7,0O0 for the Treasury De Dartment. sl,285.000 for the De- partment of Justice, Sl,26O'0OO for the Federal Security Agency and S264, 300 for the Judiciary.
 Department of the Inferior
 The bulk of the S88,585,393 re- quest for Alaska activities of the Interior Department is program med for functions under the Ot- flee of Territories totalllng S5l,- 038.360 and including S20 million for the Alaska Public Works pro- gram. ST million for road con- struction, SIG million for Alaska Railroad rehabilitation, S3,3l6,OOO for road maintenance, S559,600 for the care and custody of Alas ka's insane, S112,760 for the Gov ernors office and s4o,000 for ex- penses of the legislature.
 The intention of the Admins tration to maintain the southern end of The Alaska Railroad from Seward to Portage is reflected ln the request for S9,094, ,00o for re- construction of the 62-mile sec ton of track to meet vital de- fense needs for continued opera tion." The remaining S6,906'oOo for Alaska Railroad activities would be used for freight equlP- nlent and facilities.
 Asphalt surfacing of the Alas ka. Glenn and Richardson Hlgn- ways in the amount of S1l ,8O0.Ooo will continue if the Sl7 mllhoh for Alaska roads is granted. Con structjon work on the Taylor Highway in the amount ot so4o,- OO0 would continue, as would work on the Richardson Hlgn- wav-Mt. Mckinley Park Road Tn the sum of s500,000. The Cordova, Richardson Highway road Woulo have an allocation of s550'Ooo II the budget requests prevail tn Congress. with a new prloe1 across the Cinema at FalrbanKs d. the cost of s7O0'000 assured should the request for tunos to replace the present structure DC allowed. The Alaska Road Com mission is also seeking S9Oo'ooo for its plan to widen the road oe- tween Fort Richardson ana An- cborage 10 a four-lane highway The remainder of the request IS sought for local farm, lnous'rial and military access roads ln the amount of S40O,000, improvement of existing roads and bridges ln the total sum of Sl,250,oOO ana nrenaration of plans, s30O'Ooo.
 In asking for s3,3l8,oOO for roaG maintenance, the Alaska Hoao Commission plans to keeE Thompson Pass on the Richard. son Highway open ou[rhs 1