to Second Division for Roadsj
The Board of the Alaska High
way and Public Works Depart
ment has announced funds for the
1959 program which become
available July 1, 1958, and prep
* aration of plans for approved
projects to be accomplished by
the BPR this winter.
Federal aid money plus the 10
percent territorial contribution
yielded about $14,800,000 for ex
penditure on Alaska roads. In ad
dition to this, some $2,450,000 of
forest highway funds will be
available for national forest areas.
The total federal aid money is
distributed to the several judicial
divisions by means of a formula
which takes into account the rela
tive area, total existing road mile
age, population, vehicle registra
tions, fuel tax receipts and an |
analysis of current needs of each,
division.
This formula, first suggested by
the BPR, has been very carefully
and thoroughly studied by the
territory, and the board has de
cided that it furnishes the most
equitable basis for apportioning
funds that could be 4evised.
Following is a breakdown of
the total amount by division:
FIRST DIVISION
Maintenance, etc. $ 376,000
Construction, surveys 1,870,000
Total federal aid $2,246,000
Forest Hiway mainten. 375,000
Forest Hiway Construc
tion & surveys , 1,465,000
Total, 1st Division $4,086,000
First Division projects include
North Tongass Ave., Ketchikan;
Mitkof Highway south of Peters
burg; Sitka St.; Juneau St. sur
vey; Haines survey; Wrangell St.
survey; Wadleigh Creek Bridge;
Switzer Creek Bridge; Montana
Creek Bridge, and Sitka Highway
Bridges. Three other projects are (
still subject to discussion between j
the territory, BPR and forest ser- |
vice.
SECOND DIVISION
Maintenance, etc. $ 125,000
Construction & surveys 712,000
Total fed. aid, 2d Div. $ 837,000
Projects in the Second Division
include Nome-Kougarok, Nome
Teller, and Nome Airport.
THIRD DIVISION
Maintenance, etc. $3,125,000
Construction, surveys 4,247,000
Total fed. aid prog. $7,372,000
Forest hiway construe. 600,000
Total for 3rd Div. $7,972,000
Projects in this division include
Gambell St., Anchorage; Soldot
na-Clam Gulch, Sterling High
way; Houston-Willow; Edlund Rd.
and Farm Loop Rd., Matanuska
Valley; Deception Creek Bridge;
Seward Airport Rd.; Portage Gla
cier Rd.; Gakona Protection; Rock
Creek Bridge, Richardson High
way; Lower Tonsina Bridge; Nin
ilchik-Clam Gulch survey; Larson
Bay-Uzinki survey; Willow-Tal
keetna survey, and Naknek Bridge
survey. Two projects are still
subject to discussion between the
territory and the BPR.
FOURTH DIVISION
Maintenance, etc. $1,918,000
Construction & surveys 2,435,000
Total fed aid, 4th Div. $4,353,00Q
Projects in the Fourth Division
include Fairbanks-Nenana C; the
Steese paving; Fairbanks-Nenana
paving near university; Liven
good-Eureka; Tolovana and Hut
linana Bridges; Phillips Rd.; Tay
lor Highway; Steese Highway
survey; Rex-Dry Creek survey.
One project is still subject to dis
cussion by the territory *and the
Bureau of Public Roads.
Carryover Contracts
An additional $6,545,000 worth
of road construction will be in
progress thruout Alaska during I
1958.- This includes $2,500,000 of I
carryover work on contracts1 pre
viously let, and $4,045,000 of con
struction previously programmed
and funded but for which con
tracts have not yet been adver
tised or awarded.
The following projects are in
the latter category: Sterling High
way, Homer to Ninilchik recon
structions; Seward City paving;
Palmer City paving; Steese High
way reconstruction to Fox; North
Douglas Highway; and Glacier
Highway, Eagle and Herbert Riv
er Bridges.
Farm road construction with
territorial funds for 1958 will be
programmed at the Feb. 1958
meeting of the board. All requests
for such* work should be sent to
Mr. Lee. Hubbard, director of
highways, 1228 East Seventh Ave ,
Anchorage, in triplicate.
Mr. Hubbard will alert the re
spective board member and the
Juneau headquarters of the de
partment regarding these requests
and results of investigations.
The public is advised that the
board member from their division
is their special representative in
establishing priorities of work and
in bringing matters of local inter
est before the board as a whole.
Mr. Frank A. Metcalf, commis
sioner of the department, is also
chairman of the board.
Other members are: First Divi
sion, Ernie Haugen, Petersburg;
Second Division. Dewey Good
rich, Nome; Third Division, John
LeFevre, Cordova; and Fourth
Division, Charles Wilson, Nenana.
Coastwise Line Plans
Passenger-Freighters
To Alaska This Winter
SEATTLE, UP>—The Coastwise
Line plans to operate its passen
ger carrying freighters Philippine
Bear1 and Pacific Bear to Alaska
thruout the winter.
Seattle agent T. E. Garside said
Monday the ships will continue
to leave Seattle every 17 days fpr
the three-day voyage north. Each
carries spade for 12 passengers.
The passenger space was filled
thru October, Garside said, but
late autumn has brought reduced
demand.
Merchants and
North Stars Are
Still Unbeaten
Last Friday night the Mer
chants and the National Guard
North Star teams remained un
beaten after an evening of excit
ing basketball play.
In the first game the NG-NS
team moved out in front of the
Western Electric team after the
starting whistle and were never
threatened thoughout the game.
Scoring in the first half was
slow on the part of the WE five
but in the second half they found
the range and built up the score.
NG-NS developed a comfortable
lead in the first half and then
coasted thru to victory with the
final score 54 to 31.
Point makers for the victors
were Carlson with 12, Luke 10,
Black 10, D. Bell 7, J. Bell 6,
Walters 5, N. Atuk 2, Kugzruk 2.
For the losers the scorers were
Lewis 11, Edwards 10, Cole 7,
Tarr 2 and Taft 1.
The first half of' the second
game between the Merchants and
the Polar Hornets looked like
games played between the two
quintets in the past. However, in
the second half the Merchants’
smoothly coordinated attack was
felt by the Hornets and the for
mer moved out tp a substantial
lead. The Hornets seemed to be
having trouble hitting the bucket
even tho Tony Willoya took scor
ing honors for the game and for
the evening with 18 counters.
Final score was 51-39, with the
Merchants on top.
Scoring for the victors went
H. Bell 15, G. Bell 13, Larsen 12,
Sahlin 8, and Castell 3. For the
•Hornets point makers were Wil
loya 18, Herman 6, Longley 6,
Cumming 4, Mogg 3, Richardson 2.
The referees were Emmons and
Wasco.
This Friday the Merchants will
meet the Western Electric team
in the opener, and the second
game will pit the Hiding Sea
Club Panthers against the ACS
Wamcats.
Although it has few natural
harbors, Argentina has an At
lantic coastline of 1,610 miles.
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Monday, Wednesday
and Friday
Lt. Fairbanks 7:00 aon.
Arr. Kotzebue 8:50 a.m.
Lt. Kotzebue 9:30 a.m.
Arr. Nome 10:45 ajn.
Lt. Nome 11:45 a.m.
Arr. Fairbanks 4:00 pun.
Thursday
• and Saturday
Lv. Fairbanks 7:00 a.m.
Arr. Nome 9:15 aum.
Lv. ■ Nome 10:15 am.
Arr. Kotzebue 11:30 am.
Lv. Kotzebue 12:10 pm.
Arr. Fairbanks 4:00 pm.
C-46 SERVICE TUESDAY
Lv. F'banka 9:30 a.m. Lv. Nome 12:45 pan. Lv. Klxbue 2:40 p.m.
Ar. Nome 11:45 a.m. Ar. Klxbue 2:00 p.m. Ar. Fl>anks 6:30 p.m.
Twin Beech
Tuesday and Friday
Lv. Nome 8:30 a.m.
Landings Al
Deering
Candle
Arr. Kotzebue 10:30 a.m.
Lv. Kotzebue 11:00 a.m.
Landings Al
Candle
Deering
Arr. Nome 1:00 pm.
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