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VOLUME XLIII.I SLICE OF NOLAN IKYON ZUN1 ROADParley to Get Part of Million on 666 is Scheduled'HerePlanning a drive to secure a share of a million-ciollar .reservation road appropriation for the continuation of Highway 666 across- Zuni reservation, a meeting of Gallup,' St/ Johns, Ariz.; and Zuni repreaentatiyes will fee held here preceding the Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial.Pinna for the meeting were, placed 'in hands of William Nagel, El Morro theater manager; C. G. Wallace, of wZuni; and B. I. Whiting, St. Johns, by a highway conference at Zuni fcwt week, Supt.G, A. Trotter of announced today.Tho money which tho Arizona and Mexico men seek la Included e two'billion dollnr .federal unemployment relief bill now before both houses of congress.“Tho relief bill specifies that this monoy must bo spent on Indian reservation roads,” Trotter ‘said, “and is In addition to two million dollars to bo distributed under provisions ol tho Oddle-Colton bill on federal systems In Indian country.” Meanwhile, proponents of the St, Johns to Gallup extension of High* way 666 also planned a drlvo -to secure stato funds for maintenance of tho road from Gallup to Zuni,‘‘This road has been placed on the state highway system, Trotter explained, “and now wo hope to secure 35 or 40 ccrtts for malntenanco and other work.State highway officials in Albu querque and Santa Fe will be visited by Trotter, Jacob Barth, Arizona highway commissioner^ and a Gallup representative Becking monoy for tho routev v jConstruction work dn the part- of 4h© road from St. Johns to tho state line was started last week and when completed will bo maintained at tho. state's bxpense, Trotter said. Bob Overson with a crew of four iqen is In charge.Included in the, Arizona state highway budget fpr this year, Trot-„ tat said, are $10,000 for surveying the rbad'from.St. Johns~to-the stale lino and $15,000 for malntenanco.rnnfr^ll Dnftrll Ar.lcAcl for
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Gallup Independent and Evening Herald
Gallup, New Mexico, US
Thu, Jul 14, 1932
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