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Highway From Glacier to Belton Authorized by Congress.Special to The Tribune.Washington, March 5. — Provision for the construction of a trans-mountain highway through Glacier national park, from Glacier Park station at the eastern boundary to Belton at the western boundary is made in the sundry civil act paased by the last congress during its dosing hours. The cost of construction of this highway is not to exceed $100,000. At the present time it is necessary for motor tourists to ship their cars by train from one entrance of the park to the other.The total appropriation for Glacier national park in the sundry civil net is $195,000, of which $25,000 is immediately available. For the maintenance, repair and operation of motor driven and horse drawn passeuger carrying vehicles and for cars and vehicles used by the superintendent und employes in park work. $2,400 is appropriated, leaving $92,000 for the administration, pro. tection, maintenance and improvements in the park, which also includes repairs to certain roads in the park und through the Blackfeet Indian reservation.Kerlamation projects will receive under the sundry civil act. for operation and maintenance, continuation of construction and incidental operations, the following sums:Huntley project. $198,000: Milk R'ver project, $1,017,000: Sun River por-jeet, $687*00; Rower Yellowstone (Montana-North I‘nklt;»tai. $340,000.
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Great Falls Tribune
Great Falls, Montana, US
Sun, Mar 06, 1921
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