Roads: Hearings Before the Committee on Roads, House of Representatives, Sixty-eighth Congress, First Session, on H. R. 63, H. R. 3232, H. R. 4971, H. R. 6133, March 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 31, 1924 |
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... considerable time in advance , what our Federal par- ticipation is going to be , and to keep our program going along in a uniform manner . The bill which was approved November 9 , 1921 , and which con- stitutes what we might call our ...
... considerable time in advance , what our Federal par- ticipation is going to be , and to keep our program going along in a uniform manner . The bill which was approved November 9 , 1921 , and which con- stitutes what we might call our ...
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... considerable portion of this amount which was done by the States doubtless was done previous to the time when Federal aid was established . That doubtless is true . We have no way of knowing exactly how much the States have done ...
... considerable portion of this amount which was done by the States doubtless was done previous to the time when Federal aid was established . That doubtless is true . We have no way of knowing exactly how much the States have done ...
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... a great many States . instance , in the State of Missouri they put under contract last year only $ 500,000 of Federal aid . Now , Missouri is going forward with a For considerable program of road work , and could easily have ROADS 11.
... a great many States . instance , in the State of Missouri they put under contract last year only $ 500,000 of Federal aid . Now , Missouri is going forward with a For considerable program of road work , and could easily have ROADS 11.
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... considerable program of road work , and could easily have placed under contract a considerably larger amount of Federal aid without in any way straining its local resources . Mr. MANLOVE . Iowa got $ 2,300,000 and Missouri only ...
... considerable program of road work , and could easily have placed under contract a considerably larger amount of Federal aid without in any way straining its local resources . Mr. MANLOVE . Iowa got $ 2,300,000 and Missouri only ...
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... considerable length of time to get its program organized , and set up its necessary State laws and State machinery to get this thing going . Now the machine is set up and it is going . It is all oiled up now ready to go . The CHAIRMAN ...
... considerable length of time to get its program organized , and set up its necessary State laws and State machinery to get this thing going . Now the machine is set up and it is going . It is all oiled up now ready to go . The CHAIRMAN ...
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Page 50 - CHAIRMAN. I am not going to take up any more of your time.
Page 69 - In case we do not reach you, if there is no objection on the part of the committee we will schedule you for 11 o'clock tomorrow morning, if that is satisfactory.
Page 184 - ... the secretary of the treasury. The secretary of the treasury shall thereupon set aside the share of the United States payable under this act on account of such project, which shall not exceed 50 per centum of the total estimated cost thereof.
Page 14 - New Jersey New Mexico. . . . New York North Carolina . . North Dakota . . . Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Rhode...
Page 53 - The work is started early in the spring, when the frost is coming out of the ground.
Page 133 - ... this nature is limited by technical inexperience whereas the Israelis are fully experienced in development affairs and know how to deal with us on the same sort of basis that a European country would. This year I would say that the policy of impartiality was met by a policy of equality, in the funds. I think that is as far as I would like to go, sir. AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM FOR ISRAEL Mr. GARY. Dr. Bennett, we will be glad to hear you at this time. Dr. BENNETT. I think all of you realize that the...
Page 110 - That in any State where the existing constitution or laws will not permit the State to provide revenues for the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of highways, the Secretary of Agriculture shall continue to approve projects for said State until three years after the passage of this Act, if he shall find that said State has complied with the provisions of this Act in so far as its existing constitution and laws will permit.
Page 97 - Constitution, vesting in such bodies "power to regulate commerce with the foreign nations, and among the several States and with the Indian tribes.
Page 157 - Congress recognized this situation a number of years ago bv providing that 25 per cent of the gross receipts from the national forests should be paid to the...
Page 106 - I take this occasion to state that I have given much thought to the question of Federal subsidies to State governments. The Federal appropriations for such subsidies cover a wide field. They afford ample precedent for unlimited expansion. I say to you, however, that the financial program of the Chief Executive does not contemplate expansion of these subsidies.