HISTORY 41 



discretion when not calculated to interfere with the park's 

 primary purpose. 



Since the park's establishment, appropriations have been 

 made as follows: July 19, 1919 (41 Stat. L., 204), $40,000; 

 June 5, 1920 (41 Stat. L., 918) $60,000; and March 4, 1921 

 (41 Stat. L., 1407), $100,000. A clause in the 1920 and 

 1 92 1 acts provides that no parts of the respective appropria- 

 tions are to be used for the improvement of any toll road or 

 toll trail, a provision undoubtedly aimed at the Bright Angel 

 Trail. All three appropriations are for "administration, pro- 

 tection, maintenance and improvement" and the first one is for 

 "development" as well. The second, in addition to the ob- 

 jects mentioned, is also for "acquisition of road and trail 

 rights." 



Negotiations held so far with Coconino County have come to 

 nothing. The county charges one dollar per person for the 

 use of the trail, and claims that its value based on its earning 

 power is $100,000. The National Park Service, on the other 

 hand, has ascertained that a new trail can be built for $30,000. 



Lafayette. This park, comprising some 5000 acres in Mt. 

 Desert Island, off the Maine coast, is notable in being the first 

 park to be established on the Atlantic seaboard. It was first 

 set aside as the Sieur de Monts National Monument by the 

 Proclamation of July 8, 1916 (39 Stat. L., 1785), and later 

 obtained park status by the act of February 26, 1919 (40 

 Stat. L., 1 1 78), the act being very brief and merely stating 

 that the park was created and was to be administered by the 

 National Park Service. The acts of July 19, 1919 and June 

 5, 1920 (41 Stat. L., 204 and 918) carried appropriations for 

 Lafayette Park of $10,000 and $20,000, respectively, both 

 for "administration, maintenance, protection and improve- 

 ment." 



Zion. The area included in Zion Park in southwestern Utah 

 was originally set apart as Mukuntuweap National Monument 

 by Proclamation of July 31, 1909 (36 Stat. L., 2498). The 

 Proclamation of March 18, 1918 (40 Stat. L., 1760) enlarged 



