Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-21
Will be introduced in Next
Session of the Iowa
Legislature
APPROVED By PROMINENT MEN
Bill Prepared by Colonel W. F. Baker
at Request Of Iowa State College
Officers, and Follows Lines sus-
aested at the Good Roads conven-
ton in Council Bluffs.
Special to Times-kepuplican.

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pie interested in the good roads
movement, which has become general
thruout the country, and especially
during the past year, will be interested
in bill which Colonel w. +. Baker,
of this county, has drafted, which will
be introduced in the next session OF
the legislature of Iowa, which 10
wide tire bill" Mr.. Baker is road
expert and is widely known for the
dirt roads he has constructed in this
county, and for the interest he has
awakened in the good roads movement
at home and abroad. This DILL which
he has prepared, was at the request
of the officers of the Iowa State Col
lege at Ames. and follows lines sug-
gested during the good roads conven-
ton in Council Bluffs last fall. Sena-
tor Saunders and others who have ex-
amined the bill, have given it their un-
qualified approval The provisions of
the bill are as follows:
Section 1. That all persons who
shall, prior to January 1, 1913, in good
faith use on the public roads of this
state only wagons OF tires not less than
four inches in width for hauling all
loads transported by them, exceeding
Cone ,thousand) 1000 pounds in weight
exclusive of the vehicle, shall, upon
complying with the provision or sec
ton two Of this act receive rebate
of one-tourth Of the assessed highway
tax which they have paid, II money or
labor, for the year in which they have
used only vehicles with such wide tires
for the conveying of such loads; pro-
vided, that such rebate shall not ex-
coed the sum of ($5) five dollars for
any year for any person.
Section 2. Any person complying
with the provisions Of section one Of
this act, who shall make and subscribe
to an affidavit to be filed with the
township clerk of his townships that
he has, for the last preceding calendar
year, used only vehicles with tires not
less than four inches in width for haul
ing loads exceeding one thousand
pounds in weight, exclusive of the We
hicle, upon the public highways of this
state, shall receive payment out of the
road fund, by the township trustees OF
the township in which such person re-
sides, of one fourth of the road tax
assessed, levied and collected upon the
property of said person located within
such township, if the trustees find that
the ayerments of such affidavit are
true Such payment shall not exceed
SIS for any person and shall not be paid
for any years subsequent to 1912. All
township trustees and township clerks
are hereby authorized to administer
the oath contemplated in this act.
Section g. After January 1, 1913, it
shall be unlawful for any person to
use ON the public highways of this
state Il wagon or vehicle having tires
less than four inches in width, to con-
vey loads. which, exclusive of the We
hicle, weight more than 1000 pounds,
and any person, who, after January l,
1913, uses on the public highways OF
this state a vehicle having tires less
than four inches in width to convey
loads which, exclusive of the vehicle,
weigh more than 1000 pounds. shall be
deemed guilty of a misdem eanor, and
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
not less than SIS nor more than 500.
The use Of sleds with tires or less than
four inches in width when there is
snow on the ground, is not to be
deemed a violation of the act.