The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-27

friend from Morgan county complains.
What does he complain about? Didn't
the people OF Salt Lake and Ogden pay
four -fifths of the cost OF the road from
his section so he and his neighbors
Sure, they did. What kicks he got com
ing2"
Governor spry Explains
Governor Spry took the stand.
If l had my way about It," said the
governor Il would have good roads In
every county Now. I want TO say to
you that the last legislature appropriated
S5O;OOO more for roads than any other
legislature. Firty-four thousand dollars
of this was appropriated In accordance
with laws passed on the suggestion made
by your convention a year ago, In ad-
dition. again as much was given the
Altogether. the roads got Si1O, 600 out OF
the state last year.
THE state could not hope to duplicate
any any sum that might be expended by
example, might spend $4,000 and We
Der county; as 1t did, $4,000, and the
more .populous and prosperous counties
But while the state cannot duplicate
these amounts, the state Will see to 1t
that every county In the state gets its
share toward maintaining its roads.
The legislature passed UP TO me ap-
preparation bills carrying $685. more
than we had revenue in sight l did ap-
prove $4,000 OF these appropriations
get the money to meet these approprla-
tions. and we will get II.
Some Methods of Revenue.
"Some of the gentlemen have mem
toned that the state cannot AFFORD TO
spend money for roads, because II takes
all we can get for our educational sys-
tenn 1t Is true that the schools OF this
state, up to the eighth grade. cost $4,000
every school day This does not include
the high schools, the university, the ae-
ricultural colleges; the deaf and blind.
Now, there arc at hand several means
OF raising money for road building. In
New Jersey. the governor OF that state
was raised each year by an automobile
tax, and two-thirds OF this sum was
PAID by owners OF automobiles outside
the state. who wanted to use New Jer-
sey roads. They tax the automobiles ac-
cording 10 their horsepower. l think in
New Jersey the rate is so cents the
horsepower. In Massachusetts, l under
stand. II is 81 horsepower.
Now, gentlemen. before you adjourn
I want you. in your wisdom-and you
can do II, for you are intelligent men
l want you to settle upon a way to get
the money for these roads. You Will
find the state ready and willing to sup
port anything feasible that you suggest
but we must outline q definite plan of
raising money"
The governors remarks were greeted
with applause.
Representative Davis Talks.
Mr.. Davis, representative in the house
Of representatives from Uintah county.
made a strong plea for the resolution.
He declared that Salt Lake City and
Governor Spry had been more than lib
eral ia giving the outside counties appro-
priations for their roads. and there should
De no complaint about the way they had
been treated.
There is not road In Utah today
said Mr.. Davis. that is a credit to the
state II Nwe are to make a permanent
system OF roads, we must begin at once.
and II Salt Lake is not the place to
begin. l would like to know what place
s."
Mr.. Steele OF Iron county then ex-
planned that the reason why the people
lad voted against the capitol proposi-
ion was because they had labored under |
IN apprehension. They had been under
he impression that their road appropria-
ions had been cut and they were right |
,ously indignant thereat. believing that |
[ was scheme on the part of Salt |