The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-07-25

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certain ifunk liuc roads Is paid by the
state The principle ~ state aid ~
lAat ihe state contribute 20 road I'M
pm,ement out q general fund 70
eh.,h eR taxpayers contribute The
fund does not come from farmers
alone. but from all the people and
especially from those that are more
ahundautly aide to le0r The burden o.
taxation A great Injustice hls lecn
dome the farmers ~ this country IN ex
is.ctlne them alone to shoulder the en-
tiro expense end responsibility Of
building country roads The residents
II cities have .leniAed d greater VIII.
menevs 10 contribute 90 this fund than
those who I've Ia the rural districts.
not wnhslandlng the fact that pfac
tlcally an the state aid laws prohibit
the use " the money within the limits
II cities aud towns state aid tends "a
cauullte the ludrn of taxation
Every une ut.o uses a highway OF
receives ans benefit from Il should con
tribute 10 The cost or rs improvement
The farmer Is not the only enc who use
the country roads or receive beneii'
from them. They ara also used hr th'
country merchant the Lumber dea.Nr
The nlnernnt pcddler. the village doc
tor. the cummerylnl salesman, hy ID,
wbeclman and The automobiles, aud 81
greater Of lesser extent los the ep
tire people The city dweller canno.
hye without rs daily supplies From
the farm. and be must pay daily and
IN cash the greater share OF all cxtr
cost attending their transportation.
some 81 the state highway dcpnr,
Mpntg ure operated on u purely politi
cal basis, and Il very frequently hal
PENS thal the highway commissioner
as well as their suboullnates. are r.
moved from Office fer purely polltica
reasons. no matter how efficient or com
pe,ert they may be This s. the most
serious defect IN orr state aid system
Any law proridins FOR state supe
vision ana state aid should be -
framed aF 10 remove iis adminisira
iian as FER rs possible from the "a
fueuee of partisan Politics 4 plGp
that seems 70 b. meeting with genera
approval Is one which provides for
n1npmid nuuparilsan and technically
competent commission that consists
tr instance, ~ q professor of civil %
glntcriBg from one % the Trading url
tHfaifies ~ colleges II the state, ills
state FeologiS, and one civilian mem
her TO he appointed BY the governor
A commission thus constituted has q
majority ~ lis members selected ~
cause ~ their trimming and ability and
without reference to their political nc
hliatoas The civilian member ap
polluted By The governor should briug
"a the commission the business ability
essential @ The proper and eeonomi
organization and prosecution 81 90
work Az the same time. 80 long as
NE governor could appoint only ihc
miaorty " ibe commission and che
sane being noiipaid. There would Dc
ltiic iadneemeut 10 make the position
one 81 political prefermeut
Tho ariaai work - state highway
department sbonid le under lie oi.t'
Jlob ~ one man possessing techuietl
eaalia aiiuus experience and p1eu
ittr al'ii2 Tits o'ileial should re ap
paialei ~ fie gominiss he fhoHd f
~ civil raSlaecr Skilled and eAte5i /
eneel % road construction aad uiala .
leaancw atld lAs SALARY should ," iAr'
l'f ihs commission. iiis lttsiiioa s'iag.e +
w. iermanepi alM IN should nol q III
moved rstsif ~ Incompetence oy a'''-
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