Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-28
AMENDMENTS REJECTED AND
MEASURE WILL NOW GO TO
GOVERNOR.
NEW BILL OFFERED To
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PROVIDE HIGHWAY TAX
Senator Francis Offers Method of
Raising Fund. for Permanent Road
Innprovsmsnt.-Tax Not to Exceed I
Mill Per Annum Proposed-To Be
Made Available Present Year.

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Des Moines March 2S.-As previous
ly steady, the highway administration
bill is finished and will be before the
governor in "a few days. The house
amendments will be accepted by the
senate. The bill as passed is the sen
ate bill, tho both bills were in fact pre-
pared by the same subcommittee an6
represent the combined wisdom of Q
score or more OF the ahlest and mos
experienced senators and representa-
tives.
The senate, on suggestion of Chair
man Balkema, voted 10 refuse TO con-
cur in the house amendments. This
was because Ct u desire 10 investigate
them thoroughly, and partly thru
misrepresentation as 10 the effect of one
OF the amendments which it was after
wards was found to be due 10 published
mis- statements as to its purport. Al
ter a full investigation and consulta-
ton it was decided BY the senators TO
back up on the proposal To throw II IN
TO conference, and to accept the house
Jetterments for the biz. II was founo
that no. single thing was put into
the bill that would favor the bridge
combine, and none of the special o.
political interests had got What they
seemed to desire.
Next svep-to consider bills to raise
more money and to make possible iarg :
er expenditures for roads. The senate
has before it a bill which takes l MA
from the township road levies and adcs
| mill 10 the county 'leviss. This Is u
provide more sinews Of war for the
handling of the county roads. Sena
tor Francis has a bill which looks td
some form of state aid by bonus OF
otherwise Senator Jones will not res
until the senate passes squarely on
proposal to provide more money fol
highways and to give encouragement
that will start the work Of building
paved roads.
Tho Francis Miiase Bill.
The highways bill introduced tooa!
| bv,.Senator FRANCHISES. as follows.
| Section /, The executive council! o
f; the state Of Iowa IN hereby authorized
! to levy upon all OF the taxable proper.
| Of the state of Iowa for the period o
! five years, g milage tax OF rot to exceee
/ one o. mill Per annuEa, said levy fol
+, the present year TO be forthwith mao'
! and certified to the various counties
and collected with the second insto-i'
| ment of taxes payable during the cur
rent year, and same shall become DC
! linquen,. with the same conditions an
| penalties thereto attached.
| Section 2. The fund raised by TN
+! levy hereinbefore authorized. shall o.
! collected IN the various counties thru
| out the state, and deposited with Tn
{! treasurer Of state as are other stat
! taxes, and said fund shall be subJec
TO the order and disposition OF Tn
| state highway commission under IN
provisions of this act.
| Section g. Said fund shall be appor
| toned among the various counties o
the state in the proposition that IN
area OF said counties, in square mlies
| bears to the area of the state ana III
| proportion so allotted to each OF ID
several counties shall be expended with
| in the limits Of said counties as mere
! matter provided, and subject to the eA
! ceptions hereinafter provided.
| Section 4. The funds SO held sna
| be used exclusively in surracing hlsh
! WAYS which have been constructed an
! completed ready for surfacins uhde
| the terms of the act adopted by IN
Thirty fifth general assembly OF thl
state whereby the state highway com
mission was created. and no part
portion Of said fund shall be useo 10
| any purpose other than in SO sur1ac1h
said completed highways.
Section g. In 50 surfacing said com
pleted highways the commission ma
place said work under the state hleh
way commission or may authorize sal
work carried on by the county eng
neers of the various counties, or thr
other duly appointed agents anu shH
use the material most convenient an
ada ptable, according to the needs OF IN
several localities turnout the stat
wherein said work is performed.
Section 6. So far as may De, sal
fund shall be expended in the se"ers