The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-04-12

NhhS SOiuS uisdppOiHlhueut Hdtu'
rally will be felt at the necessity OF
vetoing the three highway bills"
said Governor Oddie to a Reno Ga
ze.te reporter Monady,''I think that
no one who will take the trouble to
investigate the situation, as present
ed to me, can question the wisdom
Of such vetoes. Last year / had to
ca. lie -esis s.l r. iii speciai session
to meet deficit in the general fund,
e.--54e by the state tax rate not
bringlngi in sufficient revenue Il
maiAtAin the state government on
cash basis.
In my message to the recent SEES
sion OF tae legislature showed that
the disbursements OF the state has
exceeded its income every: year for
the past four years. The deficit this
year mad TO be met by exercising tbs
borrowing power CT the state up tc.
its maximum of 100000, from which
we realized about $i1S,0O0, as ..hel
net result from the new lcal.
Now the new tax rate For 1913 is
66 cents, and Tor 1914, 60 cents. as
compared with 60-cent rate for the
previous four years which failed ia
pIoduee sufficient revenue. Par 81
,f4s 55-celt rate for this yedf. Sd
cents is dedicated to the 1915 expo
silt; II, and cannot be used for sta e
- .rp' ses, and two cents for the dc.
teltit h2me for delinQusn; nuI,3,s
so, in effect, the state tax rate. so
far as 1t applies to ordinary state
expenditures, is reduced to 5S cents
as compared with the 60-cent rate
Of the previous years. Aid the 81,
uatien is even more complicated for
the next year. Here the special tax
Of cents for the 1916 expositions
and the two cents for the detention
home, are deducted from 60-cent
TOTAL rate, making the normal stat
iolS tuS SqulNoiSul VI % CSulS, do
compared with the 60-cent rate OF
the previous four years which failed
to produce sufficient revenue.
An examination OF the history OF
the legislative sssion will show that
the bill fixing the state rate was not
introduced until the last day of the
session, was not printed, SO far as l
am aware, in bill form, and did not
reach me until nearly midnight of the
last night of the session The two
houses were then engaged in some
what impassioned struggle over Ger
tai. sections of the general appro
pri4.ion bill, and was advised that
t, submit veto of the tax rate bill
during the contest might precipitate
an extra session.
AS | stated in my veto message Oh
these Highway bills, there is moth,
ing i! the way of the counties enter
ing into the construction Of good
roa Is. The state can lend the money
from its school funds for such pur-
pose, and the interest on the county
bonds goes back to the counties in
support of public schools, so that, in
effAct, it is the same. as the state
loanilg the money to the counties
and giving back the interest. Under
this system the taxpayers Of each
county are only taxed for road work
ia their own county and the taxpay.
ers Of a county not receiving any
road appropriation are not taxed te
pay for good roads In some Other
county.
Il am strongly in favor Of sub
stantial expenditures by the counties
: in this state for good roads. TIL,
counties OF California have proviedt
lor HS,e0N,0aO expenditure in i'm
proving their highways. Californi
has about q times the taxable prop
erty as Nevada. On the same basi
Of outlay with respect to taxable pro-
erty, Nevada would have to expen
S650,OO0 in highway construction.
will require all OF this amount to pu
In good condition the principal high
ways Of the state, With bond issu
similar to that of California cour
ties. where the bonds run for
years (the redemption Of the prime
pal beginning five years after thei
Issuance aud PAYABLE in 35 annus
q lnstallments) this sum, divide
among counties Of the state woul
not be any more serious drain on IN
taxpayer than 1t Is in California