The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-04-11
GEORGIA Is ENTITLED TO $lo'-
ooo FROM THE Federal
GOVERNMENT.
ppovIDfD STATE GIVES $4,000

Cannot Appropriate Amount in Con-
rfd Labor, But Must Give the
Cash. Automobile Owners May be
ro,rpd 10 Pay Part.
,rr ,NTA.-The legislature is go
-, 5o some more battling with
GOOD roads problem this summer.
f., the first place the United States
..,..,nment has appropriated large
snm for good roads building, OF
r,nicn Georgia's share is $4,000,
,,royidad the state appropriates twice
.ho+ much more. In other words, II
~, legislature will appropriate S20,-
ooo for good roads at the coming ses-
.,or the United States government
,,,iIl olive $4,000 in cash, making
+o+ol If $4,000 to be applied to the
building of 80 miles of substantial
roadway in Georgia.
When the information came to
Governor Brown that this provisional
concentration had been made ne
,rote TO Postmaster General Burle-
can asking him if it would answer
.bo nurDose if Georgia should make
tho 10000 appropriation in convict
1ohor instead of cash. The postmas-
rar general replied that the appro-
orfation must be made in cash, other
wise Georgia cannot get the $4,000
which the federal government has ap-
Dortioned to this state.
In to the legislature.
Acting upon this information the
Governor declined to settle the mat
Ter himself, and decided to refer it
IN fb4 legislature. He will lay it be-
fore the general assembly in a spe-
cial message when it convenes the
latter part of June.
It is always a difficult matter to
get the legislature to accept a con-
dtionaI offer of this sort, and there
is considerable doubt whether the
100000 appropriation will be made.
There was some suggestion that one
mr. more Georgia counties might take
ADVANTAGE of this offer and put up
100000 in which event the govern
ment, $4,000 would be given to
such counties for the construction of
roads within their borders. The idea
is 10 improve those roads which are
used bv rural free delivery service,
and which would be of value to the
government as we'll as to the county
and state 1t is up to the legislature
as to whether any advantage shall be
taken Of this offer.
After Auto Owners.
Besides this. the question of max
inc automobile owners pay for pub
lie road work is going to be brought
uD again this session. 1t is being ag-
itated now not only by good roads
enthusiasts but by Automobiles and
automobile dealers. When such
proposal comes from those upon
whom a part of the expense would
naturally fall it is undoubtedly going
to be listened to more carefully, and.
will stand much better chance OF
enactment than if it were opposed
by all whom it would affect.
Up to the present time owners OF
automobiles have been required to
pay only an advalorem tax, except
the s. registration fee, when
amounts to practically nothing. Ell
forts have been made in several legls-
latmes the last two or three years
to get through a bill taxing automo-
biles upon some general basis, such
as that of horse power, in order TO
raise a road fund. Sentiment in be-
half Of a law of this kind has been
growing every year, and if it does
not get through at the coming SEES
sion it is pretty sure to be enacted
in the near future, notwithstanding
the avhorhi+o0+ ,,ricn of oa SOIine