The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-10-09
ALL STATE fAv0RS
HALF MILL LEVY
GOOD ROADS BILL

Unusual interest Is being manifest
ed over the state in regard to the bill
which Is to be submitted to the vot-
ers on November 3 providing for a
half mill levy to be used upon the
roads throughout the state. The bill
provides that the money collected in
each county with the exception Of
the city and county of Denver. will
be used in the county where the mon
ey is raised.
The Colorado Good Roads Associa-
ton and the State Highway Commits
sion has taken these matters in
charge and in answer to inquiries as
to the probable allotment of the state
roads fund has passed the resolutions
which appear below.
If the bill meets with the APPROX
al of the people at the general cleo
ton 1t will mean that Las Animas
county will receive about $4,000
from the levy alone besides a proper
tion of the money collected from au-
tomobile tax which will increase the
sum to approximately $4,000 to be
used upon roads in Las Animas coun-
ty. The resolutions follow:
Whereas. a bill has been initiated
and will be submitted to vote of the
people of the State OF Colorado at the
approaching election. providing for a
levy Of one half mill on all the tax
able property OF the State. the pro-
ceeds of which are to be paid into the
State Road Fund. and
Whereas. II is estimated that II the
said bill is passed, the annual income
OF the State Road Fund. after the
levy provided for becotAes available.
will be as follows: ~
About six hundred thousand dol
lars t3600.OOO) from one-half mill
levy. OF which about two hundred
thousand dollars t$2O0. 00O) will be
contributed by the city and county of
Denver. in which no part of the State
Road Fund can be expended under
the existing legislation. and about
$1SO,0O0 from other sources. includ
ing Internal Improvement Fund. and
State license tax on automobiles, and
Whereas. it Is considered by the
State Highway Commissioner and the
Advisory Board desirable and proper
that the people of the State should
be advised in regard TO the policy
which will be followed in the expend-
iture of the State Road Fund. II the
bill providing for the one-half mill
levy is passed.
Now. therefore. the following resc'
luton has been adopted by the unan-
imous vote of the State Highway
Commissioner and five members of
the Advisory Board:
Resolved. that If the bill PROVIDING
for a onc-half mill levy is approved
by the people of the State at the
coming election. it will be the policy
of this Commission to expend upon
the State Roads in each county OF
the State. excepting the city and
county of Denver. the amount col
lected from the half mill levy i'll
each county: to eXpend the amount
collected from such levy from the
city and county of Denver upon the
principal State Highways leading to
Denver. and in which the city of
Denver is most directly interested.
and to expend the balance OF the said
fund. consisting Of contributions
from the Internal Improvement
Fund, the State tax on automobiles
and otherwise, in improving the
State Highways In counties which
are not financially able to bear the
necessary expenses of improving the
| same.
Adopted by the State Highway
Commission September &c. 1871.
Approved by the Trinidad Cham
Der OF Commerce October s, 1911.