Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-07-10

the good roads paid for with your
money and that of other law-abiding
citizens like you. 1t is not right and
it is not fair that you should pay
$500 for the privilege of operating
your car for year while some other
fellow enjoys the privilege of opera
ting his car for nothing on the roads
you have paid for. 1t is for this rea-
son that l am asking every owner of
an automobile in the state to cooper
ate with me in the rigid enforcement
OF the law. If you know of anyone
anywhere in the state who is opera
ting a car without paying a license
fee l viii esteem it a very great fat
vor if you will give me his name and
address so / may proceed to compel
him to take out a license. L assure
you that any information you may be
able to furnish me may be treated as
strictly confidential and under no
circumstances9Ny 9NysItf5 y our name be used
or the source of the Information be
revealed. | ask you to do this be-
cause l feel that it is right that all
should be treated alike and that you
are in position to know if
there is anyone operating a-car in
your community contrary to law.
During the year ending June 30,
1915, there were in round numbers,
go, 900 automobiles and 10000 motor
cycles registered in this office; 10000
men who without complaint deposi-
ted their fees in the offices of their
xrin n
the expense of administering the law
there was left in the road funds of
the various counties the neat little
sum of S270, 900. to be used solely for
the maintenance and Improvement
of county roads. If properly handled
this money will greatly improve the
highways of our state. At IS cents
per mile, the maximum allowed by
law for dragging roads, this money
will pay for dragging $50, 900 miles of
road once or it will drag 72,O00 miles
of road five times. / consider this a
splendid showing for the automobile
law, and if / can have the hearty CO.
operation and support of the automo-
bile owners of the state this sum will
be very largely increased during the
present year, and in a very short
time Kansas roads will compare favor
ably with dirt roads in any state in
the Union.
The law governing the sale and
of automobiles is being vio-
lated in some parts of the state, and
in some counties 1 am informed that
the county commissioners are using
and motorcycle license
fees for the purpose of building new
roads and bridges. The attorney
general advises me that this is plain
of the law and that it is the
duty of the commissioners to use all
such fees in road improvement. 1t
is surely to the interest of owners of
cars to have it so used. You can aid
this department very materially by
reporting all violations of law that
come to your knowledge and by in
sisting that your commissioners spend
the money obtained from automobile
and motorcycle license fees for the
of your county roads.
and that they spend it judiciously
and in a manner to secure the very
best results.
In conclusion permit me to say
that it is my desire in administering
this law to treat all fairly and i'm |
partially I want none to escape |
payment of the fees. L appreciate the
'act that 10, 900 men of Kansas have |
,heerfully contributed to the good |
.oads fund of the state, and earnest |
y request your cooperation and sup |
port in swelling this sum the present |
rear to such proportions as will en-