The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-06
GAUsgAD WANTS LAW
 TO AID HIGHNl $

TO AID HIGdNA IS
 sepetor Gaustad .bc uowly eleeted mombcr of the Alaska Lcs.slature from Fairbanks has prepared on out line Of proposed new Inv that pro yides for the cossruction oi roads n Alaska under the direction Of road 1upervisors who arc to be elected by votes of Che epople Ho has sent copies of bis outline Go other newly elected members or the legislature and has asked them for their opinion according to tho Cordova Times.
 The law suggested by Mir. Gaustad ! provides for the improvement Of the road in each district from money that can be collected for road taxes and from such funds as the gcgernment may direct Co be used for such pur. pose. It Is bis plan to ask congress To turn over to the local road funds aa licenses collected outside of in. corporated towns and cities, and also to request congress to pess law al- lowing miners to pay their assess ment dues on mining claims to have Che money spent in that way
 The outline Of Che proposed law to be passed by the legislature, as pre-. pared by Mir. ea0stad, is as follows
 Road tax shall be four dollars per annum. payable at the office of the road supervisor or to him personally on or before the first day of June each year; shall become delinquent on the first day of July, when a penalty of five per cent win be added md ii not paid within 15 days from that date, said delinquent taxpayer shall be liable Go arrest, with dno or imprlson- ment All moneys derived from this tax shall be used for tho construc- ton and maintenance of public high ways and trails within tho district where same are collected and shall be 80 expended by the supervisor
 "All corporations, co.partnerships or individuals employing labor shall be required to file with the supervisor before the tenth day of June each year list Of all persons liable to pay road tax, who were in their or his em- ploy on the first day of June next preceding. and if they neglect or re. fuse to comply with this provision they shall be liable to substantial ane. Such employers shall be au- thorized to retain from the wages of their employees the sum due for road tax, and turn the same over to the supervisor taking his receipt therefor.
 'The construction Of new roads shall be contracted by competitive bids. under supervision of road sup ervisor.
 'It shall be the duty of the super visor to locate and survey (where neoessary) an new highways and trails keep main roads in repair, col. lect road tax and prosecute dclln. quents, let contracts and accept work when completed, purchase supplies keep accurate accounts Of all receipts and expenditures, employ and dis charge men and have general super vision over all work done in connec ton with the construction and main tenance Of public highways and trails.
 The salary Of the road supervisor shall be S1O per day and actual travel Ing expenses (except board and lodg- inl while engaged in the discharge of the duties of bis office
 'The boundaries of the road dis tricts shall be substantially the same as Of the present recording precincts. !
 "rhe road supervisor shol be lect. ed semi-annually at the general terri- torial election.
 "The road suporvsor shall be elect ! ate place in each locality where road ! tax may be paid and shall have power to appoint deputies with authority to collect and receipt for such tax.
 The foregoing( it Is explained by Mir Gaustad. is simply an outline from which he hopes to have a legis- lGtlye bill properly drawn. with such changes as may be agreed upon by members of the legislature. It is his intention to have tho road suporvis- 0ra independent Of the Alaska Road commission, whose duties may be limited to the construction of the main military roads.
 Mir. Gaustad is planning, also, to introduce bill in the legislature that 1ill provide for reyoking of the min Ing law passed by the last session of he legislature. The territorial mn ng law as passed, he thinks. is con. 'using and detrimental to the best in. .erests of the mining industry of the Territory
 There arc some minor changes plan led by Mir. Gaustad to the old law. One Of these is to re-establish the right of men owning continuous claims .o do all their assessment work on 'ne of the claims. instead of scatter ng it over all Of them.
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 YUKON FIFTH LARGEST
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