The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-10

amounting to'13 1-3 per cent of the
total net fees. 1t is, however, impos-
sible to give at this time any idea of
where it may be necessary to use this
portion of the fund.-
Furthermore, that percentage Of the
10 1-3 per cent of the total net fees
assumed as being necessary for the
expenses of the state highway de-
partment and the maintenance of CO.
operatively built roads will in the very
nature Of things be expended for en-
cheering services and for mainten-
ance of roads in the various counties
in proportion to the amount of work
done in the several counties, the
amount of work that can be done in
the various counties practically being
in proportion to the amount of funds
originating in the county.
Therefore, the counties will actually
have spent within their respective
boundaries approximately So 2-3 per
cent Of the moneys which originated
from them and may benefit to O. great
er extent, depending on the distribu-
ton Of the Is Id per cent Of the net
fund remaining which is to be used
for road work at the discretion of the
state highway commission.
On those roads where federal aid
may be secured, the proportion would
be rs per cent from the county, 25 per
cent from the state and so per cent
from the federal government. The re-
suit, then, will be as follows:
The total amount that becomes
available for road work in the various
counties is 100 per cent of the total
net fees originating in the count;Ss s,
in addition to which the counties have
already received 33 a-3 per cent from
the secretary of state. In other words,
the total net fees originating therein,
appropriates an amount equal to the
40 per cent Of the total net fees which
the highway commission must expend
in the county from which it came, plus
any percentage of the 13 Ia per cent
of the total funds which may be spent
at the discretion of the state highway
commission within such county, and
may receive from the federal govern
ment two times the amount it was
necessary for the county to appropri-
ate from their special county road
fund.
The above is based on the SUPPOSE
ton that the moneys available will
equal the amount of the federal aid
due this state. If the money at the dis
posal of the state highway commits
sion is more than enough, it may be
spent comparatively with the coun-
ties without federal aid or may be re-
tanned to make sure that there will be
a sufficient amount to cooperate with
the federal government in succeeding
years. In nutshell, through the APP
preparation by the state of two-thirds
Of the net license fees for highway
purposes the county loses one dollar
and gains two.
The other sections Of the bill per-
tain to the duties Of the state highway
commission and to the state engineers
connection Herewith.
Under the terms of the state high
way commission act, Fl. B. No. 1853,
provision is made for the establish
ment OF such commission, the form Of
CO. operative work between the coun-
ties and the state. based somewhat on
the plan OF cooperative work between
the federal government and the state.
The commission would be made UP
of the governor, who shall be chair
man; the state engineer. the commits
sioner of agriculture and labor, and
two members TO be appointed by the
governor. The commission would meet