The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-05
AUTO LICENSE TAX Bill,
Bill in Legislature Providing Tha,
All Auto License lax be Used E.
Maintenance Of Ruads-How !,
Would Affect Roheson

oii. Ill Legislature Providing That
! All Auto License Lax be Used e. !
! maintenance Of koads-How il
| Would Affect Robson
To the Editor of The Robesonian:
i AS you no doubt are aware, there
has been introduced a bill in the
Senate providing that all of the au-
eomoblle license tax be turned owe.
to the State Highway commission
Tor maintenance of roads in the State.
whichbill also provides that at least
10 per cent Of the amount derived
from any county shall be spent in
that county and that all of the mon
ey shall be spent under the super-
mission. 00'''-
Under the existing laws of the
State we are not able to comply with
inc requirement. of the Bankhead-
Shackleford Federal Aid Road bill
relative to the maintenance of the
roads and the State will be com
Pelled to provide means to main
tam these roads or we will not be
able to get our part of the appro-
nriation.
: Last year Robson county paid into
the State treasury S205O.2O in au-
tonoblle tax and of this amount the
county received $164O.16. Under the
provisions of the bill now introduc
ed by Senator Cameron, Robesor
eounty will receive not less thar
Sl435 Ia difference of S205.O2. L
the county should receive the mini
: mum amount and the same spen
Z under the supervision of competen
men, as it would be spent, tn
i amount actually received on tn
B roads would The considerably NOR
E than if the county should receive un
der the present law. Again tn
State Highway commission will b
able to show where every dolla
went, thing that has not been don
IN the county heretofore. Since tn
Wilmington Charlotte highway passe
through the county and since this
one OF the most important roads
the State, it is the opinion of tn
writer that Robson county would RI
celve more money than she is no
receiving under the present law.
We will thank you to use YOUR il
fluence with the Legislators and ia.
payers of the county to support tn
measure. Robson county now h;
1914 miles that would come under tn
n maintenance clause and before Il
T. end Of the first year she would ]
Il doubt have many more miles. T
B Wilmington Charlotte highway
one of the most important roads
B the State and since this road pass
q through the county it makes it
B the more important why the b
n should appeal to Robson coun
e I might add that it is the intent
m Of the commission to maintain t.
u road under the same rules and res
u lations that the Federal governmt
u is maintaining the Washington-1
u lanta highway and the Central his
- way through North Carolina.
%'-8 Another big reason why this wo
- mean much to the county would
that it would become an object-l
son all the way through the coul
and would be the greatest incent
< to getting better roads that co
= come to the county. Everybody
mits that the road funds for
y county are now wasted and SOU
q dered and why not try for Robe
< what has proved wise and econo1
X cal for other sections
Will you not use your influe
y toward getting this bill through {
d thus make possible the early succ
of the Wilmington Charlotte his
4 way and the highway from Lumb
X ton via Red Springs?
y It is admitted that the work t
% was done on Second street in LII
"a berton was success, even thou
* the work was not finally compile
< according to the advice of the st
Highway commission and now
r superintendent Of streets of Lumb
< ton has taken the same work up {
x is carrying on the same work in
proving the streets that the wri
y began last summer.
y This bill whether it passes
& whether it fails will mean moth
to me financially and the only r
tive that | have is for the bett
ment of the roads in my State g
y to aid in getting greater econo
a in the construction and maintena
y of the same.
Yours truly,
* IRA B. NULL
& Raleigh, N. C.
Ton Ok 1917