Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-01-20

will intrpret full public treasury a
an invitation to advance more rapid,
in providing such service than the rea
and well-considered demands of tn,
people require.
Coed Roads.
The measure bnown as the Fedora
! Aid Road Bill" enacted by the Sixty
fourth Session OF Congress and tn,
ratification at the last general elec
! ton of the amendment to the State
Constitution extending the borrowing
power OF the State have served tc
! give practical impetus to the move.
ments for good roads.
The State now finds itself in po
! stion to borrow money to the eX
tent of nearly one and one-half mill
ion dollars for the purpose OF tnanc
ing various governmental activities
and it seems probable that you vii
be asked to make unusually liberia
provisions for road building and tina
a substantial bond issue be authorize,
to provide immediate funds for thi
work
Permit me to say that | am in ever.
way sympathetic with the good-road
! movement and that you may be a,
;ured of my hearty cooperation II
any practical plan which may be de
sised to produce tire best roads whicl
| the people of Nevada can afford
construct and maintain. Further.
am convinced that the various goot
roads measures to be introduced dur
ng this session will bear evidence o
,areful and intelligent study by many
representative citizens who have hat
this question under consideration.
| have no specific recommendation
to make at this time regarding tn
)lan which you may in your wisdom
ldoot. but ! do feel it incumbent OF
ne to call your attention to some o
the fundamental factors i'll our roat
problem
The State Engineer reports to thu
office that there are l2.lS92 miles o
,ublic roads in Nevada. The Postmas
ter General OF the United States OF
Iune 80. 1916 certified 2o35 miles o
uch roads as at that date subject t
he provisions OF the Federal Aid
Road Act. The State has for tn
past two years made no direct apprc
oriation for roads with the exception
OF an appropriation made in 1915 ex
pendable only in cooperation with tn
Lincoln Highway Assoc alton. whicl
lid not avail itself of the benefits o.
he Act. There are, however. two
sources of State revenue for roat
work other than by direct legislativ
appropriation, these being 0D rece pit
rom the operations of the State Rae
ng Association, which in l9l5-lolf
produced S24.2l036. and (2) the re
,eipts from the Automobile Licens'
Act. which during the same periot
1eted S25.lo9S6.
The law requires that the none
derived from these sources be appor
toned to the counties. The record
If the Secretary OF State indicate tina
licenses were Issued during the year
'ol6 for 4.672 automobiles. aggregat
ng l24.320 horsepower and 100 motor
cycles with an aggregate horsepowe
# |. .367.
With this slight State assi,tancc
the counties have built and main
tained our public roads. The exact
amount expended during the past two
wears for this purpose is not available
but county road and bridge budget
estimates for l9l5-l9l6 aggregated
SAYS. .263.
Perhaps your FIRST official duty in
Connection with highway legislation
will be to decide on the assent of the
State to the acceptance of the Fedora
Md Road Act. If your dcision be IA
vorables you will commit the State
% an expenditure of certain sums Of
money annually. A close approxima.
ion of the amount apportioned tc
his State for each year under the
original appropriation follows:
1ol7.............. .$64, ,3o8.3(
1918. l2S,79ooC
1919. 9................ l23, ,l94Q
1920 257, 1882
Observation-Disclosures. 32l,99l.5
To obtain the full benefits of this
Federal aid the State will be required
TO establish a State Highway Depart