The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-01-31
SENATORS talk
ABOUT RAISING
FUND FOR ROADS
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others were frank in saying the ques.
ton was one on which they had
reached no decision
Senator Fred T.. Tucker has
broached a plan for dividing the pay
mcnt for the roads that has met with
the approval OF several members OF
the committee.
lie proposes that the state bear the
heavy burden OF building the roads
bu' that property for at least two
miles on each side Of the roads be
taxed more heavily IN consideration
OF the big increase ~ value which
the hard surfaced roads will add 20
tie property
lie would add a certain percentage,
TO be graduated according to prox-
unity TO the road. 10 the taxes which
the owner oi property would pay
Property nali tpn,le ON each side
Of the road would pay, lust Tor eS-
ample. q percent more taxes on the
assessed valuation. In the next zone
from hall a mile 10 a mile from the
road. Is percent would be added 70
the taxes In the third rome. from y
mile to a mile and hall from the
road. 10 pereen, would be added and
in the last zone. from a mile and
hali 10 two miles, percent would be
added
Robertson Favorable, Said.
II is said that this plan has the ap.
pfoyal Of Governor Robertson bu,
the governor proposes. instead OF put
ting the money thus raised into the
building fund. tia, i, be placed in a
fund Tor the maintenance OF the road
Senator J. Elmer Thomas called
attention To the I]ankhead rider on
the poSoiiice hill. which the lcgis-
lature has requested congress to
pass This would give the state
II 10000 Of federal money for road
construction the first year, Sl.So0OnO
the second year and & O0O00O the third
year lie suggested that this money
could be incorporated N the fund ior
the states big road-building scheme.
The fund should be bull, up from
four ScurteS," Thomas said The
state. the counties. the federal gov
ernmcnt and the property holders who
would be benefited, all should pay a
share Of il"
Thomas proposed the running OF an
Improvement district six miles back
from the roads built on either side
Il cannot see the justice OF levy ng
taxes on all alike q pay Tor these
roads" Thomas said "A man with
1000 acres adjacent to the hard sur
faced road certainly should pay more
for It than the man with 1000 acres
forty mile, away from the road"
Auto Idea "Camouflage."
The proposal to use automobile tax
money and gross production fund,
was declared by Thomas 10 be camou.
tlage
In its last analysis these road.
must be paid for BY an ad valorem tar
and We might as well 20 squarely be
fore the people on that basiSF ht
said
II am glad to see the attitude tha
The Oklahoman has taken IN this mat
ter and TO hear the remarks of Senator
Thomas" said Senator w. C. Nc
Nlstcr Il am not in favor of build
ling hard-Nuriaccd roads and present,
ing them gratultouSly TO the coun
ties and the property owners who
would benefit, The man whose prop
crty is going 10 take OIL an addet
value from these roads should pay hi,
Just share OF the cost"
II was brought out today tha, IN,
senate committee has no idea OF is
suing all OF the bonds proposed a
once On questions from Sena,o
Golobic II was brought, out that N,
committee believes il will require tel
years to build the roads and i, is pro
posed tha, the issuance OF the bond
be graduated over ,ha, time.
| On motion OF Senator Kerr the stat,
examiner and Inspector will be aske,
TO prepare data showing the relativ
cost of retiring sSOOoO,OO0 in bond
under the sinking fund and seria
bond plans.
Kerr made the statement that h
believed the serial glan would saw
the state SlS00O0OO
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