Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-15
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y GOOD MARKET ROADS \
(Communicatedl


Among the measures to be voted
upon at the. coming election June
Srd is what is known as the Market
Roads Tax Bill" This was a senate
bill and during its passage was
thoroughly gone over by every mem
Der of the legislature. and by men
who have given it much thought 1t
is considered one of the best pieces
of constructive road legislation ever
enacted by any legislature.
The bill provides for a levy OF a
one mill tax on all taxable property
in the state as shown by the proceed
ing assessment and equalization
thereof. In Josephine county the
amount that would be raised and
paid into the state would amount to-
about $4,000. The bill further pro-
rides that no county shall receive in
excess of 10 per cent of the total
amount raised in the state. For in
stance Multnomah county would pay
into the state 1866, 900, the total
amount raised in the entire state be-
ing approximately $1,000. 600 there
fore. $265,0O0 OF the amount Multi
nomah county would pay in would
be divided or apportioned to other
counties in the state. 1t can readi-
ly be seen that the apportionment to
this county would be more than the
county would probably want to take
care of. The money raised by this
one mill tax goes into a special fund
in the highway department ana will
increase from year to year. The
work of road construction will be
under the supervision OF the county
court, but the state highway depart
ment makes the surveys, establishes
the grades and draws up the speci-
fications free OF charge to the coun-
ties.
Eho oh tAaihplt VI hon pioh
would work out in this county We
will take the Murphy road district.
At meeting OF the taxpayers OF the
district they could vote to raise ST.
900. the the county would match
this $1,000, and then receive $4,000
from the state, making $4,000 to be
expended on a permanent road in
thai. district. OF course the entire
road would not be constructed in one
year, but could be continued from
year to year until 1t is finally con-
structed, and what ever money a
road district raised It would be
matched by the county, both OF
which would be matched by the state
and If the people in the farming dis
tricts want permanent and all-year
round roads this is the way to get
them and this county could get more
each year than 1t pays into the state.
The taxes provided for under this
act would hardly be felt by the ordi-
nary taxpayer. II assessed for s5,-
900 by the county assessor, the
amount to be paid into the market
road fund would be IS and an addi-
tional IS to be levied by the county
court. And by this additional tax
every farmer will have a permaneri
road that he can travel and bring his
produce to the market all the year
round.
This appropriation will be contin-
nous from year to year. Inasmuch
as the state furnishes the surveys,
establishes the grade and makes the
plan and specifications free and the
work done under the upervision Of
the county court the taxpayers will
get a dollars worth Of road con-
struction for every dollar expended.
It is a good bill and should re-
ceive the support Of every voter in
the county at the coming election
on June Bird. Remember and vote
316 Yes.
G. G.. GILLETTE