Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-04-11
GOOD |0 ROADS TALKS
BY G. M. BABCOCK AND n. DAVIS,
NEXT WEDNESDAY, IN THIS
CITY.

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have agreed to come to Little Falls,
Wednesday, April 16, and speak on the
hard-surfaced road program. They in
tend to 60 into the entire matter in de-
tail, explaining the entire proposition
speakers and ought to attract a large
audience. Twckreels Of motion pictures
will be used in connection with the
meeting. The Board of Commerce will
probably send out invitations to farm
ers throughout the county to attend the
meeting. The war tank that is to be
exhibited here on that same day in con
nection with the Victory Loan driye,
making an ideal time for the holding of
will bring many people to the city, thus
the meeting in question.
Board of Commerce directors George
KeWel, J. K. Martin and A. F. Kos
losky and Secretary w. E. Olson at
tended the meeting Of the Benton coun
ty commissioners, at Foley Tuesday.
County Commissioner w. Milberry of
Royalton, and delegations, from Rice,
Sauk Rapids, Eas St. Cloud and other
towns. were also present at the meeting.
The question of hard-surfacing the JEFF
ferson highway through Benton county
was up for consideration, and this ac-
counts for the general interest that was
taken in the meeting: Chas. NJ. Bah
cock, State Highway Commissioner, and
Harry Davis, also Of the Highway de-
partment, addressed the meeting, which
was attended by between sixty and sew
enty people. They explained the state
hard-surfaced road plan in detail, and
proposed that Benton county avail itself
Of the opportunity to have the State
take over the maintenance Of that part
of the Jefferson highway which passes
through that county as well as the road
running bteween st. Cloud and Foley,
which it is proposed to gravel.
$250,000 Bond Issue.
In order to do this, Benton county
would have to float a two-hundred-ff-
ty thousand dollars bond issue, which
would entitle that county to Federal
aid Of like amount. Mr.. Davis ex-
planned at the meeting, that when the
Babcock constitutional amendment be-
comes ratified, Benton county would be
reimbursed for the incurred indebted
ness resulting from the bond issue, in
cluding also the interest paid on the
bonds. He also stated that at the pres
ent time approximately 80 per cent Of
thee ounty's expenditures on road main
tenance goes to the upkeep Of the two
roads mentioned. The money now spent
on these roads will become available
for use on other roads in the county,
as the state will forever maintain the
roads that are hard-surfaced under the
Babcocg system, consequently the coun-
ty will have more money to use upon
secondary roads. This will mean that
progressive road building program
will be the result, to the benefit Of the
entire county.
state Funds From Auto Tax.
The money for financing the road
work done. under the Babcock plan is
to be raised by automobile taxation.
There are to be three classes Of lic-
,enses: one for new cars, figured as fol-
lows: Csc for each horse power, Csc
for each one hundred pounds of car
weight, plus ST. for each 800 of value
in accordance with the selling price Of
the car; the second class will cover
cars that are a year old, the amount
Of the license being determined the
same as for the first class cars except
ing that 75c per 500 value of the car,
list price, will be used instead Of $1.O0;
and the third class licenses will be
based upon an amount determined by
using SOC per 800 list price value plus
the twenty-five cent considerations for
horsepower and weight. Third class
licenses will apply to all cars more than
two years old. It is estimated that the
average tax will amount to about $18
per car, the car being exempt from the
personal property tax.
The commissioners were still in ses-
sion when the Board Of Commerce del
egation took it's departure on the 1889
p. m. train. Telephone inquiries were
made later and the outlook for the
county's acceptance Of the proposition
was reported as being very favorable.
Guests at st. Cloud.
The Little Falls and Rice DELEGATIONS
and W. Mulberry were guests at the st.
Cloud Automobile club for supper, at
the Commercial club rooms. MI. Davis
addressed meeting at st. Cloud in the
evening.
WOMEN TO HOLD LOAN RALLY
HERE APRIL 10.