The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-09-09

providing for the payment of the prin-
cipal Of and the payment of the inter-
est on bonds falling due during that
year, as aforesaid, shall be paid into
fund to be known as the estate
Trunk Line Highway Maintenance
Fund" and. used for the purpose of
maintaining the roads herein describ-
ed in pursuance of appropriations
therefor by the legislature.
Any surplus remaining in the state
trunk line highway maintenance fund
over and above that expended in pur-
suance of appropriations for the main
tenance of roads as herein provided
shall annually. be distributed to the
various counties, cities and towns of
the state in the following manner:
To the various counties of the state
in which are located primary highways
the Improvement and maintenance of
which is not provided for by this act,
for the maintenance of such high
ways; and to the various cities and
towns Of the state in which are locat-
ed streets forming part of the route
of any primary highway through such
city or town, for the maintenance and
improvement of such streets, a sum
not to exceed two hundred dollars
($200.00) per mile for each mile of
such primary highway and streets.
Primary highways and city and
town streets, in order to come under
the provisions of this act for MAIN
tenance purposes, must be of char
acter equal and up to the standard of
permanent highway construction. All
sums apportioned to counties shall be
placed in the permanent highway
maintenance fund of such county. All
sums distributed to cities and towns
shall be RENTED by the state auditor
to the cities and towns entitled thereto
and shall be expended by such cities
or towns only for the maintenance or
Improvement of such streets. The
state highway board shall determine
what streets in cities and towns form
a part of the route of any primary
highway through such city or town,
and what primary highways the inn
provement and maintenance of which
is not provided for by this act, and
shall between the 18th day of Febru-
airy and the 18th day of March of each
year certify in triplicate, one copy to
county commissioners of each of such
counties, and one copy to the clerk
of each city or town affected by the
provisions of this act, the number of
miles of primary highway, or city and
town streets entitled to apportionment
as provided by this act. Any surplus
remaining in the state trunk line
highway maintenance fund after the
making of such appointments shall
be distributed to the various counties
of the state in proportion to the
amounts paid into the permanent high
way fund by the various counties of
the state and placed in the permanent
highway maintenance fund.
Sec. 11-Whenever any county shall
have expended any moneys from the
road and bridge fund or from the pro-
ceeds of bonds in the Improvement or
construction of any of the highways
described in this act by paving such
highway, the state highway board
shall. if such paved highway is of
proper and durable hard surface type
to make it practicable to do so, utilize
such paved highway in the system of
state trunk line highways provided
for in this act. If any highway SO
paved by any county be so utilized,
the state highway board shall deter
mine the amount by which the utiliza-
ton of such paved highway lessons
the cost of improving and construct
ing the state trunk line system of
highways provided for in this act, and
such amount Tin no event to exceed
the actual amount of the first cost of
construction paid from the funds of
such county, shall be placed to the
credit of such county in the pernla-
nent highway fund In six annual in
stallments, beginning on the first day
of January, 1922, or, if the board of
county commissioners of any county
so elect, such payment, instead OF be-
ing credited to such county in the per-
manent highway fund, shall be paid to
such county to be used in the pay
ment of any county bonds issued by
said county for the Improvement of
any such highway.
Sec. 12-This act shall be submitted
to the people for their ratification at
the next general election in accord
ance with the provisions of section 3
of article VIII of the state constitu-
ton; and in accordance with the pro-
visions of section Of article III of the
state constitution, as amended at the
general election held in November,
1912, and the laws adopted to facili-
tate the operation thereof.
Passed the Senate March 8, 1919.
Passed the House March 8, 1919.
Approved by the Governor, March
IL, 1919.
Note by Secretary of State:-The
above act filed in the Office of the Sec
rotary of State March Is, 1919. I. M.
HOWELL, Secretary Of State.
There shall be printed on all bal
lots provided for the said election the
words: "For Referendum Bill DO. 1,
relating to a system Of hard surface
trunk line highways" against Ref
erendum Bill No. 1, relating to sys-
tenn of hard surface trunk line high
ways"
In testimony whereof, have her.
unto set my hand and affixed the seal
of the State of Washington.
Done at Olympia, this LIST day OF