Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-03-24


the roads in this system is to be done
by the state Of Minnesota and is to bel
financed by bond issue which is toll
be- retired by the proceeds from an In
creased license fee On motor vehicles
Tire amendment limits the issue OF
bonds in any calendar year to $1OOO0,-
600 par value and provides that there
shall never be more than $75,OOO,OO In |
bonds outstanding. No bonds are is
sued by the amendment. but it simply
authorizes the legislature to issue and
sell the bonds Of the state within the
limits just stated. ".
In order to finance the trunk high
way system it will be necessary to levy
"a license fee on automobiles which will
average about $1S per car. II such a
license fee is fixed by the legislature.
bonds may be issued to the full limit
of the constitutional amendment and re-
tired By the proceeds from motor We
.hicle license fees Fla lower rate than
$1S car is fixed. then the legislature
can limit the bonds to be issued to less
than SIG, 0Q0, 900, Or in other words to
the amount which can be financed by
such license fee as is fixed. In mol
case IS fseypected that bonds will bel
issued IA such amounts as cannot be re-l
tired by motor vehicle license fees.
the establishment Of the trunk
highway system all OF the local funds
the state aid, county and township
levies-ar left intact ff hn uSed nv
local authorities In building the local
oH feeslsr.4naals.z funrls. based
on the two years average, mount to
the gigantic total OF SIC, 92ss10 q year.
This wouad mean that M ten Years from
q. stt, iinc1asIYe, the5eoun-
ties and townships of the state would
nave a local road building fund. of $1O0.-
250OeN, OF enough money rs build IL
SsI8 miles of graVe4ed road at an
aVeEagescpst Of. S, GO a mile. This ten
!. pkiod cited. because Commits
EsieAe 9AbeOeks and his engineers esti-
mate ff VII take ten years to complete
the trunk 6ighMaEs system.
| From tie foreHoin:. it can he seen
that the Bxl plan, instead of being
"a scheme to bufiaf a .OONmile trunk
line system. is. insreality a plan. Il, bniId
a highway system of % SO mics Of
we'll improved raallss.in lie neSt ten
years. OF this system, 7.O60 miles win
be trunk roads. built and maiIafainpt1
by the; state. which serve s. lar,,1ah
traffic and connect all the imnnrfant
towns and cities with eaeI, othar and
which will form the main Iin,a IF MIN
lnesota's highway transnorta tinn s,-s.
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Then there viii be moro tban. 81 a5o
miles of lateral or feeder roads which
reach from tbe trunl. lines info tha
ruraI communities and oiro tho "a nm
ars an outlet to marlot thai,. nrol1,,1l,
The roads in t,is sooondarr srs r : -,
TO he h,1;1t Nv local oxnansa sna as is
nronar because Of tho Local im,,o,.+an, q
rnda,. 7noa1 ;,,i.7iotia,, ,r,,ps,e 60,
ondarv roads arc INC onas which sIss M
Rahcock wishes to taLa caro-, of and i
was tho orvinos nod fn,. +Tn:., ;,,,,,,.c1,o
mont tbat ros,,tod IN tho I,o,,y;,,r e.,,,-
sti+,,+1ona1 ama1dn,an+ g. lana a. s The
o.,,a,,s,;--a ,.,a;,, H.. 80, 1as4
hnrs1a,, ~, tha s,a,,1dera = th.D .a,,1t;a 8
and to,ursl;,,s thara 70 ~. -
arar he,;nlr ~ - 5000 AZ,
hr;1.,;na- q t,,s.,s -.
IT. psi.,-' -, ,ss IL 80. -. 80
+h 49,, - 49, =. ..1s
LIZ ara - IT, - , ,.s ~ $3.50 -, a.u
10, I'd ' .os,,a
mes all M h,,;1i;.a ~
sacon1larv rnads .;,d $ 49, ~,
tenat.fs ~ ,r.,T rno1ls - st,., ,,,.,s,+ too,
lato1l con,m.,nitiaa = 10 i,,toros,t;n.- -.
nat thaf fn11van ,a,. cont :. - ~. r,sg
lhn;ldino fnnds IN Tho s.. 8 a .,,e.,t
unon ti,f. idanttcaI rneds-a,nhr...caf -
| the trunk highway system By taking