Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-02-17

Freight on additional war equip
ment, $4,000.
Total, 100000.
recommend that such sum be
raised in the following manner.
By tax on gasoline at cents per
gallon on estimated consumption of
35,OOO,00O gallons for the biennium,
to be collected from the wholesaler,
100000
By raising state proportion for the
motor vehicle license tax to so per
cent, estimated $4,000.
By direct appropriation, $4,000.
Toaal $1,605,000
SALE OF STATE BONDS
81 urge upon your honorable body
the completion of the sale of the two
million dollar bond issue at the ear
Hest possible moment. The bid for
these bonds, considering the present
bond market, is a very favorable one.
"The bond proceeds should be dis
tributed by. allotting 60 percent for
use on state highways in the different
counties of the state proportionately
to the amounts contributed by each
county in 1920, under the provisions
of chapter 81, 1919 session laws. The
remaining 40 percent of the proceeds
of the bond issue should be left for
use in neutral zones and for other
purposes, as provided in chapter 1913,
1919 session laws.
Compulsory cooperation. in the
construction of state highways should
not be required. Tt would at all times
have been better to have had the state
proceed with construction without re-
curing cooperation but inviting the
voluntary cooperation of counties and
highway districts.
T'Provision should be made so that
counties end highway districts may,
with the permission and approval of
the department of public works, pro-
ceed with the construction OF sections
of state highways within their bound
aries, at their own cost and expense;
but in order that these sections may
be connected to provide a comprehen-
sive highway system, the department
of public works should at any time
be empowered to proceed with the
construction of uniting links in state
HIGHWAYS with the moneys allotted for
use in such counties, with or without
cooperation Iv the federal govern
ment or counties or highway districts.
WOULD PERMIT BIDS
Statutory provision should be
made enabling counties and highways
districts to bid on contracts for state
highway construction under the same
terms and conditions as other bidders
or contractors and section 1877 of the
COMPLIED Statutes should be amended
IN hermit counties or highway dis
tricts. bv arrangement with the de-
partment of public works, to perform
the maintenance work on state high
ways.
HIn payment of amounts due on fin
ished estimates from counties and
highway districts on cooperative pro
iects. funds should be made available
hv statute to meet sight drafts drawn
bv the department of public works.
e. state levy necessary to provide
funds for all the appropriations rec
commended to your honorable body, IN
cluding that for highways herewith
SUGGESTED. is within a limit of 312
mills. -,
NsThe state affairs committee will
nresent TO your honorable body few
corrective measures relative to the
consolidation of departments and the
overlapping of departmental duties:
An observance of the functioning OF
Departments over a period of eighteen
months has shown tina further CO.
ordination and saving of expense Is
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