The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-03
|KEMPEN|CH URGES
BOND ISSUE FOR
GOOD HIGHWAYS
Speaks Before Kiwanis
Club in Support of
Amendment l.

uAfut % the nfatc
highway commission addressed the
kiWnnis club Mt It's luncheon today.
nrE nv the adoption OF the eonsti-
tuiinnal amendment for y M bond
lae,ie 81 $1,000. n0o.
lite declared that u would not In
crease taxes and would make u
possible for the state 10 get thousand
% dollars from the government tor
the construction Of good roads
MT k~empenirh took a fling ~
people In the state who call them-
selves good Dads oostcrs but az. al
ways opposing an expenditure for
good roads. They were against n
road work during the wal on the plea
That all Efforts should be- bent To-
ward the winning OF the war: they
were against good roads after the war
on the ground that o conntruc-
tion would take. men from Industries
which needed them In the period Of
reconstruction and on the ground that
costs were too high. and ~ they
are siill opposed 10 voting bonds tof
good roads when there II great unem-
Payment on the ground that II viii
Increase taxation. When. he asked.
will they ever he for good roadsr
tsiad 81 sr~sak.
Mr.. k~entDenich said the kiwanis
club was the first club In the state
~ "''N ht NAHUM 0n inc fn1u nUnu
issue ana thar he was giad 20 address
Il and tell them what he knew.
lie said that at a meeting In Santa
Re during the legislature. Of the
highway commission. the governor.
members 90 the highway and finance
committees OF both houses Of the
legislature and representative OF the
Taxpayers association. In which the
highway commission presented a
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To take up the monies due the state
.nder funds already appropriated by
the federal government. the commls-
sion asked FOR "A continuance OF the
special O levy 81 three mills for 4
period OF two years. The legislature
instead provided two mills for a
period OF three years. which reduced
the road levy one min per annum
The legislature authorized the high
way commission to Asue dcbenturcs
against the contemplated proceeds TO
get b federal aid and thene de-
bentures have already been issued.
Realizing. Mr.. Kempenlch said.
that a new federal aid bill would be
passed by the next congress, the legis-
iature formulated amendment No. II
to be submitted TO the voters on Sept.
20. II the amendment IL adopted IL
viii authorize the sale from time 10
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% 80 ear bonds redeemable after
10 years. bearing Interest at not to
exceed six per cent. The hill which
has passed the house and IL In con-
ference II h Phipps- Dowcll bill and
provides for fIOo. 600. 600 TO be- used
On federal aid road construction p.r
annuns &" be apporiioned In the states
IN three ratios area. population and
miles OF post roads. New Mexico
would receive nedfly sL50O.OO per
annum under THIS bill. II also re-
duceS the contribution for federal aii
by the 80 called federal land states
should this Include the military. In
dian and forest reservations. New
Mexico would only have to contribut.
about 2s per cent to the governments
~ hut should the reservations be
sNeinded the ratio o be approx
imately SO to SO.
No TaS Increase.
The amendment provides that both
interest and sinking funds shall be
paid out Of The state highway funds,
Which have three sources OF r~evenur.
tax levy, auto licenses and gasoline
tax.
The highway commission main.
tnins that the Increase In revenue
from the last two sources in case the
bond issue carries and good roads are
butt will be In excess OF the REQUIRE.
inents Tor payment Of not only the
interest but the sinking funds. The
feveues are now 100000 per annum
and h normal Increase il from "a
To % per cent.
"Ihe expenditure on good roads OF
funds now would relieve unemploy-
lnent and bring capital TO the state.
There can he no tax increases FOR two
years for the Legislature will not be
IN session for two years. aud ther.
VIII b" no road levy tax or two mills
u the bond issue carries.
The opposition says that We should
not build roads until We are prepared
10 MAINTAIN them. We cannot mntn-
tain something we DO not have. We
are throwing dirt on mountain roads
now that Is being washed away an
nually at "a big expense. We are
throwing dirt into bog holes that only
makes more bog holes. What we
need IL permanent roads. A. perman.
.nt good road will be maintained
They can be kept ~ easier than our
present roads.'
Nj. kempcnich's speech was loudly
cheered.
II II understood the clu later Will
ASK some une To present the side the
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