The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-31
|STATE TO KEEP
UP MAIN ROADS
Launch Highway Develop
ment Under Babcock
Plan of Action
TAX ON AUTOMOBILES
State Will Keep Up 1000
Niles of Trunk Highways,
Aided by Federal Money


81 PAUL, MINI, NuE. 3O.- MIN
resota this year Is launching an en-
Mgcd public highway development
pros um under the Babcock plan,
formulated by Charles NJ. Bhhcuck.
rste cummlssloner or highways, ana
sdop,od under an amendment 10 the
tato constitution by vote OF 526,-
s36 to l99,oO3.
Hcdcral aid forthcoming on the
fSrr ~ basis, minnesota VIII nave
t7i tnie thls year hppruNihat'Iy
lst 5000 Tor State trunk ana
county. local road improvements.
Commissioner hancock mas just re-
,urn,i from Washlngtoh where he
fought for federal highway Icsisla-
ton Tor farin-to market roads as
provIed IN tne minnesota program
The WI hlshWaY Iuhi estimate Is
e1cluslNo OF paving anu othcr street.
imp 'NtuehtS holhg i,'u, nv 'l'lr5
and owns through local cNp'ndl-
iures
Previous 10 the adoption of the
Bab,.ck plan, all public highway
maintenauce and improvements in
Minnesota were made by county and
cty or town authorities. The Min
aesota highway department acted
hrge y In an advisory capacity, espe-
eailv on federal and state aid pro-
ects. Highway funds represented
he federal aid apportionmont OF
jsS4O, 900 n year, and the proceeds
Of l-mill tax apportioned in aid
10 counties and on local levies, and
last year made a grand total OF about
u5,OUO.00O.
Maintained by State.
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road nov, ,bat tho nov, ,i, ho
ing launched az" p'''' 10 0'
January /, 1921. hu, becaIIso of ''rpaire ,u.nv
Administrative nrobIopcs rrcsantn5
the legislature did NOT nrovide mo
depart ment machinery rrtii An.;,
rs, After exhaustive irvce,ig,atior, a., a
study the one-non qysto,C of b;o,i,
way adninistrotion MS aaon.a,i a.
preference 10 tbe con,nissia, 80 80.
board plan. Hirhwav sthtntos ,rora
Raising Road E,,ds
A schedule of motor yehirlo +oxos
tvas worked ont owners r,,,i,,c. "a
Neu ~ otbor tavos w., PhSInS IN
ljcept wheelaro Invios IN $50 oi.taS
~ per cent annually on The b,sis 90
ciation allowances NJ oH ''m nos ueppo, pre-,
after three years and "a no- oo,.
after five wears. and nv ,,irir,,t C
OF }l2 on pleasure cars ard ti5 nn
trucks Nearly $4,000 OnO tbis yoor
is expected under the scbednle, ",
In the first three months NJ road
building rrdor 49,, ''. W '.tu
following was acCnr,niish, ii 1!""' inc
About ono or 10 > o0n .t,.