Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-11-22
PAVE TOWN STREETS
LIGHT ALL 'YEHIcLE Is
Proposals to be Made to Next Leg
islature Announced By High
way Executive

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islature Announced By High
way Exeeutive
Plans for financing the state high
way program during I 923 and 1924
already made public, Charles NJ.
Babcock, state highway commission
er, this week announced other rec
concentrations to be presented by the.
highway department. to the state leg
stature early in. January.
Under the policy Of promoting pub
lie cooperation in the good roads
plan, the commissioner invited COM
nents on the proposals and added
suggestions for new laws and chan.
ges in the old ones. They should be.
sent to. the highway department.,
1916 University avenue, St. Paul.
Every one will receive due consider
alton, Mr.. Babcock said, but to ack-
nowledge all may prove too big an
undertaking.. - 49,.
Speed Town Street Paving ~. 4.
A new law will be asked to permit
cities and villages which are willing
20 pay the interest on the investment
until such time as the Improvement
s>reached on the regular state pro-
gram, to pave streets >on the trunk
highway system within their limits.
Many towns now are putting off paw
ng until the state is ready to pave
is 18-foot strip on their streets.
Commissioner Babcock wants the
'oad plan to promote instead of him
1ering improvements and believes
| The new legislation is only fair to
progressive towns. ~ &.
Paving to Stop Waste p .%.
The present limit on expenditures
:or paving-20 per cent of the state
highway construction fund-will be
aiken off, if the highway department
recommendation prevails in the leg
| Station. Paving is and will be built
only where it is necessary to stop
waste Of money for gravel on heavy
7raffic sections, highway officials as
lies a day use road and the main
;enance cost runs over $500 mile
| each year, they add, the economical
and most satisfactory way is to pave
The sections.
-. Lights for All Vehicles =:
Wagons and buggies, as we'll as
rucks and automobiles, must carry
lights when on the highways. after
lark. upon passage Of another law
proposed for common public well
fare. Commissioner Babcock said a
equation of that kind is favored I'M
animously by many farmers = with
whom he has discussed the proposal.
Those farmers believe that the re-
zeal of the law few years ago was
:, mistake and for that. reason they
are expected to give their full. sup
port to it's re-enactment..
Too Many "Tax Exempt" Cars
Claiming chat road betterments al
'eady are reducing repair, gasoline
ind tire expenses for car owners and
COR that reason that all cars should
bear a reasonable share of the cost
If highway improvements, Commits
ioner Babcock will ask that the @'tax
exempt" tags be abolished. Every
motor vehicle should pay it's way on
The better roads in return for the,
savings afforded it's owner, accord
.ng to state highway officials and en-
yineers, all Of whom bought the reg
liar tags at personal expense for
'tate-owned cars they use in their
work.
Slow Up Speed Cops
Commissions for motorcyc1emen
policing the highways and fees for
ocal justices will become largely
;hings. Of the past through adoption
# another proposal by the highway
department to the legislature. The
olan is to take away the incentives
ander which some local officials have
been making easy money at the ex-
oense of the regulations of their
communities among tourists and 9TH
er highway users. The change is for
The benefit Of sane drivers, however,
and in no way to encourage speeding
Or other traffic law violations. q
Atty II. G. Young and family left
IN Wednesday afternoon for few
lays visit with relatives and friends
1t Benson. ~