The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-11-09
ROAD BUDGET
Is ANNOUNCED
$50, 1893, 700 to Be Spent on
Highways According
to Plans.
HAVE FEDERAL AID

Madison, Wis. - Highway construc-
ton and maintenance in Wisconsin
for the present year will cost approx
imately $56,893, 700, the legislative
committee of the county boards assoc
citation says in its summary of high
way expenditures to be submitted to
the county boards November IA
County funds provide $19,351, 900 of
the total available money for highway
expenditures in the state, town funds
$10,S29,800, state funds, $685. 800 and
federal funds $1,697,00O the report
shows. This does not include funds
expended on city streets which are
raised in the municipalities
AppOrtion County Funds.
County funds totalling S19,351, 900
were raised for the following purpos-
es: federal aid road construction
$1,695,200 from a direct county tax;
state aid roads, $3,214,7O0 from di-
rect county tax; state aid roads,
$9,211,700 from bond issues; state
highway maintenance, $371,900 from
direct tax; county highway, mainte-
nance, $1,974,1O0 from direct tax;
county highway maintenance, $976,80O
from motor vehicle fees; county aid,
roads and bridges, S1,035,00O from a
direct tax; machinery, supervision and
miscellaneous $1,471,OO0 from a direct
tax ~ 4il
Towns raised $8,6O0,OO0 from a d.
rect town tax for town road construc-
ton and maintenance; $1,035, 900 from
a direct tax for county aid roads and
bridges and S694,O00 from direct tax
for state roads. -f3st
Show Sources of Fund.
The $5,515,30O raised by the state
came from the following sources. fed
eral aid road construction S1,700000
from a direct state tax, federal aid
construction, $711,OOO from motor veh-
icle fees; state aid road construction
$785,000 from the state general fund;
special large bridges, 100000 from the
general fund; state highway mainte-
nance, $2,O51, 100 from motor vehisle
fees, state highway commission, $685.
600 from motor vehicle fees.
Federal funds of $1,697,OO came
from federal taxes, the report shows.
"The cost of maintaining the state
truck highway system is supposed to
be paid by the state out of motor veh-
icle fees" the report says. "As a
matter of fact, this fund is not suffi-
cient for the purpose and additional
funds are being raised from year to
year by the counties through tax lew
les. This maintenance will cost APP
proximately 2,422,9O0 on 1922 of which
the state will furnish S2,051, 900 out
of county taxes levied on real and
personal property.
License Fees Not Enough.
"The counties maintain over $500
miles of county trunk highways in
addition to the state trunk highways
within the counties. The cost of this
maintenance in 1922 is about $780,
900. In this instance also the motor
license fees are not sufficient for the
intended purpose. The counties in
1922 had $976,800 returned to them out
of the motor license fees collected in
county trunk maintenance $1,374, 100
was furnished out of county taxes on
general property. 4--.
"The counties and towns together
must provide at least S1,374,0O0 to
meet the state aid, while as matter
of fact they provided about $3,9O8, 700
by direct taxation in 1922 and fur
Their sum of $9,211,7OO in bond issues
This indicates clearly that the coun-
ties are pushing highway improve
ment much more rapidly than state
laws demand, as in the given year
they have provided $11,746,400 not re
quired by the amount of state aid
received"