The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-18
STATE ROAD AID

To the Voters of Kansas.
Voters should know the members
of our state legislature who voted for
an increase tax on all motor vehicles
creating a state aid road fund; who
put the state into the game proper at
a time when there was a general re-
verse in the minds of the general pub
. lie as to how road building should be
conducted, other than the benefit dis
trict plan which encumbers their
lands and time, more than an out
slider. They also should realize if
other roads are built in the state, they
will have to bear their prorated share
which means confiscation to the
homes in a benefit district. This con-
idition has taken place in many dis
Go and Investigate as I have, then you
will know the trouble as do.
Now Mr.. Taxpayer, if we are to
have lower taxes, we should hesitate
before turning the state loose on our
credit with no limit to road building.
The state aid road fund collected from
motor cars can be left in the counties
where it is raised fE the people to
say how 1t shall be Spent. The legis-
lators that voted for the state aid and
state control should be known to the
voters of Kansas. So the state aid
afoad bill on which you are paying
4saxes is herein set forth in full all
members voting for and against, that
you may know your man if you have
a desire to say how your auto tax
shall be spent. We hope to leave the
auto tax in the counties by an act of
the next legislature.
House bill No. 229, An act in re-
1ation to roads and highways, creating
8 state aid road fund. a special road
drag fund, providing for the deposit
ing in such fund certain portions of
the motor-vehicle registration fees.
the distribution and administration of
the same, was read the third time, and
the question being, shall the bill pass
the roll was called with the following
results; Yeas, 1903; nays. s; absent
or not voting, 10.
Members voting in favor of the
passage of he bill were: Baker,
Bateman, Beard, Bernardin, Brown,
Cellar, Chandler. Cline of Pawnee,
Cloud, Coffman, Conkling, Cox, Cram,
Crazy, Crist. Dick, Edwards, Endres,
Farrell, Foster, Fowler, Freas, Gravin,
Geddes, Gibbons, Gillispie, Greenleaf,
Grinstead, Harley Harrington, Hasty,
Hawley, Heleker, Herren. Hicks. Hig-
ley, Hill, Hope, Iddings, ireland. JEFF
frey, johnson. Jolliffe, Jones. Kelley,
Kline Of Trego. Knapp, Knudson.
Iambertson, Lanping, Mack, Manary.
Mann. Martin. McDermott, McShane,
Minnich, Morris. Mosher, Murphy
hurry, Myers, Nesch, Noble, Mock,
OLoughlin, Pendleton, Piper. Porter,
? otSeA' EEaNheHs RallsDaShs newer ~
Rhodes, Ritter, Robbins, Ruth, San
derson, Sargent, Sawhill. Scott OF
Rocks, Searle, shannon Shideler
Simpson. Sinclair. Smith of Elk. Smith
of Republic. Stanley, Stapleton. Tay-
Tor of Wabaunsee. Troup. UhIs
Walker. Ward, Weightnan, White,
Williams, Yust, Mr.. Speaker.
Members voting in the negative
We're: Afford, Griffith, Hall. Hatfield,
Peterson, Rankin, Scott of Stanton,
Troup.
Members absent or not voting were:
Barrett, Barrier, Bland, Fisher,
Hughes, Lamb, Lippert. Mallory, Mil
Ter, Neiswender. Norman, Snyder,
Underwood ss-s.s.ss
A constitutional majority having
voted in favor of the passage of the
bill. the bill passed. and the title was
agreed to.s v. C. BRYSON, 3
Farmer Stockman.