The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-28
INCREASE IN
MOTOR TAX IN
|! STATE OPPOSED
! Highways Committee of Leg
islature Rejects Road AS
ISOLATION Program
BACK TO COUNTIES
(, Little Would be Left For Ex-
! elusive State Highway
!, Fund, Under Plan
BACK TO COUNTIES

Z, The proposal of the North Dakota
Good Roads Association, Highway
AtCommission and other agencies fav-
TOT Oring the creation of a State High
Ncl way Fund for building Of roads I'M
enc, der joint federal and state aid suf
( tfered setback in the North Da-
Htf kOta legislature when the highways
IN committee of the house voted to re-
u hport in new motor vehicle license
ecoh bill leaving fees substantially as
'rol they are now and sending Is percent
osi:' of the money back to counties, in
ne stead of so percent under the pres
t = ent law.
oar Chairman Fred Eckert of the high
I Iways committee, stating the report
Hot was unanimous, declared sentiment
At of the committee was against ere
ne alton of large state highway fund
ana land in favor of sending as much
'aI money to counties as possible for
u building of roads under local author
nt tiles.
rem It had been proposed by the High
ne way Commission and the good roads
body that motor vehicle license fees
aih be materially increased, a one-cent
~ gas tax added and the proceeds
orH placed in state highway fund. After
orml 1926 the state of North Dakota, if it
he obtains federal aid, must have an cx
'uak elusive state highway fund, accord
sun ing to Highway Commission officials.
GET House bill No. 3, the motor vehicle
fh license bill, as reported in by the
we're highways committee, provides a basic
utv motor vehicle registration fee the
nck' same AS at present, but would in
crease fees on trucks, commercial
- trucks and commercial passenger
vehicles probably 200 percent, Chair
orte man Eckert said
}. The basic motor vehicle license
or fee is five mills per dollar of SELL
"'io ing price, 20 cents per hundred
y ~ pounds or ma or fraction thereof of
u "a net weight of vehicle, 10 cents per
'e 81 horsepower, except eectrics, which
"ase shall be charged So in lieu of the
ron. horsepower fee. After the first year
=, VI the fee is decreased 10 percent
ne :, after the second year % percent and
= VI after the third year 40 percent, ex.
righv cent that tho Ecenso foo sh.ll novo,
as be less than S..
:" :" The license fees proposed fol
~, other vehicles follow: motor trucks
NJ not used for commercial freighting
ee'n in addition to foregoing factors, fe.
ne"''. shall be based on it's road capacit,
. ,s.I;.l at rate of IS per ton for one-tol
i!I,1 truck; $3.50 for one and one MALT TO,
s".t truck; $40 for three ton truck; $3t
an" ~. for 3A ton truck; $40 for Alto,
. : truck; $50 for 5-ton truck.
u For trucks used for commercial
~ freighting an additional fee as fol
lows: one ton truck, $40; Y tor
- truck, SIS; ton truck, $40; 2la tor
10y" truck $3.50; ton truck $35; 81
.'" ton truck $500; Atom truck $40;
5-ton truck $3.50; over 5 tons $3.50 90
49, In addition $40 per passenger basec
on carrying capacity.
The amendment provides $l50,OO(
-: shall be taken from the motor We
hicle fund for the administration O
- the Highway Commission and Motto
So~r Vehicle Registration department.
$4,000 to meet state aid for brid
Nat ges, and the balance shall be divided
ash rs percent to counties, prorated a.
hat received from counties, and rs per
hatte cent to state highway fund.