Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-09
S6,249,000

w 3 = State Highway program
umg on the aid to second and
lsiass roads exactly in accordance
lhe liberal policy that now exists.
IMPLY calling for a limitation of
Nv 70 prevent an appearance of
nnal grants for which funds are
VALUABLE. This provides $2J0,000
lf maintenance and reconStruc-
nan has been used in any year
More. $1,500,000 was the amount
t1uring this last year and in pre-
years this had never exceeded
le0e. This provides s1,500,000 a
l6 new construction which. on
eommission estimate of $4,000 q
would mean seventy-five miles a
aM Is perhaps as much as the
nofy force available can pru-
handle from year to year with
looed problems of maintenance
feeonstruction and bridge work
gnieh they are now faced. BY
lm a bond issue of 100000
sndses Is contemplated to be
over ten years. This would
100000 a year for our bridge
m. with $4,000 additional from
1unties and municipalities, max
otal Of $4,000.
3 entire program could be carried
a continued indefinitely into the
Nithout obligating future gen.
1as Tor construction that they
never see, and without adding
way to the burden of general
w now resting upon the citi-
our state. This would provide
tands for our highways than has
~ expended in the past.
only alteration in our tax sys-
YOU'D be the adoption Of the
ni tax upon gasoline. This
ss III contain appropriate eXemp-
AnS tax seems to have met
ry general popular approval as
s sunoest method of distributing
,,. uen OF the construction and
s ~ OF our roads. Arkansas
49, Tour cent tax upon gasoline,
ame GATES have a three-cent tax,
w loiiows: Arizona, Florida,
pins Aentucky, Mississippi, North
Yn,s Vregon, South Carolina and
rdcs nineteen states and the
u Columbia have a two-cent
49, Two and d half cent tax. This
The favor with which this
peen received.
I MT never popular to levy a tax
I, m ~ against bond issue that
4 49, payment to another day
!, n e ~ voting for such a pro-
4 i 4 1eel perfectly sure, however,
n..:. making no mistake. Every
erssso VIII be prudently used in
IN rsaon OF our highway system
lcie. maintenance and recon.
|, All Meanwhile he will be guar
I chssa.anst the profigate expendi'
! n 4. sc.erlstic of SO many govern
z u - our day falling before the
1 ~ pond issues that defer the
I ma. payment to a generation
4 M, never see the Improvement
! N, u ,hey are obliged to pay.
MI also be borne in mind that
: eto,. - unit to the amount of con-
~ x,.sat can economically be per.
Z lImitst;nln our State, because OF
: lrnsrt OF the season, of the
z q, snd OF adequate supervision
aas authorities concerned
p(cSis.s they are with the increas'
k1nflv OF maintenance and with
~ INCREASING demands from
q AZ s1ntles in connection with
Z i ~ highway work. ~~
ejreS ttion to such a program II
a. i. ~ submit an additional bond
tAnn,S e construction of roads
IA not, in my judgment. ex-
VI 6ftsaam Of 100000. payable
Ne ~ r. years, to be issued al
III aeo0, 600 a year during the
seSrs. In so far as my
s. sl opinion is concerned il
Nv rongiy against the ad.
On the necessity of such
sh,s our part. Whether the
1htions, ADOPT or reject such q
amendment, however
~ 'ensot need to be matter oil
4 9ySSS sefn. as the program car
N Without regard to the ac-
Nh icy may take. The bono
Ma caply supplement and ex.
obstruction as it proceeds