Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-07-18
GRANT CO. WILL GET
SLICE OF GAS FUNDS
AVAILABLE 10 COUNTIES AZ
TER JULY 1 FROM STATE
GAS FUND

An estimate showing S,774iO25
in state gasoline tax funds will be
available for expenditure ON coun-
ty roads during the FL months per-
iod, July l., 1885, to March 81,
1897 was completed Saturday by
treasurer Otto Case.
Under new road laws passed by
the 1885 legislature and which
went into effect last month, three
cents of the five cent state gasoline
tax, less one and one-half per cent
for administrative costs, was set a.
side for expenditure on county
roads and city streets.
Funds for approximately 200
Washington incorporated cities and
towns were allotted nthe basisof
$1.50 per capita. or total of ap-
proximately $2,6O0,O00 for he 81
month period. The funds for cities
are for expenditure on arterial
streets and bridges that are part of
the state highway system.
During the period cities and
counties together will share in
total $12,27S,025 worth of i'm
provements. Treasurer Case esti-
mated receipts from the full five
cent tax will total approximately
$18,O00,000 during the remainder
of the biennium.
The state highway department
and the $10.0O0sOOO state emergen
cy relief bond issue retirement
fund will receive the remaining
two cents of the tax. The depart
ment also receives 100000
year for state motor vehicle license
fees, $8,000,O0O in regular and
special federal aid during the fiscal
year, July L, 1895 to June 80, 1886
Cases estimate was made under
provisions in the new laws reQuir-
Ding him to inform county commits
eioners and engineers in advance of
the total amounts they can count
lon for road improvements during
4he remainder of the current bien-
inium.
! The estimate is expected to be
the signal for county and city au-
th0rities to start mapping 1885
road and street improvement pro-
grams.
ALI progrNyAa both or cities and
founties, mNN be submitted to
State Directot of Highways Lacey
}Murrow. TheS will be carried out
under state supervisioasr the. depart
ment having the power to approve
3r reject proposed projects.
I County and city authorities can
only suggest projects. They can
employ road crews, but the depart
fnent CONTROLS the purse strings.
Instead of being allotted direct
to county and city authorities, state
gasoline tax funds, under the new
laws, are placed to the credit of
cities and counties for expenditure
on vouchers approved by Murrow.
Murrow said the department is
now prepared to act on county and
city programs.
Under Cases estimate the fol-
lowing amounts will be available
for expenditure in the SO counties
during the 21-month period.
Adms, $179,911; Asotin, $S7a-
SS5e; Bnton, S174,786; Chelan,
$224,519; Clallam. s215,O36; Clark
$3O0,2O4; Columbus, $123,S57;
Cowlitz, $231,439; Douglas, $12S,-
$50; Ferry, $S9,S1S; Franklin,
$118,517;l Garfield, $122,197;
Grant, $12s,41O; Grays Harbor,
s291,O35; Island, s7a,2O7; Jeffer-
son. $119,761; King, s1,495, $40;
Kitsap, $216,947; Kfftitas, $685.
1913; Klickitat, $222,0O4; Lewis,
$299,947; Lincoln, 223,9O4; Mason
$155,49S; Okanogan, $149,S21;
Pacific, $1S5,615; Pend Oreille,
$131, 353; Pierce s616aO92; San
Juan, $4,000; Skagit, $332,990;
Skamania, S124.061,; Snohomishi
$476,427; Spokane, $401,903; Stew
ems, $174,817; Thurston, $2OS,S51
Wahkiakum, $S4,O72; Walla Walla
Whitman, $321.931; Yakima, $515
1872.