Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-07-16
Published Every Thursday Morning
in the Interest of Coulee City and
the Neighboring Vicinity.
COMMISSIONERS RECOMMEND
NEW HIGHWAY CODE

At the recent meeting of the coun-
ty commissioners of the state held
in Seattle, a highway code and other
recommendation were proposed.
Several of the resolutions follow:
Whereas, it is the judgment OF this
association that it would be for the
welfare of the counties of this state
and of the county secondary highway
the full responsibility of construct
ing and maintaining county roads,
Therefore Be 1t Resolved, that
this association go on record urging
that the proposed new highway code
include the following fundamental
principal:
That the commissioners of all
counties, regardless of class, shall
appoint the county engineer, who
shall be a qualified, licensed, and
registered engineer. Approved.
Whereas it is the judgment of
this association that the welfare of
the commonwealth will be best
served by placing the administra-
ton, construction, and maintenance
of all secondary highways in the
hands of the counties; and
Whereas, it is the consensus OF
opinion of this, the resolutions COM
mittee, that the resolution of the
road committee, which met on the
22nd day of May, 1886, approving
the taking over by the state highway
department of 1000 miles Of county
secondary highways, was taken with
out careful consideration of pertin-
emit facts;
Therefore Be 1t Resolved, that
this association go on record urging
that the proposed new highway code
include the following fundamental
principle:
That no change be made in the
present secondary highway system,
other than provided in other resolu-
lions. Approved.
Whereas, it is the judgment OF
this association that county funds
should not be used for state high
ways;
Therefore Be 1t Resolved, that
this association go on record urging
that the proposed new highway code
include the following fundamental
principle:
That the state shall assume the
bonded indebtedness of any road
that has or may be taken over by the
highway department.. Approved.
Therefore Be 1t Resolved that|
this association go on record urging
that the proposed new highway code|
include the following fundamental
principles:
That, balances remaining to thel
credit of counties from the secondary
highway fund Of April 1, 1887, be
reapproprfated to the counties byl
statute. That it shall be made the|
duty of the state treasurer to i'm
mediately pay to the counties and or|
counties andlor cities and thereafter
to pay to the counties and lor ctties|
monthly, all their Justly allocated
proportions Of all liquid fuel taxi
monies derived from sales of liquid
fuel in the State of Washington Nd
opted.
Therefore Be It Resolved, that
this association go on record urging
that the proposed new highway code
include the following fundamental
principles:
That tax equitable to that on
gasoline be placed on and collected
from the sale of diesel oil for use in
motor vehicles, and in similar
manner as to that on gasoline. APP
proved.
Therefore Be 1t Resolved, that
this association go on record urging
that the proposed new highway code
include the following fundamental
principle:
That we oppose the diversion OF
the gas tax for any other purpose
than for road and bridge construc-
ton and maintenance. Approved.
Therefore Be 1t Resolved, that
this association go on record urging
that the proposed new highway code
include the following fundamental
principle:
II the number of cars in a county
is factor in determining gas tax,
ALLEGATION to counties, we urge that
the number of cars be determined
from the reports of the county as
SCISSORS to the state board of equali-
zation rather than from the records