The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-04

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making the trip study for the Senate Senator Earl
Moriz Fergus County Vice Chairman of the Senate High
Committee Chairman Senator Don F. Walton of Powell
County Bovey of Cascade County
plotting the Committee.
understood that committees would worl,
jointly and concurrently and make joint report
The following people contacted and supplied the in
formation contained in this report:
Paul Patterson Governor
G. c. Hester Jr Administrative Asst. to Chief En-
gineer, Highway Department.
Edward A. Geary Speaker of the House and
Der of Legislative Highway In
term Committee.
Elmo E. Smith President of the Senate.
Robert L. Elfstrom Chairman Highway Committee of
House, Secretary, Interim Com
mittee
Warren A. McMinimee Chairman of Senate Highway Com
mittee Vice Chairman Interim
Committee.
Warne H. Num- Asst. Commissioner, Public Utili-
ties Commissioner.
Bjarne Erickson supt. of Motor Revenue
j. [. Kennedy Chief Accountant, Public Utilities
Commission.
Carl Chambers Commissioner State Commits
sion Income Tax ETC." Utilities
Division. Note-used to live at
Big Sandy, Mont
Thur A. Lindstrom Research Director State Tax Di
vision.
H. G. Maison supt Oregon State Poice-1o7
Public Service Bldg.
M. Bown Deputy Supt.-state Police
MOTOR TRANSPORT REPRESENTATIVES
Clair Brown President, Oregon Motor Carriers
Assn.
Robert R. Knpe Oregon Motor Carriers Assn.
Bob Lytle Consolidated Freightways.
Vince Eggelston With Carriers Group.
Gene Laird Representative. /
Art Lee Motor Carrier
The first study of the Truck problem began Oregon
in 1885 The whole of this study determine
what share of the cost of highways should borne
and bus transportation This study completed and
brought two significant things to light First that basic
vehicle should be light being
of about the size and weight therefore consumed about
the same amount of fuel This being the case road should
be built to standard of construction which would support
vehicles of this The factor by
study that vehicles greater than light
trucks did not the fue neither did they
consume the of space road use it
necessary to build heavier roads to heavier traffic
Problems involved accommodate all users are nuerous
provide geometric features such sight distance climbing
lanes up hills for trucks to allow lighter units without
holding traffic. truck trailer
combinations bridge widths and safe load
capacities :,
Engineers established the responsibility each class
OF vehicle 1t this study which established the third
cost responsibility of the heavier vehicles Subsequent Oregon
Legislative Interim Committees additional studies
verified this cost responsibility. az
felt that this class heavy vehicle received
the benefit of highway construction that such
quate construction enabled them their operating
and to give better service to their customers. en-
The first Ton Mile Tax in the assessed the
State of Oregon and this of Ton Mile i'll tn
effect until 194 when the present
changed from Ton Mile Weight Distance III
is the present tax system effect Oregon today
The present form of Weight Distance adopted in tn
Oregon in 1947 and submitted the of Oregon
oo IN the form OF referendum and constitutional amend
nen We understand the people Oregon the subsequent
election supported by large majority the Weight Distance
method of taxation.
Assistant to the Chief Engineer Oregon Highway
commission, who brefed the committee in general way fie