Show House Committee Given Wallace Figures in Opposition to Proposed Increase in Utah Gasoline Tax S Report sport Also Urges Relief for Cleaners Without Without Without With- With out Jeopardizing Road Building Funds IERE is is- iso no rio o necessity for an increase increase-in in iii license J on motor 1 vehicles and further the petition of the cleaners cleaners' that it be relieved from this tax could be granted jeopardizing the anio amount necessary for road building This statement was made before the the house committee on h s 's and bridges at a meeting by W. W R. R Wallace when the tHc committee was considering the tho matter of oC an increase in the gasoline gaso- gaso line tax Mr Wallace had prep prepared pre pre- p pared red a written statement at the I I request of oC the committee and it itI I S addressed to M. M t. t B. B Andrus II of the committee and and I resented presented as follows b It At the session of your committee commit commit- tee ce e hel held on last ast Friday ay you OU kindly k agreed Ao 0 o take talo no action on legislation legis legis- lation atlon looking to an Increased Increase tax I on gasoline until today and It wasS was also iso agreed t that hat the tho writer would S to make malo a statement In writing biting showing how for the period I Wot oC the next biennium he normal wOrk of ot the the state road commission c could uld be paid for without the imI im Im- im- im I position of any additional tax j OX ON hAND The Thc plan suggested calls for tie fie e expenditure pen of 1924 1925 1325 and 1926 gasoline and motor vehicle taxes In Ills his biennium However special att at- at t r Ion Is ca called to the fact that the it 24 ax remaining on hand from l this source and to be IB expended Is 10 j i. i 45 while the counties during t ls biennium are to be relieved or of II Iii axes axe amount amounting mg to 00 So Dat at if the counties were vere to conI con- con I tribute each year ear of or the biennium J n a amoun amount equal to the contribution l by h them in 1924 the entire 1924 taxes could remain on I and a und nd hp hI added to surplus mak- mak t n ni A total estimated surplus for fort forI t h p biennium I t PP attention is called tot toC to to- to toJ C t tIe p fat that if upon careful exam exam- I nation the estima estimates es' es herewith are und to HP Ill accurate there is no noI lot for an increased license I ceSty ty o oi an and further the of th the Cleaners' Cleaners association p tax this tat lilt it bo bl relieved relle from did d be granted without lIz lIz- g he l amount necessary for road titling gAtten g. g pAtten Atten on is called railed to the follow- follow in the biennial re report re- re t I. I iff port Q t or of I he h state road commission distribution Uniform and equable c the tho cost of or l the state of r Sliding hp lH u state highway s system stem ot of 1 a d the consistent development be accomplished o 0 roads should pc general property tax a St St. statewide I tax replacing the county I I I LEVY LEW 0 I t the he plan Sug suggested ested the j property tax by FR ate te roads would I I un unties ties for lor or annually I Ibo I to tn lilt hilt commis I uie bo tc plan of or the tIle state road I be outlined above would I Ir on as Jon earned carried out out out-it it not being r 1 sible lC under the constitution for forI forC P I C state t o 0 1 teV y f a road tax it that iI t t think all will will agree the gasoline possible to make gins ing taxes available during d a jul pd motor of collection this should year vear e thus avoid the necea be e done and additional he imposition of U. Uy ty for t at this his time suggested that i Mr tr Wallace Walla e then vehicle taxes he ie e gasoline and quarterly motor in the year vear I 6 available and make male themI them collection 5 oj of their construction b betterment better ter- ter I available lOt for of or state roads I ment ent ent an and maintenance cooperation Ithe- Ithe ithe WI With thoI or without One fourth of or the io from count counties sinking fund he and tearS tear'S ears interest deducted from could be pointed out the and er collection each quarters quarter's gach at once into the paid He lie showed that fund road tate state commission has a Jibe he be state road the from fund of evolving revolving and the balance 22 vehicle tax of bonds an 1921 estimated esti esti- sale from rem the a total of I mated at January in received 00 00 also that it being the reI re- re of or f this year par tax andI and gasoline I of the 1924 sinking I vehicle Ide tax after had been deducted merest terest f und Lied nd and n INCOME ESTIMATED out that the He file then pointed to the have contributed fund the following state ate atc road I amounts amounts- In 1926 it was 1922 63 1923 Then Thene 1924 and in to w were re Bio e said t that hat if t the c counties and I 1923 the years for contribute equal to tolie 1926 an amount each sums year the estimated esti estl- the lie least of these herewith would mated amount showing an estimated change hange from and for the bl- bl surplus of estimated surplus of to an said that It ita Mr Wallace federal air all a as understood that 1926 need 30 June money loney available contract until not ot 01 be put under that reason the June une 30 1928 for money as it Utah is matching available the The present I becomes a the forces practice he declared state to keep on hand a large re revolving revolving re- re fund and th annual federal aid is to be matched by from Utah Mr 11 Wallace Vallace then presented for forthe forthe or orthe the years 1926 1925 estimated inI income in- in I come and expenditures as follows Estimated Income I Counties t 00 Tax Fax on hand 1 I 1925 gas gaB tax 10 pet pct inc Ine 62 1025 1825 motor tax 10 pet pct Inc 11 I County founty u bl bonds bonds- d Duchesne I Carbon ne 1926 gas gaB tax 10 pet pct Inc Ino 1926 1026 motor tax 10 pet pct inc 1 Total Estimated expenditure Interest and Maintenance Determents New construction to match federal aid 00 Collection J State road commission Total Surplus for or or to help sparsely settled counties |