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Show ENCOURAGES USE OF WIDE TIRED WAGONS ON ROADS The scnalo voted Tuesday to encourage the use of wide tires on wagons by remitting re-mitting the road taxes of users of wide tires on wagons. The bill paaned was one by Booth, which provided that if any person makes affidavit that he used one or more wagons with wide tires he shouhi be exempt from tho payment of road ta xes. The bill was passed by a vole of 10 to 2. Senators Hyde and Stookev opposing oppos-ing It on thc ground that tho legislature could not constltutlonnllv make such ex-omntlons ex-omntlons Senator Booth said that the Imnrovement In thc roads where only wide tires were used was so marked that It more than made up for the amount of taxes so remitted. |