Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-09-24 | Page 13 | Know Utah

IrK NOW KNOW UT UTAH AHi I IL By y ALBERT ALBERT F. F P. P PHILIPS L r Twenty years ago ngo in 1503 tho legislature en enacted en- en acted a bill providing for tor tho tim establishment of ot u n ustate state stae road rond con to consist of or orthe the gov governor lnor th tho Iho state engineer cr th the attorney g general the eec eec- ec- ec ry of ot state stat and the state auditor r. r These Thes were to servo serve without pt pay Later changes In the law were verc ere made milde- until the commission now now consists consists' of or three members Wh whose entire time is 18 d de to care arc of ot the in tho Uio state t te I S Dave Roberts now no of at l Ogden and formerly a member mem mom b her ber ro of the legislature was the t father of at tho s state te road Jond system For several years ho preached the doctrine doctrine doc doc- trine of ot good roods roads and d Introduced the first bill in inthe he the house providing for tor this thia moat important agency of ot tho the sat stat government Good roads roada dubs clubs w were rc active twenty years ngo go throughout hou the state sUlt and the te cumulative effect cUed of ot public ImbUe opinion then created and wa was the creation of ot tho the state road depart depart- meat ment s Another factor that twenty years ar ago figured in tho lio good roads movement and wl which i h aided in bringIng bringing bring bring- ing ng about tile tho creation of ot the road commission was the ho automobile The fin first t motor l ehl vehicle lo law Jaw was was enacted b by th the tho legislature of or 1009 It It p provided for tori registration of or gasoline wagons ns ns the fee tee being bIng 2 without further re registration until sale or transfer In 1909 1009 the th total number of ot automobiles a registered In n the of office rIco of ot the secretary of ot state Beate was EacH registered was s given a a I circular l r badge two Inches in diameter on which w was s stamped Registered Regist Regis t r d mot motor r vehicle No r-o. State Slate of ot Utah The law required that th the driver of or a n. motor vehicle come cometo to a a. sto stop on th the highway ny when signaled d to do s so o b bythe by bytho tho the passing occupant of ot t a horse drawn vehicle CI f The Tho legislature appropriated for the use so se of ot the first t ro road commission or 1000 for each inch of ot otI I the tw twenty seven se nt n counties Th Thera Ther ro ws no appropriation for tor travel inspection fon or engineering expense Comparing this with Ith expenditures lot for m modern dern highways highways high high- a ways s it will be noted that a paved road with the necessary grading costs le less than per er el milo and frequently more C S The Thc ann announced policy and program m of or the road rond commission and its acc accomplishments with the meager funds av available il bie made this department so so successful success success- ful CuI that additional s w were ro appropriated d by bythe the 9 of including f funds for tor engineering e nd other ent expenditures s. s The counties s en enthusiastically en- en en- en husla tl coo cooperated crated with ru funds raised bY b bond nd Issues C S ST T Tho number of motor motol vehicles in sl n the state itt t at present is about and there thero are re nearly miles miles' of or road de designated as as s state stat highways A large Inge percentage percentage- of ot tho the roads is paved p ved or oth otherwise surfaced ced and tho commission expends about annually an an for lor cons construction and maintenance c Funds are derived chiefly from federal aid altI U th tho g gasoline gasoline gaso gaso- line tine tax and county cooperation State road bonds totaling were wel-O issued between 1917 1017 17 and 1021 1 H Receipts fr from m thu tho motor vehicle i if H license license- fees teel arc are arc use used to r retire Ure these hes Iss issues es and nd meet th the tho interest obligations