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Show ISTORY 1STORY TORY O OF THE STATE ROAD ' ' , COMMISSION CO&1MSSION CO1MSSION CMMSSION & ! OF Dr UTAH AH | 1909 - 1939 1939By 1939By 193 & k By V H RICHARDS Stat sttcal stleal stical Eng veerContinued neer veer . . ; ( Contlnu Continued " , ' from La-it La it L.t Lt Last - ttcck SSeek eek ) laws liM deslgna deslsnntlne designating tlng the exist existsfetem exis.Mtcin exisMtcin e Bt of State St'lte Stlte ' rondq roadv rond are areCr37 ar.TTttvis arTTttvis . tcu ! 51 " sfetem . ! a ot 1935 aof aofm1p3J as ampnd ampndefCbnpter ampm 37 LawS m1p3J m1p3JEf Cr37 Law47f efCbnpter r 47 " La Latts " s ot of mj"i mji mj"ilso 193J 193Jbt Cbapter Cbaptersee ChBP bt Ef btalsa " alsa also lso an e expansion 8'tpanslon 8tpanslon ' Pansion o of tl tI e esea ecy sea see seaof - road rand commlsslo commtsslon commission commtssloners commissionn of .f f . the tbe ers cy ersspect Cba Chai- Chai Chai'n h " to designation deslgnntlon n p . - DtCt 'n n ' 0awS r rLaws spect < Uwi Laws awS awSof ot of 1939 wherein where ' " auj auIs sutif au su j 0 " Is i , given , iTen to design designate .te te ' ! . roa raa ma Is Isfte isState Is Iste tif fte ! institutions nsltutlons ! an I ) ! al also o toO to toOS toOonal tot toState tc"tonal tctonal te ! S State " t ! onal areas reas highwayScent adjacent to des desed desed desel ed Stte state * high highways ways ednistrat . - " " Functionincome Function , nlstrat nistrat , , lstratve va ye Incoirs Income incometdevelopment . deTdopment development of the adn nmis nmisgetntionof In Inis Is Ise . getntionof ' unction lunctlon ( o of the tbe road cornOs corn com ' e tdevelopment 'Ton Ton tnl and the correspondini carrespondln corresponding correspondinghie ! ; ! Os ? ? In IM tbe the measure measuic o of ui . caoper coopers coopersrequired iuuyoi ; ' ! > ta e > hie Inrequlred rMiiireii required ot at of local authoritiesi11 < authorities nthorilips authoritiesiniiainLcij nthorilipsfnlJnately connected with the therr fnlJnately ! " - - - - - - - iniiainLcij i11 i11ofethecfnndstmadetavail r rr rro , o ofethecfnndstmadetavail ofethecfnndstmadetavailfor ot the tn t f nds made avail availlor availlor lor for Stale State highway purposes purposese purposesof purposesr purposesnet e act of ot 1S09 1909 appropriated appraprlated r the theo ttun o of ( I'7000 I7000 $ t'1 t1 ' ' 7000 ? 000 annually from the thegeneral thi.itsnerti thiitsnerti . general eneral tund fund und to toO be he set aprt apart aprta aparta apiriSttf ' ! State toai road building bulldlng Hind fnnd fund forraUon forstion tor for a raUon stion . tlon with the counties canntles in inI ina inn I a highway hgbway higbway ! construction Th s soded sded sraltd oded ded , the tbe commission with the theof thelotdOOO 01 of $1 1 $1000 1000 $ 000 each tor far for constructionttcli canstructlonneh constructioneach canstructlon construction neh each o of tha the 27 counties then In Inenca insure inKnee enca sure Counties ' with 'Inth Inth an nn as as'd as.4 as4 . 'd d ' ( \ ' filiation valuation of less thane thanill than ? $ e " ' HI COO ill were to duplicate one-fourth one fourth one-fourthil one fourthil onefourthIt - - - : [ th It ir it share of af the State Stte ' ! appro approJon approJon approijon Jon those w th assessed vall vallbetween val s sbetween ia between t2 < 2 000 000 and $4 4 $ $ 4(01 401 . 000 090 ( were to toO duplicate dupl1cate one hal hairthose halt hair haltI I those Ihose with greater assessed assessedUOII assessedGan assessedution UOII Gan the full amount amaunt of ot their theirIonment theirilonment theirttttoninent Ionment ilonment [ . . Counties Cauntles were au auand aui'itl auiitl and ' ed to contribute any add addl addlamounts addluliaotints I Iamounts amounts ot at of moneys maneys available availableroad availableroad availableMa road [ purposes purpases and also alsa to toO levy levyof levyM ot 01 of not to exceed five mills millsi millsETi 1 i h precinct in which the raad road raadmission roadabslon roadmission mission abslon thould should designate con consion conidloii .Uon Uon sion . projects Ths The cammls commis cammlswas commiswas commisi was M empowered empawered to toO award con conlor confor coniii for lor construction constructlan The coun counretained counretained couni retained control of the funds fundssted fundsated fundsttitea sted ated by them tor far for State road roades roadpuses ' es and nd disbursed dlshursed same byot bysit by bynet net sit ot to contractors contraators contraotors or em emIS emas cmftts u IS as vork work progressed pragressed and a aprocedure aprocedure ai procedure Tag was followed follawed by the theIi thes thelal Ii ! s 1 ! s on with respect to the theI thea theil I a subject to Its disposition dispositionCIImmsslon dispositioncommission dispositioncommission CIImmsslon commission ! crediting the caun coun counon counIBB : 011 on its lis books for ( or the St State Stte \te te < \ road roadI roadt road'i roadi ' I t expended by them The raadsmaintained roadsmaintained roads raads roadsmaintained maintained by and at the ex exof exH I of o ( the counties from county countylunds countyfunds countyIfanii lunds funds and no na report ot of o such"as suchwas such suchII II \"as "as as was \ " M made to the road com cone comon coneon cornUTL on on . . No specific provision pravislon was wasIII wasis wasb li III is the original arlglnal act tor far for paying payingtravell payingtravell payingtarell travell ns ng or other necessary necessaryBeS necessary'lies necessaryeaiti 'lies lies ' BeS of the com commiss miss on an or far for farenglneerlDg forengineering torli ; engineering englneerlDg or ar clerical as asnee assee astales nee see Hoever However HOB Ho\\ Ho \ ever there nas "as as was " also alsoed alsoed alsoliri ed In 1909 the first motor motorie motorBit ie te registration law the pro prois 3 ; whereof whereo were to toO be credited creditedeState creditedtil eState State road rO'ld rOld ' building fundrevenue fundrevenue fund fundI I revenue trom from this source was waslor wasfor wastflor lor for se\ se several seeral seseral \ eral years as annual annual.rallon annualration annualRjation .rallon rallon ration . was not nat required untilThe untilThe until The road comm camm sslon ssion was waswered wasveered waslottied wered veered to call upon upan the facul faculof ( acullot agriculY 01 of the tbe univers unlvers ty and agrlcul agricul agrlculcollege agriculS Y college tor far for engineering engineenng as asnee asace asIBM nee ace and also to toO mats make use oflaboratones oflaboratories of > liboratones laboratones laboratories all without comtloo cornlion corn com cornitlon itlon tloo lion Th s s provision provlslan remains remainsStitatutes 1 : : lealatutes se statutes (36 36 (36213 36213 ( 213 R S 1933)r 1933)conformity 1933) 1933 1933)tantormlty ) tantormlty nrormlty conformity with the long cond cond con jI r i d pol Del cy of o tha the legislature legislaturen legislaturee e ment Bent oned ot of making direct directPrlaUons directDriations directtitriatlom PrlaUons Driations to coi cat cot ntles nttes tor for road roadvements roadvements roadWtneats vements tha the legislature Ipglslature ap- ap ap-tlittd ap tlittd - - - lated tated aplated aptated la in 1909 tor for expendituree expenditurel expenditures expenditure l I ' " 500hg e s count es the BUM sum af of o ( $97 97 $ 97 500 500I i UIIE hg ing ( $ 'S S ' ' 8000 000 In two equal " equalIons equalIona . . _ _ TftTflntr Ions Iona for f l-- l lII - * - - - - bridges acrass across the theRiver II Eirer River at Jensen and at at1River atiHlTer 1 1River River The designs o ot of these theseoJier theseoAer theseow oJier oAer bridges in the Hat list were wereto werew - It to tha the approval appraval ot of the the.englneer thetl the'tislneer thetislneer tl tlengineer ' engineer 1 the State annual appro- appro appro1 - ' 1 for approfor expenditure hy by the theC thed theeemmission d f C commission mmlsslan eemmission In equal eqnal propor properI proporIn * In Ineach a each ot of the coon counties ties on ontwoiwat onCOoperat COoperat perat ve ye has bas s as before In 1n InT'a -T-'a T 'a a - . > - ' 000a d was as Increased to $60 60 $60000it 60000it $ 000 000E 000iI , ( the"t thet a iI state Slate road bond band . issue in the E " t or of o [ (260 260 $260 ( $ 000 was autharlzed authorized authorizedMnllture autharlzedIpCndllure authorizediDeuditure IpCndllure iDeuditure InunUes in equal araaunts aiUounts amounts , inii in ii iienties unUes enties Salt Lake beingded beingled caunty county being ded led TheWas from direct benefits The ' Was "a a " o ot of the typeHear tinking sinking fund typel type l fromtte fromtats Hear term and financed from froms tte tats ! s general tund fund The use of ofI ofprison I , prison thew theTias thewas iia convict labor labar on the zedibout zedabout Tias was i authorized authonzed and util uUl zed about provisionor 19'o 19o 19'0 190 ' This crovlslon provision provisionyI crovlslona yI yIor R (85R or remains In the la laws " s (85 85 ( - to"a toa toOItqu a S 1933) 1933 ) In addition toO to Itqu hgli " " ttinents rell1ents cements ot of o1 derr.ms derrims . law cons cans der r.ms rms rims were raised by hy the coun 5 ananClally liioeially coun"unclally coununclally counananClally " able to do da BO so tor for cooperative torcooperative forCOOperative construction canstructlon or orWlOo ndently ndenfy orndently orndenfy by the cauntle counties an on anand onand and andcounty iderr ElderI county roads Box ider Elder [ : ElderS r I In S 1911 with a hand bond 1ssue iasue WlOo WlOoPProprlated 000 900 000Stsle 900State sumvw sumill 000 ill Stsle State " " /PProprlated PProprlated / appraprlated appropriated tha the sum I directly to the counties cauntles countiesihpi to or specUled specified ' " ' 6'1"1 611 ' " road Improve Imprave- Imprave improve- - . ihpi ImpraveInclud improveiurlud Includ iurlud " the bridgethe ng 'e e ' $15 15 $35 35 $ 000 tor for a bridge bridge11u Grand rMd ( { aov naw now Coloradol Calorado Colorado ) at Moab ColoradolMoab This was the last Pproprlatlon apprOprlatian appropriation lastPproprlatlon lastapprOprlatian lastappropriation of ot this char charte,8 te,8 te8 te,8'annual 13 11 approtor the State s ' 'annual annual annual appra appro approten0 , tor or Use " of 0 ( cammlsslonCleaeed commission"re5eed " , "i86 i86 the cammlsslon commission commission'Th commissionTh Cleaeed "re5eed re5eed ' In 600In 000In to w $97 97 $ m 200 or < " $3 3 $ 3 600 000 GOOWnnr0 Ptoprlatlons Dtopriations mlscellanePtoprlatlons misceltaneDtopriations each eachcaunty eachcounty ? . , caunty county I : u t7 Miscellane mlscellane misceltane MiscellaneIn c e were made for highways to be expended expendedroad road roadCommission Commission and ap iloas ons " for Ior the " In Ia , i"e ie blennlum biennIum were the werethe " . Ie 000road "e e amountg amounts ot of $40000 40000 $40 40 $ 10 000 000-oS 000 oS ' Ieroad 7COnvict - road equipment " 'Pnent Pnent ' and S- S S7 $ ? ' - > 7 COnvict 7 r labar labor on raads roads The cOmmissioners were re- re realO - - alO . PurChase rePurChase \I I \ wavI ate e vwttinse rights ot of war wav way warltt ltt roads d ' It wa was 11r " also lso re reotg that . ' the w he coun counties lies e propore ' fad fadtate State tate tatediallotments allotments - tor for proper prapor propor proporfad .tate tate Slat ! : . - - e , ' " "IjQlng IjQlng " jdlng , diallotments ng ' " " , - - - "IjQlng IjQlng ng I Ilcvy 1 1ng frombe praceds proceda praced from i ; m--th m th the e IIf h for be Paid Into the State 1I118elon the1I118elon diSbursement by the thela 1115 I'S IS ) ' the theoregular la laI'S Ion pIon regular annu'11 annu11 annual ' a ap- ap apDa p- p - - be Da Was Increased to $100 100 $ ! Precinct repealed ntlcs Mies repealedntlcs tax was repealed and cities autharl7ed authorized to toO levy tor for State road raad purposes II- II a - IItax atax a.tax atax . tax not nat in excess o ot of flve five mills and andtwo andtwo andtwo two mills respectively The State Stateroad Stateroad Stateroad road building fund became the theState theState theState State theStates theState road fund that is to toO say the State s activities actlvltlcs ceased to be belimited limited andthe to construction construcllon only and the commission was given a meas measure measure measure ure maintenanceHowever tenanceHawever of control contral over main maintenance tenance Hawever However the commission commlsslan could not notreq notreq notreq req t i i re a II . county to te ) raise more than thanthe thanthe Ithe thanIthe ! [ thaState theState the contrib contrlb iting Itlng sting proportion propartlon o of the State s appropriation approprlallon and while white the thecauntles thecounties thecounties cauntles counties in general raised much muchgreater muchgreater muchgreater greater nma nmo nmoints mt rnts ! there was orten often delay oftendelay ortendelay theState in making payments to the State treasury This seriously serlausly ham hampered hampared hampared pered pared tha the activities ot af of the cammls commis cammlsslon commission commiaslon slon sion throughout the period ot of local localcaoperatlon localcooperation localcooperation caoperatlon cooperation and the statutes are arereplete arereplete arereplete replete with wllh punitive provislans provisions provislansmare provisionsmore provisionsmore mare more or less Impractlc Impracticable ble in tn to their theiroperation theiroperation theiroperation operation and some of o ( doubtful legal doubtfullegal ty In the counties cauntles o ot of low lowassessed lowassessed lowassessed assessed vnluatlon vnluatlan valuation highway 1m im 1mprovement improvement 1mprovement provement n " was "as as as necessarily slaw slow slawand slowand slowand and maintenance was Inadequate InadequateIn In 1917 another bond Issue In Inthe inthe intho the amount amaunt of (2 2 $2 $ ( $ 000 000 was au authorlzed authorized authorlzed thorlzed thorized the proceeds . , . to bo be ex expendpd expended expendpd pendpd pended by the commission cammlssion upon uponsuch uponsuch uponsuch such roads rO'lds rOlds ' and bridges as by It Itdeemed deemed ottha best The bonds were ot of otthe ofthe the s nking nkmg fund type twenty year tel teim yearteim yeartel m and financed from the motar motor motarvehicle motorvehicle motorvehicle vehicle thisfund registration reglstratlan fund Into this fund was paid all receipts from rom ad admlDlstntlon administrltion administration mlDlstntlon ministrltion o ot of tha the motor vehicle vehicleregistration vehicleregistration vehicleregistration registration law and from this time timereceipts timereceipts timereceipts receipts ( from ram this source saurce ceased to expendltures expenditures be tobe available tor for current expendl expendi tures o ot of the road commission cammls8ion e't et ex e'tcept except except ' cept as to toO occas onal anal appraprlallons appropriations appraprlallonstherefrom appropriationstherefrom appropriationstherefrom therefrom by the legislature The Thelaw Thelaw Thalaw law relathe relatl\e relatl e relatise \ to the State appraprla appropria appraprlahon appropriahen appropriahon hon hen ot of $100 100 $ SOO 800 for ( or roads conllnued continued continuedin conllnuedin in force farce and In fact ( act was restated restatedIn In the laws la\\s la s lasts \ o of 1917 but the appro appro- appropriation appropriation appropriation - - priation from the general fund tund was wasnever wasnever wasnever never made after aHer 1916 and the law lawwas lawwas lawwas was finally repealed In 1929 at the theInstan theinstance thaInstance Instan instance e o ot of the legislathe leglslath legislatise e cade code cadecommission codecommission codecommission commission In 1917 the legisla legislature legislature legisiature ture accepted the provisions ot af of the theI'ederal therederal theFederal I'ederal Iederal rederal ' aid road raad act and empaw |