| Show Gasoline Tax Fund of 1 1 willbe willbe will willI II I be All Allotted to Counties on 50 5 0 5 50 0 Basis Gasoline tax fund money available I Ifor for or distribution this year amounting amount- amount fn ing ng to approximately will willbe wille be be apportIoned e apportioned on a 50 basis alla all allotments a for maintenance o of of stater state r roads ads to b be matched by equal amounts s t to be paid by tho the various counties I t his was vv the decision rea reached hed ala at al I Ia a i meeting of ot the the state road commis- commis I ion with viti Governor Charles Oharles R. R fI Mabey I y and and holdover members atthe of at the he last Jast legislature which passed tax bill bilI It Jt was necessary to call on counties coun coun- H U ties for half the cost members attl of at I tl the the commission explained for the the r reason son that the fund available is is inadequate Inadequate in In- In- In adequate of itself ito to properly carryon carry carryon on the needed work For Forthe the purpose of distribution on Toads roads S. S wore were ve e divided Into four classes Class A A roads are those which will ilI require a mile per miJe-per per annum for maintenance class B class class' C C and class clays D 50 50 a mile Members of the state road comission commission com corn mission e emphasized that the tentative tenta tenta- tive apportionment which has been made is in no sense an allocation of funds to the various counties Expenditures for for maintenance will only be made In such cases and amounts as the commission deem deems to be needed If It any money tentatively tentatively tenta tenta- apportioned is not matched fly By county funds or if there is s any balance balance balance bal bal- bal bal- ance in the state fund after necessary necessary necessary sary work has been done the com corn commission mission mission reserves the right to spend it in any part of or state as the members deem advisable The rhe following letter b ha been sent E by H. H C. C Means state road road engineer I to the chairmen chairmen of the various commissions county S I of In planning Ui the maintenance to tb be undertaken under under- the state stat road system f taken k I with ith the proceeds ds from rth from the gasoline tax the state road commission commission commis commis- sion Sian is endeavoring Ito to ar arrive ive at an equitable distribution which will provide the necessary maintenance on each road The amount of main main- I I t nance necessary for each section i o ot of road varies as to the ratio of the i 1 travel ravel With this in view we we have have separated all of the state roads road on the system into Ino classes chasses Class A AI roads arc are roads that lat we estimate will require per mile per annum for maintenance class B per mile milo p per pr r annum i class C per pel mile per i annum and class lass D D' 50 50 per par mile per annum The object of the gasoline tax tat taxis taxis is to provide de a ri fund nd sufficiently large for th the J state road commission ultimately to o undertake e the entire maintenance of the tIle state stafe road s system sy- sy tem tern and the tbs commission plans to administer the work as a state fund I i rather than by h- counties This Is im impossible possible at at the present time or forthe forthe for forthe the year 1924 1924 as the as the funds hinds available available available avail avail- able from the gasoline e tax amount to approximately and arid the amount required in the plan outlined outlined outlined out out- lined above is is approximately Consequently the gasoline tax provides about 50 per cent of the required amount and nd the remainder necessary will hav have to toco of the funds funda co come e from the he state road tax of each county S In the past th the plan of charging all costs of ot work of whatever nature nature na na- of construction to ture outside maintenance has been an error asno as asno asno costs no comparative m maintenance are available In ord order r to a ascertain certain actual definite maintenance costs on each road we have separated and bet maintenance this cost coat into I Definition of Pf maintenance Maintenance Main Maintenance lain I is that work which is necessary essary ry a to tok epa a given roadway oad or Jr structure up to a certain standard so EO 0 that its value Is the same as ashen completed or eon con onI on- on when hen originally Bet Betterment t- t of Definition De JO torment is any w work k which increases any roadway or structure the value of any S ture The maintenance 51 is the part the v to Is' Is Is authorized road commission undertake undertake with the tIle proceeds from work the tho gas gasoline tax Betterment in fn the will h have V to to be carried on b funds r fJ d as state road county The state taxes in pach ch road commission has haS gasoline no ta tax available for forthe the he present ir year e er r funds nd S to match the counties dollar dolla for dollar on maintenance work up to a total of of about wi with h the understanding that the county will provide as necessary 50 per ier per cent centor of or the total amount required r. r q to ton n maintain the state roads within within each CO 1 county tr S i The total state road mileage within your our county county of ot all classes that will wilI be maintained under the plan pIau outlined d' d above is miles The t total tal amount of money money or budget for this this- maintenance is isI I It Is not thought advisable to require the county to make male I available le its s entire portion in the beginning g of th the season but as as' as the maintenance fund is Is used the county coun county coun coun- county ty will be required to forward d addi additional amounts which will be matched match match- ed by an equal amount from the gasoline tax and be used to to carry tb-carry carry carryon on the work as progresses progresses J Your county is requested to pledge pledge from your state road tax for this seasons season's maintenance work In the man manner er stated above with the understanding that if ir this I total amount is not nol require during the season your our portion and the te states state's portion will reduced equally qually It It must be understood clearly that there has has' been no definite allocation allo allo- I c cation tion of a portion of the gasoline I l t tax ax t to o your coun county t y or to any county in the state slate but that funds un s will be e used on a 50 l basis 1 asis sis as needed adequately adequately ade ade- to maintain the roads In IlL the event the amount tentatively setup set setup up for Cor your county is not needed the portion of the gasoline tax tax tax- fund not used will remain a state fund to tobe tobe tobe be expended where and as needed inny inny In any ny ny par part of the th- th state I t Following wi g this pl plan n. n you are requested requested re re- quested to deposit with us at once 25 per cent of or the amount pledged I Ito to which will vill be added an equal amount amo from the gasoline tax and this fund fund o to be us used d in carrying on the maintenance work work within your county S The Tho total funds for Cor betterment bett t work worl will be provided from yourt your t s state t a t e roa roaby road d t tax ax an and ana d w win WIll ill h ue oe e ca camtu r r on ua by special ial authority agre agreement m nt on art application an by by- by bythe the state road agent and approved by your Jour board i The following tentative tentative apportionment apportion apportion- funds d will be used as a Do fu me ment of J yn I working basis t. t S StateS State 1924 and county S S CO County ll Y budget each pay Beaver Boxelder Cache Carbon n I. I 1100 00 Daggett 1 Davis 2990 Duchesne Emery Emery- p j A. A n Garfield 7 7 ii Grand Grand- Grand Grand'- J. J V. V Iron ron Juab l ab vv 0 1 i l O 6 22 2230 O Kane Millard L 4 43 i J. J 1585 Morgan IOrga l. l C r Pluto 2475 Rl Rich h 5 Salt Lake Lak San S Juan rutin 7 S' S sa Sanpete pete 1746 Sevier Sevier Summit 9 0 Tooele Uintah h 1 Utah Wasatch T Totals Totals' aS 1 5 |
