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Show GASOLINE TAXES AND FEES SMALL Receipts Are Largely Devoted De-voted to Road Construction Construc-tion and Maintenance. The average license fee per mile of motorists in this country is one-fifth of cent, and the gasoline taxes paid amounts to one twenty-fifth of a cent, or an average for both of one-quarter of a cent per mile, according to the bureau of public roads of the United States Department of Agriculture. That is what the fees paid in a year amount to when divided by G.O00, which le believed to be the average motorist's motor-ist's annual mileage. Devoted to Roads. The motorist or truck operator is as-tk as-tk sured of a good return from the taxes If lie pays, since the receipts are very "v Inrgely devoted to road construction nnd maintenance. In 1923, 81 per cent of the motor vehicle license revenues mid 00 per cent of the gasoline taxes were turned over to the state highway departments for expenditure under their supervision, and a considerable portion of the remainder was expended hy die counties for road purposes. Various Rates. Consideration of the gasoline tax Is of special interest to the motor vehicle operator. Thirty-five states now have his form of tax, the rates ranging from I to 3 cents, with the exception of one tate, which has a 4-cent tax. A 1-cent 1-cent gasoline tax Increases the cost of operating the average vehicle by less Ihnn a tenth of a cent per mile. On a 'rip from Washington to Philadelphia 'he tax would amount to 10 cents. The 'rip over the Lincoln Highway from New York to San Francisco would be taxed $2.50. It is interesting to com-I'nre com-I'nre these rates with the toll charges 'hlch motorists formerly had to pay "n toll roads. On six different turnpikes turn-pikes In Virginia nnd Maryland tolls amounting to $5.05 were charged for a lotl of 1S7 miles, which is equivalent 10 2.7 cents a mile. If a state attempt-pd attempt-pd to charge this same rate for the use "f the public highways by automobiles. II would have to establish a gasoline 'i of 3(1 cents per gallon. |