Show I 1 STATE HIGHWAY COSTS COOTS LIFTED OFF COUNTIES Count Cou atit lna 0 will be relieved ot of the necessity ot of sharing la in the c costs ts ot of ourey ney betterment and construction on the federal highway highe ay system in utah uta t tills this announcement was made late thursday afternoon by the state road 11 II blood har commission c om man preston 0 peterson and W J parker members after a cote cofer renco encO with governor georgo JI II dern lle hereafter so eo long as the polley policy adopted thursday proy prevails alls count counties les alil bo be relieved ot of sharing the expense of 0 1750 miles ot of federal highway la in tho the state except khrt ot of providing rights ot of way this change in policy will havo have the of 0 charging against receipts from the gasoline sales bales tax about a year previously counties have furnished as their share tor for federal highway construction from annually in state road taxes tho the greater part of 0 which was as use used on federal highways the now policy la is made retroactive to cover ria construction rejects projects P signed this year and will apply ai ply to all tor for which arrangements have hav already I 1 been made tor for this year salt lake will be ba relieved ot of the necessity ot of supplying tor for tho the first ot of construction ot of nine allea iles of high way leading directly west from airport under tho the uey new plan ot of operation ration counties c will be allowed jo to devote t their funds tor for tile the improvement ot of 2360 2350 2 miles ot of highway on the state I 1 highway 1 system consisting ot of farm no to t market roads roada i strict adherence to the tha legislatures policy ot of refusing to divert funds from gasoline tax tat receipts tor for other purposes than road work has made the change possible said governor lov emor dern before leaving for the national governors nor conference at richmond richmon virginia more roads can now low be constructed ted a greater contribution to unemployment employ mont aza be ba made the road oiling program speeded up A relief from tax burdens through adoption of the now new measure la Is foreseen by mr blood counties either can levy uie the samo same amount as in the past but do more road work in countless count leea lees on state roods roads or it satisfied with will tho the irli rato to of road building proa progress ress in the past they can lower taxation tor for road activity obviously sald said mr blood tho the now new plan will allow the tha state highway commission to give more serious consideration to inter county roads oft off the federal system tham has been possible in tho the past deseret now ot of last week weak |