Show GASOLINE TAXES AND FEES SMALL receipts are largely devoted to road construction and maintenance the tha average license fee per mile of motorists in this country la Is one fifth of ft a cent and the gasoline taxes paid mounts amounts to one twenty fifth of a cent or tin an average for both of one quarter of a cent pir p ir mile according to the bureau of public roads of the united states department of agriculture that la Is what the f deos feos paid in a year amount to when divided by which Is id believed to be the average motorists annual ml mileage leage devoted to roads the motorist or truck operator la Is assured of EL a good return from the tabu he pays since the receipts are very largely devoted to road construction and maintenance in 1023 81 per cent of tile the motor vehicle license revenues and 50 per cent of the gasoline taxes were turned over to the state highway departments for expenditure under their supervision and a considerable portion of tile the remainder was expended by the 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 this form of tax the rates ranging from 1 to 3 cents with tile the exception of one state which has haa a 4 cent tux A I 1 cent gasoline tax increases the cost of operating the average vehicle by less leaa than a tenth of a cent per mile on a trip from washington to philadelphia the tax would amount to 10 cents the trip over uie the lincoln IlIg highway hway from new york to san francisco would be to compare these rates with tile toll charges which motorists formerly had to pay on toll roads on six different turnpikes in virginin virginia and maryland tolls amounting to were charged for a total of miles which Is equivalent to lo 27 cents a mile if a n state attempted to charge tills this same rate for thy the use of the public highways by automobiles it would have to establish a gasoline tax of 80 30 cents per gallon |