Show HIGHWAY TAX BEING NG STUDIED I Motor Vehicle icle Leaders Feel Public And Users Should Both Meet Cost More ore simple and scientific practice practice practice tice In the taxing of 01 motor vehicles I was as urged b by Harry Hsrry seems seems- tary secie-tary e- e elary Lacy lary of th the motor vehicle confer confer- conference conference conference ence committee speaking at the eon en lion of the Motor and Ac Accessory Ac- Ac I Manufacturers association In boston recent The committee tte which 1 Mr II r Melt Melt- ell ell represents Includes delegates frOm motor user dealer and manu manufacturer ra This bod hod has been working to determine a sot of principles which would clam clam- clai the complex problems of way high hIgh hIgh- highway way taxation tax The speaker spon adso- adso n advocated h 0 caled that the cost of highways ays should be bo borne by t two 0 groups fIrst by as a whole hole which benefits fron from the general econom 13 IS value of Im Improved highways and second by the tho motoi moto owners owner and users who benefit par par- particularly tie He ads ad s as rep rep- resenting that so- so so diet as a whole hole should pas pa general gener gener- general general al taxes for the capital cost theof of Ins Ins- Improved Im Improved proved highs ays ayo and that the mo mo- mo motor motor tor vehicle bo be sailed called upon to pay special taxes to maintain them Proceeding on this his theory theon the motor vehicle conference commit commit- committee committee tee has hils worked worked- worked out o n set of prin principles for tOI the tho special taxation of the tho motor vehicle 1 which Include the folio following Ing points The Tho state should be the solo special taxation agent There should be bo but one form of special taxation of the motor motoi se- se ve vehicle e- e hide hicle The amount of special taxes on motor vehicles should be limited to the sum required for tor adminis adminis- administration administration administration of the state stale motor department and the maintenance of Improved high highways ays In the state No O sped l motor vehicle tax funds should be spent tot for main main- maintenance maintenance maintenance of highways a s unless these thebe are located where hero the te highway needs of ot the time state require it and andare andare andare are built of and In a 8 manner to meet these demands The fhe taxes should be he raised in n a manner which most equitably dIs- dIs dIstributes distributes dis distributes tributes the burden In various classes Ses of ot vehicles chicles and the units I within thin each class Money raised b by such taxes should be bo placed In the mo tor vehicle highway a maintenance fund and bo spent by the state or under state supervision Islon on the tho im improved prO proved cd highways in the order of theor Importance and In accord accord- accordance accordance accordance ance with their maintenance needs |