Show LET MOTORIST PAY IS ADVICE Urge Fairer System For Building Roads Omit Omit Tax By Dy NEA XEA r I Service CHICAGO April 11 11 Make the motorist pay for tor highway construe construction tion ion and maintenance but In reo re- return re return turn eliminate the federal excise excle on tire tires parts and accessories BOriM Borl l l This Is fa 1 the suggestion llon of ot ProC Prof Jacob Viner Iner of o the University or of Chicago go In fn the role of chairman of a special committee appointed d to consider con lder the problem ot of hl high high- highway way h- h he way finance e for the National Tax association e The new type of ot tax tax as s SUggested suggest- suggest jed ed by Prof Proto Viner would not far exceed the burden automobile rarI I owners have to carry In Special taxes As A revenue the tax Toul would not only pay tor for construction and maintenance ot of o the highways but ut utI would provide a generous Ken rou amortization I fund to dIminish highway debts debbi I Special taxes Special taxes on motor vehicles I In 1914 1214 amounted to only 5 per por perCent percent cent ot of o the tho total tot highway expendi- expendi expenditures expenditure porI I tures ture the committees committee's report points I QUI Out Ton Ten years ers later it had rIsen to 40 0 per p r cent Since about 40 per cent of ot of the highway costs are dC defrayed fraed with borrowed ld money the time is at hand when special auto taxes will equal equal- nd then surpass hIghway expenditures from current tax re- re receipts re receipts Thus Prof Prot Viner aces ees a dIrect and eager easier way to defray highway while the tax lax burden for tor motorists may be considerably re- re re relieved tiered 00 00 |