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Show GASOLINE TAX PLAN FAVORED! I William Bailey, State Equalization Equal-ization Board Official Talks Here The future of Utah's highways is se- I ! riously threatened due to t he. fact that ! no provisions for malntenanof are Jrontalned In the constitution, William ' . L'allev. chairman of (ho xtate board of j equalization, declared in nn address I j before the Ogden chapter of the American Association of Kngineers at their weekly luncheon today at tho , Weber club. Mr. Bailey outlined the proposed pa-sollne tax In exjlalnllUS how it I would operate, and the use to w hich the money would he put I "retjon and Arizon.i where the pas-!"line pas-!"line tax la operating, have found that the average car operated within th state, uses approximately 400 gallons I of gaBollne annually. PKi si vn i mk;ii "I am of the DDlnlotl that the prcs-cnl prcs-cnl license 'lav is far In excess f what It should be," said Mr. Bailey j "It Is not satisfactory, complaints being be-ing received dally from ail parts of the state. j "This other tax if placed In effect ; WOlild, I belico. remedy the present situation. At this time Buch a t.ix 'cannot be placed in effect unless the . constitution is changed In my opinion opin-ion conditions would be more aatis-1 ' factory If we would do away with the ' nrftciinl ii. I -ntnrAin tnv 'i rwl i-oi-llli rhu license fee from its present rate to say $5. This change, together with a tax of two cents per gallon on gasoline would tend to remedy that condition. Xothlng would please me better than to soe all of the funds received from auto taxation placed In the construction construc-tion and maintenance of roads. T PFCTS STn 000 "This year the state expects to receive re-ceive approximately $730,000 from the automobile owners for taxes. Thl.s amount which grows yearly, could be made to pa for the present Indebtedness Indebt-edness of $7,000,000 for road Improvements. Improve-ments. i "Utah ha.s snent $10,000,000 In the last few years In the Improvement of roads with no proision lor the upkeep I of these highways There must be I some sort of a system worked out lm-1 lm-1 mediately for our road repair work or our highways will fast be lorn to pieces by constant travel, "Personally, I would like to see, the i gasoline tux money used for the maintenance main-tenance of our roads. Under tbla system sys-tem the counties would furnish on an nerage about $17,000 yearly toward maintenance, The road at Echo and ; at Wcndover are disgraces to the state ! "The state is bonded to Its limit of ' JlO.OnO.OOO, at this time, and counties coun-ties of the stnto cannot look for any ! road aid for at least five years unless i the gasoline tax Is placed In effect." i In his address Mr. Bailey explained I the financial condition of the atate and i urged the engineers to aid In worktnir I out some sort of a system to be used In establishing the gasoline tax. |