Show diversion of gas tax money what the diversion of gasoline tax mon moneys ays eys would mean to rich county 1 is indicated in data just compiled by the state highway department this diversion is advocated by opponents of governor henry 11 blood during the past fifteen years expenditures tures on state hig highway s within w 1 th 1 n this county reached a 1 total of mi of which the total collections made within this county amounted to only during the 15 years from 1920 to 1935 inclusive the state collected from state road taxes 72 while the county contributed from other sources in addition it is computed that the motorists of this county paid in gasoline taxes bringing the total of money raised within this county to as indicated above to this the state added another SO SG and allocated located il from federal actions to make the total expenditure as reported the money which the state highway department aed front from its funds to help finance this road improvement pro gram within this county came largely from gasoline taxes collected in the more populous areas of the state and proved a direct benefit toward improving and maintains maintain the road mileage in the sparsely settled sections of late years governor blood has hag repealed the taxation of property for construction and maintenance of state roads or purchase of rights right of way and has also stopped the practice of calling upon the counties to advance funds to match federal aid in construction of state roads thing thi has imposed the en ell tire burden of matching federal road funds and of maintaining state roads and of purchasing rights of f way on the pas gas tax collections diversion of these moneys to td the cities as adio adi o bated by the political opponents of governor blood would cripple the state road program from being beim carried on in the county and would necessitate the property taxpayers here either mak ing up tip the difference or would re quire shutting down part of the highway xau program being c carried out if the state matching was cut the state would won id le lose lee e a considerable part of the federal aid now being provided during the 15 year period mentioned more than has been spent on state roads in the entire continued on page three |