Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 183, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1914 — AUTO TAX MONEY FOR JASPER COUNTY [ARTICLE]

AUTO TAX MONEY FOR JASPER COUNTY

Will Receive 33,978.92 Alter Faying In 33,17884—M0ney to Be Used For Road Repairs. Jasper county will receive from the state 32,976.92 for road repairs. This is its division of the auto tax money and will come iin mighty bandy, for iota of expense is incurred in keeping up our improved roads. Jasper county fares very well in the distribution, having come within 3200 of getting all that was paid fn. The exact amount paid by this county in auto taxes Was $3,176.84. The Republican 'sees no good reason why this tax could not be paid into the county treasury and let each county get all that it pays and thus shut off the fat jobs in Indianapolis and save an expense of $37,511.40 to the state. The statements sent out for signature of county treasurers show that the gross receipts from automobiles were $381,875.10; expense $17,511.40; net receipts $344,363.70. The law provides that each county in the state gets an even split of one-third of the net receipts; that another third is divided according to the. number of miles of free gravel roads in the county and that the other third is divided according tx> the registration from each county. \ Jasper county receives the following sums: Distribution of onethird net receipts $1,247.69 Distribution of , one-third, based upon 181 miles of free gravel roads 775.43 Onc-tMird of net registiation from County 953.80 , $2,976.92 The total number of miles of free gravel roods in the state is 26,796.