1921/01/12 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

• it • ering the disposition of these licenses fees,It should be borne mind.that thiwis but one of many sources of revenue devoted to the building of highways,whereas the by the neoessitiee of their ...ion,the cities are dependent almost toll,for the Construction of street.upon local assessments levied on abutting property.tinder pre.ot conditions the paving of oily streets at t be expense of the abutting property ie almost conflecatory,and it I.highly unNst that oity property ownere,who pave the.own etreets at so heavy a burden should have their'property taxed,and other available sources of rev- ; enue exhausted,to improve country highways without any conCribution rtherefor from local property benefitted. Therefore Be It Resolved,that the City Council of the City of Everett earnestly petitions the legislature of the State of Wash-. ington to amend the provisions of the motor vehicles law relating to tIn disposition of motor license funde in a way that.11 be more equitable and just to the incorporated cdties of the eta.,and,to this end,we urge an amendment to the law requiring the kespingcof a separate account of all motor Menses oolheoted in incorporated cities,and the return to such citiee of a sum equal to at least 15 per cent of the fees collect- : ed from automobiles owned therein,the money so returned to be spent only for the constitution an1 maintenance of paved street.,under etch provisi.as the legislature may deem proper to Wre.erine. Be it Further Reeolved that copies of these resolutions be sett to the predicting officee of both houses of the legislature and to each of the nenators and representatibes in the legielature from Sno- homish County. Carried Unanimously. 1111 On motion Council adjourned at 11 J27 A.It. ciry'",1 ,ts111.