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R E S 0 L U T I 0 N ----------NO. ~
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO OPPOSING
PROPOSED REDUCTION OF FEDERAL HIGHWAY AID
WHEREAS, th.e cities o1' California are directly
affected by th~ propo!al of the Preeident of the United Statea
eubatant1ally to reduce te~eral highway aid, and
WHEREAS, municipal public works budgets, like the
highway budget of the State of California, were developed
in reliance upor. such federal aid &I! ••• earlier recommended.
by the exscutive d3partment of the federal gover.n~~nt and
approved by Congree$, and any change at thia time would
materially handicap the orderly ~xecut1on of publio works prograllll5 , ard
WHEREAS, the federal ga~ol1ne tax raises approximately
200 million dollars ann'.lally, which tax 1s apparently to be
continued, and the rsvenuea from which are approxim~tely equal
to normal federal highway aid, and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City or Palo Alto, in
conformity with the established policy of the Federal Hayden-
• Cartwright Aot, ia epposed to the diversion of gasoline tax
l•evenuea at any level of government, for purpoeea othar th-.n
the construe t1on.. :t•eoonstruction and msin tenance or ~-tghwaya, roads and atre~ts;
NOW, 'rHERE:F'ORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the
City of Palo Alto, that eo lons aa the federal government
continues to levy a gasoline tax, the rev~nues therefrom
should be devoted to the Federal Highway Aid program and that
tbe re should be no mod1f1oat1on of present allocat1ont~~ at
leaet until the beginning of a new budget period for the
Department of Publlo Worka of the State of California, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of trds resolution
be tr'Ul.t'ID!.~.tted to the President of the United States
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members of the Senate .from California, and to the Cong1'eaemAn from tnis district.
The above and foregoing resolution was duly and
regularly adopted by tho Council of the City of Palo Alto at
a reg~lar ~eetlng held on Monday, the 14th da1 of March, 1938, by ·l;he following votes
AYES3.
NOESz
Blo1$, Bonham, CAshel, Collin~, Co~tello, Cypher,
Goddard, :Mrs. Merner, Richards, Salsman, Tho1ts, Thomas.
None.
ABSEIITt M1tcholl, llooher, Wood. ~~
APPROVEDt f Mayor.
ATTEST, UL~~y'fr.lf.d.
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