Monday, June 16, 2025

Stokes Feels State Owes It a Paved Road, June 17, 1925

Will the County Seat Get a Road?

Stokes citizens will pay into the State highway treasury in the next 20 days about $40,000 for automobile and truck license tags, to say nothing of the gas tax. Less than half of this amount will pay the interest on enough money to build a hard-surface road to the county seat and the other half would make a handsome sinking fund to apply on the principal. At the present rate of increase in cars, the tax from Stokes on cars and gas would pay for the road in five years. The tax on gasoline is almost or quite as much as the tax on cars, as is shown by the records of the highway office.

From the front page of the Danbury Report, Wednesday, June 17, 1925

newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn91068291/1925-06-17/ed-1/seq-1/#words=June+17%2C+1925

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