The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 27, 1971 Page: 32 of 32
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TRUST COMPANY
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WELCOME?
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State Highway Department Officers
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And Honored Guests, To Ifhe Opening
STATE HIGHWAY 146
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Another Milestone For The CcNntiniiecjl
' Progress And Growth Of East it ''k '
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SPONSORED BY THE FOLLOWING LA PORTE MERCHANTS
WILLIAMS ENCO SERVICE STATION
1003 West Main La Porte 471-2400
REEDER PLUMBING & HEATING
420 South Broadway La Porte 471-4747
HAIFLICH INSURANCE AGENCY
1414 South Broadway La Porte 471-3232
KROGER
1010 SoiAh Broadway La Porte ■ 471-4034
A.M. POLKER & SON WELDING CO.
2901 East Main La Porte 471-0305 .
RUDY’S ROOFING COMPANY
107 West H La Porte - 471-5392
TEXAS SUPER FOOD MARKET
912 West Main La Porte 471-0255 .
JAKE BUSSEY #
Constable La Porte 471-1144
ALLEN & KERBER AUTO PARTS j
518 West Main La Porte 471-3133
TINKERBELL PRIVATE SCHOOL &
DAY CARE CENTER
Educational program included
ill East Ave H 471-0423
La Porte * • **#
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Imaas nursery
5511 Todville Road Seabrook 474-2488
BEN FRANKLIN
1023 South Broadway La Porte 471-3030
ART SIMPSON FUNERAL HOME t
201 South Third La Porte 471-0123
SYLVAN BEACH GROCERY
H05 San Jacinto La Porte 471-9978
GOMER’S PHARMACY
800 South Broadway La Porte 47I-I24||^
RYAN’S DAY CARE] CENTER
107 West H At Broadway La Porte 471-5041
HOWARD’S HARDWARE
2400 Highway 146 LA Porte 471-0334
PAL’S PHARMACY
120 West Main La Porte 471-3333
LA PORTE DRUG
323 Wen Main La Porte 471-3084
MINIMAX
1001 South Broadway La Porte 471-3737
MAINLAND-tlRE & APPLIANCE
621 West Main Le Porte 471-4888
BOB & MARIE’S RESTAURANT
We Specialize In Gumbo And All Types Of Seafood
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1039 San Jacinto! * La Porte 471-9848
‘Pay-As-You-Ride’ Basis
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Of
and the
Fund
Texas highway* are con
structed and maintained on a
■pav-as-you ride”! basis and,
for the most part, are paid for
by highway users»| j
Not all highway user tax rev-
enue goes to the support of the
highway system, however. In
Texas, 43 per cent df such rev-y
enues have been $verte|d to
Other purposes.
Nationally, 44.
federal highway
paid by Texans
to the State in the
eral.highway reim.
Principal sOurc
highway dollar
fuel tax, motor
tratiori (license)
Federal Highway
to which certain f<
way-user taxes'—
Apportionment
is determined
formula for the
tern and an “area
mileage” formula ____
segments of the federal-aid
program.
Approximately 89 cents of
~ch highway income dollar is
«kgut to build and maintain
roads.Ttie remainder goes for
equipmenh^upport of
way patrol
ministration, J
A major part ofNije five-
cents-a-gallon gasolineffegx is
allocated to C
(trank) highway system whfli
another part is earmarked by-
law for counties and the farm
and ranch to market road pro-
Hway Construction
gram. Schools receive one- *•; 1 The state must finance 100
fourth of the tax revenue , by per cent of the cost of federal
constitutional provision and a aid projects, paying for all
portion is used to retire certain work as it progresses. As work
COimty road bonds. -‘is ramnlfiterf nnH nuirf for an.
The State Highway Fund and,
the counties share revenue
from motor vehicle registra-
tion fees. i : . K
All motor vehicle sales taxes
gq to the General Fund of the
- . state.
Approximately $77 million is*
expended each year for the.
construction, betterment and >
maintenance of the Texas FM-
RM system. This includes $23
million which, by direction of
the legislature, is allotted an-
nually for rural road construc-
Federal aid is for construc-
tion, while maintenance and
other
operating expenses on all high- ''TtfT.- '-1. ~
ways aije the stale’s respond Qrfve Friendly
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REMODELING
REPAIRS.
NEW CONSTRUCTION
No Job Too Large Of Small |
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Comer Nay. 146 * Cedar Bayou I "4224321
FORD INC.
WITH BAYTOWN
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Hartman, Fred. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 27, 1971, newspaper, October 27, 1971; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1066186/m1/32/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.