New-York tribune., 1910-02-25
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Best Features of Tsco Bills To
BE Combined an One.
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Albany Feb. e4-After hearing TINS
afternoon On the automobile bills pending
f,ef.re il the Assembly Committee on In
fer-al Affairs decided TO amend the bin of
Asser1hvr7an Callan bv putting into it the
hes: features Of the -Allds-HaInn bill OF last
veg and other provisions and make it the
committees bill. The Cal&n bill was based
on the Massachusetts law, and TIE tunda-
mental parts OF * are retained.
one If the principal amendments provides
that thc Secretary OF State. instead Of the
Highway Commission, shall collect the
automobile tax end changes the date Of the
collection from January to August l. The
speod Hrlit Is placed at thirty miles an
ho,1- in country districts but the provision
IS retained that speed must be reasonable
and based q, the conditions of traffic
cities Of TIE first and second classes are
70 lc allowed to make their own speed
r,er7llafions. and Villages and cities OF the
third class can make ;heir OWN regulations
-7-ovideG they dc not make speed limit OF
less than ten miles an AoUT- These pro-
visions. the committee thinks. would make
fhe bill conform to the views Of the GOV
ernor The kn5s-Rarln bill removed tue
speed limit altogether. while the Caiian OH
made the limit twenty miles All hour
.sat provided for in the Callan bill and its
color IS to he changed every year. TO pre-
vent autonlobilists from trying 70 make one
registration fee do for more than one year.
The licenses are made less than those pro-
v-idcd ia the Calan bill. but heavier penal
ties are exacted FOR running away after an
accident.
In the amended bill registration and eS-
animation OF chauffeurs are provided for:
and they are to he required to carry their
photographs. signatures and general de-
scription- which viii be provided by fhe
Secretary of State when licensed, a all
times when driving an automobile.
Al the hearing John s. Coleman, of the
National Highways Protective Association.
asked for a postponeTent. saying that
Governor Hughes had assured a committee
from his association that he intended to
call a conference OF ali those interested IN
automobile legislation next week. and that
the Governor desired that some automobile
bill be passed at this session. Chairman
Whitney said that the committee had not
been notified OF such a conference. and
therefore he considered the hearing should
continue. " B. Cuddy, representing the
rhaufeurs Of New York State. made plea
that a thorough examination be required
of chaufTeurs before licensing them The
Chaufreurs favored the amendment in this
respect made to the Callan bill.
Charles Thaddeus Terry, representing the
American Automobile Association, spoke in
.avor of more uniform automobile legisla-
lion and against speed traps, and said that
he believed that the speed should be deter
mined by reasona b!eness rather than that
any specific limit should be set.
Oliver a Quayle Of Albany. chairman of
tic legislative committee Of the New York
State Automobile Association, presented
figures. furnished by twenty-six police
chiefs OF the state, showing that the num-
ber Of persons killed by motor vehicles was
less than those killed by trolley cars and
horse drawn vehicles
The employment OF Chaufeurs under
rVenty-one years OF age is made a misde-
rneanor in a bill introduced by Assembly
tran Eerrick. Of New York.