Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-24

Declaring thatsthe atiomubile clubs
of Camden andTSfereers COUNTIES repre-
sent onlyfyaq alkperceaatage r. the
car ownerS InsstheeStafe.stbe New Jer-
sey Automobile and Motor Club at its
meeting last night went on record in
opposition to certain legislation favored
by the Camden and Mercer county
autoists, which 1T is claimed would
work a hardship to autoists passing
through this State.
For more than three hours there was
an animated discussion by the mem
bers. Finally the sentiment of the
members crystellized into three resolu-
tons.
When the meeting was called TO or
der, Joseph Fl. Wood, chairman of the
legislative committee, reported on his
activities at Trenton and interpreted
the legislation now before the solons.
h Ocean boulevard bill he branded
as unfair to farming interests, and he
said that the club should be opposed
to any legislation that would allow the
use of money derived from automobile
license fees for the building of high
ways in. special localities. This, he
said, the Brown bill would permit if
made law.
He said:
THE Ocean boulevard should be paid
for by those directly benefited. 1t is
not right that the State should bear
one-half the cost of building roads. as
provided in the bill, instead of one
third, as at present, for it would mean
that other highways would suffer. Nor
does it seem fair that counties not in
Guided in tho boulevard as mapped out
shoul receive no return for the money
their citizens supply. This fee money is
and properly used only for repair
ing roads. and from this use there
should be no diversion
A resolution condenning this bill was
passed and copies ordered sent to all
the Senators and Assemblyrnen.
The club then began consideration of
senate bill No. 265, which would sub
stantially increase fees for the registra-
ton of some classes of automobiles. Mr..
Wood reported that the influential men
on the committee on agriculture, which
has the matter in hand, said yesterday
they were willing to accept a substi-
tlfte measure. He characterized the
schedule of fees outlined in the Brown
bin as exorbitant, unjust and unfair,
and said that apparently they would
apply TO persons from other States pass
ing through. New Jersey, The substi-
tute, bill. provides for tags being fur
nisfad foreign" cars, with no charge.
Theyfirsti resolution adopted was as
follows:s NhsIi.
Whereas. a bill has lately been in
troduced in the Senate of New Jersey
by Senator Brown. Known a Senate
bill 265, to the effect that the annual
license fees for a~utonobilists be in
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power, So for 10 to Is horsepower. in
elusive; $40 for Is to 20 horsepower. in
elusive; s15 for Il to "a horsepower, in
clusive; 500. for % to SO horsepower
inclusive, and SIS for 40-horsepower and
over, in addition to the drivers license;
and y
Whereas, the New Jersey Automobile
and Motor Tub believes that the pres
ent. registration fees are amply large
and that those proposed by this new
bill, which, from its wording. would
appear to also apply to nonresident
motorists who desire to tour through
the State for a few days only, are ex-
orbitant, unjust and unfair; be it
Resolved, That the New Jersey
Automobile and Motor Gu now places
itself on record as being unalterably
opposed to the passage Of such a bill,
and be is further
Resolved, That a copy of these reso-
lutions be forwarded to he chairman
of the committee to which the bill has
been referred and to every senator and
asseUblyman.
Another resolution read:
Whereas. the Mercer County Auto
. mobiie Club and Camden County Au-
tomobiie Club are reported to be not
In favor of allowing nonresident mo-
torists to enter this State without pay.
Ing license fees; be it
Resolved, That the New Jersey Au-
tomobile and Motor Club does not sus-
tain them in their action, but stands
~unqualiiedly in favor of the admission
of thes non-residents under the same
conditions as New Jersey residents re-
ceiyec at the hands of other States.
The. third resolution was: