New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23
ENFORCING JERSEY LAW
Now York Motorists Under
Fsuionage at Ferry Houses.
,nzENS HAVE BEEN CAUGHT
,nerating Without Drivers Lii
lenses Usual Charge-Tour-
inc Term Also Checked.

,..s. Jersey officials charged with the
.s,rcement of the automobile laws Of
. state have adopted "a new method
..,niuc the metorst who is short on
ucen-c. whether IL is car number
~, or drivers permit. They are also
CO. the New Yorker suspected Of OK
iipr DIS fifteen days free touring
.s,Ileec ir the state under the reci-
.rocitv agreement
a., fsri the New Yorker is the first
a,..t Of scrutiny. as the machinery for
IN, law enforcement is patrol placed
,be Jersey end of the ferries between
manhattan Island and the mosquito
cate. and which has served to hold up
.,erv autoist going into the state or
.,r,,pe out OF it TO see that ne is prop
.,,r equipped TO travel on the Jersey
.oads under tie Jersey law.
At present this patrol is under the su-
,srvision Of A. c. Alderman, of Jersey
,,,+or Vehicle Department, and he is
Stationed at the West Shore ferry at
Waebswken. II is this route which is
,sken bv most Of the automobile tourists
,ither from New York into New Jersey
- vice versa. That Inspector Alderman
: q dYcent official is shown by the fact
that he alone has picked up ninety vio-
lators Of the law IN the last few weeks
m 10 and including Friday night. Most
- the violatOrs were Jerseymen, how
AVER and most OF the offences have been
,o- operating the car without a drivers
license. though properly equipped with
= New Jersey car number for 1918.
II became apparent with the beginning
~ the automobile year in New Jersey,
which comes on February l, that there
were many drivers who were operating
cars without drivers licenses, as the
number OF cars licensed far outnumbered
,hs drivers. Several methods for round
ing them up were considered. and finally
Inspector Alderman. under instructions
rom State Commissioner Job II. Lippin
colt was stationed at the ferry to oper-
ate the method that has been outlined.
The ninety drivers gathered in his net
do not represent the total, either, as
these are simply the ones TO which the
i,spector issued permits right on the
SPOT. There were others. who were
either without the funds at the time or
had some other excuse and these were
directed % either the Newark or Jersey
CITY agents. and given twenty-four
hours 20 procure the necessary authority.
Some Of the drivers were regularly reg
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state. These are not required 70 have
drivers licenses I'm New York. and had
overlooked the fact that they also had
20 have permits to operate their cars in
New Jersey The regular fine for the Of
fence is anything up TO 500. but as there
vas q disposition 10 take out license
r,glt away this was not enforced, nor
we're the drivers put 10 any Inconvenience.
Nl New York members were also chalked
DOWN iu I'D reference book as check on
,hdr touring privilege.
Although the New jersey law mill was
busy place this week, nothing in the
uav OF obnoxious automobile legislation
APPEARED on the surface. There is little
probability that any OF the bills the mo
torlsis object 20 will come out Of com
mittee and. even should they, there Is
not much chance OF their passage through
both houses
However should this take place they
would have 10 run the gantlet of Gov
ernor Fielder and the automobilists look
upon Nj. FIELDER az a pretty good friend
Of theirs. During the years Of the reel
procity fight. IN 1911 and 1912, Mr.. FIELDER
then Senator was always with the
motorists. and voted for their reciprocity
bill every time II came up.