The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-05-15

From the Portland Argus
,,.,re is beginning to be some mis-
lrS1 concerning the probable ben
g.'N5to be derived from the practical
:E.' ,ro of the automobile registration
S'.'g the part of those who had the
2" ~ 10 with its enactment. 1t has
e's fpured that there are more and
'sss a1tcs in use all of the time and
l .., col sequently more and more money
'ha' be received from registration
sl-r =, he devoted to use upon the high
's, The original intention was to use
's9 g,actiy. But L. H. Nelson pointed
bstter way and this has since been
..s5 INTO law, the amount received
..,, useI to pay interest on a bond
-r."E nj TWO million dollars to be used
= lads instead of being used just as it
/. m for that work. This gives, or
.r5 i the automobile owners fully
..,,ieI with the new law, handsome
.. II money every year to pay interest
u ,so 10 put into a sinking fund with
w. ~, 10 retire the bonds when they
W. w. IMPRESSION went abroad that peo-
could deal honestly by the State in
L. natter, for those who run autos are
J. ,res who make the most noise about
w., roads and are most solicitous for
mi ones
s8-t II is already becoming apparent
10, human nature has not changed in
.-r resuect and the disposition to beat
.: ,overnment and cheat the public and
.,{s avs whenever and wherever it
..| be done with impunity has taken
x his automobile:registry business.
i. vel. as it has Of other things with
gi,r avs deal.
The 1912 tags were yellow with dark
figures upon them. In order to get
~ you had to apply to the secretary
y STATE. comply with certain restric-
rr.. s7swer certain questions and pay
sy,ai1 fee. In return you received a
Else 10 run an auto for one year.
I'm were supposed to fasten these two
.-. on your machine, one in front and
~ .an.nI The yellow tags ran out at
December 31st, 1912. After
.sr tate no person has the right to
rate IN auto with one Of those tags
s-er,-ery of State Cyrus W. Davis
MY hs-ore the time expired made every
--sesrstipn for issuing new tags. First
L -e1e4 upon a different color which
sr.s os absolutely the opposite of the
VI r> The 1918 tags are blue with
..v rEares instead of the other way
.- they were in 1913. There We're
--s 10000 tags issued in 1912 and,
.----t4Iy, when Jan. /, 1913 came,
fs Should have been more than ten
.a=4 1873 tags issued and all ready
..t Iq cars and to be used. But up
the largest number that has
,r- t shade under 1000. And
month of 1913 has begun.
(. al-tt ne said that the high price of
p has driven great many people
p their cars and they are not
..- f--n this year.
l.f The other hand people who pass
Numerical street in this city,
IT, g1u that from one to three car
Itomobiles are unloaded every
ID. -0 Dulkhead at the foot of Park
s-- are taken up town. Some of
.s +F mes are coming in to take their
a.-- sai it is very much feared that
.-r owuers are not fully complying
7' f- sW.
= what are the provisions of the
5T n LIS respect?
r stated they are as follows,
.- VINO buy autos must before OPP
=gaI- n EN- secure licenses from the
:-a--4cy If the State, paying therefor
Yer rs J1iiOWs: for autos of 20 horse
Dg- and Under IS; for those from 20 to
3 Mcse power $40; for those over 35
i-s. power S15; for motor trucks $40;
E ltqrcycIes So; for traction engines,
y.r-A-rs. ETC., $40. The secretary of
Va, r=e5rds the facts about the appl-
.s-, issues them licenses and also
- -rn the two tags which must be
YEP, w The machine. When sold the
Fay, 7usl he taken off, the certificate
-l-- returned to the secretary of
ga Vlo will issue new ones to the
-=7 usher as if he were the original
ne license must always be
@ g-n the person of the driver Of
-.r a" as some do, in the car itself
-al JJeket made for that purpose.
.-s is nave a special fee of S25 to
seturn for which they receive a
s- e9yering five cars and five sets
-Nr=rs These garage or dealers
@-ar by the way, are always dis
-s-aa by the letter B before the
4na.s
.es ten.
Ne STE a great many cars running
earring garage numbers. One
-se.sfes that he saw no less than
s'-7 1.ferent people driving cars in
's r. lay with the same number upon
-t4i gf well known Portland auto
Edible ealer.
We also see number of tags that are
'l' mace, most of them with garage
415ers upon them. They are made of
al0oard with figures painted with a
lafAog brush ofttimes.
Automobile association people say the
WI me this is permissible is when a
s auto is being run under its own
"'ef from the railroad car on which it
' - 10 town to garage.
me authorities have been very patient
w 5utomobilists thus far. 1t is now
w tre month of May and nothing has
s'. leard Of any attempt on the part
r y9'ay to use the slightest effort to
'r anybody into complying with the
- patience has ceased to be virtue.
Yr who are interested in the good
N. -s movement, and who realize that if
~, g-ase law is held in conten pit and is
7N'Qfced nor the fees collected the
. s5 VIII soon not be in position to fl
s 's 'he bond issue, and hence there
zone upon the people as whole the
burden of raising money by gen
,4 w. .aSatlon to meet the interest on the
N. roads bond issue, have decided that
M, ny must be done to make people
ana they cannot longer trifle with
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