The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-27
AUTO LICENSE FEES
EXCEED 100000
State Collects That Much in
About Two Months;
Half Here.
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CONTROL OF CHAUFFEURS
Commissioner Woods Fancies
Plan of Supervision
by Police.

How quickly the money paid In for
automobile licenses mounts up Is shown
ny tho report OF Secretary Of state
Mitchell May covering the period from
February to April rs. Since the OPEN
ing OF new registrations motorists have
contributed f.00s.59s.25. against ss9l,
I72s0 collected In the period last year
The Importance of the New York bureau
may be seen from the fact that this city
received about one-half the sum. The
takings at the office in West seventy
fourth street were s556.337.25. The rest
was divided about equally between the
Albany and Buffalo offices.
Police Commissl oner Woods. speaking
a. the dinner to William L. Emo given
al the Automobile Club OF America the
past week. said that Gen. Bingham had
tried to get the Legislature to put the
matter of passing on applicants for chauf-
feurs' licenses In the hands of the Police
Department. Commissioner Woods com
mented that this seemed proper to him
and he thought that the members or the
Citizens street Traffic Commission should
work 10 that end.
MIR. Emo. the guest of honor, expressed
the opinion that affairs in the traffic squad
had gone back since the days of Gen
Bingham. He said he believed in isles OF
safety" and thought that the rotary or
syratory system. rather than the block
system, OF regulating traffic would vastly
Increase the traffic capacity OF the streets.
He also said that he thought the business
OF taxicab inspection and supervision was
being splendtdly handled by John Dren-
men. who Is inspector in charge OF such
matters
Capt. A. r. Piper who was despatched
abroad to study traffic regulation systems
when Gen. +. V. Greene was Police
Commissioner. told about the carly days
Of regulation. lie said that in his opin-
ion the hardest place to regulate was at
Park Row and Centre street
TIE directors Of the orphans Automo-
lille Day Association Of New York. Inc.
have arranged for the use OF Witzels
Park. College Point. on June T. This park
Affords a pleasant automobile ride or
about twelve miles and gives the children
ample room in which to play and get
the MONDAY luncheon.
The response 70 the hundreds ~ let
tiers sent to automobile dealers and pri-
va,e owners OF cars asking for the use
81 their machines for the day has been
generous, but II is evident that many
are waiting until the week or SO prior TO
the day OF the outing before entering
their cars.
A ladies' auxiliary has been organized
with Mrs. Joan Newton Cuneo as chair
man to assist I'm the work. Any ladies
wishing to give their aid and who desire
TO become members of this committee
may communicate with the secretary A.
l.. Prind,e. I East Forty-second street,
New York. Donations of cars, trucks or
cash may also be sent to the secretary
Treasurer Bonnell reported additional
contributions as follows: Bosch Magnetic
Company, s25 Mrs. William Church os-
horn, s25; Hess.Brlght Company. 30 !;
Mr. and Mrs. Martin SAKE. SIC Brom-
reld & Field. $40 Hartford Lunch Com
many, SO: Alfred Reeves, $40; August
: Hutchins. $40: ]. :. Josephs So ana
c r. Zabriskie. s.. Use Of touring cars
has been offered 10y J. W. Scott. George
l. Woodruff. +. J. H. krackc 1.-TWO cars,
MI. ~ II. Downs aud Truly Warner
Tho Uccker-Jones-Jowen Milling COM
panv offers the use OF two trucks ana
Burns Bros. and the Innovation IN
senuities. Inc, one truck each.
W j. Morgan, better known as senator
Morgan who has been associated win the
automobile business since It's inception As
p promoter OF contests and also IN the
news and advertising end, is going INTO
selling. probably az factory representative
% a line OF accessories. The senator an
rounces his retirement from the Amertcdr
Notoi1si Of which he has been or late ad-
Vertisng manager, to take place May l.
When the publication moved from New
York to Washington the Senator preferred
not to GO with II, AZ he has a new home
n Newark. For the time being he is do
ing some spring gardening at his place