The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-03-03
MORE LAWS FOR
THE AUTOMOBILlSTS
Counsel Say They Are Victims
of Too Much Attention.

Hartford, March 3.-Thti motor ear
owners we've the subjects, through
their cars. yesterday of much argu-
mert at the hearing before the roads,
bridges and rivers committee on ssey-
eraI bills relating to the operation,
lighting, registration and acquire
ment of their motor cars.
The most widely discussed bill was
House Bill No. $50, which related to
the dfnming of lights on all motor
vehicles. This piece of legislation
would proyice for all electric lights on
motor csrs to be affixed with a dim
ming apparatus which would allow the
lights to be dimmed when the car was
approaching another one.
Mr. Chesbro of Windham advocated
the diInming of gas lights, also. but
Mr. Loughlin said that gas was not
as powerful as the electric, hence the
drive against the latter. G. NJ. Rob-
inson, speaking for the Automobile
Association Of Connecticut, said that
the bill, if passed, would work hard
ship on q. large number of automobile
owners who could not afford an cleo
trio lighting system in their cars. He
spoke of stuItra-violet'' rays as being
the cause of the glare, and said that
manufacturers were working to over
come that sort of ray and still keep
the high efficiency Of the lights. Luz
cius H. Elmer, who sells a widely
known car, spoke against this one
class legislation Mr.. Robinson then
added more fuel to the fire by saying
that there had not been many acct
dents because of dazzling headlights,
butethat some people who do not know
ia motor car from a. lawn mower "corne
in and try to make laws for motor car
owners"
House Bill No, 80, also relating to
lights on vehicles on the public high
way, called forth much comment from
h
House Bill No. S39, should be moulded
into one bill, suggested the power to
enforce automobile laws, and compels
all lights on motor cars and other We
hicles to be lighted one hour after
sunset and one hour before sunrise.
The second bill gives the seIectmen
the power to appoint an Inspector who
could collect fee of so cents for every
inspection.
House Bill No. 82s would, if passed,
take away the license of all persons
who might be addicted to the use Of Ii.
quor. Nothing but smiles greeted this
BILL and 1t was hastily thrown into the
strong box.
House Bill No. 26 is an amendment
to an act which would make it ob1i-
gatory to owners of all vehicles hav-
ing springs and rubber tires to be sup
piled with lights. Several spoke in IA
vor of the bill.
Senate Bill No. 13 would make it OBJ
ligatory for all motor car drivers to
have a certificate after securing their
license, and if halted on the street and
asked to show their license, and if
they had neither the license or certifi-
cate, to be allowed 48 hours in which
to produce the certificate. This would
stop the many technical fines and
prosecutions made in police courts in
the state. This bill also provided that
the pro rata reduction on cost of the
license be started Jan. instead of
April 1, as is now the law.
Another bill which was discussed at
length was House Bill No. 1877, relat-
Ing to the stopping of all motor cars
when nearing trolley cars unloading or
taking on passengers. The rest of the
bill provided penalties for exceeding a
speed OF Is miles an hour anywhere
and teMndiIes an hour when nearing a
turn or Cross street, and for not stop