The midland journal., 1917-08-03
HOW TO COMPLY WITH THE
NEW STATEWIDE LAW REGU.
LATING LIGHTS ON MOTOR
VEHICLES.

CLEAR LENS-If the motorist
does not wish to go to the expense
of purchasing non-glaring lens, he
can readily comply with the law by
having his headlight brackets tilted
forward from 1s to II inch, as may
be necessary, so that the reflected
beams of light will not rise more
than AZ inches from the level surface
on which the automobile is standing
at distance of rs feet in front of
the car. ,Rs4a@'s IS
A clear glass lens may be used
when this is done and will conform
with the law.
NON-GLARING LENS-.If, on the
| other hand, the motorist does not
care to bend his lamp brackets he
must proceed as follows, in order to
comply with the law:
1st BRACKETS-See that the
headlight lamp brackets are not
bent, so that the axis of the front of
the headlamp, when mounted on the
brackets and measured up and down
and from side to side, will be per-
pendicular and horizontal respective
ly to the level surface upon which
the car stands.
2nd. BULBS-See that the cleo
trio bulbs in the headlamps are both
of the same candle power, and pre-
ferabIy of the same manufacture.
3rd. FOCUS-See that the elec-
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properly focused.
To do this turn the current into
your headlamps, cover one OF them
up, take off the door of the remain
ing ~headlamp and by means of the
focusing device move the bulb either
backward or forward until the re-
fected beam of light ahead of the
car is parallel with the road. Then
remove the. door of the other head
lamp and follow the same instruc-
tions Then while the doors are still
removed see whether the reflected
beams from both lamps are parallel
with each other and parallel to the
level surface upon which the car
stands. srs''s&
If SO, both lamps are properly
focused.
Next put on the doors of the
lamps containing the non-giaring
lens you have decided 70 use. and
your equipment then should comply
with the law.
Up to the present time non
glaring lenses such as More'Lite'
Warner, Osgood, Lancaster, Corning
(clear glass;, Corning (novial glass)
Legalite, ETC., have been Inspected ny
the State Board of Headlight Inspec-
ton and duly approved.
The maximum candle-power that
may be used with Warner ana
More-Lite is eighteen.
A Ford car whose headlight equip
ment is operated by magnetic con-
nected with the fly wheel, and con-
tains a Warner or More-Lite lens,
will not comply with the law.
DASH LAMPS or DINNERS con-
tanning reflectors must not be USED
with bulbs over four candle-power.
THE REAR LAMP must be so
mounted that the nSnL Will SHlAo OA
the rear license tag making all OF the
numerals discernible not less than
twenty-five feet in the direction from
which the vehicle is proceeding.
Two competent officers will test
and inspect any and all lights on
motor vehicles in the narrow street
directly opposite the Central Police
Station, on Saratoga Street, just east
of Charles, each night between the
hours of eight and ten P. M.
If the lamps inspected meet the
requirements of the law the officers
will place seal on the right head
lamp, which will hold the user OF
that vehicle immune from arrest SO
long as his equipment has not been
changed or altered.
There will be no charge for this
service.
Note:-IT IS NOT COMPULSORY
TO HAVE THE SEAL IN ORDER
TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW.
By order of
Stafa ROard OF