Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-03-06
ADJOURNMENT BY
APRIL | INDICATED
Many Important Bills to Be Dis.
posed Of-MOtOr Truck
Measure Appears

Montpelier, March 2.-Lieut.-Gov. Mason
S. Stone and Speaker Charles S. Dana
held brief sessions of the Senate and
House. respectively, Saturday morning.
assisted by few of the loyal ones"
who are staying in Montpelier over the
town meeting recess. There were about
20 representatives present when Speaker
Dana called the House to order.
In spite of the fact that both Houses
of the General Assembly have disposed
of a good weeks work, adjournment by
March %, which has been so much
talked of. seems rather doubtful. The
status of business at the end of this
week shows that almost as many bills
have been introduced during the week
as have been definitely disposed Of, and
several of the new measures are impor-
tant ones
The House has reached the "scrappy"
stage of the session, and hardly meas
ure which could possibly start debate
gets by without some expression of opin-
ion. Oratorical fireworks break out afresh
every few minutes on some new point,
and there Ore several measures still t.
be handled which will probably take half
legislative day apiece to dispose Of
Before the legislators get back to
work next week, half of the week will be
gone. Only IA days will be left for doing
business before the 22nd of March, and IT.
Is doubtful if the business in hand can
be disposed of in that length of time,
especially when it is understood that
there are several other measures of i'm
portance to be introduced. Altogether it
looks as though April l will be nearer
the date of adjournment than the oath Of
March.
MOTOR TRUCK BILL
y bill of more than ordinary bearing
upon the road problems of Vermont was
introduced in the House Friday. This is
II. 25i, an act in amendment of and N
addition to certain sections of the Gen
eral Laws, relating to motor trucks. a
public hearing will be held on this bill
in Representatives hall Tuesday evening.
March IL, and all those Interested in :he
measure are urged 20 come before the
House committee on highways aud bridges
at that time and state their opinions.
The bin provides that motor trucks
and trailers shall not be operated upon
the highways with a greater gross
weight than SOC pounds TO inch OF
/ tire surface in contact with road that
motor trucks and traiiers shall h.
equipped with rubber tires and that
l
| attached to one motor truck, that
motor trucks and trailers and loads
shall not exceed eight feet IN width
| or ~ feet and two inches in height
and shall be equipped with mirror
not less than six inches in diameter
so attached that the driver of the
motor truck shall at all times have
a reflected view of other vehicles ap-
preaching from the rear
1t also is provided that n truck and
load Of over 1900 pounds gross weight
shall not be operated on the highways.
Registration fees for trucks are graded
as follows: Trucks one ton Or less, in
Guiding weight and carrying capacity end
the weight and carrying capacity of trail
ers, and load 500; exceeding ono and
not more than one and half ,ons, $50:
exceeding one and half tons and rot
over two tons, $40; exceeding two tons
and not over two and a half tons. $50;
exceeding two and half and not over
three tons, SIS; exceeding three and not
over three and a half tons, 500; exceed
ing three and a half tons and not over
four tons, SIPS; exceeding four ana not
over four and a half tons, $50; exceeding
four and a half and not over five tons
$500: exec eding five and not over six
tons, $500 The bill provides for half
rates after August l of any year.
1t is understood that this bill Is op~
posed by some concerns in the State
operating number of motor trucks