Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-02

All COmmeTClaI NenlClSS weighing
less than 1000 pounds will be regis
tered according to horsepower.
Weight limits for commercial
vehicles to include chassis, body and
load, are provided as follows:
Glass AA, 1000 pounds; Class A,
II, 900 pounds; Class B, $1,000
pounds; Glass C. 10000 pounds;
Glass D, $4,000 pounds, and Glasses
e and f, $4,000 pounds.
The bill now provides for limita-
ton of 2S feet in length, 80 inches
in width and for $4,000 pounds in
weight, which is to include overall
weight, including chassis, body and
load. There is a provision that eX-
empts from the length regulations
all trucks now registered or con-
tracted for prior to the passage OF
the bill.
The question of granting recipro-
city to commercial vehicles of other
States brought up much discussion.
1t was originally planned to give
such vehicles entering Pennsylvania
on the registration of other States,
one round trip a month, without
requiring a PENNSYLVANIA license.
but the conference agreed to extend
this provision to one round trip a
week. It is pointed out that Penn
has had to increase the depth of its
road foundations to meet the in
creasing heavy truck traffic and that
vehicles licensed in other States and
using highways of this State con-
stantly should be compelled to bear
a share of the cost of upkeep.
The fee for registration of pleas
ure vehicles was increased from for
ty to forty-fve cents a horsepower,
the present provisions of classes be-
ing entirely eliminated. The addi-
tional five cents added by the con-
ference means almost half a million
additional revenue for the State.
The registration after August l of
each year are to cost but half of the
regular fee. At present the half
year is divided on July 1, but the bill
formerly called for September 1 and
the August compromise was made.
The increasing theft OF automo-
biles led to the strengthening of the
provisions for reports of public gar
age and repair shop proprietors so
that instead of keeping records on
cars left only for repairs, the bill
provides that records must be kept
of the manufacturers number of all
cars left for any purpose.
The rate of speed for commercial
VehlcleS was increased in all of
classes so that trucks OF Glasses AA
and A are allowed a rate of speed
of 90 miles an hour; Glass B, 1S
miles; Glasses C and D, Is miles;
Class E, IL miles, and Class +, 10
miles.
The light regulations have been
amended to allow the use of diffus-
ing devices in addition to defiectors
The bill provides that all CONNER
cial vehicles and trailers with chassis
weighing more than 1000 pounds
shall have painted in a conspicuous
place the weight limit of chassis,
body and load.
The provision for special permis-
sion to use commercial motor We
hicles in excess of the specifications
allowed by the bill, for special haul
ing, have been amended by provid-
! ing that a fee of five dollars accom-
pany all applications for this special
privilege. The bill provides that in
cases of violation of the certain pro-
visions, a sum equal to double the
amount of the maximum fine that
might be imposed shall be given as
a bond for appearance. after waiv-
| ing summary hearings