Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-03

Parent OF AndroscogEin-How are
people 10 know whether they can legal
~ pass or not? Observation-Disclosures
OF the rules would be best.
Pareut-Shouldn't there be a general
provision 80 that any person may know
whether he can pass or not? Yes.
Hinckley-How are We to know just
what these provisions mean What is
il?
Marshali-It was put in az sort Of a
catchall.
Hinckley-Sort Of an omnibus bill?
Yes.
Parent-A man might be pulled up and
fined on his first offencez
MarshaIi-Yes. and he might have
done a lot Of damage. Moving ma
chimes, light farm tractors and impie-
ments are excepted.
Parent-Disc harrows excepted? Yes.
Put them on drags. Have seen it done.
Sec 20 provides that no motor We
hicles with gross weight. or over four
tons shall cross a bridge at over ID
miles and with tons at miles per
hour. except when with pneumatic tires,
greater sped may be allowed.
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laws authorizing the Highway commits
sion to grant permits 10 operate We
hicies mentioned in the last two sec
rions over ways and bridges on which
money has been expended by the state,
and county commissioners, municipal
officers and road officials may grant
similar permits for other roads.
Sec. 2 gives officials in charge OF
bridges the right to limit such weights
on any bridge where they think II
necessary. This is like the laws OF
most other states.
Sec. % gives the Highway commits
sion right to name State and State-aid
roads and improved third class high
ways and bridges. where during certain
periods it shall be unlawful for any
vehicle TO pass with weight in excess
Of that prescribed by said commission.
County commissioners and municipai
officers may do likewise in their Juris-
diction.
Mr.. Marshall said here would also be
a call for the publication or the rules
and regulations.
Sec. "A is a consolidation OF the Ola
law regarding the penalties for viola
tons of said sections. relating to opera
ton of engines, teams, vehicles or con-
trivance under the permits mentioned.
Sec % keeps the substance OF the oid
laws regarding movements OF loghaui-
ers. sledges, carts. drays or vans On
highways, permit being necessary.
Discussion of Section q, which
provides for the appointment OF
motor vehicle commission and the
naming of inspectors and highway
police Wing of Auburn inquired how
large a force of these inspectors or
highway police it was planned to
raise.
Oh. six or eight, replied Mr.. Mar
shall, Massachusetts, is going to raise
100.
Then you don't think it would be
necessary to envoke the Maine draft
law, suggested Rep. Hinckley of So.
Portland.
Mr.. Hinckley also inquired IL Mr..
Marshall did not think that instead of
the provision of the bill providing for
appointing deputies to take evidence
in cases it would just as well to have
it all done in the courts OF the state,
thereby reducing expense. as well as
not going to the trouble of establish
ing new machinery to do the work of
that already established: also If he
/ did not think the judges would be as
well fitted to decide as to revocation
! of licenses as to have the commits
sioner do it.
! Mr.. Marshall thought the commits
vic nj
/ this kind, as all violations were not
taken into the courts.
Explaining Section &c, which pro-
vides for the registration of automo-
biles from other states, Mr.. Marshall
said the time which they could be
operated in the State without a Ii
| cense had been fixed, in this bill at
| 80 days, but that there were two other
measures now before the Legislature
on this subject. One of these fixed
the limit at 10 days the other was a
reciprocal bill; that is it made the
! time the same as that fixed by other
! States. To illustrate, he said New
/ Hampshire allowed cars to operate
for 20 days and New Jersey for 80
days. Under the proposed reciprocal
! law cars from these States could re-
main in Maine those number of days
without a license.
| Taking up Section 46. which reg
ulates the rates of speed at which
motor trucks Hlay be operated, as
well as their weight, Mr.. Marshall
said that the Maine Automobile AS
ISOLATION did not favor permitting the
operation of trucks of more than five
| tons capacity and that there was
some question among members of the
association of the wisdom of permit
! ting trucks Of that size even.
What is the maximum favored?
asked Rep. Hinckley.
| The association has not reached an
agreement on that, replied Mr. Mar
shall. At'this time no size is recon-
mended, but we want to see q fair
weight and speed established for the
/ trucks.
| Do you provide for the use of q
speed of these trucks, continued Rep.
Hinckley.
do not know as it is a practical
! thing.
! Isn't it advisable? Don't you think
that any way to regulate the speed
of any car-and / am speaking of
pleasure cars as well as trucks-is a
good thing. Anything that will bring
about better speed conditions will be
good thing, won't it. Everybody
knows that the enforcement of our