Connecticut western news., 1921-05-19
ALLYN FULLER ELECTED
 PRESIDENT OF CLUB
At the Annual Meeting Held in Torrington last
 Wednesday

field County Automobile Club at the annual meeting held Wednesday, evening at the Torrington Club. He succeeds Newton D. Holbrook of Thomaston, who declined a re-elec- tion.
 A. H. Wilcox of Torrington was elected vice president, Charles B.. Moore of Winsted, secretary, and k. R. Holmes of Winsted, treasurer. The last two were re-elections. It was voted to increase the annual sal ary of the secretary from $50 to $75.
 President Fuller announced the appointment of the following chair men of standing committees:
 Membership, J. Clinton Rora6ack, of Canaan,
 Signboards, L. P. Case of Winsted.
 Good roads, John N. Brooks, of Torrington.
 Rights and privileges, Newton D. Holbrook of Thomaston.
 George F. Drake of Winsted sug- gested that a publicity committee of five be named. Such a committee functioning properly, he predicted, would increase the membership 25 per cent. in a year. We ought to let the public know what we are doing, he declared. The president was authorized to appoint such com mittee.
 Charles H. Alvord of Torrington brought up the question of eliminat- ing dangerous conditions existing on the road north of New Hartford along Greenwoods pond. The road there, he said, is narrow and there is no fence or other protection to pre- vent an automobile from plunging into the pond if crowded from the road The secretary was instructed to bring the matter to the attention of the highway commissioner. MT. Alvord also brought up the question of oiling the Torrington-Norfolk road through Hall Meadow. This is beautiful drive, he said, but great clouds of dust make the travelling both dangerous and unpleasant. The secretary was also instructed to take up this matter with the highway com missioner.
 The secretary reported that the membership of the club is 334, the largest in it's history. Out of the 334, there are 220 who have paid their dues for 1921.
 The report of the treasurer showed receipts of $658, Expenditures in cluded; signs, $173.33; lumber, SHAH; dues to national associa- tion, $336.25; maps, etc., $76.45; stationery etc., $79.46; salaries, etc, $69.80; miscellaneous expenditures, $16. Cash on hand totals $490.67.
 Three new members were admitted John H. Seaton of Torrington, Don aid J. Warner of Salisbury and D. P. Sullivan of Winsted.
 President Holbrook referred to the proposed increase in registration and operators fees. He strongly favor ed a substantial increase in opera tors fees. This view was held also by other members.
 Mr. Alvord mentioned the proposi- tion of "city licenses" for trucks. Some trucks, he pointed out, are. never driven outside the city limits and sometimes seldom out of factory yards; and it scarcely seemed fair that these trucks should be obliged to carry the same fees as the trucks which travel regularly back and forth between towns, wearing out the state highways. President Holbrook stat ed that the matter already had been taken up with the highway commits sioner.
 Votes of thanks were extended to President Holbrook and Chairman Gage of the sign-board committee for their excellent work in behalf of the club. The value of town line signs was discussed and it was stated that many additional signs of this kind would be placed during the present season. Chairman Gage having declined reappointment to the sigr-board committee, the work will be done by L. P. Case of Win sted.
 President Holbrook stated that there was not much likelihood of any great mileage of new roads in the state this year. It is expected, how ever, that work on the Iorrlngton- Thomaston road will be resumed after July 1.
 F. L. Preston, the new automobile l inspector for the district, was intro duced to the gathering. MT. Fuller, retiring inspector, urged the mem bers to cooperate with the new off, cer. A general discussion of law en- forcement followed. MT. Fuller l stated that Winsted is the hardest | town in Litchfield couny in which to secure adequate punishment for automobilists. In the course of the discussion, several members l that the automobile of the I; commissioner himself is seldom :, driven at any too slow rate.
 Those who attended the meeting | were: Charles H. Alvord, Charles L. McNeil, A. H. Wilcox, John H. Thomson, H. s. Tierney, George W |