The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-03
AUTO TRUCKS To
PAY HIGHER FEE
Senate Highway Body Plans to
Increase License.
CAUSE BIG DAMAGE TO ROADS
Legislation May Also Be Enacted Lin
ting Weight Of Load Which Mo-
tor Trucks Can Carry over
Highways of the State.
BY FRED L. HOLMES.


By FRED [. HOLMES.
Madison. Jan. Sl.-A higher license
fee Will be charged for rne operation
of motoruucI,s over the highways of
| Wisconsin If the senate highway com
muce carries oul it's present plans.
Senator George Stedenmeyer, Portage
county, q member Of the committee
! ON highways, announced ON Monday
/ that a special hearing would be given
one week from Wednesday on the mo
toruck situation. Governor Blaine
! in his message to the legislature urged
legislative action, claiming that the
/ motortrucks were doing great damage
to the highways and that some ar
| yHngemcnt must be made to lessen the
damage Aside from the increasing
of license fees for motortrucks IL is
/ likely that legislation will be passed
limiting the weight of load which mo-
toruucks can carry over highways of
the state.
The senate committee on state af-
fairs has recommended for passage the
Dennhardt resolution urging congress
to limit appropriations for military
purposes. only one vote was cast in
opposition to the resolution by com
mittee member
Assemblyman Frank Hanson. Muus-
tom, is one of the members of the legis-
lature in the lower house who has
sense of humor. He will Introduce
resolution in the house this week adj
| dressed to congress asking that the
book of Nolslead' be amended so that
hip pockets shall be 'tTevocably aboI-
tshed' except in the case OF Indians
MI li"I'"oh ""ulu nave 'l''S ne"
deliver me from eNlI cause Apply TO
any person VINO is discovered Ill
condition which Is the immediate ana
natural result OF having wrapped l'''H-
sell around too much cohtfaoahd per
'ehja2e without llrSt having Ie-aIIHeu
Jle act by claiming 70 ne u druggist Ut
doctor or othef IeEiIIml|eu Saloon
keeper ana dispenser OF drinks
Announcement is made of the APP
polnJment OF }, j.. MorrIsSey as SUI
peF'IlJ'lIuehl OF puolIc property LOT
WISCONSIN, ne VIII assume ms ne"
oulIeS on fehFuafF 10. MS nome ~
Ih superior, Wh'fe Tor ~ years ne was
the general agent Oh liie DuiuIi' Nou'n
shore X Atlantic railroad
Wisconsin automobile drivers will be,
required TO pass competency test be-
fore being permitted to operate their
cars, if licensing system proposed IN
a bill soon to be drafted by Senator
George l.. Buck OF Racine Is enacted
into law,
a licensing system similar to that in
operation in several states will be in
trOduced by the Racine senator. 1t Is
aimed at reckless driving and at curb
ing the number of accidents which are
said to have resulted from incompe-
tent handling of automobiles. Care
less driving on the part Of a licensed
person would result in withdrawal of
the license by the court, which would
also impose a fine. Licenses would he
renewed yearly
The proposed Wisconsin law would
provide that any person over a specific
age, which will likely be set at sixteen
years, would be required to make APP
plication for a license to the county
clerk. After he had demonstrated his
ability to handle a car his application
would be sent to the secretary of state
who would then grant him license
separate and distinct from the regular
automobile license which would con
tinue to be required.
Local authorities would control ac-
tious of the driver through the license.
Should he prove reckless or incompe-
tent his license could be revoked for
the year. 1t would be renewed yearly
on request. Senator Buck believes that
his plan would give automobile drivers
more reason to be careful and would
he the most practical method of re-
ducing the number of accidents. He
will also propose that all automobiles
must be insured against accident. His
compulsory insurance bill would re-
duce the amount Of litigation that re-
suits from accidents, he said.
Male persons only, as provided by
statute. will continue to be employed
I'm the Wisconsin Legislature. A move
forcs,alcd when the author of bin
permitting employment of women by
t.,.. i,,i-llttra uurrn1 in yyftLIl.4tt, his,