Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-05-12
NON PLOYMENT
MAY De SOLVED
Plan Indicated by Revision of In
Surance Measure.
TO CLASSIFY THE HIGHWAYS
Bill by Engineer Hirst Through Sen
ate Committee Providing for Max
inum Loads and Governing
Horse Drawn Vehicles.

| Madison.-That an early effort VIII
be made to pass bill to solve the
question Of unemployment at this ses-
sion of the legislature Is indicated by
the revision of the unemployment In
| surance measure which has been made
by Senator III. A. Huber, the author of
the original bill.
The new Huber bill greatly modities
the original measure which he intro
duced In the legislature and he is hope
full that, in its amended form, the bill
may receive the approval of the legis-
lature.
The substitute reduces the rate of
compensation from $1.50 to 81 a day
for Ii weeks, but adds an additional 10
per cent to be paid into the state treas
ury to meet the additional expenses of
operating the free employment offices.
The substitute also introduces pro-
vision by which the insurance and
compensation provisions shall not go
into effect until finding is made by
the Industrial commission that en-
ployment conditions are improving.
Then further provision is intro
duced in the form of threeyear ini-
tial period after the law goes into eff
feet, during which the industrial COM
mission may reduce the period of un-
employment compensation, in order TO
enable the insurance company and the
state insurance board to work out the
insurance rates and maintain the
solvency of the company. During this
initial period the maximum period of
unemployment compensation is re-
duced to six weeks, but is restored to
ID weeks after the expiration of the
period. During this initial period also
the industrial commission may reduce
the period of compensation to even
less than six weeks If the reserves of
the company are reduced so low as To
endanger the solvency of the com
pany.
A statewide classification of high
ways as TO weight of trucks allowed
on them has been proposed in bill
introduced by Engineer A. X. HirSt
| through the senate committee on high
ways.
! by January /, 1922, all roads In the
state would be classed as A, Il. or &.
upon which the maximum load allowed
in any motor vehicle, trailer or semi
trailer would be II. 6ta ana 31a tons
respectively. After this classification
no person would be above, to operate"
any automobile. truck or horse-drawn
|. vehicle over the roads If the load eX
ceeded the amount prescribed by the
! classification, \ heavy penalty is pro-
/ vided for each separate violation,
Those roads fol .hing part Of the
/ state trunk highway system would he
classified by the state highway com
mission, by the state road and bridge
/ committee for county roads and by the
! town or village board. or by the city
council for roads maintained by such
municipalities. Immediately after
classification map would be pub
lished showing the maximum Toad Tim
| It's for the different roads.
After January I each vehicle woultI
be required to have posted on its side
tag showing the weight Of such We
hicle without load. the advertised
capacity load and the total weight of
the load and vehicle.
Under the proposed law exceptions
might be made by the proper authori-
ties In eases of public need or for good
reason.
The bill also extends the provisions
Of the present law prohibiting children
under sixteen from driving motor We
hicles and the driving of such cars by
drivers when Intoxicated, This is, the
first law for the classification of rond>
ever proposed in the state anu seems
to meet with me- small favor In the
Legislature
BY divided vote. the committee U
transportation has recommended fo,
passage the Kenyon bill which changes
the basis Of valuation for public utili
ties In tn. state The new bill pro
vides that In the fixing of any ratss
tolls, charges or schedules or jain
/ rates the commission shall base IL
findings upon the original cost %
| utility property. When any rates
? tolls, charges or schedules or join
rates are being fixed under the pres
r ent system the value of public atilit!
properties ter rate-making parpose
I is based upoo the physical valu
: of the plant" The Kenyon bin turtle
|. provides that municipalities of tn
). state may operate a competing plan
5 within Its limits without first securin
q certificate nj public cenvenleac
and necessity.