New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-01
Economy Drive
Cuts Red Tape
In Auto Bureau,
Special Inspectors and
Badges Discontinued by
Tax Commission Order
TO Save State Thousands
License Issue Speeded Up
Letters Will BE Eliminated
From Plates and Only One
Number Series Employed

Reorganization ct the automobile
bureau. with the consequent saving of
much money to the state and time ana
trouble TO car owners, is announced hv
the State Tax Commission recently
created by Governor Miller.
Many changes effecting economies in
the management Of the bureau. accord
ing to Walter w. Law jr., president of
the commission, already have been nut
into effect and more are promised.
Other reforms have been introduced
with view TO speeding up the issu-
ance of licenses and eliminating the
red tape to which car owners and
drivers have beer subjected in the
tests, particularly in this city, where
the state does the bulk Of its business.
Special Inspectors Must Go
Among the changes effected and con-
templated are: "a The elimination of
all special inspectors. The use OF in
spectors' badges is to be discontinued
the state to be saved thousands of dol
lars yearly through no longer having
to manufacture them.
(2) The system of providing special
license plates for cars is TO be abol-
ished. Next year no letters will ar
pear on the signs, but the license num-
bers will be made as high as necessary
This IS designed to effect further econ
omies y
(3) Shifts made in the Office staff
orA I'D n.
will make it possible to avoid much
delay in obts ming operators and
crautfeurs' licenses at the New York
City Office. It is planned to have tests
and the licenses in the hands of car
owners within week after application
is made
According to statement Issued bv
the commission yesterday, it began to
feofganlze the bureau on July /, when
the Tax Department took over the
various sevenue producing units of the
state. 1t was at once seen that the
special inspectors were valueless, and
with their elimination the manufac-
ture OF lacges would be MADE unneces-
sary.
The question of making license
plates WITH serial numbers was then
taken up. The bureau he's had TO en-
large number OF applications for low
or special nam oers, forcing the de-
rartment to resort to serial nunhers
TO meet the demand. TIE reasons for
the request were as varied as the num-
Ders. In many cases the applicants
desired certain numbers because they
wers the same as their telephone
numbers or their house addresses,
Only One Series Hereafter
The commission has decided to put
an end 20 this practice, SO that here
after there viii be only one series.
II speeding up the system of issu-
ing licenses, the practice Ct forcing
az applicants to appear for tests at
O'Clock OF the same morning, causing
watts o. many hours, has been elimi-
dated. Applicants are now being told
70 report at certain hour and will
be given the tess within that hour.
Additional changes have been made
so that car owners can now obtain
their licenses g day after they take
their tests. There is some time still
lost IN the case of Brooklynites who
desire TO take the tests in that Dor
ough. The commission says that much
time can be saved if Brooklyn oper-
ators come to Manhattan for exami-
nation.
In view of the big business done in
BROOKLYN. it was stated that it is the
intention of the commission 70 open
a branch office in Brooklyn, although
there is at present no approximation
available fer this purpose. Mr.. Law
IS to confer shortly with members
Of the Brooklyn Chamber of Com
merce in connection with the matter