The Penn's Grove record., 1921-12-23

tlilNltI IllNll uAlibll W dNNNDl hO CANuoC
for failure of any motOrist to properly
display "A 1922 license plate and to
make arrests. issue SUNNI, nses or take
such other action as may be necessary,
according to the merits Of the individ
ual cases, to prevent the operation OF
and after that date of any car, pleas
ure or commercial, which continues to
carry 1921 license plates.
81 have no desire to punish or even
Inconvenience any mOtorist," said Com
missioner Dill, but the situation at
this time is such that l can see no other
way out than to clamp it down hard on
the very first day of the new year. Up
to now not more than 20 per cent Of
the motorists who operated cars under
1921 licenses have obtained their 1922
plates. It is discouraging. 1 am utter
ly at a loss to understand the procras-
tination of the motor vehicle owning
public.
Plates Ready, Fewer Call
Cup to a few years ago the cry was
that we could not supply the license
plates rapidly enough to enable every
one to obtain them prior to the open
ing of the new year. This was RENE
died, and for the last five or six years
we have been ready a month ahead of
time, with an ample supply of plates on
hand at all our agencies, but there has
been little or no Improvement. This
year seems to be worse than ever. 1
had expected that by December Is so
800, opa+ g +In v,atopfC+. nf NAuy Tor
sey would have obtained their new IL
cense plates, but here 1t Is almost
Christmas and we are farther behind
than ever. The plates are ready, the
offices-55 of them in New Jersey, New
York and PennsylN ania-are Dpen, ex-
ira clerks have been provided and
well. what's the uSe2
Last year the total number of IL
cense plates issued was 275,000 pairs.
This year we had in the hands of u
agents on December /, the day On
which the distribution began, 167, 900
pairs of tags for pleasure cars and TO-
600 pairs for commercial cars, with our
plant turning more out every day and
our order for 100000 pairs now about
NOlllDIOltu. III bllBNNt NiiNN VI -t1OOO h0
ing been made for new car users.
New Agencies Open
eve have opened a new agency in
Montclair, there are three agencies in
Newark and II in East Orange, and
the others are so situated In different
sections Of the state as to make for the
greatest possible convenience for no.
florists generally. Our New York city
office is well placed, and we have add
ed a Philadelphia office. Notwith-
standing all we have done for the mo-
torist. the mOtOrist is doing very little
to facilitate the work of u depart
ment. The result will be such a rush
for license tags in the last few days be-
fore the opening of the new year that
we will be sWamped anG probably Sc
verely criticised on one ground or an
other, and the motorists themselves
will be subjected to loss Of time, per-
haps arrest and court appearances and
unnecessary inconvenience of various
kinds and i'm various ways.
1T is beyond understanding that
after years Of hard work to get into
operation a system Of dis ribution that
would avoid Inconvenience to the mo-
torfng public. after the vast amount Of
educational work That has been done,
especially through the splendid assist
ancc of the newspapers of the entire
state. and after the unpleasant eXpe-
ripnces of other years that have been
the lot of the motorists Themselves. less
than 20 per cent of those who viii GER
tainlr have to obtain license plates be-
fore january / or risk arrest. delays,
Inconvenience and possible punish
ment is the sum total of those who
have done so.
1T is, 9 course, possible that with
some motor vehicle owners there may
be a financial ~stringency just now, but
cannot believe that this is true of
such considerable number as would
bring about the condition that now con-
fronts our department."
Hope for Harbor Rises
Harbor Master George Gale and 9th
ers interested in harbOr development
at Atlantic City were elated over an
announcement from Washington that
Congress has been asked 0 appropriate
$4,000 for deepening Absecon inlet in
the annual report of the Rivers and
HarbOrs Board.
According to Washington advices the
engineers propose to spend $4,000 for
operation of the government dredge Abb
secon for eight consecutive months,
$4,000 for annual repairs to the
dredge, $4,000 for repair to bulkhead
and maintenance of the dredge depot
and $4,000 for engineering. surveys. in
spections, Office expenses, etc. During
the past year about $4,000 was spent
by the government at Absecon inlet.
Those interested in harbOr develop
ment declared that the action of the
engineers means that Atlantic City's
dream of an adequate harbor will be
realized and that ocean passenger and
FREIGHT steamers will soon be able to
enter and depart in perfect safety. 1t
is further believed that one result will
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