New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-11-16
COMPARE MOTOR VEHICLE
LAWS WITH EXPRESSIONS or l77G

said the state secretary, II device
costs 10 cents % man would hogo TO
have $500 just The same TO try Ii out"
one OF the sections to which the
tracEmen object stfcnuousN is that
or overlooking A truck owner Caces
the possibility oE $1,000 tine and a
Marhs, IL he oNer'oaas one pound yet
another section imposes only a fine
Of $50. j. lie leaves his car IN dam
Eerous position with the engine rum
.nine which might result In some
ones death.
More Objections
Under section 4 the truehmen are
satisfied that the commissioner be-
comes, judge, jury and prosecuting
officer, Wal.c section 80 permits him
to suspend the operators license
without a hearing if he feels so in
c.ined
Section 63, on repairing auto trucks
In a garage the use of the highways
limiting OF the carrying capacity Of
bridges far below what they actually
arcade to stand without danger, cur
tailment of privileges of towing dis
to- come under fire at the meeting to-
morrow in the capitol. Mr.. Marsh eX-
plains that this is vitality a public
issue as the public must pay more if
the truckmen's expenses arc greater
Would Raise $3,125,000
The following letter was received
from T. &. Wickwire, president of
Motor Truck Owners Association of
Connecticut:
Dear Mr.. Editor;
In a recent article by Captain Nc
Murtry of the Motorcycle Police
highway department.. "Overloadcd
Cars Robbing the State" | wish, by
your leave, to express my thanks tot
him on behalf of myself and the Mo
tor Truck Association of Connecticut,
for the facts and figures as set forth
in his article.
This matter could not be brought
more forcibly to the attention, not
only of truck owners, but all manu-
facturers and industries now hiring or
using motor transportation.
Accepting Captain MCMurtry's
statement that Nearly $1,000 in
revenue was withheld from the state
in registration of forty motor trucks
whose drivers had been arrested by
the state police within the last several
weeks from overlooking we now
have a basis of computation whereby
we may ascertain approximately what
this knew law proposes to take from
the people of the state.
IF $4,000 was withheld by forty
trucks and this of course was in I
excess of the license paid last Janu-
airy under which our trucks were
commissioned, it would mean an in
crease to each owner of the forty
trucks an average of s125. This, as .
have stated, is in addition to the fees .
already paid. There are, to the best |
of my knowledge, upwards of 90 06o
commercial vehicles in this state, and |
to make use of them, as has been |
the custom, all must be licensed to .
their greatest carrying capacity, for .
at times we all desire to load what /
a truck may carry, and if even this |
should be exceeded by one pound, we
are liable to arrest and a fine of $500 |
and Imprisonment Of one year, or
both.
THE state proposes to raise, there |
fore, In excess of last years license
fees from commercial vehicle owners
an average of $125 upon $4,000 |
trucks, or approximately s3,125, 900.
This must be paid by about 10000 |
owners. My share is between S1,10O
and $1,000, against 1925 last year.
The fee upon a six-ton capacity
truck in Massachusetts is SEQ; in New
York state, $50; in Connecticut, $3.50.
Thus the officials of our highway
department propose to sap the blood .
from the vitals of our industries.
Read the Law.
Men of Connecticut, do not take
my word for this wrong. Take the
law, and study the fees as set forth .
in the schedules. Then figure the
greatest amount that you have car
ried upon your truck the last year,
and see for yourselves what the cost
will be to you. The state has already
ruled that they will accept the manu-
facturers' increased rating, and take T
your money.
I'm passing, 1 would like to call
attention to the fact that we OF Con-
necticut are permitted to operate our
trucks in New York state 365 days in |
the year, but show no such courtesy
to them, compelling them to pay a
fee if they come within the state
more than 90 days in each year,
This is, of course, part of the pre-
conceived plan, and goes to show how
thoroughly this rairoading us out of
business has been done.
las Captain McMurtry is offering
I would like to inquire
why it was that this law was made
in the middle of a year, |
after the state had taken our money
and commissioned our trucks for one
year? Was it for the purpose of Just
simple extortion2 Or to lega.ize
highway robbery? Whatever tins
answer may be, no one will be de-
Cpiypd nv If I bpliave We havo |