The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-09
BLACK EXPLAINS NEW
AUTO PLATE SYSTEM
Decision Net to Reserve Special Num-
ber5 Is in nsere5t Of Pub.
lie Service.

i-C SERVICE,
Rutland, Dec. S.-Reasons for the
change in the method of issuing auto
mobile license Plates, which was
brought about this year by Secretary
Of State Harry A. Black OF Montpelier
alter considerable discuss on with
thcse familiar with the Office routine,
were given cut By the official yester-
day morning just before he left for
burlington on state business. Secrc-
tary Black was here to conduct hear
ing relative TO the serious accident
on the Mandoi road month ago when
closed autOmob le, owned and opera
ted BY T.. H. Reyes Of Rutland col.
ded wilma motor cycle, owned aud
driven by Ralph w. ingalls, OF North
Main street in which Mr. ingalls, was
seriously injured. Decision in the mat
ter was reserved. ?
There have been "a number of com
paints TUNED in at the Office OF See.
rotary Black n the automobile de
partment BY persons who have soiao
sent mental feeling regard ne their
number plgt+s and for tn reason and
the fact that few understand the actual
need for the change from the office
standpoint, Mr. Black yesterday is
sued a statement.
One OF the main reasons for the
change in the methods OF conducting
The office regard the giving out Of
number plates" said Secretary Black
Yesterday morning, Is the inability OF
sett ng out lists Of registrat on num-
beis for the police she.tfs and auto.
mobile inspectors throughout the
state
/ In this respect the change will ac-
commodate thousands throughout the
state who do not own automobiles but
who have a right to the information II
such is obtainable as to the identif ca
on Of automobiles figuring in acct
tents and known only through the
number plates. In years past the Of
ficials went without any reference
number Lists for months. Under the
present system, the important polio
ing officials will be furnished with
duplicate lists of numbers, probably
weekly This will also assist in get
ting out the annual books which have
been delayed by the old system.
There is no public-be-damned at
titude about the change at all In fast
we are trying to satisfy the automobile
owners as a whole rather than eater
TO the selected lew who have the mon
~ Ia NJ to ,g ~
TO be able TO reg ster their machines
early. Many owners who think as mucL
Of their Old nmlher plates az anyone
do not have the ready cash to G Vi
Tor several months before they vii
be ready to Il o their machines.
The saving Of the old nua-be- III
certain persons was g-eat h7''
TO the Office force and anyone takint
he pnins to ook into the siti..t.J.
could see ust the amount OF extrs
Ycrk It makes Tho extra cost is only
a small portion of tho troublei Wit
he method. For .nstantp few stop {,
,a.nk that the entire . stration i
h2id. up until the tine Limit for thl
taksng' up a orl~ nufnbers' j. iexp.fei
ANOTHER thing is the room required L
attend to the getting OF the plates
"One man may want small numbe
because he has always had this nun
Der, while another may want a nun
Der in the thousands becuase 1t reDr,
sents the year in which his wife wa
born, or some other member Of tn
family, while another might want
good poker hand Cduces Wild. Thi
fmeant sets Of plates scattered all owe
the plate room and under the new sy
TEN this will be eliminated. the plate