Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-07-28
AUTOMOBILE TRAP
A. d LANDS SPEEDSTERS
Drivers from Four States in Mu-
nicipal Court Here
state Officers Assisted by Others from
BrattIebOrO -. One Driver Threatens
Suit and Bail Is Returned.

Representatives OF the autOmODlle ne
partment of the secretary of states
Office sprung trap in Brattleboro sun
day that caught many cars which
were exceeding the speed limit, and as
result a wave of public discussion which
| has found champions on both sides
swept over the village and kept tongue
oscilating at n speed that has not bcen
known before in years.
Out of the large number of drivers
stopped by the officers 20 were notlhcd
| to apDear in court, mostly for speeding.
The officers say they did not take steps
against any driver who was going less
than 30 miles an hour although that is
in excess of the speed allowed by law.
TIE drivers whom they notified to appear
IN court were going from 30 to 10 miles
! or more an hOnr. according to the Off
Gals, although some of the drivers deny
that they were hitting any such clip.
At the request of village officials the
state department sent three state inspec-
tors here Saturday to check up the auto
mobile drivers, not only with respect to
speed, but also with respect to registra-
ton and operators licenses. They were
assisted in this work by Sheriff Frank
L. Welman and Policemen w. f. Tyler,
John q. Tucker and Lewis c. Grotto.
Operations were begun Saturday eve
ming on Canal street, Western avenue
ana some o.her sections wneii ewerS , t"d
was stopped anu thc oriNeIs VIZ "Sn ',,'
without them, and such drivers were re-
quested to appear in court. Those who
we're driving faster than the law permits
but were not speeding or driving care
lessly were cautioned and allowed to pro-
coed.
ne traps Were SET t o E'iifnd On r anG
ana they Welded large .o returns iI tne one
ON the Pntney road catching the greater
amount OF game
quarter-mie course was marKed on,
running north al from ron, the inn ty1 Inn
road ana ofilcers win stop watches were S,
rms roan Is used as speedway, ana IL
was NOT long peiore the cars TOOK the Dal'
ana We're pulled m drop OF the hand-
kerchlef beng the designated signal. ,
some OF the Speedsters acknowledgrd
lhat ,heE were IN error ana prepared 10
'aEe ti,e1f m9oif,ne pnlioSoihiccaiN' put
others relieved themselves OF Their opln,
ION on vermont laws III thoroughiE
.ltrloiic Iasiiioh. IL was an the same 70
,he 9ncerS' VINO remained cool ana col
lecteu' Hnch Nermonters as could De
summoned enslly II necessary were not
required ~, 10 put up pail put drivers from
o4t p pl Iile state against whom Violations
|
put up so as an earnest OF their inten-
ll9n 10 snow up MONDAY ana were
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