Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-24

Whereas, the Eightieth Legislature
of the State of Maine by the enactment
Public Laws of 1921. expressly con-
ferred upon the State Highway Com
mission of said State of Maine. the
right and power to exclude from any
way or bridge. restrict the weight or
equipment. and to regulate the speed
OF commercial vehicles. when in it's
judgment the passage of any such We
hicle over any way or bridge would be
unsafe or likely to cause excessive
damage to the same; such delegated
authority being necessary in the opin-
ion OF the legislature for the reason
able use and proper protection and
continued maintenance of the ways
and bridges Of this State, and
Whereas, in the opinion of said
Commission the passage of heavily
loaded vehicles over certain roads of
the State, during the period from De-
ccmber !, 1922 to May Is, 1928, is like
ways unless the surface Of said ways
is Solidly frozen. now
Therefore, acting under the authori-
ty conferred upon US by Chapter 211
ticularly upon that specific authority
conferred by Section As Of said Chap
ter I'll. it is hereby
Ordered: That no commercial We
hicle with gross weight (vehicle and
load combincd) exceeding ) tons shall
third class improved highway of the
State of Maine between December J..
1922 and May 10. 1928, unless such way
is surfaced with granite block pave
ment, brick pavement, cement concrete
pavement bituminous macadam or bit
luminous concrete, or unless such way
is solidly frozen, provided this order
is not sooner revoked in whole or in
part, and
Whereas, the said legislature. by the
enactment of Section 20 of said Chap
ter 21l of the Public Laws of 1921. di
rected that the State Highway Com
mission should designate state. state
aid highways and improved third class
highways and bridges, or sections
thereof. over which during such pc
RODS of each year as may be determined
~ the Commission, it shall be unlawful
for any motor truck or other vehicle
or team to pass having a weight, with
or without load. exceeding that pre-
scribed by said Commission; or to pass
except according to restrictions as to
weight. speed, operation and equipment
prescribed by the Commission and pur-
suant to its written license, now
Therefore, acting under this au-
thority. conferred upon us by said Sec
ton 90 of Chapter 211 of the Public
Laws of 1921, it is hereby ordered that
no animal drawn vehicle having a
gross weight (vehicle and load COM
bined) exceeding 500 pounds to an inch
width of tire, or any motor vehicle or
other vehicle not included in the term
Commercial vehicle" as used in Section
A of Chapter I'll of the Public Laws
of 1921, having a gross weight (vchi-
Gle and load combined) exceeding five
tons, shall be operated upon or pass
over any. such state. state aid or i'm
proved third class highways as shall
be designated from time to time by the
State Highway Commission in the
manner provided by Section 20 of said
Chapter 211 of the Public Laws of
1921. and it is further
Ordered: That no traction engine
vehicle, engine, contrivance or other
object of whatever weight which has
any f1ange. rib clamp or other object
attached to it's wheels. or made q part
thereof, likely to bruise or injure the
surface of the road shall be moved
upon or over any state. state aid or
third class improved highway of the
State of Maine, during the period be-
tween December /, 1922 and May -
1923, unless such way is surfaced with
granite block pavement or brick pave
ment or unless such way is solidiy
frozen: provided. however that this
provision Of this order does not apply
to tractors of the caterpillar type so
called, if the portions Of the movable
track of said tractor in contact with
the surface Of the road presents a
plane surface
Provided, however that emergency
permits may be granted by the State
Highway Commission upon proper APP
plcation in writing to operate CONNER
cial or other vehicles having a gross
weight tvehicle and load combined)
exceeding the limits prescribed herein
during the period specified, over any
way or bridge upon which the money
of the State has been expended or over
which said HCommission has assumed
control. and it is further
Provided, that the portion of this or
der limiting the gross weight (vehicle
IN ~f -Ahs nf
which may be operated on any way
shall not apply to the compact por-
tons of cities or towns having pop
ulation of $500 or more; the term
compact portion" being defined in
Section So of said Chapter FL of the
Public Laws of 1921.
Given under our hands at Augusta
this fourteenth day of November nine
teen hundred and twenty-five.
VIM. NJ. AVER.
FRANK A. PEABODY,
LYMAN II. NELSON.
State Highway Commission of