Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-11
Trucks Must Get New Licenses


passenger busses and tractors must be
re-registered with the secretary of
state, effective July L, and the new
license fee established by the weight
tax law paid.
Pleasure cars have until Jan. /, 1924,
to comply with the requirements of
the licensing statute signed by Gov.
Blaine.
While Fred Zimmerman, secretary of
state, asserts that it is physically i'm.
possible for him to comply with pro-
visions Of the statute in the time al.
lowed him, he advised the owners OF
motor vehicles other than pleasure
cars that they must get new licenses
or face prosecution.
Following are the rates to be as
sessed against the trucks:
If the gross weight is one and one
half tons or less, $40; more than one
and one-half tons and less than two
and one-fourth tons, SIS; more than
two and one-fourth tons and less than
three tons, $40; more than three tons
and less than four tons, $50; more
than four tons and less than five tens,
S45; more than five tons, $45 plus S.
for each additional quarter ton or frac.
ton thereof in excess of five tons.
The gross weight is defined as the
weight in pounds of the vehicle added
to the advertised maximum load car,
rying capacity of the vehicle in
pounds, divided by 1000.
Trucks, delivery wagons, buses and
tractors that are registered on or after
July 1, 1923, are entitled to a discount
of 25 per cent of the regular fees, and
credit for the fee previously paid in
1923.
The weight fee for passenger cars
ranges from $40 on the lightest ma.
chimes to $26 for the heaviest, grad.
uated as the weight increases. This
measure through its various fees is
designed to produce $6,OOO,O00 annual.
ly for highway purposes.
Northern Parks Bill Passed
The Bilgrien bill for the purchase
by the state Of the so-caled Northern
Lakes" park in Sawyer and Price
counties was given final passage in
both houses of the legislature, The
measure now goes to Gov Blaine. He
has not indicated whether he will
sign it.
The 5000 acre tract, which it is
proposed to convert into great
natural park, will be acquired for
$25O,O00. This money, under amend
ments adopted by the legislature, will
be raised by surtax on corporation
and individual incomes in excess of
$4,000 a year. The surtax rate will
be equivalent to one-twentieth of the
normal rate. The surtax feature to
the bill was adopted, % to 5, by the
senate, while there was no roll call on
the bill proper.
Two years ago bill was passed by
the legislature for the purchase of the
northern lakes park, but at that time
in view of the states financial condi-
ton, Gov. Blaine vetoed it. Late, a
movement was launched to raise funds
by popular subscription to buy the
park, and although upwards of 100000
was raised the project proved a
failure.
Will Not Hold investigation
State officials will be spared an in,
vestigation of charges of malfeasance
that have been made in the last few
weeks.
BY a single vote the senate rejected
a resolution for a special probe COM
mittee. Gov. Blaine's close friends in
the senate united with other op-
ponents and were able to muster II
votes against the investigation to 16
votes for it. Two weeks ago the Sew
erson resolution, covering similar
ground, was defeated, 10 to r.
The resolution offered was prepared
on the petition of the committee of
100, an organization of Madison citi-
zens banded together for law enforce
ment. 1t was recommended for adop-
ton by the committee on procedure,
Senators Roethe and eastman dis
senting.
The last of the highway tax bills
was killed by the assembly. 1t was
the Caldwell bill, levying a privilege
tax, gasoline tax and retaining the liz
cense fee of motor vehicles. Assem-
blyman Caldwell moved for indefinite
postponement of his bill, declaring it
was useless to pass it in view of Gov.
action in vetoing the gasoline
tax bill.
Wisconsin's primary law will remain
unchanged by the present legislature
following the defeat by the senate of
the Dahl second choice bill. The
measure would have given voters a
first and second choice for candidates
in the primary.
The senate refused, IL to 16, to over
ride Gov R1aine'S veto 0f tho gasoline