The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-19
The Issuance of Operators
Permits Under New Law
By BILL PRICE.


The nav traffic laws require that operators permits in the
District shall expire March ST. Of each year. and That they
ha be renewable for period not in excess OF one year upon
compliance with regulations and the payment OF 1ee
puts the hands Of the new Director OF TRAFFIC
full authority as to OF permits with power TO
make regulations governing applications and other details
Under Paragraph 3D. Of Section there shall be issued
20 individuals in possession OF operators permits new
permits free charge these permits to expire March 81
1926.
The law nrescrbes the form of permit shall issued
but allows the Director power add to the requirements
on each permit Among other things the new permits Will
contain space the notation of convictions for violations OF
traffic laws conviction will be entered upon the permit
The Commissioners who may be delayed in selecting D
rector of Traffic. owing to the illness Of Commissioner
OYSTER in charge police considering the easiest plan
Of issuing permits holders and to those
plying for permits.
II win be the desire Of the Commissioners do this work
with as little inconvenience citizens possible but at the
same time in manner protecting the public
There bound be much confusion resulting from the
Issuance Of permits although it may seem easy to some
people.
Comparatiyely few citizens know that Washington is full
Of duplicate permits great numbers of them fraudulent and
held by the worst in the District One weakness
Of the new law that it is mandatory upon the Director of
Traffic issue duplicate when the loss Of permit
ported.
It has been in the world to get drivers
permit here Policemen will tell you that shooters and
petty gamblers stake their drivers permits in games
and if they lose they go and get new ones.
There way Of putting stop to fraudulent
permits In the opinion Of police court experts the worst
traffic offenses in Washington committed by criminals and
people Of shady character who not only hold drivers permits
which they have bought from others gotten possession OF In
various ways but also possess auto numbers that are
In getting auto licenses they have given fictitious names and
addresses by the thousand
There are before the Commissioners pans-one of
issuing permits by mail and the other through police sta
tons The mail plan is especially adapted to checking up
holders duplicate permits and to arrange the information
received from holders in such way that there will be
eliminated the dangerous individuals who now have Illegal
permits.
# the Director of Traffic is to keep an efficient check on
accumulate data regarding each permit and the thereof
filed numerical other that will enable prompt
checking and comparison Any plan adopted must work
to the end of checking criminals and bad who
drive This information to start with must be centralized
somewhere The directors office the place for It,
There is where all questions Of revocation Of permits will
60 for settlement
Experts who have had experience in gathering statistics
and in filing the data for quick accesand there men
Of this herewoud know how to blanks and
cards for applicants Of permits The mail plan would
vent terrific congestion at the District building at police
stations but would also give trouble unless there large
force to handle the blanks and send out permit cards
The police station should ultimately be used by the
traffic authorities Each police station supposed to know
the residents Of the precinct what their business is and
ownership of automobiles In the future in year from
every driver of in that precinct each precinct is
required permits to residents thereof it would bring
about useful information to the classes Of people holding
permits and enable policemen to refuse those untitled drive
and those with bad records.
Il would greatly facilitate the operations Of the law if
the Commissioners would the view Of the Corporation
Counsel that the issuance Of permits is not necessary for
another year. With this tedious work out Of the
ent of features of the law of Importance to the
munity.