New Britain herald., 1925-01-21

anyone. Your action should be progressive and constructive. not impulsive and destructive. The pur- pose should be to limit. reduce and control pollution, rather than to prohibit it, and care must be taken to safeguard the rights of all. Drastic legislation would retard ul- innate progress in dealing with the question, and yet a bill without some means of enforcement might prove to be of little value. If the right of appeal Is given. there need be no hesitancy about passing a. bill providing a penalty for violations. The administration of such legisla- ton should be put in the hands of persons who have at heart the well fare of the state. of It's industries, and of its individual citizens.
 Department of Motor Vehicles
 Too much emphasis cannot be put upon the need for legislation to re- quire those who maintain daily truck services across Connecticut to and from New York city to pay fees to the state of Connecticut in pro- portion to the wear to which they subject our highways. Although this matter was brought to your atten- ton by my predecessor, welcome this opportunity to stress by repeti- ton the need for remedial legisla- ton at this time. Not only is 1t manifestly unfair for the state to allow the practically gratuitous use of its highways 10 heavy vehicles of this type used in competition with railroads operated on private rights of way, but the state is deprived of revenue for all freight diverted to these highway truck services from the railroads, which pay taxes to the state on their gross earnings.
 It is recommended that considera- ton be given to the advisability of determining registration fees for passenger motor vehicles upon a more equitable basis. The relative wcar to which different types of au- tomobiles subject our highways can not be accurately ascertained by computation of the total piston dis placement of the motors which prope them. There would appear to be more justification for fixing reg iStration fees of all motor vehicles In proportion to their gross weight.
 Aviation
 Connecticut occupies unique position in aviation, It is the natur- al gateway between New England and the rest of the nation. Its avia- tion law. safeguarding the lives and property of the people, is second to none in the country. II has one of the twelve National Guard Aero squadron in the United States, made possible by legislation adopted at the last session of the general as- semhly. Fields are inspected, planes tested and pilots examined by the state police department as q part of it's regular duties, and the motor NFlll'lN pol III a iiiS a Gtl i'I discipline over avlators whom it H. censes. The city of Hartford sl- ready has invested nearly $65,000 In a municipal airport, and land valued at soo,oo0 has been dedicated by citizens in various parts of the state to the uses of aviation. Private capital has established a permanent airport at Bethany. New Haven and New Britain are taking definite steps toward the same end.
 Air transportation should be en- couraged by the state and notwith- standing Conrecticut's advanced position in aviation, our aerouautic activities are still hampered by lack , of proper facilities. Aircraft is cap able of great economic serH ice and am convinced that the state will re- ceive ample return for such reason able expenditures as it may feel moved 10 make in behalf of avia- | ton, l commend to your considera- ton the need of greatly increased number of landing fields. To an aviator in distress, a well-marked place to land is as important as port to a mariner in a storm. The expense is not great and 1t may be possible to conceive form of state aid to be available. in proportion to the total cost involved, to municipali- ties which provide such fields. The
 HEtford airport has cost in four
 years about as much as would be required to construct one mile of the
 best type of concrete highway. Suit able shops for the proper mainte-
 nance of United States aeronautical equipment in our charge to the value