New Britain herald., 1925-01-08
MASS. GOVERNOR
 FOR ENFORCEMENT
Fuller Gives Inaugural Address
 Today
By The Associated Press.

Boston. Jan. S,-Notice of strict enforcement of the state prohibition law, a plea for biennial sessions of tho legislature and announcement that the policy of economy instituted by his predecessor would he con tinued featured the inaugural ad- dress of Governor Aiyan T. Fuller at tho opening of the Massachusetts legislature today.
 Violation of the prohibition amendment constitutes one of the gravest problems of the day" Gov ernor Fuller said. AS chief eSecu- five 1t Is my purpose to have the laws ot Massachusetts enforced re- gardless of every consideration save that of justice"
 In advocating biennia sessions of the legislature instead of the pres ent yearly sessions the governor de- clared that he believed in "economy of legislation" and added that "Massac chusetts stands practically alone in the wastefulness of excess sive legislative sessions"
 "The number of new statutes could be lessened without loss to the people," he said. "Its should follow that greater care would be taken in framing legislation If 1t were known that changes could not be made in the succeeding year. In any case of emergency special ses- sion could be called"
 "The goal to which we should direct our continued efforts is com monwealth without debt' Cover nor Fuller said in touching on his financial policy. Tt should be done ; It can be done. A step in that di- rection has been accomplished by my predecessor in office. \ There may be times of great emergency; there may be occasion for necessar' ily large expenditures which will require temporary loans of shor' duration. These can be readll! taken care of without starting again !. to fill up a large indebtedness. With a reference to the recent fire at the Bridgewater State Norma school, with loss of s1,O0o,o0Q, the governor recommended that a sink ing fund or an insurance fund to DC contributed to annually be created SO that in future when a great fir' occurs "the whole burden Will no' fall so heavily on one administra tion and under some circumstances endanger the far seeing and wN' - pay-as-you-go policy of the common wealth."
 The governor noted an encourag ing improvement in agriculture ant urged that this industry be assisted "by making every endeavor to re duce taxes and to encourage col Iective and cooperative action In dis tributing products and in buyinl supplies"
 He advocated legislation providing for the arbitration of commercial disputes arising out of contracts and recommended that careful con sidcration be given legislation whicl would require owners and driver of motor vehicles to furnish secur ity for liability for personal inIurle or death caused by their moto vehicles.
 Criminal carelessness and drunk S. en driving must be swiftly and SC l. verely dealt with by the proper au thoritics, the governor said. Spec - in congested areas and at intersect ing streets must be regulated eVel though at great ipconvenience t motorists, It would be well to con sider also a more complete examina ton of applicants for driver licenses The situation demands drastic ac ton and the sooner taken the bet ter"
 Governor Fuller advocated a gas oline tax for the construction an maintenance of roads and bridge: He proposed that the penalty 10 ' carrying concealed weapons be in creased and enforced to the llml and that an adequate penalty to forcibly resisting police officer D . adopted.
 Declaring that check should b put on the growing indebtedness C cities and towns, the governor said
 "Our present law specifying tn purposes for which a municlpalit may borrow contains general proviS ions which permit a very lioeri construction by those seeking | make a showing of Improvement made without raising the tax rate l given year. Such Improvement inevitably have to be paid for ot of future tax levies.
 A general classification or mum cipalities based upon the assesse valuation, with a correspondlh classification of the application the borrowing statuts, would resu in a more systematic financing public improvements and material shorten the period of loans issued