Evening star., 1934-01-07
DeadIine for Obtaining 1884
License Tags Passed
Yesterday.
POLICE BEGIN ENFORCING
DEAD TAG REGULATIONS
500 Titles Issued Daily Past Week
to New Residents of
District.

A jump of 1900 in the local auto
mobile census reflected at least
measure Of returning prosperity as the
Bureau Of Vehicles and Traffic closed
yesterday afternoon on the final day
Of grace for obtaining 1884 tags.
approximately 1900 license plates
were issued during yesterdays short
business hours to belated applicants
anxious to get under the deadline set
ting last midnight as the limit for le-
gal use of last years tags.
These brought the total of 1884 tags,
now in use to approximately 112 3oO, ,,
at least 4,3o0 over those issued through
January 6, 1888. This years total to'
date Is less than 1000 short of that setl
last January IA, a week later in the
year.
Issuance CIimaxed Friday.
This years increase, officials pointed
out, possibly reflects no more than a
growing punctuality on the part of the
public, although it may mean there are
more automobiles in the District.
The annual rush for tags reached
a climax Friday, when 1900 were
given out. The demand was heavy
throughout the entire past week from
motorists taking advantage Of the six
day extension in the time limit.
Only a scattering Of applicants were
IN line yesterday afternoon when the
| office closed. Tags this year were
placed on sale November 81. About
/ 5000 license plates were handed out
| during the extension of time since Jan
uarv l.
o. Eldridge. assistant director Of
trafflc, who has been in charge Of the
bureau since severe cold confined
Traffic Director William A. Van Duzer
to his home several days ago, estimated
| yesterday that 500 titles were issued
| daily during the past week, mostly to
motorists who had taken up a resi-
| dence in the District in the last II
| months. The issuance of these titles
| involved inspection of the vehicles for
mechanical defects. Repairs we're re-
quired in some cases before the papers
were issued, and in others titles were
/ refused
The long lines Of applicants who have
been filing through the bureau learned
OF an innovation in this years proceed
ure with some pleasure, but more pain.
Many Post Collateral.
Policeman F. j. Rowen and r. A.
| cunningham OF the Irafhc Bureau
waited upon the line with traffic tick
cts, some of which represented a years
accumulation, warrants and informa-
ton as to failure to report changes in
address
! Up to noon yesterday they had
served more than 230 warrants for vari-
Gus traffic infractions, required about
45O motorists to post 50 for failure to
report changes in address to the bu-
reau, cleared up four alleged hit-and-
run cases. served one warrant for a
felony and two others in accidents
where the drivers had furnished false
addresses.
The bureau in mailing out applica-
ton blanks had requested the post Office
to return rather than forward those
| directed to old addresses Thus the Of
hcers had advance information on these
attractions. Motorists were excused in
cases where they had made some effort
to record their new address, such as
marking it on their permits in the be-
lief this would suffice. Those who had
made no effort to comply with the
regulation, however, were required to
post collateral
Members of the Police Department
were under orders to begin enforcing
the dead tag regulations at the stroke
| of II last night.