The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-02
Examinations Start
In Hartford State
Armory Yard Friday
Car Owners Will Be Obliged to Pay Assessment Of Is
Cents Commissioner Conner to Designate Local
Station Licenses to Be Checked With Cars,

Issued today from the State De-
partment of Motor Vehicles by
Commissioner Michael A. Conner,
the first complete instructions on
the mechanical inspection of motor
cars authorized by the 1885 Gem
eral Assembly, fulfill predictions
made several weeks ago to the eff
feet that the examinations would
be both thorough and strict.
Not only will every essential
mechanical device on the car be
checked. but registration and oper-
ator's licenses will also be exam
ined to see that they are in proper
order. Even the license plates will
come in for attention. Reflections
will be made for badly bent, mutt
lated, or illegible plates, also OBJ
secured, swinging or mounted where
they will not be illuminated by
a taft light.
Cross Directing.
Chief Engineer Wilbur L. Cross,
Jr., of the Motor Vehicle depart
ment will have direct personal su-
pervision of the examinations, the
first of which will be held in the
yard of the State Armory on
Broad street, Hartford, Friday
morning. There is no mention of
where the local examinations will
be conducted.
This semi-annual mechanical
inspection will be conducted in
such a manner as to win the ap-
probation of the public at large"
said the commissioner in his off,
cial statement this morning, land
by that mean the car owner con :.
cerned as we'll as all others. The
inspections will follow a very prac-
tical outline. Every car owner well
comes the opportunity to have his
or her car inspected. The inspec-
tions will prove safeguard for
the car owner, and those who ride
with him, as well as the rest of
the public"
AS previously announced the
examination will cost each car
owner twenty-five cents.
Procedure.
Following is the examination
procedure, in which several thou
sand car owners in this city and
vicinity will be vitality interested:
TO ALL LICENSED DEALERS
and REPAIRERS:
A motor vehicle inspection sta
ton operated by the Connecticut
State Department of Motor We
hicles will soon be opened in the
City of Hartford. Stations in other
cities will be operated as soon as
possible.
The motor vehicle owner will be
notified when to appear. The oper-
alton and equipment noted below
will be checked according to stan
dards given. A suitable card will
be given the operator showing re-
suits of the inspection. If rejected
repairs must be made and the We
hicle returned to the State station
for q recheck. The person making
repairs will be required to sign the
card certifying that such repairs
have been made but recheck at the
state station Is required.
Inspectors doing this work will
be given orders that under no
circumstances are they to advise
as TO where or by whom repairs
are to be made and no handbills
VI OAhSI duNcTtioiHS Will DC ailOW-
ed in the vicinity of the testing
station. Violations Of this rule will
not be tolerated and in the case
of the inspector will result in i'm
mediate dischadge. Your cooper
alton is requested in order that this
work may be properly and efficient
ly done.
Registration and Operators
License.
Reject II name, address or des-
cription of motor vehicle are wrong
also for wrong motor number or
manufacturers number. Hold for
possible arrest IL there is suspicion
of stolen car or fraudulent re-
numbering of motor or vehicle.
Warn as to minor errors in SPELL
ing initials, etc.