New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 20, 1928, Page 4

70 END CONGESTION Assembly May Provide Relie at Molor Vehicle Burean Hartford, Dec. 20.—Elimination of many red tape processes, new quar- ters where adequate service can be given, and co-operation from the public in the way of securing regis- trations early are of prime necessity | it the annual congestion and delay in securing motor vehicle registra- tions are to be avoided, says Com- | missioner Robbins B. Stoeckel in the | December bulletin of the state motor vehicle department. That the legislature, at its session which begins next month, will have | before it the first two of these pro- | posals is a likelihood, the commis- sioner indicates. The project to con- | struct a building to house the motor vehicle and other departments s already started. It is considered con- Jectural which of the processes now in use can be eliminated to cut the | red tape surrounding the taking out | of registrations and operators' li- | censes, but a study is being made, | and the commissioner feels that there are a number which could be | done away with without fnjury to| the present system. Says Public Must Co-opcrate Where the public must co-operate, | he says, 18 in making a larger num- | ber of applications earlier than has| been customary. As the situation | now exists, annuaily 325,000 persons | take out registrations, 350,000 se- | cure operators’ licenses, there are approximately 80,000 transfers, d fully 75,000 cases dealing with ac- cidents, suspensions and other activi- ties. There is a steady increase of about 10 per cent in each of these groups. Fully one-half of the regis- tration, transfer and licensing bus- iness is now crowded into very short periods before the first of each year and a few days around March 1. Comparatively few applicants | take advantage of opportunities and extra privileges offered to get early registrations, and thus relieve con- gestion, A few legitimate reasons for delay are put forth, but, in the com- missioner’s opinion “to a judiced observer they appear trivial.” “One is that there may be heavy snow storms later and accordingly | the registration will not be needed | after January 1. Another is that| people are poor after Christmas and they wait until December 30 s0 as not to have to give up any money until the very last minute. There are occasional meritorious cases of this kind. But in the final analysis, the reason which frank people of honesty give for failure to secure registration in ample time is “neglect” or “procrastination.” “Tremendous Pressure of Business” The overcrowding of all available space and overwork of the clerical force creates a situation whercin a number of persons ‘“become im- patient, file complaints and to a con- | s‘derable extent make things un- | pleasant for those whose duty it is to wait upon them.” That these complaints occur makes it seem lkely to the commissioner that there Iz 2 much larger dissatisfied group, | of which the complainants are the extremists, With this in mind, he has sketched in the bulletin the sit- uation as it appears to department officials, and as it must appear to the public, more of the adult popu- lation of which is in close touch with the motor vehicle department than with any other state department. “It 1s a fact,” he says “that with the best intentions in the world the department is only able to keep up to the increase of business through the cheerful cooperation of the public. Those who are members of long standing in the department be- #in now to realize the tremendous pressure of business which has de- veloped in the last few years. This seems to indicate that the time has about come when more executive machinery is needed so that every member of the public can receive that attention to which he is en- titled on every problem. Another deputy is needed and enough addi- | tional executive help to strictly su. | | “Let the Beacon guide you” GIVE YOUR CHILD BOOKS For Christmas But don’t for the child’s good give any sort of a Book. Give Recommended Children's BOOKS We Specialize in Recommended Children's BOOKS pervise the branches. It is hard for an overdriven man or woman to be kind and courteous and to appre- clate the problem which an appll- cant has in his mind. If there s enough strain and pressure to keep such a condition constant present service will drop off. That time has not yet been reached in the depart- ment of motor vehicles but is pos- sibly near at hand and the whole problem of adequate service needs the remedies and assistance pointed out, Ample Space Essential “First, ample space and oppor- tunity is needed to meet the public and to permit work under proper conditions. S8econd. there should be provisions for research into the | problems of the public as distin- | guished from the problems of the | state and for an attempt to simplify | the methods through which the pub- lic approaches the state. “Finally, in order that there may be no misunderstanding, the policy of the department of motor vehicles its commissioner and, every single employe therein is stated as follows: The head of the department and every one of its employes is & public servant, here to help administer the laws of the state of Connecticut in a fair and just manner with cour- tesy, exactness and care, in an at. tempt to represent the citizens of ihe state so that such problems as they have to deal with in connection with motor vehicles are passed upon and determined for them in a correct manner. In connection with this policy and with a full understandig of the limitations expressed herein, and of the many others in the pro- blem, the department purposes te do the best it can to handle the crowd- ing problems for the time being in the hope that in the near future re- lief may be obtained.” veloped you can serve * Recommended by Columbia University Teachers’ College Beacon BOOK AND GIFT SHOP 85.West Main OUR whole especially—will be delighted when this beautiful Fro-joy Jee Cream Christ- mas Cake comes on the table. Whipped cream decorations—a cheery red bell, Christmas trees, and sprays of holly embellish the magic words “Merry Christmas.” The cake is made of a pineapple ice cream shell, full of delicious Frosen Pudding. Size to serve from 6 10 8. . $1.28 Size to serve from 121016 . 2.50 Comes in an sir-tight box deo- especially for the pose. No ice, no salt. Will keep four hours in perfect condition. This Fro-joy Christmas most delicious and healthful dessert REFUELING PLANE 1S ACCOMPLISHED Gasoline Poured Through Hose While in Mid-Air Shreveport, La., Dec. 20UP—Re- fueling of an airplane while in flight was accomplished as the tri-motored Fokker army plane “Question Mark" continued west to Shreveport yester- day afternoon, but the feat, the sec- ond one in the history of aviation. was sald to have been an improv ment over the aerial refueling of a plane piloted by Captain Lowell H. | Smith, in the transcontinental flight {in June, 1923. Up 1,500 Feet Transfer of gasoline to the “Ques- tion Mark” from the supply ship, the C-2, occurred as the ships were flying at an altitude of 1,500 feet over West Alabama. The C-2, flying less than 30 feet above the Quetsion Mark, extended a cable centaining & rubber hose which was fastened to the latter's gasoline tank. Tranafer of the fyel and releane of the cable is sald to have been accomplished within & few minutes. A new supply of motor ofl also was transferred through the tube. The transfer is estimated to have saved thirty minutes time which would have been required In landi: Question Mark flew from Montgom- ery, Ala., to Shreveport, yesterday and were scheduled to take off today A Fro=joy g'at for Christmas Dinner family—the children pur. Cake is the for Christmas dinner. Thivk how convenient it wil] be, too! Just order from your Fro-joy dealer. Please do it today, to give him ample time to order for you. Chock-full of “Youth Units” Major Carl Spats, commander, and | Captain Ira C. Eaker, pllot of the| for Midland, Tex, the next over- night stop on the flight to the Pa- cific coast where the plane will start an endurance flight New Year's day. Smith the First 8an Diego, Cal, Dec, 20 M—The first refueling of airplanes in mid. air was succesafuly carried out here in June, 1923, for Captain Lowell H. Smith and Lieut. John Paul Richter of the army air corps at Rockwell Field, flying inan old De Haviland plane. Fuel, water, lubricating ofl and food were transferred to their plane | in which Lieut. Virgil | trom one Hines, then adjutant of Rockwell Fleld, and Lieut. Frank Seifert, now city councilman of San Diego, flew. After the successful experiment, Capt, Bmith and Lieut. Richter made a 12 hour flight in August 1923, from the Canadian border to the Mexican lifie, near S8an Diego. This flight was made possible by refuel- ing, in which Lieutenants Hines and Seifert again provided the fuel. ALL WELL; SIGNAL New Delbl, India, Dec. 20 UP—A Royal Air force airplane flew over Kabul, Afghanistan, this morning. The British legation there signalled that all was well and that the situa- tion was improving. U. 8. air mail poundage for Octo- ber totaled 467,423, an increase of 19 per cent over September. 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