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THE NEW AUTO LAW. 
Autoists May Travel Faster, But 
Reckless Driving Will Be Dealt 
with Severely. 
Automobilists are given a little 
more freedom in the new automobile 
law, signed by the governor last 
Thursday week, and which goes 
into effect on June 24, but though 
more freedom is allowed, punish- 
ment is doled out more _ severely 
when the statutes are broken. 
The new law allows greater free- 
dom in the way of speed, as the 
limit has been raised to 20 miles on 
the highway, 12 miles in cities and 
towns, and eight miles around 
curves or crossings, where the op- 
erator’s view is obstructed. 
The law carries a provision that 
on the highway a car shall be timed 
for at least one-fourth of a mile 
when charged with overspeeding. 
This will prevent traps a few hun- 
dred feet long, such as many offi- 
cials used. Many times a car might 
spurt up a little over the limit on a 
particular section, yet keep within 
the provisions of the law by a 
big margin by slowing up at various 
places. In the cities or towns the 
distance for evidence of speeding is 
set at an eighth of a mile. 
The provision for imprisonment 
does not apply to speeding as some 
of the motorists believed. Fines are 
fixed for exceeding the speed limit, 
but for reckless driving and for op- 
erating a car while under the influ- 
ence of liquor fine or imprisonment 
with a revocation of the license is 
the penalty. 
The section that carries a pro- 
vision that any person charged with 
violating the law shall be reported 
to the highway commission is still 
retained, and the provision curtail- 
ing the time allowed visitors from 
other states to drive here without 
registering their cars from 15 to 7 
days was also passed. How this 
latter proviso is going to be carried 
out is a problem. 
The rights of towns and cities to 
make special speed regulations is 
protected to some extent, but not 
as fully as the officers of some of 
the towns hoped for. There is a 
provision allowing town or city 
governments to make special regula- 
tions. But there is a proviso cur- 
tailing the powers, for, if within 60 
days the highway commission gets 
a petition or protest regarding the 
action of town or city officials, the 
new regulations are not valid until 
the highway commission approves 
of them. The new state law allows 
the towns or. cities the privilege to 
increase the speed limit, but few, if 
any, towns will do that. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Improved Carpet Cleaning ! 
Carpets taken up, cleaned, disinfected and relaid. 
Furniture repairitfg and upholstering. 
Shade and drapery work. 
Mattresses made over and made to order. 
Houses opened up and closed. 
We employ only first-class workmen. 
We can furnish the best of references. 
No order too large or too small to receive our immedi- 
ate attention. 
E, K. BANKS, Rear 5 Hale St., Beverly 
Telephone 346-3 Beverly Telephone 631-12 Salem 
Daniel LimeWan & SOM occa sccaion civen vo wom 
Contractors and Builders and Land Drainage. Estimates 
given and Contracts performed for 
We are the Contractors for the Entire Works, We eee Woates 
ep and puatips at H. (e Frick’s ing, Grading, Stone Masonry and 
DE earns Landscape Work, Steam ages 
DANIEL LINEHAN oF H. LINEHAN | Tree moving a specialty. 
PRIDE’S CROSSING, MASS. 
Sy DIN Melee wees | 2 cee Lo Grass 
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H. A. BURCHSTEAD, Manager 
Board for Horses. Horse Clipping. Order Box with Loomis, the Jeweler. 
P.O. Address, BOX 409, MANCHESTER, MASS. 
D. B. HODGKINS’ SONS, 
Flour, Grain, Hay and Straw, 
TAPPAN STREET, MANCHESTER-BY-THE SEA. 
Telephone 123-4, 
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CON N.©@ Ble yeas on aS 
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Steam” Road Rollers to let. Builders of Lawn Tennis Courts. 
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN To HOUSE anp LAND DRAINAGE. 
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Electrical Contractor 
Estimates furnished for Electric Wiring, for Bell, Telephone, Signal and Storage 
Battery Systems. Full line of Fixtures and Supplies. 
ICE WILL BE HIGH. Getan estimate on Refrigeration by Electric Power. 
Tel, Connection, 121-2 Bow St., Beverly, Mass. 
