Public works . TONS :&> ,.• m ^7°=^ ..??.•_^. ISiTONS ISifTONS Load in thousands of pounds per wheel or ton per axle. April 15, 1922 PUBLIC WORKS 259 of truck and load is 14 tons, and outside the Metro-politan Parks and Sewerage districts there is also alimit of 800 lbs. per inch width of tire. Since tlielargest tire practicable is 14 ins. wide or its equiva-lent, two 7-in. tires, this practically limits the legalaxle load to 22,400 lbs. even with the largest tires. When the weight of the truck and load was overthe legal limit several hundred pounds or more, wesummoned the driver to cour
Public works . TONS :&> ,.• m ^7°=^ ..??.•_^. ISiTONS ISifTONS Load in thousands of pounds per wheel or ton per axle. April 15, 1922 PUBLIC WORKS 259 of truck and load is 14 tons, and outside the Metro-politan Parks and Sewerage districts there is also alimit of 800 lbs. per inch width of tire. Since tlielargest tire practicable is 14 ins. wide or its equiva-lent, two 7-in. tires, this practically limits the legalaxle load to 22,400 lbs. even with the largest tires. When the weight of the truck and load was overthe legal limit several hundred pounds or more, wesummoned the driver to court. So far this year wehad 116 cases in court and secured a verdict of guiltyin 109 cases. Sometimes we made the truckman remove partof his load. On one occasion in Reading I stoppeda truck going from Boston to Lowell whicli weighed38,300 lbs., and another owned Ijv the same com-pany going to Lawrence which weighed 34,100 lbs.\\hen told they could not proceed they telephonedto Boston for another truck, which came out andtook 2.^ barrels of sugar of
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