Connecticut western news., 1921-11-24
COST OF RUNNING AUTOS TO BE HIGHER NEXT YEAR State to Increase Auto Fees By New Registration
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Beginning with the new year, a new plansfor reckoning the cost of registering motor vehicles will be- come effective. The fees for 1922 will not depend on the listed horse power as formerly but on the out come of a formula which takes into account the number of cubic inches of piston displacement in the en- zine. The former scale called for a fee of 50 cents per horse power and thus, for example, a Ford could be registered for $11.
 Under the new system, the fee for all passenger cars is determined by the following formula: The diameter of the bore in inches, squared, multi piled by 0.7854, multiplied by the number of cylinders. The result of this compilation gives the number of cubic inches of cylinder displacement and the fee is reckoned at eight cents per cubic inch. For the owner of a Ford this means a fee of S15 in 1922. In some cases the registration fee is as high as $66, but no car can be registered for less than $15. The motor vehicle department will make a pro rata reduction in the registra- tion fees after March 1 or on all applications to take effect after that date.
 The number plates for 1922 will add a touch of color considered by many much more desirable than the present yellow and black. They are to have maroon numerals on a white background.
 An operators license in 1922 will cost $3, which is $1 more than the present charge.
 The registration fee for steam and electric motor vehicles is 75 cents for each unit of actual horse power and the fee for registering a motor cycle is based on the same formula that is used for determining the fee for the pleasure car. For motor cycles with a side car attached an extra charge of $5 is made.
 Another feature of the law is that all 1922 and subsequent registrations must be made in the name of the real owner of the automobile rather than in the name of the person who may have paid few dollars down and have the actual possession of the machine. This will mean that the hundreds of automobiles that are sold annually on conditional bills of sale must be registered in the name of the dealer and the prospective owner will simply have to take out a drivers In -r property it has been frequently found that cars which were supposed to be- long to the person holding the regis tration certificate were still legally in the possession of automobile deal CTS and hence action to seize them could not be taken.
 Automobile owners have received from the department of motor vehi- cles blanks and instructions for the registration of their cars for 1922. Tables are given for the figuring of fees which were considerably in- creased no period at the sesslor of the general assembly this year. An nouncement is made that markers for 1922 will be white background with maroon figures. Motorists Ge- string their present numbers should send in their applications before December 1. Some of the new regis traitor fees are:
 Ford, minimum fee, $15.
 Cadillac, models 1915-22, S25.2S.
 Dodge, 1915-22, $1704.
 Buick, 1917-22, six-cyl. models, $19.36; 1922, four-cyl., S15.
 Hupmobile, 1917-22, minimum Sl5
 Chandler, 1917-22, $23.12.
 Hudson, 1917-22, $23.12.
 Cole, 1916-22, $27S4.
 Franklin, 191S-22, SIG.
 Chevrolet, 1919-22, four-cyl., SIS.
 Overland, 1920-22, minimum, Sl5.
 Packard, twin-six, 1915-22, $34.08
 Studebaker, Big-six, 191S-22, $28.32.
 Stakeholder, Light-six, 1922, 1884.
 Studebaker, Special-six, 1920-22, $23.12.
 Pierce-Arrow, 1912-22, $33.2O.
 Essex, all models. minimum. S1b.