New Britain herald., 1922-02-10
INCREASE IN AUTOS
 DURING PAST YEAR
Although Times Are Hard, Cars
 Registered Show Gain


 Hartford, Feb, 10, --ee Despite tho business depression and consequent unemployment during the past year li,sOS more I"'Narc automobiles were registered In Connecticut ia 1921 than iH the previous year. it was shown by tables oi figures made public today at the motor vehicle department, Fees collected for private CAT regis trationG increased Slbs,45e.90 to to- Inl Of SL12a,39l.GS. Commercial au- tomoliie registrations dropped from 2&4l5 In 1920 10 24,l12 in 1921, but thc rcgid d"ation fees for this class in- creased s46,Sa0,9l notwithstanding this fact.
 Large Receipts
 Receipts of the motor vehicle de- partment from all sources totaled $2,- l29, 9,S6l.12 for 1921, showing a gain of S277,26o.o5 over all receipts of sl,- S52,59l,17 for 1920. A jump from S273,543 to $323.16l in receipts from operators licenses was most respon- sible for the gain in the total income of the department.
 Decrease In Motorcycles
 Motorcycle registrations dropped from 4,29S in 1920 to 3,362 in 1921 and the fees for this class dropped corrcspondingly from SS.596 to s6,- 724. Side car registrations dropped from 2,123 to 1920 and the fees for them from $S,073.96, to s7,95479. The decreases in these classes are thought to be due largely to the fact that the low prices of used automobiles have caused many to desert the motorcy- clcs for used cars.
 Income From Fines
 Fines for violations Of the motor vehicle laws forwarded to the de partmcnt, totaled s93,323.6S, as com pared to S64,9 year ago. The number of public service operators licensed increased from o,163 to g. 400.
 One Acroplanc
 One airship was registered during the year. It was owned by $. F. Par kcr of New York city and was operat- cd from Bridgeport. He and Major William J. Malone of Bristol held the only airship operators licenses issued in the state during the year.
 Receipts of the department for the last quarter of theeyear were S70,43S.- o5, an increase of .o35 per cent over those for the corresponding quarter of 1920.
 Sources of Income
 The following table shows the sources from which the $2,129,S61.12 income was derived during the past year:
 4,531 fines, s93,323.6S witness fees, s3,345.59; trial fees s445.S0; PA cer- tiied copies. s336, 65 copies of re- ports, S72.55; 170 change of record s17o; 4 manufacturers reports, $696; manufacturers deposits, s175; 1OS,692 private owners registrations, $1,129,391.6S; 24,112 commercial registrations, s404,S01. 3,362 motor cycle registrations, S6,724.00; S11 registrations, 1622; 1 920 side car registrations, S7,S54.79; 719 dealers registrations, S32, ,404.1o; 56 motorcycle dealers registrations, $132; 1887 public service registra- lions, S20,0S5; 447 temporary regis 1 trations, S94; 1 airship registration, $500; 15-mie limits, $500: 150,6S1 | motor vehicle operators, S301 ,362; 2,377 motorcycle operators, $4,'54; } },409 public service operators, s17,- 045; ? airship operators, s4.o0; 1,4S6 registrations S743; 3,0lS operators, Sl,509; 1S,425 motor vehicle transfers, s1s,425; PIT public service transfers, S277; 34 jit- ney transfers, s34.0o; 2,627 o ex- changes, s2,627.00; 155 motorcycle transfers, s77.5o; 672 record trans fers, s1,344; 45 manufacturers mark CTS, s210; 2,o3S additional markers, s2,o3S; 53o dealers markers, S4,754.- 20; 33,3S6 examinations, S66,772; 2.656 gasolcne licenses, $5,312; Al Dublic service cards, s10.25. Total s2,129,S61.12.
 Rccapitulation.
 4,531 fines, S93,323.6S; witness fees, sS,345.59; trial fees, S445,So; 14O,20S registrations: private owners motorcycle, public serV- ice, side car, dealers and motorcycle dealers, s1,6n1, 1,471.55; S11, combina- ton registrations, 1922; AT tempo rarv registrations, $S94; 156,467 oper- I ators, all classes, s32S,161; 4,5O4 du- plicates, registration and operator, l so252; 19,529 transfers, all classes, i 2,613 markers, all classes, s7 oOo; 33,3S6 examinations, s66,7i2; G5 copies of reports, s72.55; PA cer- titicd copies, S336; ITO change ot record s170; 41 public service cards s1o.e5; 2.656 gasoline licenses, $5,- a1e. 8 l5-mile limits, S6; l alrshlp s5; airship operators, sa. oG27 exchanges, S2,627; 34 Jlt- ncv transfers, S34; 4 manufacturers renorts s696. [ manufacturers de-