Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-02-19
AUTOS
ARE COSTLY
Postmaster Cassidy Receives
Notice of Number
of Changes in
Regulations
BROADENS SERVICE

In his annual report 10 the govern
or and to the legislature State Audi
tor Callaghan takes occasion TO point
out what il is costing the state for
the automobiles now being used by
state officials. in the following:
The tendency toward the substitu-
ton OF the automobile for former
methods of travel in civic subdly-
sions is becoming so prevalent that
discussion OF that means OF travel
as compared with former methods
may be considered pertinent. Gull.
fornia has adopted the method to a
large extent. that being a feature of
the present administration, and
feature which in the recent campaign
came in for much adverse and severe
criticism TO such an extent that there
remains little room TO doubt its EFF
clcy as a campaign asset of the OPP
ponents of the administration in that
state. The San Francisco Efficiency
Commission reported TO the Board OF
Supervisors of that city on November
90. 1912, that exclusive OF chauffeur
salaries. the cost 10 the Board OF
Education OF automobiles was 25.5
cents per mile travelled, and TO the
Police department 466 cents per mile
travelled. 1t vii be observed that this
Is an example of cost confined to use
upon paved city streets.
Arizona has not adopted the meth
cd TO any great extent as yet, but the
adoption of il will doubtless soon
have its advocates. IL seems proper
therefore, to set before the legisla-
ture, for its guidance, the figures of
the one instance which this state al
fords
Therefore. for the purpose of COM
parison ! submit herein-below a state
ment taken from the records of the
auditors Office, showing the compar.
alive cost OF travel expense of the
board of control prior TO the purchase
of an automobile. and since:
Board OF Control travelling Expense;
Showing Purchase Price of Autoro-
bile and Maintenance Cost of Same.
Fiscal year. 1909-10; Board of
Control travelling expense. s606.70
Fiscal year. 1901: The Board of
Control this year purchased an auto
mobile at a cost OF S3,600.00 In this
year. the travelling expense. exclusive
of the original cost of the car and
on same was: 81 .S31-S2,
an increase over the previous year
of 292 per cent.
Fiscal year, 19l1-12; Board of
Control travelling expense S4,i0903
Estimated depreciation in
value of car at end OF fis-
cal yea. 1912 100000
Total Sc, 709 03
or. an increase over the fiscal year
I9Og-1O. (when the Board Travelled by
rail and public conveyancel, OF u,Oo6D
one thousand and six per cent.
IT, in submitting a statement 10 a
legislative body. for comparative pr
poses it is intended that Il 5e a fair
statement then il should DC submit
ted in such detail or with such eX-
PLANTATION that a fair conception may
be had and afforded.
For instance, the bulk fig
ures above for 1901 are: $5A3l.S2
Those for 1911-12 are 4,l090S
or an apparent decrease in
travel expense in the latter
year Of Si'5Zz-tS
AS a matter Of fact, however, when
the price of the automobile is de-
Quoted from the figures the statement
appears as follows:
Fiscal year, 1901, Board OF
Control travel expense Sl,SSl.S2
Fiscal year. 1912 Board Of
Control travel expense 4,lO9.Oj
Difference ZZ'h-zl
or an increase of actual travel ex-
pense in the fisonl year 1912. over
that OF 1901, of s2,277.21 instead OF
a decrease Of s1.322.T9 as shown by
the previous statement.
Now il the estimated depreciation
of the automobile be added which
would he necessary TO arrive at the
actual expense, then the increase is
as follows:
S2.277.2l plus $4,000 equals Si,-