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statutory snare or the d1SaSreeaDle feature of dealing with applicants for the 20 or more positions which, by statute, is the prerogative of the board of control to fill, and if it were not for the unfavorable re- fiection which would affect the sta tutory appointive power, in the event of possible mal-administration of this or any institution, and as be- fore stated, the question of duty in volved, he would prefer to make the matter of no official cognizance.
 Automobile Economy.
 The tendency toward the substitu- tion of the automobile for former methods of travel in civic subdivis- ions is becoming so prevalent that a discussion of that means of travel as compared with former methods may be considered pertinent. California tent, that being feature of the pres ent administrator, and feature which in the recent campaign came in for much adverse and severe criti- cism to such an extent that there re- mains little room to doubt it's eff ciency as a campaign asset of the opponents of the administration in that state. The San Francisco effic- iency commission reported to the board of supervisors of that city on November 20, 1912, that exclusive of chaufferus' salaries, the cost to q, was 25.5 cents per mile travelled, and to the police department of 46.6 cents per mile travelled. It will be observed that this is an example of cost con fined to use upon paved city streets.
 Arizona has not adopted the meth cd to any great extent as yet, but the adoption Of it will doubtless soon have it's advocates. It seems proper, therefore, to set before the legisla- ture, for it's guidance, the figures of the one instance which this state af- lords.
 Therefore, for the purpose of com parison, I submit hereinbelow statement taken from the records of the auditors office, showing the con- parative cost of travel expenses of the board of control, prior to the pur chase of an automobile, and since: Board of Control Travelling Expense; Purchase Price of Automo- bile and Maintenance Cost of Same. Fiscal year, 19O9-191O- Board of control travelling
 ....S 6O6. 1U Fiscal year 1910-1911- Board of control this year purchased an automobile at 3 cost of $360O. In this year the travelling expense, exclusive of the original | cost of the car and depre- ,iation on same was ST. 332 S2, an increase over the previous year of POP per cent.
 Fiscal year 1011-1912-
 Board of control travelling expense S4, ,109 9o Estimated depreciation in
 -alue of car at end of fiscal
 ear 1911-1912. 2..... 2,6OO co
 Total. =. ...... .. $6,7O9 .O3 IT, an increase over the fis- ( al year 19O9-10 (wnen the oard travelled by rail and ublic conveyance), of one ( housand and six (1,oo6)
 CT cent, If, in submitting a statement to . I egislative body, for comparative pur- | oses it is intended that it be a fair C tatement then it should be sub- t litted in such detail or which such ex | lanation that a fair conception may d e had and afforded S For instance, the bulk of figures il Oove for 1910-11 are: ... .$5, ,431. SG n hose for 1911-12 are ~ 4,109. O3 a an apparent decrease in a avel expenses in the latter u ear Of .......--... -. .$1 1922 .79 si As matter of fact, however, when sC e price of the automobile is de- al lcted from the figures the state d ent appears as follows: m seal year 191O-11, board ol control travel expense. .$1 ,S31. S2 ot seal year 1911-12, board W control travel expense. .$4, ,109. O3 st
 --- vi ference $2,277 21 he
 an increase of actual travel ex- we nse of 1910-11, of $2,27z. 21 instead m a decrease of s1,322. .79, as shown
 the previous statement.