The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-04-20

the administration and cost Of sun.
plies of tho municipal hospital that
The mos Impressive savings have
been accomplished. The salaries and
supplies for this Institution in 1910
amounted to sil 2st.57: In 1911,
Si,i13.5s "a 1919. che FIRST wear Of
commission g"oVernmcntb si.Ii3.l5:
Ia lpl1 SASS 30; In 1914. S3.sS5.si
the increase ~ the following year
was due 4" expenses incurred almost
exclusively In the experiment of the
treatment of dope nends." 4 com
parlsun OF the figures quoted reveal
TIE interesting fact that. In the mu-
i','ipnl hospital alone. "a saving was
onect"d IN n year of ove $1,000
n u substantial saving ~ all years
under the new form Of government
The bureau Of hre has been
brought "a a standard of efficiency
that appeals 30 the pride of the en-
tfe community. Two remarkable
achio' oments to the credit of the fire
Fighters stand out In the rcccn history
OF i~lame-battling In the resort. one at
pennsylvania venue and the beach
n the other In the disastrous hotel
IRE. That tie latter was attended by
Ions Of life rs no reflection on the
hr"m'n. thoy were not responsible
Tor the dclay IN sCnding in the alarm
OF IRE. That the toll nf lie was not
multiplied was due to their hcroism
when they arrived isii ia ihe eyes
of the insura nee u nro-hghting cx-
ports their big accomplishment was
IN holding the flames to the buildings
I IN ntaH.h NIA.. .w..N.. s~aH
among professionals. O., the supreme
tost aud q long record of similar
achievements places the Atlantic City
bureau high IN the annals of arc-
lighting Organizations in the country.
The equipment has been greatly in
creased under commission govern
mont, Included In the new appar-
atus now in service is the S5-fout mo-
tor aerial truck, "a motor combination
wagon. "a new automobile for chef
Black aud "A rebuilt and motorized
e9gine. all located al IN. California
aVoEue rouse CONTRACTS have been
let for the purchase of rour motor
combinatiun wagone d Id four first
size mutor driven frJ engines. The
cost of these four pieces of apparatus
is $4,000. The IRE hous. at Califor-
Hhh ~ NAhHAl hN'|lu'Ns thIillttffi
under Commissioner bartlett. 3 ono
OF the fines and most complete n
the country and cost sG5.S00, exclus-
I've OF furnishing which cost $4,000
All hrc houses nave been repai-tcd
and rcpai'cd and concrete floors hay,
been. or soon win he. hail in all
houses. Gas apparatus for maintain.
ing heat In all engines viii soon b,
Installed.
on the ORGANIZATION of the board
of commissioners, nearly our years
ago. it didn't look rs though Com.
missioner Harry Bncharach would
have much TO do as the director ,
parks and public property. In thos'
early days OF commission government
the item of public parks was prott,
much of a joSe. In the language OF
the small boy there wasn't no suct
thinP.'
For many years there had been de.
sultory talk of creating parks an
Fairgrounds. A few ideulists haG
pointed n from time 10 time. thaI
parks and Playground were latheI
pertinent subjects Tor confederation
Ia a community dedicated To the On
tertainment Of pl~easurc-scekers bat
when II IN down to actual work Ia
the creation OF parks and piay.
grounds. there was always violent op
position To the expenditure OF rea
money In tho achievement of any tan
< Bile results In this direction. Their
was a sub-conscIous feeling tina
these things ought Ia be. hut not "A
the expense of real money This pre-
scented an opportunity for "A man VIII
could grasp II and results show tina
Mr. BaCharach was the man.
He has created a system of park
and Fairgrounds that would rei'"c
credit un a community that had beef
working ou the problem Tor years
and he created Il out of practicall.
nothing not even a program. To tn
minds of maay. this has been Nj
B%achnrach's greatest achievement II
the sense of creative work IT prob
ably is hut the greatest construct
I've work IN Mir. naoharachs depart
mtut has undoubtedly. been ACHE,
cd In the bureau a. water In carryinl
out plans for the safeguarding am
Conservation of "A water supply 70
| the cts that extends 90 least a gen
ltiatluu IA the future. In the brlc
period that Mr. ~Bacharach has bee
IN office these plans nave not ont
p been worked out, bui most OF thet
have be'n brought 90 trultion, m
uonua, au,omplishmont of the schem
ot providing for ~ unlimited suppl
o. water tor the resogt, tor all pun
. lp,scF.
" As ,he title Of his department in