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peted in this coast-to-coast highway
safety competition.
New Jersey, Minnesota and Arizona
won in their respective groups in the
interstate contest
A year ago Milwaukee won first
place among all cities over 100000
population, but was beaten out for
the grand prize by Evanston, Ill. Its
constant improvement during 1884,
however, when majority of cities
throughout the country were expert
encing Sizable increases in their
death rates. gave Milwaukee top hon.
ors. The 1884 motor vehicle death
rate in the Wisconsin city was but
1913 per 100000 population. This may
be compared with rate of 14.0 for
New York, 27.5 for Chicago and 191
for the country as whole. Among
the large cities Milwaukee, New York,
Pittsburgh and San Francisco alone
we're able to show decreases in the
motor vehicle death rate over 1888.
In addition to the grand prize WIN
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ers were named in six population
groups above 10000. All municipali-
ties between 5000 and 10000 popu-
lation which went through the year
without traffic fatality were awarded
honorable mention certificates.
Honor City List.
Group I lover 100000 population)-
Milwaukee, first; Pittsburgh, second;
San Francisco, third Honorable
mention-New York City and Detroit.
Group II (25OOOO to 100000 popu-
lation)-Providence, r. l., first; Bir-
mingham, Ala, second; Dallas, Tex,
third. Honorable mention-Memphis
Tenn: Minneapolis, Mimi, and New
ark, N. J.
Group III 100000 to 25O,OOO pop
ulation)-Fort Wayne, Ind, first;
Paterson, N. j., second; Syracuse,
N. Y, third. Honorable mention
San Diego, Calf; New Haven, Conn.,;
Elizabeth, N. j., and Duluth, MINI.
Group w 10000 to 100000 popula-
tion)-Schenectady, N. Y, first;
Holyoke, Mass, second; Montgomery,
Ala. third. Honorable mention
Phoenix, Ariz.; Altoona, Pa; Evans
ton, ILL.,; Brockton, Mass; Bayonne,
N. j.: Davenport, Iowa; Allentown,
Pa, and Brookline, Mass.
Group v (25,000 to $4,000 popula-
tion)-Dubuque, Iowa, first; Maple
wood, N. j., second; Tucson, Ariz.,
third. Honorable mention-Pough-
keepsie. N. Y; University City, Mo-:
Newark. Ohio; Rome, N Y; Central
Falls. R. l.; West Orange, N. j.:
Clarksburg, w. Va, and Kearny, N. j.
Group vi 10000 to $4,000 popula-
tion)-Massena, N. Y, first; Fort
Collins, Colo, second Xenia, Ohio,
third. Honorable mention-Faribault.
Mimi; Hopewell, Va; Bedford, Ind:
GAINESVILLE, Wis; Palo Alto, Calf;
Middletown, N. Y; Menominee, Mich;
Iron Mountain, Mich; Roselle, N. j.;
South Milwaukee, Wis; Batavia, N. Y;
Adrian, Mich, and Mount Clemens,
Mich.
Sad to relate, the National Capital
is not to be found in the above list.
All cities entered in the contest
were required to make regular reports
on their fatal and non-fatal acci-
dents throughout the year. At the
end of the year each city was asked
to submit a final report of its work
along each of the lines mentioned in
the gradings. Small cities were not
judged by metropolitan standards.
These reports were weighed and
sifted during January and February
by statisticians, engineers and edu-
cational experts on the staff of the
National Safety Council. The prizes
we're awarded to those cities which.
in the careful judgment of an i'm
partial committee of judges, had come
the nearest to doing for safety those
things which were practical in such
communities.
Macdonald Headed Judges.
To insure competent and impartial
decisions, all awards were made by a
committee of nationally recognized
experts in the field of traffic safety.
Thomas H. Macdonald, chief, United
States Bureau of Public Roads, of this
city, served as chairman of this COM
mittee. He was assisted by Harold
Buttenheim, editor of American City
and John E. Long, presi-
dent, National Safety Council
Bronze plaques will be presented to
the winning cities on March % in an
unusual program. Official city repre-
;entatives will meet in their respective
,ities and Nationwide radio hook
k,ac hnay, 81 q acf1
standard time for the presentation
ceremonies. Among the speakers
scheduled for the radio program are
Daniel C. Roper, Secretary of Com
nerce, and Harold Hoffman, Governor
If New Jersey. Representatives of the
National Safety Council will present |
he trophies to the winning cities.
The purpose of the national traffic
safety contests is to bring recognition
TO American municipalities for con-
'tructive achievements in overcoming |
their traffic accident problems. Re-
suits OF the first three contests have |
proved definitely that the spur of COM
petition actually means a saving of |
life. The average death rate of cities
in the contest has been well |
below that Of the Nation as a whole.
A fourth contest for 1885 is now |
under way. Evidence of its popularity |
is seen in the fact that the enrolment |
is greater this year than in any pre-
vious contest
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