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tion, a year ago, and as a consequence new appointees to the force 

 have not been supplied therewith. 



II. AUTOMOBILE SERVICE 



SOUTH PARK COMMISSIONERS 

 Original Outlay. 



Automobiles owned by the South Park Commissioners at 

 the close of the fiscal year 1910 represented an original outlay of 

 $30,085, as follows : 



Make. Cost. Used by. Driven by. 



Pierce-Arrow .."j | Commissioners Garage Foreman. 



Pierce-Arrow .. ^ $15,000 (a) -^ Gen'l Superintendent. .Chauffeur. 



Pierce-Arrow ..J I Asst. Gen'l Supt Chauffeur. 



Locomobile 3,150 Captain of Police Chauffeur. 



Buick 1,815 Landscape Gardener. .. Self. 



Buick 1,815 Electrical Engineer. ... Self. 



Buick 1,815 Director of Playgr'nds. Chauffeur. 



Buick 1,815 Engineer Chauffeur. 



Columbia Truck... 3,290 (b) Mechanical Depart. .. .Mechanic. 



Buick Truck 1,385 Trouble Man Elec. Dept. Self. 



Total $30,085 



(a) This cost includes $14,000 cash payment and $1,000 allowance 

 on five old machines. 



(b) This truck was made in the shops from two Columbias. 



The Commissioners also own a large motor sprinkler, which 

 is used as a snowplow in winter. 



Maintenance and Operation. 



Although automobile expense has been classified on the 

 park books as to repairs and operation, it was found that similar 

 items had sometimes been charged to repairs and sometimes to 

 operation. The Bureau, therefore, made an analysis of the 

 expense for the five years ending February 28, 1911, and reclassi- 

 fied as follows: 



1906 



Salaries of chauffeurs $4,163 



Salaries of repairers 2,664 



New tires 3,769 



Tire repairs •. . . 827 



Gasoline and other oils 2,089 



Other materials and supplies... 4,083 



Rental of automobiles 



Total $17,595 $12,575 $11,974 $13,787 $25,978 



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