116 Chicago Bureau of Public Efficiency 



The Bureau suggests that the South Park Board dispose of 

 the two 5-passenger Pierce-Arrow machines assigned to the 

 general superintendent and assistant general superintendent. The 

 former official might use the Great Pierce-Arrow car kept for 

 the use of the Commissioners, and his assistant (general foreman 

 under suggested organization) might share the car assigned to 

 the chief engineer. Should the use of a car be required by both 

 officials during the same period, an extra car might be rented 

 by the hour. The car of the assistant superintendent cost $1,958 

 to operate during 1910. Including an allowance for depreciation, 

 it cost approximately $2,798, and adding chauffeur's salary the 

 amount was $3,878. At $2.25 per hour (the rate paid by the 

 city government), a machine might have been rented three hours 

 a day for the entire 365 days for only $2,463.75. In practice, 

 the demand for renting an extra car would probably be much 

 less. 



It is suggested that all chauffeurs be dropped from the pay- 

 roll, except one to drive the Great Pierce-Arrow car for the gen- 

 eral superintendent and Commissioners, and that all other officials 

 should themselves drive the cars assigned to them. The total 

 annual saving to the South Parks would approximate $9,300. 

 A present salvage value of approximately $4,600 should also be 

 realized on the two cars recommended for disposal. 



Service Records. 



Since 1904, statistical records of automobile service have 

 been kept in considerable detail. Two forms of report were 

 inaugurated at that time : one to be made out daily by the garage 

 foreman or chauffeurs for each machine, and the other to be 

 made out monthly, giving a summary of the same information 

 supplemented by the cost. The daily reports provided for show- 

 ing the name or number of machine, name of chauffeur, mileage, 

 for whom and where, quantity of gasoline, oil, and carbide used 

 respectively, number and size of outer casings and inner tubes 

 placed on the machine, material used for repairs, and time of 

 repair man and of washer. They were sent to the storeroom, 

 where the monthly reports were made therefrom and the costs 



