Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-25 | Page 7 | City Seeks to Cut Mileage 'Padding' by S. L. Employes

City Seeks to Cut Cu t Mileage Padding By S. S L. L Creation of Bureau to Abolish Abolish Abolish Abol Abol- ish Private Use of of Autos Sought Creation of a city automotive department department de de- de- de which would eliminate padding padding pad ding of or mileage accounts by city em cm and which would abolish private private private vate use of city eity owned vehicles was under consideration Monday by city officials Tentative plans for the bureau as outlined by Mayor Louis Marcus City Auditor Samuel F. F Nicholls and City Treasurer Milton E. E Lipman include establishment of a garage in which all aU city cit owned automobiles les could be housed and repaired and where privately vatel owned cars used by cit city off 1 cills could be serviced at al a considerable considerable consider consider- able saving WOULD COST The proposed bureau would call caU for foran foran foran an expenditure of approximately city officials estimated which would include approximately for lor replacement of worn out equipment Mr tr Nicholls explained that he had completed an inspection of city equipment equipment equip equip- ment meat and found cound it incomplete Much of the equipment he said is worn out ou and therefore is costlier than the replacement replacement re re- re placement price In addition to the replacements other things which are arc being investigated investigated gated arc are the possible unwarranted use of city cars for personal business needless use of personal cars ears on an expense account basis and present costs of repairs for city owned automobiles automobiles auto auto- mobiles road machinery trailers trucks rucks and other equipment Under the he proposed plan the repairs would all be made in the central garage Although definite plans have not yet been worked out officials ex ex- pressed an opinion Monda Monday that the bureau will result in effecting economies mies in c city y expenditures pend tures and that it may nay eventually result in m the establishment of a department independent and complete in fri itself Jo Joseph eph N. N Casella of or the firm of Vincent Casella special city auditors auditors audi- audi tors ors said his report would be completed completed com corn in a few days but that it had no specific recommendations on the centralized automotive bureau REPORT ALMOST READY We have touched upon it in a general general gen gen- eral way in our report he said and that tha t will be ready in a few rew days Mr 1 Lipman although declaring himself in m favor of the plan said the city officials may experience some delay in working it out When such a general overhauling o of something n that w will ll cut down personal personal per- per onal privilege is undertaken he said aid there are likely to be many protests If for lor Instance someone is using ising his own car ear and is getting about 35 a month for expenses the thc city may find it far more economical to provide a car for his use when necessary sary ary during business hours at a cost of 5 55 a month Other also would be able to use the same ma ma- chine Deprived of the use of the city owned automobiles or the revenue received from the use of their own machines many city would protest against the plan Mr Lipman added