Show A Case of Sheer Waste A PROPOSAL by Mayor Jenkins that a city city- A owned automobile now stored in a private garage at a cost ost of 4 or 7 a month there is s some some me question as to the exact amount be put to good use in some department of the city government was rejected the other day by a four to one vote of the commission This car had been purchased for the personal personal per per- use of Commissioner Oscar W. W McCon McCon- kie Some time ago Commissioner McConkie McConkie McCon- McCon McConkie kie informed the commission he did not want to use the car and asked that while it was stored he be allowed 50 a month expense forthe for forthe forthe the use of his private automobile on city busi busi- ness That was done and the city car meanwhile meanwhile mean mean- while was placed in storage where it not only is performing no useful service for the city but where it to some extent is deteriorating as any automobile will when it stands idle over a along along along long period We c cant can't nt understand the reason for all this It doesn't make sense to let city equipment be wasted in this fashion While this city car stands idle the city no doubt will wiIl pay payout out good money to purchase another an an- another other other- machine for foz city use That isn't efficient efficient ef ef- ef operation of city government and it isn't economy If Commissioner McConkie wants to use the car that's all right He is entitled to it But if he doesn't want tp to use it it it seems ridic ridiculous to let it stand stand idle and pay pay storage charges for letting it stand idle If any private business did something like that the directors and stockholders would be justified justified justified jus jus- in firing their managers for gross inefficiency inefficiency inefficiency in in- efficiency and incompetence tence and waste of the company's money |