The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 18, 1913, Page 7

| ——- a ae To the Citizens and Taxpayers: | ial 4 _ THE STAR—TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1913, y When | decided to establish offices in Seattle as an efficiqney |t greater or less extent. Hut { had no idea until 1 looked {nto| the expenses of the Health and to | tol only amounta to $1,120,206.00, ‘This makes engineer, one of the first things T did was to investigate the waya tn {he expenses of other cltlos how altogether out of proportion thone | $177,840.00, of the the | a n walart which It © could be whieh other cities he country were managed and the measures of {Of the elty departments tn Seattle were W@tean tata | a by @ revision ¢ 1¢ plan of ma nent along the lines I have auccess they were ing from such management. I wanted to leain| —, Since I have returned, I have made o careful study of the situa. | Of #186 net forth firet hand what | could of effictency work in other places. And what| tion. From time to time | have given the results of my stady to the | makes Kyep under the present charter, I feel sure that I ean work out a T learned was indeed & revelation to me. people of Seattle, On October 19 1 printed a chart showing the cow eae , plan for a much more economical management which would result ernment under the Board in a great saving to the taxpayers anfount of money asked of the several departments of the city ¢ of Publie Works as now constituted, and expenses throughout th There has been much criticiam of the expenses of admintetration arKer that both public an@ private work as carried r " The teat of a plan is Its application, and I believe the best appli-” in Seattle. fo) 914 by et for aa on alone. » the: 1 cive on in Seatt! 0 great deal tog much, due to the method | ee oe oe ee ae ate og, tial outline of bow and at what cost the several do} antion it can have ts by the it. For that reason used. 1 had ected with the City Engineer's Office for a owing my idea of how the Board of Pt Works should b@| city could be operated under a new charter or under 4 I ha eclded to offer my for Mayor at the next number of years and knew the expense of that office was away In| COpstituted If the people decide to change the present charter revision of the present charter general election, and the | if they see fit, nay let m have a ¢ to be an economical and efficient unt of the duplication of work The first chart-showed the expenses of the Board of Public Works The chart shown today makes provision for all departments shown) chance to execute what I be excess of what {t should be on , the | management of city affairs | also believed that the sane conditions existed tn other departments | according to the budget as $1,929,016.73, This sum did not tnclude|on the first chart and the three departments mention GEORGE B. WORLEY, Efficiency Engineer, 317 yester Way “ie pec $080 , fi S Be) @Oeoo©) ~ \ Arman Clerks, Ways he “s 3 © es Sree 1200 \ 8 200 Mi / (mn ~ cf on! ra \ aon J! a \ i f) , | ee : ~ one. . 4 Cler® OO 21500 | eS xmen } | Levelers Soy \% Pen * 200 Total of By Roll % 400,844.00 (oom Muth, Vrvomcsag) (cotter tor ‘Noes Ore "Total of Fay Rall £21940.00 ‘SUMMARY Enaneenna Vept = * 4008.40 Soatohon «6 ¢ , | * 4540.00 City Light so - “3498400 Wale, a * 7 13,040.00 _ Hor == 570000 re) 2 Total «= “1100 = ©© e—¢ ee nik gg Totalof Pavol *15b,040.00 Total of Rvfioll 5700.00 | Totatot tava *544,840.00 : (HL Os ees