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15 Nat'l Mun. Rev. 394 (1926)
Congestion de Luxe - Do We Want It

handle is hein.journals/natmnr15 and id is 434 raw text is: NATIONAL MUNICIPAL REVIEW SOME CRITICISM It should not be inferred from the foregoing that Dever has no foes and no critics among enlightened and in- dependent citizens. Some of these think that he has not been sufficiently stern or aggressive; that he has dele- gated too much power to George Brennan, the Democratic leader, or boss, of Chicago and the rest of the state; that he has not saved as much money for the taxpayers as he might have saved by more rigorous retrench- ment, economy and reorganization; that there are still not a few sinecures and parasitic hangers-on in the City Hall, and that Dever ought to. have done what Mayor Jackson of Balti- more did-invoke the aid of business men and civic organizations and au- thorize them to employ efficiency ex- perts, overhaul the pay-rolls, and make a clean sweep in all the departments. However, even these critics heartily commend the mayor's integrity and complete freedom from selfish ambi- tion or partisan prejudice and bigotry. The sins they charge him with are sins of omission, not of commission. They complain of his temperament, not of his character or his ideas. Chicago is said to be one of the most lawless cities in the country, but in combating crime and criminal vice team work is necessary-the earnest and effective co-operation of city, county, state and federal authorities. Chicago has not been fortunate in its state's attorneys, its sheriffs, its jailers and its inferior judges. A mayor can- not do the work of grand juries, pros- ecutors, courts and trial juries in ad- dition to his own. The fair-minded give Dever credit for what he has done, for what he has endeavored to do, and for the standards he has tried to live up to despite pressure, antagonism and temptation. His reputation in the country is deserved, and his record, if far from perfect, is quite exceptional in some respects. CONGESTION DE LUXE-DO WE WANT IT? BY C. A. DYKSTRA Efficiency Director, Department of Water and Power, Los Angeles Last month Daniel Turner wrote on the vicious circle of rapid transit and congestion with special reference to New York City. This month Mr. Dyketra discusses the same problem from the standpoint of Los Angeles' experience. And the east and the west have met, for without any collusion or conspiracy the two authors have arrived at virtually the same conclusions. CONFONTING City fathers in all of our rapidly growing cities is a problem that is insistent and yet, under our prevailing philosophy of city planning, seemingly impossible of solution. It is the fact of increasing and ever in- creasing congestion, congestion de luxe. The physical result of this congestion is the slowing up of all transportation facilities and the consequent tying up of traffic. Any trucking concern will furnish astounding figures as to the time it takes for the delivery of ma- terials in the built-up sections of our large cities. The human and social problems raised by this fact of conges- 804 [July

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