The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-18
NAVAL RETRENCHMENT.
The Very Sensible Order of Secretary Tracy
Concerning Stores and Supplies.

WAsuGNGroN, May 17.-Secretary Tracy
has turned his attention to the matter OF
purchasing supplies for the navy, and mas
already made orders inaugurating a con
siderable economic reform 1t appears TO
he practicable at the beginning OF each lis
cal year to make a list of purchases eSten-
sive enough to cover the probable needs OF
the different bureaus during the entire
year Upon inquiry, the secretary learned
that in making these purchases regard was
moi had for the amount of stores on hand.
This led to an accumulation OF stores
which. in many cases, rapidly
deteriorated and caused loss
to the government. To saHs1y
| himself upon this point, Secretrry tfaSy
has just procured statement VI a,7,. vme
amount of stores now on hand, as an a9Fer,
tisement for supplies for the next fiscal
year will soon be issued.
= This statement shows that there are now
IN hand stores valued at s., 500, 500, and the
secretary intends they shall be deducted
from the value of the stock to be purchased
next month. Therefore he has issued the
following circular: Navy department.
washington. D. c., May IS, 1889. The ap.
nended table gives the total valuation OF
The stores on hand at the shore stations at
the beginning of the fiscal year OF the re
snertiVe classes comprising supplies OF an
ordinary commercial nature as reported TO
the paymaster-g by the general store
lyeeDer with the gross amounts OF the puf-
chase and OF the issues Iof use uHu0i UA-
same classes.
.sDurlng the first quarter, in view OF the
large accommodations shown, and to prevent
an unnecessary expenditure OF money, III Is
hereby ordered that no purchases snail Dc
; made of supplies pertaining TO these cIas
ses, if the stores required can be oDtalneC
nv transfer from the other bureaus at the
? station where they are needed, or by snip
ment from the other stations. 10 TINS emu
5 reauisitions for such supplies shall Of
r examined in the light of the returns to TIT
2 naymaster- general by whom they shall no
be approved for purchase.
. ssIf the public interests will be SuDserVeC
e by the transfer. shipment IN cars, Wner
j stores are accumulated in under quantlue
5 at certain points and that current wan
i NAV be met by a redistribution Thereon,
e is ordered that such shipments shall b
made to the other stations as the needs o
the service may suggest and the paymastel
General is charged with the execution o
= this duty, after consultation with tn
E chiefs of the bureaus concerned
= UWherever it shall be possible TO utlllz
. supplies differing in unlmportant resPe.c'
= from those called for, such SUBSTITUTE
L shall be made.
1T is further ordered that the supphe
reouired under classes, other than thos
Given N the appended table, shall, II pra
j. ticable. be obtained in like manner b
an transfer or shipment.
H. EsFreight charges shall be borne by tt
- bureau receiving the supplies IN case
" shipm6 Mt from one station to another
lg some of the largest items in the list
N stores on hand are: Lumber and tlmoe
S127 712: metals, brass, copper, tin, et'
er sos 100 iron bars, S3O8, 100; spikes slG4, so
ii pipes and fittings, $l29,Ol9; tools, SlOl, 81
ri Notwithstanding this accumulate
Y, stores of that kind in excess were plu
N chased during the last quarter to t
i'd amount of S51, 544. Moreover, at the ra
lr of expenditure INDUCED in during the Ia
oy quarter. enough supplies to last hVe yea
II have been accumulated, If maintained du
n ing the next fiscal year.