New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-21
A NAVAL ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM.
GRATIFYING RESULTS OF THE FIRST YEARS
OPERATION OF THE BUREAU OF SUP
Pf.1S AND ACCOUNTS

Pills AND ACCOUNTS.
Washington. Nov. 30 specaD. mast f''eh-
eral Stewart, Of the Navy has JUS maze
secre,ary Tracy his first report as head OF
tho new Naval bureau OF supplies and Ac-
counts This bureau created by IA"
approvAd on July TO- by the terms Oh "iao'
All naval accounts. both Of purchases ana o. S"'"c'
are handled in single central once ~ 70"
centraon OF III the commercial business OF Ve ''a''
in the hands Of one bureau, in charge OF the ray
nos,erC;euerl II is now possible 20 determine al any
,o,,ont the exact coalition u the Departments &C.
rrto and 20 trace the whole current OF rs business
,ro,, aov a. dav The benefits Of this simple ana
ordorlv method Of transacting business are aIrcauS
apparent and great credit is due TO PavihAS'c
stewart and secretary Tracy for concevs ana i'"tu
rating this reform In his report The faym"s'e''
General says In part A., >,x
DEPARTMENT Ias now within iis o:g"nhatlor ee snd
oricc. through which "vcry C .hhnp - money or
|srlai ma. ses where record IS made OF thein, ana
where ledger accounts are matsmeu w',n a., Hons
aS foT i,s support. i Is sort Of cleafhI'h &
into which there pour daily for record acton 9, ,"
lro, reGuests for shipments aud for prrh'"s-
notrcs 81 shipments received. money vourh'In. .t ~,
sp,. a. ipyn,,es and Disbursements. and from Nmch
issuc, Inc fra order FOR every exp"'u d.vnIoped
od ,n,r maintained enables the Iephrthcno " ~
" ali tine not only the conduon oi e,.ccaI .sr,
| but the pfFlb Vv,y''' w r-td
sxynn.ndiiurr ms boon applied tuN Hecu,I ~ Wv,
ocfonnfablity for all property n'nns',s Daintononce
~, a t~ ali money appropriated Tor its m"'''''"""
and increase. 800 49,. .o.., ,,,luo ~ all navel sup
vi ~ h,rcc ~ General s'Orelceper- was ~ 80.
~, imne 20 1901 II wa- 80 t1o,'Zi oh IN
20 500 If was PA 729 o41. decrease III ~,v
- ,hor, coo OOO. This showing =, ~, -,
~ .,s-,, -, ,eur ~ the that III tie Two N''s
;,rmadiarlv preceding 1900 there had pcrI lem
crcaen a. eI d4S47I 90. Under IN" p',,., o,, ba
nnrchoecs arc not made II the articles re'l"lr YoT1
,olnd in sock In any department 81 any IN I'm
and can be n,nnicd advanageonsiV tn made
To ,1,rrbaso Of suppllce special "hoi mas Dca r,
~ sp p IN. yldns posAble comptition IN" III
tract made during tn by tho lT'a, e. 40 -, "a
ir .Avertiscmcnt numbered 7o1. 1hev We,o aoa1rI
I, 91a separate and distinct frms: ln ~, n -o5
49, ,,o articles embraced therein nuhlpcr'AI .s
m. rurean has -nd.avOr@d 20 MAKE II. IT," during
In onnn market rs possible. me P''"'o' -, cam
,ho ,.cqr on contract. open prht7 nn,I oog az *
III, erv,cosl vouchers. aggregated fl''" >:,,,b
ee against go 7Og.571 the wear pu ~" COO 9.a -
a,ardinc This increased expenditure /" - l.. &c
Tho nnymenis for purchases In open mnhv rcar
&C. 40 O(O than they were In me pr, ~, arc
c,ct nurchascS with exceptions mrntio'n W. i"roond
nda ony when the exigcnces ~ me ScrNIo o';.nd
dsverv Of supplies I'm advance 81 w ~ r. cnction
e.. odvnrtsng ana they are anlhorIH"l, Nv - ,,,n
y -oo Revised statutes. They nclnhr orlIIh.", I ~
,o,,o,,dcr and medicine which under me IL" "'' -
n...elv exempted from advertisement monte for
~ noduct,nr from the total amount pm ID p,
urchnscs madc for the Bureaus o. ". "a ,hern
.ttIine and Surgery aggregatlng rSl ODD ~ IN ,
n,alns but 1904 700 % pad for all pare raSes "e
,,,.rlrct growing ont Of III" cNlsehci.s oi ''0 '
IN a total expenditure o. Sl4.335oIf ID