The Washington times., 1908-03-17

without any work Of the sort having
been performed.
1t is also shown that the persons
operating the Audit System formed two
subsidiary supply companies. the Audit
System Supplies Company" and the
suffolk Distributing Company from
which the Public Printer made our
chaSes apprONima ting about s.. coo.
Tee office paid Sl3Ss 10 all told for IN
stating the cost and audit system, IN
Guiding the inventory and such OF the
material accessory expenses Is can be
clearly attributed TO the Audit system
operations. 1t is stated that two firms
of expert accountants, after having an
Investigation madegof conditions at the
Government Printing Office. state that
they would not hesitate TO accept con-
FOR 81. 600.
II addition to the cost Of installation.
u is shown that an annual expenditure
on account Of maintaining the system
OF cost analysis is about $4,000 a year,
as compared 10 an expenditure OF 3d.
covering AL similar work under the old
system
Violates Government Propriety.
MI Rcssiter also reports that The
Audit System violated all the proprf-
cites Of the Government service in
causing 10 be placed on the office
blanks and printing OF various sorts
a proprietary Nue reading. De5lEueA
Tor the exclusive use of the Govern
ment Printing Office, by The Audit
System, 81 Duane street, New York"
'his Offensive advertisement out
raged tHc sense OF propriety OF every
employe, states the report, ''f0r what-
ever the failure o. Federal employees
may be, the discipline and atmosphere
OF the civil service of the United States
unQuestlOnably creates a keen pride
In Government work and a sensitive
dignity in -1nnection Herewith"
II Is said that much time was de-
voted 10 the preparation and printing
Of the work required by The Audit
system, 56S Lie2es OF printing having
been executed in the Job division for
this purpose. The total cost for audit
system blanks Is placed at S2l,9O4.s3. IL
ls Understood that the line advertising
TIE Audit System has been cut out
OF All plates on hand az the office.
BUYS Ruled Sheets.
In addition &c miscellaneous supplies.
large numbers Of ruled sheets. similar
10 many which are made daily at the
Government Printing ONCE for the
executive departments. and which the
latter ara not permitted 10 buy any
where else, were made in NeR York
and sold 10 the Public Printgf BY The
Audit System.
IA Llltf AEi11A AillTltlS are tHiilFlir4 10
have such blanks made for them by
the OH, Printer, there would seem
10 - .Epropriety at least in ordering
f-oia other printers ruled sheets which
he could have made himself for less
money" 1tes Mr. Rossiter.
This fa-L raises serious cOnsidera-
Il ms. Mr. Rayner and his assistants
although operating under a contract
were paid fo- personal services. If in
a legal sense they were employees OF
the Government, or assistants 10 Of
ficials of the Printing Once, the law
vas violated when they sold the firsr
collars worth OF material 10 the Gov
eminent"
The committee that Investigated the
manner Of purchasing supplies reported
that IL IS evident that there has been
great extravaganza in the purchasing
Of furnishings and equipment OF all
kinds, ard that the purpose Il the
Public Printer seems 10 have been TO
make the flee the best equipped print
ing Office a. the world. mechanically,
ai.a at the "a. ne time the most ornate
Many purchases were made from
The Audit System without any compe-