New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-05
TO STOP SUPPLY LEAKS.
City Charter to Recommend hde-
pendent Purchasing Department.

To ston the leaks in the purchase Of the city's
supplies such as being made the subject OF an
inquiry by legislative committee now. the Char-
Revision Commission in us report To ihe Legs
Iatlre dated December of last year. recommend
ed the creation of independent department or
supplies to bear the same departmental relation TO
the city government and particularly 10 the Mayor
and the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, as
that of the other great administrative departments
At time it suggested that the proposed
der artment divided into bureaus ut the head OF
each II which should he expert on the subjects
over which II had jurisdiction.
The recommendation of the last charter commits
sion IS to followed by the present charter COM
mission. it is understood and schapter has al
ready been drawn providing ioT the creation Of
department of supplies the head Of which is to Re
appointed by the Mayor. The Board Of Estimate
and Apportionment it is believed. will be vested
with adequate power 10 make general regulations
with regard TO the method OF purchase, OF ue4NeIy
and of inspection.
The charter provisions. it is understood will he
organic constituting the department and providing
for the bureaus. and will consist of general grants
of powers and general prescriptions of the duties
of the commissioner, and ali matters Of detail
other than those left with the Board of Estimate
and Apportionment will appear in the administra-
tive code as not being organic matter Of such
nature as to be embodied in the charter proper.
The charter commission is providing two laws,
in conformity with the recommendation of the last
commission charter proper. which shall be the
organic constitutional of the city government.
affecting the city the constitution bears to the
Revised Statutes and administrative code The
organic features he embodied in the charter are
those which should be subject to the least frequent
legislative Interference
It is understood that the result viii he charter
of not to exceed $50 200 sections, which will
make the system of municipal government in New
York City ineligible not only to every citizen OF
the state but every citizen OF the United States
Some four thousand separate laws affecting the
city Of New York have been considered in connec-
ton with the work the new administrative
code II has also been necessary for the commits
sion TO examine the decisions of the courts IN some-
thing ike six thousand cases.
The work is OF such magnitude that although it
is understood commission desires to report the
charter to the Legislature early in January. to he
followed as soon practicable by the administra-
tive code il IS still uncertain the precise date
when its work Will he finished except that it Will
be i'm ample time for the consideration of the
LEGISLATURE before its adjournment
Special committee meetings are being held every
dav and tn draft committee has been meeting
every night except Saturdays at the Bar Associa-
ton ever since the Middle of September. So great
is the necessity that It IS understood that
entire sessions have been devoted to single sections