The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-18


iteucsa of specifications is to Impose con
tract conditions which max" It extra hn-
2aiduus for persons 10 enter into con
tructunl I. lations This not only depriyas
the government of the advantage ~
broad competition. but cau.o IT to pay
an added margin IN price to vendors wao
must carry tie risk.
Excessive Cost Of Travel.
one OF tho first at. % taken toward
constructive work was the rcClassiGcH-
ton Of the expenditures for the ycur 1919
by objects Tho foundation was thus
made for the invcsti CATION OF government
trading prart'ces WIN, 1t was rccug-
nl2ed that this large nId could not b.
covered Within year except at enormous
cost. the subjects of Transportation OF
persons" and "Suhsistcncc while In travel
status" wer" taken ~ concrete examples
The annual cost OF travel 30 the govern.
mcn' was found TO he about sl2~ 10000 l.
was also found that th" government ON.
ployccs were travelling In practically ev-
cry way that was open 10 the public; II
was further found that although m" gov
crnmcnt was IL, largest user OF trans.
portatinn. Il was ,uyug railroad tickets
on less tavOrah," basis than would b
possible IL the ri"ct Of travelling ex.
pcnditures Wor. Dramatically handled
from the point uW of the government
as n whole. The .rn ~ ticket most oft
on used between such points as New
York. Philadelphia and Washington was
the sinylc-trip, iirst-Class ticket. In two
departments definite tests have been
made In tho us, of miloag" boks and in
each practically the same result has been
reported. viz, an average saving of a
little over onc-half Of one cent per mile.
Better Methods for Purchasing.
Through u long period of years and by
ytf1 Al.
grown up procedure governing public
advertising and contracting that Is more
hurd"nsomc and eNpcnslv" In some cases
than Ia necessary. Tn" prnc"dur" Is not
uniform in the various departments. 1t is
not uniform In many cases for the dif-
ferent services I'm the same department.
TO make uniform the requirements 80 far
as practicable will be In the interest Of
economy ana efficiency aud bring about
that simplicity that will secure the larg-
est opportunity for contractors to bid for
government work, and Will secure for the
government the most favorable prices OBJ.
tained by any purchaser.
The Budget.
The United States Is the only great ma
ton whose government Is operated with
out budget This fact seems to be more
striking when II Is considered that bud
gets and budget procedures are the out
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hau an important part IN 'ne ueFeiopnent
of modern constitutional rights. The
american commonwealth mas suHereu
niu'h from 'rrcspohslpiHty on the part or
is governing agencies. The constitution
al purpose or n puuSet IS 10 make gov.
erhmeht responsive To puphc opinion ana
responsible for its acts
The Budget as an Annual Program.
A budget should be the means for get.
w" 1900 w p'"''"' pctuio
lne press an" pcio!e 'nc peop'e "eiih''e
"''"u' a. r'oH "i" vi u.'''',ss W oe n'l'n-
ecu. u snou'h ne III 'le ha'ure OF pros
pe''us po',' Oh revenues ana eNPehui-
.ur's' sn""'u co'hprthehu every re,a-
.'ph III 'n' So>r'l'hc'' 'o 'he pcoP''
""''h'r WIN reference 10 tne raiS'he Oh
'eN''ues OF ''le rc"uerlnS ol service.
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puns', p'oS'uH ~ "lS'usseu WIN Spc.i''
reference 10 III" revenue 10 DC rn'scu' 'h"
.hoHSht p''hS 'hat ,hc rus'hs OF revenue
wars "'o'' "'''N' i'''''o' 10 "'iaic '''a'.
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parties nave pf'h orsan'|cu: anu on such
Iu'S''ohs voters III '"e t,nteu olates
nave taN'h siu's since 'he hfst revenue
IA" was P'"Pos'u'
Public-Welfare Questions.
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