Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-19
HEAR REPORT
ON ECONOMY
State Commission Secretary
Has Much Data.
tFrom the NEWS Correspondent

Trenton, Aug. 10: - The State
Economy and Efficiency Commission,
of which Senator Edge, of Atlantic
county, is chairman, will meet at the
state house September 10 to consider
the large amount of data which has
been gathered during the summer by
Howard B. Tindall, clerk to the COM
mission. Mr.. Tindall has not only
got together much suggestive infor-
nation from the various state de-
partments and institutions and from
other states, but has also obtained
from Washington reports showing
the great work that has been accom-
plished by the National Economy and
Efficiency Commission. While speak
ing of the work OF the New Jersey
commission today, Mr.. Tindall was
r~eticent as to details and said that he
could not discuss those until the
commission has passed upon the
data. He declared, though, that
enough has been obtained to show
that there is need of improved meth
DDS in the management of some or
the departments. Some of the meth
DDS in use are not up to date and 9TH
ers need the installation of changes
which will work for economy and the
saving of time. Speaking of the work
Mr.. Tindall said:
considerable valuable data has
been gathered during the recess OF
the commission relating to depart
mental work, salaries paid, number
of state employees and the nature of
the service rendered. This informa-
ton will be used to gauge one de-
partment with another and to serve
in any plan of the commission for the
consolidation of related departments,
which may be recommended to the
legislature. We are doing no So
called probing, but are conducting an
investigation along business lines as
the basis for the recommendation of
changes in methods which give the
state better and more economical
service.
THE investigation is taking a
wide scope in a strictly non-partisan
way. l have gathered data that, in
partments alone, will afford ground
for a large reduction in state expend-
lures, If the legislature shall ap-
prove the recommendations to be
made. Every state department,
without exception, has cheerfully CO.
operated with the efforts of the COM
mission in giving information and in
other ways. The task we have Is q
big n and the deeper we delve the
more we see that 1t is no months
job, or one of a year even, if the
work is to be thoroughly and COM
pletely done, so as to systematic all
the state service"
One of the things shown by the
data is hat the increases in the sal
aries of the members of the county
tax boards under the new census
carries this charge against the state
treasury up to $98,600 annually; al
so that in each county the secretary
is paid the maximum salary al
lowed under the law. The minimum
is the same sum as paid to the tax
board members in the respective
counties. The counties pay the sal
aries of the secretaries and the ag-
gregate sum, under the new census,
is $32, zoe.
Mr.. Tindall is studying the re-
ports from Washington. One thing
shown is that $4,000 was saved the
government annually by simplifying
and systematizing the filing of letters.
By reforming the methods of pur-
chasing supplies the government was
saved $3,000,00 annually.