Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-09
STATE BOARD AXE
OUT FOR EXPENSES
Economy Commission Inquiries
Cost of Running Twelve
Institutions.
lFrom a stan correspondent

TRENTON, n. j., July 9.-The Econ
omy and Efficiency Commission is
now delylng into the question of the
purchase of supplies, and will begin
this line of inquiry with the penal
and charitable institutions whose eX-
pendituresln this connection run well
into seven figures, from which the
commission, it is said. hopes to sug-
gest a plan for a reduction of be-
tween $4,000 and s40,0 annually.
As basis on which the commits
sion may work to bring about a more
economical and perhaps more eff
cient institutional administration,
Secretary Tindell today sent to the
secretaries of the twelve State hos
pitfalls. prisons and homes the in
quiries that cover every essential and
applying interest, particularly that
which involves the purchase of sup,
plies.
The Question List.
In each case statement is asked
of the number of inmates and en-
ployees, condition of buildings and
relationship of the respective institu-
| ton to the Commission of Charities
| and Corrections and the State Home
Commission. Appropriations for 1872
and 1918 as well as expenses for those
years must be given and the follow
| ing queries answered in detail:
What supplies, If any, are obtained
| through the State House Commission,
and if there are any, state the pro-
cedure necessary TO secure them. Who
has charge of the purchase of your
supplies? Do you advertise for sup
| plies? If so. in what papers and how
| frequently? If you advertise for sup
plies, annex a copy of all advertise.
ments during last fiscal year. Is an
| inventory kept of your supplies? II
SO, by whom and what salary is paid
to him? Is an account kept of the
supplies used by the different depart
ments? Are supplies examined when
received for purpose of aseertainine
whether they conform to contract in
quantity and quality? Is any formal
contract entered into for purchase of
supplies? Is bond obtained from peo-
pie who furnish supplies? Are you
now purchasing supplies under con-
tract? If so, from whom and state
whether or not bonds have been given
and If so, in what amount and with
what sureties9 Have any complaints
ever been made within the last two
years by inmates with regard to the
quality of food furnished? What pro-
cedure, IL any. would be adopted to
transfer an inmate from your institu
ton to another State institution, and
have you any suggestions to make
which you believe, if adopted. would
improve the administration of the in
stitution or promote economy and
efficiency?
i Institutions to Answer.
The foregoing inquiries We're sent
| to General r. Heber Breintnall, presi-
dent of the Soldiers Home, Kearny;
Freeman Woodbridge, reformatory,
Railway: A. l.. Bevers. sanitorium,
Glen Gardner: Henry w. Buxton,
Hospital for the 1nsane.< Morris
Plains; Jonas A. Fuld. village for
Epileptics, Skillman; Miss May
Coughey, Woman's Reformatory,
Clinton: Martin c. Ribsam. Home for
Boys, Jamesburg; Coloel J. Howard
! Willets, Home for Soldiers. Sailors
and Their Wives or Widows. Vine
land; George Thorne, Home for Feeble
Minded Women. Vineland; Alfred d.
Carnagy, Home for Girls. Trenton;
Caleb V. II. Whitbeck. State prison,
Trenton, and I. Scott Scammell, Hos
pital for the Insane, Trenton.