Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-10
MORE Jobs TO co
IN ECONOMY PLAN
Commission Recommends Con-
solicitation of Five Depart
ments to Save Sl5O,000.
STATE HEALTH BOARD TO
BE A THING OF THE PAST
Saving in Salaries and Expenses
Alone viii Be $4,000
Year.
IspeclaI 10 the NewarIs star.l

TRENTON, Feb. 1o.-The State
Economy and Efficiency Commission
In its second annual report submitted
to Governor Fielder today recon-
mends five distinct consultations of
similar State departments and COM
missions, three importan reorgani-
cations and several other mergers
and additions, effecting an aggre-
gate saving to the State treasury an
nually of $4,000. The commission
suggests, however that more Inn
portant than the present saving Is a
90 per cent. ultimate improvement In
governmental efficiency by the pro-
posed changes
In almost every recommended re-
organization and consolidation the
commission favors the appointment
of non-partican advisory boards to
serve without compensation. In this
plan there is shown to be a saving In
salaried commissioners of over $4,000
Substitute for State Board of Health.
One of the principal suggestions for
reorganization includes the State
Board of Health and its ten allied
divisions, carrying salary budget of
S83,660, and an additional expense of
over $4,000 a year. In It's plan OF re-
organizing the State Board of Health
the commission recommends the sub
stitntion of a high grade commits
sioner of health. salary $1,000 a year,
term five years, who shall be sub
jeet to removal for incompetency by
the governor after full inquiry. 1t Is
recommended that with the commits
sioner there should be appointed by
the governor an advisory board of
six members, to serve without pay
two of the six at least to be physi-
clans, one veterinarian and one a
sanitary engineer 1t is designed that
this board, which will be non-parti-
san, shall become a legislative body,
framing a health policy or code for
the State, which the chief commits
sioner shall enforce.
Another of the chief recommends,
. tions is the consolidation of the State
Board of Assessors, whose salaries
are $4,000, and the State Board of
Equalization of Taxes, with salary
expense of $4,000, into single de-
partment of taxation. The additional
: salary list of these boards is $22 900.
or total combined salaries and ex-
/ penses of $70,5S6S2 The engineering
service of the assessors alone costs
$17120.
The commission suggests the crea-
5 ton of a department of conservation
and development, to consolidate with
in it's government all the service of
the State Water Supply commission,
the Forest Park Reservation ommis-
sion, State Riparian Commission,
State Geological Survey, the Wash
ington rossing Park Commission, the
State architects bureau, and for the
future it recommends that this gen.
eral department take up and act
on all inquiries that may have a re-
lation to any one of its amalgamated
features.
Organized and working as at pres
emit, these six bodies expended last
year $109, 956.12, of which ST., 1856. rs
expenses The recommendation j, of
the commission is that a board OF
eight be appointed by the Governor,
not more than four to belong to the
same political party, such board to
be clothed with all the powers and
duties of the boards and commissions
recommended to be abolished A chief
commissioner is prescribed whose
salary should be $1,000, with power
2 to appoint all employees with the
exception of engineers and architects,
who should receive appointments by
the board.
Saving of $4,000 in Salaries.
1t is estimated that in the conserva-
ton of the units of this combination
the State will gain greatly in the eff
fciency of hte service, besides a saw
ing of about $4,000 a year in salaries
and expenses.
In place of the inland waterways