The Washington times., 1915-12-08
FOR EFFICIENCY RATINGS.

systeln or civil service efficiency. ratings
is an important reform for the govern
mental business in his department, Sec
retary McAdOo asks for a larger con-
tipGent fund appropriation for his office
that the work of lnstituting euch
ratings may; proceed as rapidly as, pos
sib!e.
In connection with departments! work.
the Secretary says:
My experience in the department
has Impressed me with the fact
tIlat. there is room for many i'm
nroVements and economies in the
Government service. The growth OF
the Treasury Department has been a
process OF years. and as the struc-
ture has reached its present great
proportions there has creDt In much
duplication Of work. as we'll as use
less work. and cumbersome and inef-
hctent methods which impede bus.-
ness and cause needless expense.
Il have instructed an improvement
committee that Il Is my earnest de-
= sire to have useless offices abolished.
duplication Of work eliminated, and
archaic methods replaced with the
up-to-date methods that characterize
tho best modern business enterprises.
The report Of the committee has not
vet been received. but I hope that as
q result of its investigations and ef-
forts the means may be found for
substantial improvements in the
Treasury service" r
Urges LeprOsafium.
r Recommendations are made for the
erection in Washington Of q new
building for the hygienic laboratory OF
the Public Health Service, and for the
creation OF a national leprosarium.
The entire question OF the construc-
tion of a great central heating. light
ing. and power plant in Washington for
the executive departments or Govern
ment again Is laid before Congress. All
bids for the structure received recently
were in excess OF the appropriat tior
made, and Congress is asked to take
such action as 1t deems fit.
Notice is given that designs and esti-
mates for "a flreproof national archives
building with modern library stacl
type. OF architecture" to be erected ir
Of the Government. would be sub
mitted for approval this winter to the
commission created by Congress
An appropriation of $4,000 is asked fol
the holding OF q second Pan-AmericaT
1917. =, "
II is recommended that the salaries O
ihe three Assistant Secretaries OF tn,
Treasury be increased from 5000 I,
$3.50 a year.
Civil service pensions and retiremen
are not touched upon in; the report
and there arc no tions witt
respect to the general personnel OF tn
department, An increased force Is 6ske
In some divisions.
Proud of Conditions.
Secretary McAdoo opens his repoI
with tho statement that 'it must be
source OF profound satisfaction to th
people of the United States, regardles
OF political animation, 70 contrast th
conditions today to those prevailing
this country I'm December, 1914" Cor
tinuing. he says:
Then the country was just recover
ing from the teErific shock of III
European disaster. We had gon
through months Of serious. II not crit
cal, experiences. A country-Wide pam
OF appalling proportions was threatene
but aVerted. We had emerged with OI
credit not only unimpared. but strength
ened. Our sound economic foundatio
had been preserved and fortified an
i We were fully prepared to meet Ihe ex
Rencies OF the future because we ha
recovered our confidence and were cor
6Cione Of our mower
(he European TAR produced inevi