Evening journal., 1919-03-13

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I deliberately adopted by the present in
cunbenis, who as individuals are to b
held rosponsiblefor them.
Arrangement Or The Report.
Taken chapter by chapter, the sur
yey falls into two main parts. Part
deals with State adnnlisiratlon ant
Part IL with county government. Thl
first part embraces eleven chapters, on,
/ giving a general view of the entire or.
I ganizalion Of the executive department
! Of the State government, and ten GOV.
erng In detail each OF the Several de-
parlments and divisions OF work out
7 lined in Chapter ] as follows:
Finance Organization.
Methods of Financial Administration
and Accounting
ADMINISTRATION and Regulation OF
Labor and Industry
"The Administration Of Public Health
Administration OF Public Welfare
Care Of Dependent, Defective and De
liuluenD.
agricultural and Conservation Agen-
cies
"The Administration OF Public High
ways.
"Allied Educational Functions.
Attorney Generals Ofllce
Secretary OF States Once.
"The second part Of the report deal
ing with county government embraces
eight chapters The first and second
chapters deal with a critical descrlp-
/ ton of the present system and with
I Ifr.s 20 loot Ion q
county administration. The other
chapters take up:
Financial Procedure
Business Problems.
"AlmshOuses, Jails, aud Warehouses
"public Highways.
CITY and County Consolidation in
/ New Castle County.
Conclusions
Criticisms Based on Sound American
Principles.
Viewed from the standpoint OF the
method of treatment employed IN max
! ing The survey. the report falls into
three parts. The first is DESCRIPTIVE
giving a minute picture Of the details
Of state and county administration such
as could only be secured by months Of
/ patient labor on the part of men ex-
/ porionced In microscopic inquiries. stu
dents OF government, and especially
( teachers Of the subject, viii welcome
/ This first review OF Delaware's admin
lsiratye Institutions, and copies Of the
report should be put into the hands
of an who have occasion TO speak upon
tha history and government OF the
state.
"The second interesting feature OF the
survey, considered as an approach 90
The problem OF improving governmental
service. Is the standards or principles
advanced by the survey stan in criticis-
ing the schemes OF government disclosed
by the survey.
"The Bureau has FRANKLY faced its
responsibilities by laying down GER
tain propositions which it was believed
all good citizens Of Delaware could ac-
cept:
81. The work OF government should
be carried on at the lowest cost con
sistent with the proper discharge of
public functions and with fair c0ndi-
tions Of employment for those who
serve the State. Obsolete methods and
machinery, waste of time aud money,
should therefore be eliminated.
"2 Any work which the government
undertakes should be well done and
that means efficient government which
accomplishes results rather than a gov
ernment to provide good berths for Of
flce seekers.
80 The government should be held
strictly responsible to the people, and
this implies that the government should
be so constructed that the people may
know who Is to be held accountable.
e. The government should be so
operated as 10 invite The growth Of
leadership among the people.
"5. lnasmuch as a large and import
ant part Of State work goes on from
year to year. irrespective Of changes
In parties and results Of elections. the
rule should be made in our scheme OF
government and the machinery should
be created for far-sigh.ed planning
which necessitates a budget system.
"6. The accounts Of the State should
be set up i'm such a way as TO enable
officers 20 keep track Of
svery dollar received and spent, and TO
Measure the results OF money spent in
erms Of materials purchased and per-
.Onal service rendered.
General Recommendation Of the Report
"rhe third feature Of tho survey
which follows logically from the de-
.criplion OF the local conditions and |
he statement Of principles used as a /
l3sis OF criticism, Is the body OF rec 4
which the Bureau OF /
Municipal Research makes 10 the gov /
,rnment and citizens of Delaware. ltl
s of course. impossible to enumerate /
lIl Of The details here but the general I
recommendations fall under the fol-
lowing heads:
1. The plans for the reorganiza-
ton OF the executive branch OF the
State, consolidating more than one hun
dred different Offices, boards and COM
missions 10 nine great departments. aud 4
also for co-ordlnatlng county Offices,
boards and agencies along the same
lines.
%. The establishment OF budget
system FOR the state government and
for each county OF the State
3. Tho development OF a system Of
books and accounts dovctailed into the
budget which will prevent spending
officers from exceeding their appro-
prlations, make possible a monthly
statement OF current finances. and smell
information as 10 every dollar re-
cciyed and spent.
"Iho careful coordination OF an re-
lated branches of State work I'm such
way as TO eliminate lost motion. pre- ]
vent duplication of effort and secure .
q concentration Of the best talent OF the !
State upon each special line of activity. /
whether 10 be finance, labor and IN /