Evening star., 1922-02-04
Uo-oRD1NAToRs SAVE MONEY

CO-OhU1NASOh Save NUN Ell .
Detailed Reports From Various
Boards Are Submitted.
:. Along with his own report to the
President, in which he briefly told Of
the accomplishment thus far ty the
coordination of routine business OF
the government, in pursuance of eco
tmreau of the budget, Brig. Gen
Charles G. Dawes, director of the
budget. yesterday transmitted detail
ed reports of the chief co-ordinatol
and the chairmen of the various CO.
ordinating boards. These reports
which cover practically every ACTIVITY
under the federal government, show
in great detail economics in the new
policies adopted, some Of which are
actual savings in dollars and cents
while in others the savings are meas
ured by the definite elimination OF
wastage on the part of governmental
agencies, which, Gen. Dawes reported
without the service of coordination
the separate agencies are of them
selves powerless to- remove
One of the great problems. accord
ing to Gen. Dawes. was the disposal
of surplus stocks accumulated out OF
9he war. He reported that the net re-
suits OF this great Undertaking have
shown tn six months an average
monthly increase in disposais OF more
than s40,000,O80
Another substantial saving is shown
in the detailed report of the surveyor
general of real estate, whose board
passed upon the purchase and, rental
of all property for the use of the fed
eral government outside of the Dis
trict of Columbia. During the few
months it has heen in operation it has
approved $50 leases at a saving, the
amount of which is not given in the
estate saved the Post Office Depart
ment alone, In the matter of rentals
something in the reighborhood OF
$4,000. In supplying motor trucks
not being used by the Army It saved
this department more than $4,000 in
country during the last Christmas
mail rush.
Cs-ofdiaati0n In District.
Within the District of Columbia the
coordination OF motor transporta tion.
under the direction of Col. c. O. Sher-
ril, has resulted between Septen4be r
Is and December 10 in saving to
the. government of $4,000. This in
cludes the taxi service furnished by
the War DEPARTMENT for the confer
ence on limitation of armaments,
which alone effects an estimated saw
ing OF 100000 as compared with the
cost OF the sSme service from outside
sources. The estimated saving within
the District of Columbia alone is
progressing at rate of 100000 per
year.
Regarding the work of the federal
speeifcations board, of which DR.. s.
W. Aratton of the bureau of stand
ards is chairman. the report states:
~The work of this board, being car
ried on under the direction of DR.. S.
w. Stratton, possesses prospects Of
the greatest benefit to the CONNER
cial world as well as to the federal
government. The board itself is in
the closest contact with sim liar
boards representing the Industrial
The advisory boards for the technica!
committees already formed represent
members OF the. following associa-
.tions Of national Importance: Amer
jean Engineering Standards Commit
tee. American Society for Testing Ma
citation. Society of Automatic Epgi-
neers, West Petroleum Refiners' Asso-
tciation, National Petroleum Assecia-
,tien, American Petroleum Institute.
extends it's activities 1t will include
in it's advisory boards all technical
associations and commercial interests
familiar with the particular subject
that is being considered.
;, Telephone system Survey.
This board is bus!ly engaged in
making a survey of the government
Telephone system, which, when COM
pIeted, is expected to result In greater
efficiency and considerable cash
Saving in the annual phone bill.
-"At the present time, under the gen
efal direction of the bureau of stand
ards. there is being conducted survey
having for its objective the provision Of
effective telephone seriee at a minimum
cost Within the District of Columbia
this survey has progressed to a con-
siderable degree, and it is estimated that
without in any way curtalling service
and by a scientific Encouragement OF
trunk lines. switchboard service and
other technical factors within the tele'
phone system, savings :. ranging from
500 to several thousand dollars per an
;ifum may be effected IN each Of the sys-
TENS where modification Is found to be
advisable. When the number Of activi-
t1es within the District Of Columbia is
given consideration, the saving that may
he made as q result of the work of the
axperts of the bureau of standards will
ftrbve to be a. considerable item.
1.-THE same Character of study Is being
carried on In other large cities where
geyernment telephone service iS of Suf-
ficient volume to warrant"
Federal TrnMe Boards Work.
Regarding the federal traffic boards
work the report states:
"It has been estimated by traffic ex-
perts qualified to express a technical
opinion of value that no single source
OF wastage in the government busi-
ness offers so great an opportunity for
the saving of government moneys as
does that of traffic. The efforts of the
iPaffic board were early productive of
effective results. Incidents Of fagrant
9astase as they appear in the records
Of the rate board of the controller
generals office could be cited page
upon page. The causes which led to
these wastages have been the subject
of consideration by the traffic board
since its inception, In the brief period
of two months duPfng which 1t has
been in existence 1t has brought about
the establishment of traffic depart
lnents, In three of the principal de-
partments of government. has adopt
ed policies and Initiated the necessary
steps for carrying them out that
when: fully effectuated will be the
rneans Of saving to the government
1Hany hundreds of thousands of dol
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