Evening star., 1927-03-06
DISTRICT SURVEY
TO Be CONTINUED
Efficiency Bureau to Study
Government Activities
Throughout Summer

The United States Bureau of En-
cheney will continue to make sys~
tematic survey of the District gov
ernment throughout the Summer with
a view to suggesting correction Of
administrative procedure" desirable
legislation or appropriations with a
purpose to make the municipal gov
ernment as efficient as possible.
This will he done by authority which
the bureau has to make studies in
any branch OF the government by en-
coura cement from Chairman Madden
Of the House appropriations commit
tee with which the bureau has for
some time been co-operating,S and
with the sympathetic counsel and help
of the District Commissioners.
Aid Pledged for Changes.
The District officials and leaders in
Congress have pledged their help in
bringing about whatever changes may
be found~to be advantageous for i'm.
provement of the local government.
Herbert d. Brown, chief of the Blu
reau of Efficiency, received the follow
ing letter yesterday from Representa-
tive Madden:
Before this session closes | want
to thank you for the assistance rem
dered to the committee In connection
with number of problems with which
the committee has had to deal. with
particularly for the comprehensive
studies and reports on the Offices OF
recorder of deeds and register of
wills, undertaken through the re-
quest preferred last year.
Wants Inquiry Continued.
during the interim from March to
December, pursue your investiga tions
and surveys into the methods of ad
ministration of the District govern
ment. with a view of improving the
conduct of affairs there wherever
possible. Such suggestions as you
may have to make from time to time
for the correction of administrative
proceedings, as may not involve
either appropriations or legislation,
+ am sure can be made effective
through the cooperation of the Com
missioners, and such as may require
either appropriations or legislation,
can be reported to Congress in De-
cember for the attention OF the COM
mittee on appropriations and the
committee on the District OF Co.
lumbia.
w
ations will not be in existence after
today, unless the deficiency bill should
chance to pass, and ! will have no Of
fetal status as chairman during the
recess. | am very much interested in
cooperating with you and the Com
missioners in making the municipal
government as efficient as it Is pos
sible to be made in constructive
manner. If during the Summer | can
be of any assistance in forwarding
the program OF your work, hope you
shall call upon me-"
Study Partly Completed.
The bureaus study of the District
government has been completed with
regard to the Offices of recorder of
deeds and register of wills and a com
prehensive report was submitted
some months ago to the District Com
missioners, by Representative Mad
den and Chairman Zihlman of the
District legislative committee. The
investigation of the traffic Office, as
SCISSORS office and purchasing Office
are almost completed. 1t is being con-
tinued in the Office of collector of
taxes, corporation counsel, police
department and school department.
Other District activities that are to
be studied have been listed by Mr..
Brown as follows: Board of public
welfare, Jail, reforma tory, workhouse,
Industrial Home School. license bu.
reau and city refuse division.