Evening star., 1928-05-26
.S1&,47O IN SAVINGS
FOR D.C.FORESEEN
Annual Report of Gibson Sub.
committee Lists Changes
for Economy.

! Annual savings TO District taxpayers
amounting to $iS6.470 will be effected
through recommendations already
adopted which have been made by the
Gibson subcommittee of the House Dis
trict committee. conducting q systematic
study of all branches of the municipal
administration, according to the annual
report submitted to the full District
committee today. which has been or
dered printed as a public document.
In addition to this a total annual
saving of $87o. 400 is promised If recon-
mendations. action on which is still
pending, are carried out. This will re
suit in the work, to date. OF the Glib
son subcommittee saving $l,056,S70.
Savings Effected.
Among the savings already effected
the committee lists the following:
BY diScontinuing the printing of Tho
Districts general schedule of supplies
$500.
BY purchase of supplies. other thar
food supplies under the definite guam
tity-purchaSe plan, $4,000.
BY purchase of miscellaneous items
through the general supply schedule in
stead OF through contracts made by thu
Commissioners solely for District needs
$4,000.
BY purchase of food supplies in bulE
In definite quantities, $4,000.
BY production Of carbon copy record
of purchase orders TO replace press copy
record. $1,000.
BY inspection Of hay and payment
for the quality of hay actually received
$500.
BY purchase of printed matter from
the Government Printing once instead
Of from private contractors. $4,000.
Discounts on Purchases.
BY taking discounts on purchases
which have been made possible by the
adoption Of the approved methods,
$4,000.
BY printing by addresSograph equip
ment the names and addresses of real
property taxpayers and the location.
area, etc. of each tract on tax bills,
field books and other records, $500.
BY manufacture OF additional brick
at reformatory. $4,000.
BY production Of lime at reformatory
from surplus oyster shells. $36 900.
By manufacture of automobile license
tags at the reformatory. $3.50.
BY manufacture Of castings at re-
tormatory foundry. $4,000. BY issue
OF motor vehicle registration tags by
improved methods. $1,I00.
By installation of additional trafic
signal lights in congested area. result
Ing In relief OF six full-time police Of
ficers. $4,000.
To Transfer Repairs.
BY transfer Of auto repair work for
Police Department 70 the District auto
repair shop, $4,000. BY use of printed
forms In copying deeds Of record in
ofTice Of recorder OF deeds. $4,000.
BY use Of photostat machine for max
ing copies Of documents In the ONCE
of the registrar Of wills, $1,000.
This nases the total annual saving
on recommendations already adopted
$186,470. among the recommendation
action on which Is Still pending. the
estimated possible savings are as fol-
lows:
Payment of one-iaalf OF personal tax
due when returns are filed, &48,5 500.
Payment Of personal property tax on
automobiles as a condition precedent
TO the issue Of license tags. $73,400.
Preparation Of personal property tax
ledgers from original documents instead
Of from memorandum cards now espe-
cialiy prepared for this purpose, 81 900
Preparation of paint by paint grind
ing machine, $4,000.
Reduction OF premium rates charged
by stock fire insurance companies t
place them on a parity with the average
for the whole United States, $500, 900.
Photostat Process.
Adoption of photostat process by the
ONCE OF recorder Of deeds for making
copies Of document. $4,000.
Reduction Of garbage and utilization
Of by-products by approved metnods
$4,000. THIS makes the total annual
saving on these recommendations on
which action is still pending $B70,400.
The Gibson report points out that
through the activities Of the subcom-
nlittee. surplus Federal property was
secured without cost to the District
which resulted In a single saving TO the
District Of approximately $4,000. AS
result Of the subcommittees investiga.
ton Of traffic signal contracts the
District also saved t11 1880. Finally
the charging Of cement against special
assessment jobs at actual cost has re-
suited IN an annual saving 10 certain
District taxpayers OF s6,250.
Mr.. Gibson emphasized that the sub
committee has followed a definite policy
| Of constructive endeavor with view Il
| improving the administration OF afiairi
! in the District. With this object IN
/ mind, he said, 1t has not hesitated u
recommend increased appropriation
where they were deemed necessary
THE District Of Columbia has laggee
| behind other cities In the extension o.
| It's public library and in the develop
ment Of its health service" he said.
Fiye-Year Programs.
1.-The Gibson subcommittee has there
/ fore recommended the adoption Of flve'
/ year expansion programs for both o
! these activities. 4nch a program fai
already been adopted for the public
| schools with excellent results, Th'
savings which viii result from adoption
| Of the eubcommittee's recommendation
| should be more than enough 10 defra!
| The cost Of these two programs.
Although the actual monetary saw
| ing effected by the subcommittee
amounts 10 an appreciabie total, IL /
| by no means the only result Of IL
activity. Many of the most valuable
results Of the investigation cannot b.
measured hi dollars and cent?. but the.
| are already apparent In a better moral
among District employees and In i'm
proved service which IN being renderei
10 the public
er .