Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
Budget Director Informs
President of Economies
Effected in Government.
SERVICE RADIO HELPS
REDUCE TOLL EXPENSE
$1.500,000 Cut Made Possible by
Discussing Officers Taking Ad-
vantage of Discounts.

Accumulation of $25 900 in salary APP
preparations for the Police Department
in the last fiscal year was due to lapses
where vacancies were not Immediately
filed according to the annual report
of the director of the Bureau of the
Budget, Col. J. C. Roop.
This sum is listed as a saving, from
funds appropriated but not expended
An equivalent amount is usually de-
Quoted by the Bureau of the Budget
from the next years estimates. Whether
the deduction has been made for the
next year was not disclosed.
Savings also were reported as having
been made at Gallinger Municipal
Hospital through connecting all exist
ing buildings with one central heating
plant, at a cost of approximately $4,000.
This enabled the municipality to dis
pense with one complete loW-preSSure
plant, and to discontinue securing en-
ergy from a neighboring plant, thus re-
Sulting in an economy of approximately
SO, 500 annually. A central 'upply de-
partment and storerooms Of the hospital
also was estimated to have made saw
ing of approximately $4,000.
Sewer Savings Are Reported.
The sewer department reported new
pumps installed at the Rock Greek
pumping station at a cost of $15, l7734
to result in total annual saving OF
$3.036.8O. Other savings were made at
the Woodbridge station.
The municipal architects office re-
ported savings in paint jobs Tor the
city.
The Free Public Library also reported
several savings, where the statement
said actual money value could not ee
estimated. But it was believed they
have resulted in substantial savings,
and the policy is" it was explained. TO
restudy each process of the work at
frequent intervals in order to effect the
most economical administration con-
sistent with good results"
Among savings at the Library were
listed the following:
Substitution Of library aids, at $1,000,
In place of underlibrary assistants at
| 81 $50 for peak-hour service at circula-
| ton desks.
Multigraphing many forms and
blanks instead of printing.
Mirneographing reading lists instead
of printing.
Temporary employment Of a car
penter for much repair work TO build
ings and equipment at great saving OF
/ cost for such work performed by out
side labor.
utilization of labor-saving devices
recommended by Bureau of Efficiency,
mechanical book charging machlnes'
sealer. dictaphone, etc.
substitution of homemade shelving
| for expensive shelving and utilization
| of the shelving thereby released Tor
public departments.
Adaptation of old truck for use as
book wagon (such wagons are on the
market for home and community dis
| tribution of books and ordinarily cost
at least $1,000.
Toll Savings Is Large.
The suffering of the Army and Navy
radio plus the War Departments leased
| wires saved the Government 81 1886, $50
| in telegraph tolls during the fiscal year,
the report shows.
OF the amount the War Department
cable and telegraph system in Alaska
! showed a return of $468,774.
The number of words transmitted by
the Navy was placed at 6,589,870. The
number Of words handled by the Army
was not given.
The Government saved 81 10000 be-
cause disbursing officers took advantage
| of discounts, according to the report
Col. Roop reviewed the extensive
operations Of the Bureau of the Budget
| for the year, including the making OF
the budget appointments of appro-
priations, reserves, discounts, standard
| forms, budget officers, Federal business
associations, coordination departmental
economies and many other questions.
In the 196-page report, which is made
to the President, the budget director
praises officials who have been prac-
ticing economy. Col. Roop, succeeded
Gen. H. M. Lord last May 81.