Show MONEY MUNEY WASTED ATE c ON EVERY HAND Methods of Government Departments in Making Purchases KEEP COMMISSIONS PLAN LAN U III u II I III GENERAL SUPPLY COMMITTEE TO BE FORMED Washington Dec 11 The committee com on 01 department methods moth popularly as the Keep commission has hai to the president its report on Sh th standardization and Ind method of pur lase of department supplies The re report report report port reviews at some length lenth the pres pros present ent nt and needlessly ex cx exTensive method of purchasing sup supplies supplies plies by which each of the several de departments d in iii Washington uses Its own standards of quality duality and makes its own purchases entirely independent or ethers Ulers To Indicate the lack of standardization tion under the existing practice ice the th committee stated that the government is at present purchasing i nt different kinds of ink 28 different kinds of pens eleven different kinds or cur typewriter ribbons and different kinds hinds of pencils One department nt is paying per dozen quarts for Jn inic c crud rid rud f nd another is paying t 3 per dozen quarts quart Similar conditions prevail as aa ast to tJ t many man other articles on the thc schedule Plan of Committee Briefly the plan proposed by hy the com corn ritto is as an follows Provision is i made by which the pro proposition proposition proposition position of schedules advertising for proposals and making equal contracts for the purchase of department supplies j I r rIC re placed in the hands of or a i board hoard to tob toof toJ J b l of known as the thc general supply com coin such board to ba under the su suI suI sui I and 1111 control of the secretary I of cu f commerce and labor labo The rue head It ild of each adl ca ii department or independent bu Im yrau yran au is to designate one me expert ex ert cm em emI j I bye loye of his department or It bureau bUt u to t erv as a member of ot such a l board Th board oard thus constituted is to purchase the department supplies heretofore upon by b the board of award awal The committee however howe r makes ex cx exceptions in the case of o the th military and scientific department of the th govern government ment The military militar department it says ays must obviously have their own methods of If purchase under tinder organizatIon ton tIon developed in time tinie of peace so Sn as in to inh toh h b capable of great expansion ii in time c 11 c war r and the scientific departments tl thinks should be bo al nl allowed allowed lowed lOWId to purchase to a considerable ex ox exit it tt it their own scIentific apparatus and andt t supplies supplier B |