Show Stricter Control of S L L. Purchases Purchases' Demanded by Board of oi Commissioners Commissioners' A demand that purchases of or supplies supplies supplies sup sup- plies and materials be more strictly controlled was made by the cit city commission commission com coin mission Thursday as it renewed discussions discussions dis dis- dis of the plan to vest increased financial authority with the city efty au au- au Auditor Samuel F. F Nicholls informed informed in in- C formed the commission that as high as 80 per cent of department lions for lor supplies and materials have not been put through the city db purchasing purchasing purchasing pur pur- chasing agents agent's office His office has taken into consideration consideration tion Mr Nicholls said the fact that emergency purchases sometimes must be made hurriedly without sending requisition through the purchasing office but a study revealed that such purchases amount to only about 25 per cent of or the total The TIle commissioners expressed an n opinion that thai If It such is the case the fact tact that 80 per cent of department requisitions do not pass through the agents agent's office Is an indication of lax lax- ity t and nud made a demand that department depart ment meat clerks avail themselves of oC the agents agent's office Mr Nicholls explained that the system tern tem of buying by the city ity agent was established to provide a means p of checking department expenditures in relation to their various budgets If It a purchase is it made directly i imay it may be 30 days das or more before J a requisition is received by the audi audio tars lor's office and placed as ns a lien against a particular account in the department making the purchase Mr Nicholls said Such a delay in charging the amounts to the proper accounts Ina in ina inn a n department budget m may ty result inthe inthe in iri the budget being exceeded before a ahalt ahalt halt in the spending can be made The commission Wednesday discussed dis dis- cussed Sed a plan to amend ordinances to permit the thc auditor to make regular audits of all nil department accounts Present la laws s empower him only to examine these accounts |