Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-05-21 | Page 1 | Comptroller Criticizes Tva as Haphazard

I Caustic 5 I J. J R. R McCarl COMPTROLLER CRITICIZES TV TVA A C I AS HAPHAZARD Declares Act Not Specific Specific Specific on Methods of Purchase Br By Associated Freu s WASHINGTON May 21 21 Comp Comp Comptroller General J J. J R. R McCarl today criticised ed before the house military I I committee the Tennessee valley authority authority au au- au act as haphazard legislation that does not stipulate whether a government government gov gov- agency must make purchases through competitive bidding or under open contracts The committee Is holding hearings on a bill to expand T TVA V A activities McCarl was called to testify on an audit by his office which took exception exception tion to many T TVA V A expenditures Before the comptroller appeared the hearing was was' enlivened by cJ clashes hes and threats of ot ph physical combat between between between be be- tween Representative May D D. Ky Kyj a foe of ot TVA V A and Representative Maverick CD D Texas who is staunch ly supporting the power development agency S. S Declining to become involved in the controversy waging in committee over lh the legislation McCarl said the difficulty culty with the T TVA V A act and md similar l legislation is that it os dc-os not s specifically sp S cally rally state whether competitive bids or open contracts are to be required He said he would propose an amendment amendment amend amend- men ment t to the T TVA V A act to agency to use competitive bids We HWe have hav been going far enough in this haphazard way waybe he asserted The T TVA V A audit has not been made public but it may be examined by congressmen at McCarl's office Representative May D. D Ky a critic of T V A reported the audit showed That the T TVA V A balance sheet as of June 30 1934 disclosed a net def del of ot That the agency had taken In S receipts receipts receipts re re- re- re of ot as against expenses of a difference of ot 11 11 That the electric home and farm authority had a deficit or loss up to June 30 1934 of That exceptions established by the comptroller involved among among other things the use of at rented autom auto- auto m biles the purchase of ot dairy cows the letting of contracts without competitive com corn bidding modifications of specifications emergency purchases unsupported by showing snowing of or emergency emergency emer emer- gency awards on basis of personal preference dual compensation excessive ex cx- allowances and reimbursement reimbursement reimburse reimburse- ment of at traveling expenses to prospective pros allowance of at overtime overtime over over- time to annual allowance of ot charge for personally owned motor mot mo mo- mo- mo t tor vehicles without prior authorization tion overpayment on payrolls and payment of payrolls without administrative adminis adminis- approval