Show It Couldn't Do Any Harm MAYOR AB JENKINS has come forth with another proposal in connection with the question of city budget preparation that preparation that is for the appointment of a municipal budget committee composed compose of business men expert in accountancy who accountancy who would serve without com com- The mayor proposed that these experts be given authority to analyze budget requests of the various departments and tell each and every everyone one of us what we should have If the mayor is proposing that this budget committee should have final say on the budget we doubt if it would work In the first place we cannot imagine city commissioners voting to give up their power to determine budget allocations In the second place we doubt if ife e expert pert accountants no matter how well qualified qualified qualified fied in other respects would have the full understanding of city affairs necessary to tomake tomake tomake make the final decision on allocations of funds to various phases of city administration There is however merit in the mayors mayor's proposal Such an unbiased committee of expert expert expert ex ex- pert accountants acting as critical analysts and advisers might perform a valuable public service Having no irons in the budget fire they could judge expenditure requests on their merits and help to ward off wasteful or unnecessary unnecessary unnecessary un un- necessary outlays o of tax money Even though they had no final authority their suggestions would probably carry considerable weight with the commission We cant can't see how such a scheme could do any harm harm and and it might prove very helpful Its It's worth orth trying |