Title: Bureau of Economy and Efficiency Bulletins
Inclusive Dates: 1911-1912

Creator:

• Milwaukee (Wis.). Bureau of Economy and Efficiency.

Call Number: City of Milwaukee Archival Collection 29

Quantity: 0.2 cubic ft. (1 box)

Repository:

Milwaukee Public Library, Frank P. Zeidler Room

Archival Location:

Milwaukee Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

Bulletins published by the Bureau of Economy and Efficiency, which was created in 1910 to investigate the accounts of all City departments and make recommendations on how to run them better.

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Language: English

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The creation of the Bureau of Economy and Efficiency was approved by the Common Council on June 14, 1910. Working under the Office of the Comptroller, the Bureau was to investigate the accounts of all City of Milwaukee departments and make recommendations on how the City could be run more efficiently. John R. Commons organized the Bureau and was its first Director.

This collection contains Bulletins #1-19 of the Bureau of Economy and Efficiency for the period May 1911 to April 1912, which deal with various work-related issues within the City and includes proposed changes to improve the system.

Note: Bulletins #3 (Garnishment of Wages published by Wisconsin Bureau of Labor), #4 (Women’s Wages published by the Wisconsin Consumers’ League), and #9 (Review of Bureau Work) are missing. Additional copies have been cataloged, including Bulletins #4 and #9 which can be viewed in the Humanities Department.

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Bureau of Economy and Efficiency Bulletins, 1911-1912, Collection 29. City of Milwaukee Archival Collections, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

• Equal Rights Commission Records. City of Milwaukee Archival Collection 46.

• Office of the Comptroller Records. City of Milwaukee Archival Collection 22.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials. The collection is open to all in accordance with state law. The public may view City of Milwaukee Archival Collections by appointment at the Central Library. To request an in-person appointment, create/login to your Special Collections Account. If you have any questions, please contact the Archives and Special Collections Department at mplarchives@milwaukee.gov.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

Milwaukee Public Library receives official materials from city departments via the Milwaukee City Records Center, pursuant to state statutes and city ordinances governing the permanent retention of city records.

Processing Information

Processed by Gayle M. Ecklund, 2000.

Box   1 Folder   1	#1, Plans & Methods in Municipal Efficiency, May 1911
Box   1 Folder   1	#2, Proposed Consolidation of Fire and Police Alarm Telegraph Systems, June 1911
Box   1 Folder   1	#5, The Refuse Incinerator, June 1911
Box   1 Folder   1	#6, Citizen’s Free Employment Bureau, September 1911
Box   1 Folder   1	#7, Free Legal Aid, October 1911
Box   1 Folder   1	#8, The Newsboys of Milwaukee, November 1911
Box   1 Folder   1	#10, Plumbing and House Drain Inspection, December 1911
Box   1 Folder   1	#11, Water Works Efficiency, Water Works Survey, December 1911
Box   1 Folder   2	#12, Reorganization of the System of Garbage Collection, January 1912
Box   1 Folder   2	#13, Health Department, Milk Supply, January 1912
Box   1 Folder   2	#14, Water Works Efficiency, Present Capacity and Future Requirements, February 1912
Box   1 Folder   2	#15, Health Department, Education and Publications, February 1912
Box   1 Folder   2	#16, Water Works Efficiency, Operating Efficiency, March 1912
Box   1 Folder   2	#17, Recreation Survey, March 1912
Box   1 Folder   2	#18, Health Department, Communicable Diseases, April 1912
Box   1 Folder   2	#19, Eighteen Months’ Work of the Milwaukee Bureau of Economy and Efficiency, April 1912